The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Ice formed Wednesday night OF
this week.
Gunners report squirrels un-
usually scarce.
The private school Of Miss Mabel
Reynolds opened on Monday
The recent carnival held by the
Trustees of Leeds M. P. Church net
ted about $3.50.
Friday, September 18th, being
a legal holiday, Defenders Day, tns
hanks in Rising Sun will not be open
for business on that date.
Outbreaks of hog cholera are re-
ported ON the farms Of James l.
Carton. James F. Robinson andsJohn
Fillingame, near Sassafras.
Bishop Davenport will preach, bap-
tise and confirm at st. Mary's +. y.
church. North East, on Sunday morn
ing. september IA, at IL o'clock.
-eSt
+. w. Besley, State Forester, has
appointed l.. H. Balderston, OF
Colora. as district forest warden for
Hartford. Cecil and Kent counties.
The Delaware State Fair will open
Tuesday morning, September 8, and
continue five days. The grounds
are at Elsmere, adjoining Whining
ton.
The carnival in Elkton, for the
benefit of the Elkton Base Ball Club
netted about $500. The Ford Seda A
was awarded to w. Palmer Nc
Fadden.
Maryland Press Associatio and
Del-Mar-Via Press Association will
meet at Havre de Grace on Septem-
ber is. Governor Ritchie will be the
guest of honor.
While at work in Radnor Pulp
works, at Elkton, Paul Calvert in
Esome manner got acid in his eyes and
|. fears are entertained that he may
nose sight in one Of them.
while participating in the open
ing 81 Elkton's Community Play
grounds last week, Miss Elizabeth
Henry, Of that town, had the misfor-
tune to fracture an ankle.
Richard Miller, colored, Of Balti-
more. was drowned Thursday last
VIII n he fell from one of the, piers
being constructed for wharf at
Georges Shore. along the Elk river.
The Community Playhouse, on
Main street, in the town OF Elkton,
was sold last week by Omar Crothers
and Albert d. Mackey, Receivers, to
lrarycy H. Mackey, subject to various
claims, for SCI, 500.
Wcs' Grove. Pa, is to have new
industry. clothing factory, which Is
e>rected to open September 10.
-Cc IS only, are to be made at the
wet Grove plant, which is a branch
OF 4 Philadelphia firm.
The Eroad Creek Construction Co.
has been awarded the contract 10
build a three-span reinforced con-
crete bridge over Big Elk Creek, on
the outskirts OF Elkton. The con-
tract prise is $14,061.
one hundred and thirty-three vol
umes, forming a large part OF the
Office library of the late DIR. Charles
HI. Blake, of Newark, DEL, have been
presented to the Women's College OF
Delaware by Mrs. Blake.
Walter Anderson, of Lewisville
who was recently arrested for boot
logging at Oxford carnival, was SEN
fenced to two months in Jail and
fined $50 and costs. Anderson en-
tered plea of guilty and thus escap-
ed with the minimum sentence
His automobile and several quarts OF
whiskey were confiscated.
The Knights Island farm of more
than 500 acres, lying along the Elk
and Sassafras rivers and admirably
located for ducking grounds, will be
conveyed, it is stated, by its owner
Andrew Wilson, of Georgetown, Kent
county. to q company of Baltimore
sportsmen, who will establish a game
preserve upon the tract and build a
club house for the use of sportsmen.
Thrown from an auto in Elkton.
Mrs. Fannie Winokur, Of Whining
ton. sustained a fracture OF the left
forearm. The machine in which
Mrs. Winokur was riding was struck
by an auto driven by Jos. A. Sapps'
OF Brandywine Summit, Pa. Sapps
was arrested following the accident
and taken before an Elkton magis-
trate but on his promise to pay Tor
all damages, he was released.
Mrs. Winokur was removed to the
rfaion Hospital. Elkton. where she
treated and later removed to
~ home.