The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


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A Social Service League has been or
ganized by the ladies of Trinity P. E
church, Elkton
Cecil Circuit Court, which adjourne,
for the holidays on Dec. 81, will recon
vene Monday, January.
Five lions were received last week a
the winter quarters Of the Walter L
Main Shows, in Havre de Grace.
A new planer weighing eight tons
end planning 100 feet Of lumber in {
minute, has been installed by the Ok
ford Hardwood Flooring Mills.
James W. walmsley, since 1911 resi-
dent agent at Havre de Grace, for the
Colchester Steamboat Company has
resigned. Abbot Bros, Of Havre de
G ace, succeed him. e
A suit,for divorce has been filed by
Otto B. Williams from May F Williams,
on statutory grounds. The bill was
filed in the Circuit Court, Bel Air,
tn oug'l Attorney A. Freeborn Brown
TIE National Bank of Rising Sun has
a ,clared the usual semi-annual div
ilend of seven and one half per cent,
and an extra dividend Of one and one
half per cent for the six months ended
December 81.
Elkton's first Community Christmas,
W h tree on the Court House Square.
WAS big success and will be made an
annual event
Time Rising Sun WIS getting in line
with other towns in this respect
The Board of Directors Of The Ma.
tional Bank of Perryville has declared
semi-annual dividend}of 2per cent
for the six months ending Dec Slst
$4,000 was added to the surplus Fund
during 1923, increasing il to s37 900.
harged with assault with intent to-
Columbus e, EdUaxdss Of near
been released on $500
for tne action Of the February
nd jury. Edwards is alleged 70
nave chased Issac Edwards. with
an ak. III
II is reported that the race track gam.
bling fraternity Of Baltimore win have
introduced in the Legislature bill to
legalize handbook betting throughout
the state. The leaders Of the Anti
Racetrack Gambling Association an
nounce they will tight the issue to the
last ditch.
Among the sixty-five wedding coup
les who made application for lidenses
1T Elkton the week before Christmas
W ire Percy E. Thomas and his divorc-
ed wife Of New York City, aged 50 and
81 who had been reconciled by theh
two children concluded to try married
life again.
The Conerd and Jones o., OF Wes'
Grove, Pa, announced last week thai
ii had just completed arrangement.
with the metropolitan Life Insurance
CO., Of New York City whereby all o.
its employees received life insurance
certificates for Christmas presents
The company is providing this life pro
lection for each employee without any
cost to him. Every employee who has
been in the company's service less thar
one year received certificates for $50l
insurance after one years service ar
I i crease Of 500 90 is made each yeal
until the maximum Of $500 shall be
reached.
Rising Sun Garage is presenting te
its patrons large handsome art calen-
dars for 1924. The picture on the
calendar depicts scene in the life af
Alaskan mail carrier Henderson, who
it is claimed, was the first to locate
that great mining district thai
caused what is known as the 'Klon-
dixie Stampede"
The public schools of the county
reopened on Thursday morning o.
this week, after the Christma'
vacation:
James McKelvey, foreman Of Ris
/. lRg Sun section, has been awarded
the pPige OF $50 by the Peansyiya9is
RAILROAD Company. for the best sec
tion OF track on the octoraro Branch
This Is the third time Mr., McKelves
has won first prize on his section q
well kept track.
Evangelist Geo. w. Cook, assistet
by chorister Harold vigneulie, WHIT
conducted successful reviya. cam
paign in Rising Sun during Septeri
Der, opened series Of similar ser
vices in Havre de Grace on Sunday
The services viii continue in Havr'
de Grace until January 20.
The w. c. T. u. will meet Thurs