The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


painters.
The Rising Sun Base Ball CluD
realized about $500 from the carnival
held last week.
Miss Lucy Logan has been appoint
ed business manager of Red Cross
work at Federal Park.
Friday, October 18th, Columbus
Day, being legal holiday, the banks
in Rising Sun will not be open 1or
business on that date.
The Bay View Galn Club will hold
a shoot in Mr.. Samuel Keim's field on
the afternoon of Oct. 6. Everybody
is invited to come out for an AFTER
Moons sport.
The trustees of the Kent County
Almshouse have purchased fifteen
head of Jersey cows from Minnesota,
and will try to make the farm prof.
liable through dairying.
The ladies of the, Missionary
Society, who had charge of the lunch
served on Wednesday of last week,
during the shoot Of Rising Sun Gun
Club realized about $40 from the
venture.
Rev. DR.. Robert Alexander Brown,
Jr.. assistant rector of Christ Protest.
ant Episcopal Church, Baltimore, has
been appointed Chaplain of Tome In
stitute Port Deposit, and will enter
upon his duties October 81.
The directors of the Mutual Build
ing Association of Cecil county, have
elected Mayor William H. Mackall,
of Elkton, president, to fill the vac
ancy caused by the death of the late
George w. Cosden, Of North East.
Inspector in charge Atherton reports
hog cholera to exist on the premises
o C. M. Blackiston, near Grove Neck.
Hog cholera is also reported on
the premises of A. S. Pearce and
pierce Hevlow, in the same locality.
Miss Nora E. Guibeson, of North
East. has been placed on the Republi-
can ticket as the party's candidate
for Assistant County Treasurer.
Miss Guibeson was for number OF
years the bookkeeper for G. A. Ben
iamin & Co., and is doing similar
work at present, for the Rawson
Garage and Electric Co., and Nc
knights Pharmacy.
The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal closed last week to enable the
Arundel Corporation, Baltimore, TO
move dredging machine into the
canal at Chesapeake City, and
thence along the waterway to a
point at the Pennsylvania Railroad
bridge, where work of widening and
deepening the canal will be started.
A 16-year-old girl, who gave her
name rs Anna May Collins, of Phil
adelphia, was arrested in Havre de
Grace on Thursday last. Her par
,cnts, who said she had run away
from home, were communicated
with by telephone, and Philadelphia
detective arrived and escorted the
girl to her home.
Thomas Keithley, employed by the
Hayre de Grace Electric Co., was
struck by Buick roadster Just as he
was stepping into the company's truck
bne day last week. His right leg
was caught between the two machines,
and crushed both above and below the
knee. He was taken to Havre de
Grace Hospital for treatment.
The men in the Buick car were given
hearings before Magistrate Harold CO.
bourn, of Perryville, who imposed
fines on them for operating the ma
chine without license.
The buggy in which Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. C. Bayard were driving was
struck by an auto at Main street and
Cecil avenue, in North East, on Thurs
day of last week, about noon. The
occupants were thrown from the ve-
hicle, but fortunately escaped serious
injury. The horse, valuable animal,
was killed and buggy demolished:
The car was speeding through the
town on the way to races ut Havre de
Grace. The driver was taken to Perry
lie and fined SIG. and an attachment
laid on the car for damages,
Maryland is to elect governor this
year to serve three years instead OF
four, on account Of the change in the
gate Constitution to take effect in
1926.
Governor Ritehie now in office has
been nominated to succeed himself.
This is the first time since the Civil
War hat any Governor OF Maryland
has been nominated to succeed himself,
Daylight saving time ended in Penn
sylyania at midnight Saturday