The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
Local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

More bad roads.
Moving day rolling around.
Tomorrow, Saturday, is st. Pat
rick's Day.
Tuesday was day Of rain; the
week previoug day OF snow.
We have received quantity OF
garden and flower seed from Con
gressman #. Alan Goldsborougn.
Call and get package.
The North East Fire Company mas
selected August 23 to September =
inclusive, as the dates for holding
their next carnival.
Frank jackson, a fisherman OF
North East, this county, reports ne
caught the first herring on FRIDAY
morning of last week.
The United Telephone Company
with lines in Delaware county, Pa,
has been purchased by the Keystone
Telephone Company, Of Philadelphia
The Rev. Frank Rines will lecture
in Rising Sun Hall on Thursday and
Friday evenings Of this week. His
3 IActure will be on the Forward
Progress Of the Church"
In order to ascertain the number
Of people in Elkton at the present
time the Chamber of Commerce has
engaged VIM. L. Cam, Jr.. who
started on Monday taking the census
OF the town.
The Ford truck recently stolen
from the Keys & Miller Lumber Co.,
in Elkton, was located in Philadei-
phia by detectives employed by the
insurance people and was returned
to the owners.
Thomas J. Murray. of Elkton, has
rendered his resignation as Deputy
State Auditor, which position he has
held for the past ten years. He VIII
accept a position in Baltimore with
trust company.
The Adult Bible Glasses viii
meet in future at the home OF MT
and Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue, who have
very kindly rendered them the use
OF their parlors until the completion
OF the new M. e. church.
The State Roads Commission has
named William A. Lefier as man
ager Of the Hayre de Grace-Perry
vile bridge at a salary OF $500
wear. and decided to issue commu
tation tickets for users OF the bridge
A ninety day quarantine againsl
dogs running at large In OXFORD
Pa. has been declared. owing to
maddog having run amuck in the
town, biting several other dogs. Al
dogs found running at large IN OK
ford will be shot.
While looking at his traps Arthur
johnson, SON OF Eric G. Johnson. o.
near Calvert, met with painful ac
cident few days ago. In jumpinl
across the creek his gun was acci
dentally discharged, the bullet lodg
ing in the fieshy part of the hip.
Subject to the approval OF tne
presiding bishop at the coming ses
sion Of the wilmington M. e. Con
ference. Rev. j. T. Rawlinson, who
for the past five years has been pas
tor Of Crumpton M. 2. Church, ha:
accented a call to become pastor o.
the M. e. Church at Cecilton.
The Baldwin Manufacturing Co.
Of Elk Mills, is negotiating for
mill in Newark, Del, and if same i
procured, will start 25 additiona
looms. If the deal in Newark fall:
through they will build an addition
to their present plant, the buiidinf
to be 10Dx50 IT,, two stories,
Representatives of the Public Ser
vice Commission of Pennsylvania
and oaieisls Of the Pennsyivanis
railroad met In Oxford this wees
with the Borough Council to eonsid
er the aboiishment Of Hodgsor
street railroad crossing. The cross
ing "a a dangerous one, and two mel
loet their lives there but recently.
An interesting meeting of Ceci
County Community Council wa'
held in the High School building
Calvert. on Saturday last, the At
tendance was good. In spite O
threatening weather and bad roads
A report Of the meeting viii be pub
lished in our next issue, lack o.
space making It necessary to OMIT i
this week.
The Odd Fellows Rally under the
auspices of all the lodges OF Zone .
embracing Cecil. Kent and Queen
Annes counties. held in the Elkton
v Armory, Friday night, was bic
affair. The degree stan of Eden
Lodge, Of wilmington, Dell cenfer-
red the Third Degree upon large
class of candidates. Between suu
and 600 Odd Fellows attended the