The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

No complaints about dry weather
this week.
Colora Red Men will hold carnival
Aug. is, 16, II and 18.
Elkton's Chautauqua has been set for
athe last week in August.
The heavy rains Saturday and Sun
day nights effectually broke the long
dreuth.
The section of State road leading
from Rowlandville to lakewood has
been completed.
The Democratic State Central Com
mittee held meeting at the Rennert,
Baltimore, on Wednesday.
At the anti-aircraft demonstration in
Newark, Del, on Friday evening last,
a searchlight of 1000, 600 candle power
was used. 4e
Thomas B. Miller, President of the
National Bank of Elkton, is being talk
ed of for the Republican nomination
for Comptroller
A large number of Cecil countians
will be hard hit by the business trouble
Of R. L. Dollings Co., which has gone
into the hands of a receiver.
A concrete block garage 1Sx5O feet
with an upper story for use as a>lodge
room is under construction for H. Ellis
worth Shippers in North East.
Several hundred Chinese pheasants
consigned to District Deputy Game
Warden John Anderson, were distrib-
uted in Cecil comfy last week.
Police Justice Grove S. Scotten, of
Elkton, fined Charles Purnell $25 and
costs for being drink and disorderly
at Town Point and assaulting William
Fears.
Company E, of Maryland National
Guard, left Elkton Saturday for Glen
Burnie, where they will camp for two
weeks with other commands of First
Regiment.
Miss Magaret Black, Of Cecilton, has
declined an appointment as a member
of the facultry of the North East High
School to accept position in the Eas-
ton High School.
Governor Ritchie visited Cecil county
on Tuesday evening, of last week, at
tending the lawn fete of Westminster
Presbyterian church, at Georgetown,
and making an address.
Pleasure resorts on the river are
drawing big crowds Sundays. 1t has
been estimated that close to 10000
people were ON the North East river
Sunday, the Cecil Star reports.
The 2Sth annual State Convention P.
o. S. of A., to be held in Havre de
Grace August 6, Z, and 8, promises to
be one of the best in years. Over 200
delegates are expected to be present.
The nomination papers of Governor
Richie and those of Thomas H. Robin
son, of Bel Air, for Attorney General
have been formally filed in the office
If Secretary of State Periman at An
napolis, Md.
The contract for the construction. OF
two and two-tenths miles of roadway
from Glasgow, Del, to the Maryland
State line has been awarded by the
Delaware State Highway Department
to A. H. Mcdowell, Of Elsemere, for
S93. 700.
Fire of unknown origin destroyed
the large frame garage of Chester
Wiley. at Penn Hill, Fulton Township,
Thursday evening Of last week. The
FIRE started about 4:45 e'cleck aud in
less than an hour the building, to-
pether with Its contents and large
frame stable in the rear were in ashes.
A Dodge touring car owned by Clay
0ordner, of near town, and Chevrolet
touring car with an Indiana license tag
were in collision at Center Square,
Monday morning about eight o'clock.
The Chevrolet car had one wheel brok-
en- down, and the Dodge damaged
fender. None Of the occupants OF
either car were injured.
Clarence Paul, seven months old,
only child of Paul aud Ella Gallaher
Peterson, strangled to death in his crib
Monday evening, of last week, at the
home Of his grandfather, E. H. Galla-
her, near Big Elk Chapel, in the Fourth
district, with whom Mr.. and Mrs
Peterson reside. Mrs. Peterson had
paced her baby in his crib and about
an hour later found he had turned and
was lying on his face, smothered to