The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-06-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

wednesday next is the Glorious
Fourth.
The annual carnival at Leeds will
he held August % and 90.
Appleton Grange will hold their
annual Field Day August IA.
Children's Day service will be
held at Hopewell M. E. Church Sun
day. July /.
The Mitchell drug store property,
in Elkton, has been purchased by
Mrs. Mary G.. .Alagia, for $1,000.
Forest fires early in the spring
are reported to have greatly curtail-
ed the expected yield Of huckle-
berries.
The Cecil Farmers Club met Oh
Wednesday Of this week with Norris
]. Reynolds, at Ridgemar Farm,
near town.
The concrete road between Earle
Vile and Cecilton has been completed
and will be opened to the public in a
short time.
w. D. Price has sold his residence
property at High street and Singerly
avenue, in Elkton, to Joshua Clayton,
Esq, for $500.
The "Elkton Heights" building
site has been purchased by ]. B.
Decker, president of the Victory
Sparkler & Specially Co.
The carriage house ON the Gray
farm near Appleton, was destroyed
BY fire June 18. The house and barn
were destroyed by fire last February.
Rev. Edgar Jones, formerly Of st.
Johns Newfoundland, Rector of St.
Thomas Church. Newark. has been
chosen Dean Of the Cincinnati. o.,
Cathedral.
The Children's Day exercises by
the M. E. Sunday school on Sunday
evening were we'll rendered. The
program included special music, re-
citations. drills, etc.
F. r. Stiffier and Charles Step
hens have purchased and will op-
crate the canning plant of former
. State Senator Charles A. Andrew, at
Berkley, near Conowingo.
Sunday evening services win be
held on lawn opposite the M. E.
church. The song. services at 1880
O'Clock will be followed by short
talk by the pastor, Rev. C. c. Harris.
Omar d. Crotha,s, Esq, Of Elkton,
has announced himself eanSidats
for Associate Judge, IF this, the
Second Judicial Circuit Of Maryland
subject to the Democratic primaries.
Kent county's tax rate for the
coming year has been fixed at $1.48
on the 800, 6 cents lower than last
years. The schools were awarded
$4,000 last year and $104,000 for
the coming year.
A. T. Alternately, of Cherry Hill,
represented the National Council o.
u. A. M. at the meeting of the State
Council of Pennsylvania, which was
held in Clearfield, Pa. He has been
appointed District Deputy for Cecil
and Hartford counties.
During a severe electrical storm
last week lightning fired the stable
and other buildings on the Holden
Irland, formerly the Wesley Clayton
farm in the Second District, which
were destroyed. The barn and
dwelling were saved.
Mrs. Belle Brickley had the mis-
fortune to fall down the steps at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Cecil
Armour, Greenhurst, on Thursday
last She was painfully cut and
bruised, bHt fortunately no bones
were broken. Mrs; Rriekley is 81
years Of age,
The City eauAcil Of Elkton has
graAted the HikteA Electric Light
Co.,, Ipe, which recently bought
the dilpin's Falls Electric Company,
a franchise to lay coRduits and pipes
underground and to erect poles and
string wires over the streets and
alleys Of Elkt0n.
A prize of$20 is offered by the
Eastern Shore Society Of Baltimore
City to each county on the Eastern
Shore for the best historical sketch
written by high school student Of
that county. The period to. be dealt
with must be from 1776 to 1914, and
1t must be submitted by November
18th next.
A bronze tablet in memory of Dali
bey Haller. instructor at Franklin
and Marshall Academy. who was
aFSwnssd ihathe slisdquehanna River,
SAssFF : HsltYwSSd, last summer has
been HAyeiled at the academy in
KepieF Hall. The tablet was erect
ed BY students and teachers who
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