The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-09-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


reponed ON Tuesday morning.
Ground was broken on Tuesday
FIR the addition to Rising Sun High
School.
The gross receipts of the recent
Christiana, Del. carnival were
$4,000.
Cecil Canneries began the pack of
corn at their plant in Rising Sun on
Friday last.
The Delaware State Fair will open
at Elsmere ON September 8, and con-
tinue five days.
The Price property. near Provi-
dence. has been purchasee by Jerome
e. Ewing for $1,000.
Pennsylvania State Highway De-
partment has changed the name Of
Route 131 to Route IL.
Black Barren Fair, at Pleasant
Grove. Pa, is being held on Thurs
day and Friday of this week.
The Inspector in Charge advises
that hog cholera is reported to exist
ON the premises of Ernest Davis, near
st. Augustine.
The aaeual Fall exhibition of Har-
ford County Fair Association will be
held on the grounds near Bel Air
October IA, 15, 16 and II, 1924.
John Grohs, Of New York, has
purchased the Kaplan furniture busi-
ness In Elkton, and is conducting 1t
under the name Of the Elkton Furni-
ture Exchange.
The oyster season in the Chesa-
peake Bay and its tributaries opened
ON Monday. Only longing will be
legal until October 18th, when the
dredging season will open.
A. ]. Reach Co., of Philadelphia,
ms purchased the mill property on
Wis avenue, Elkton. occupied by
4em for the past five years, from the
Elaton Development Company for
$I9,SOO.
A ball game that promises to be a
rad hot one has been staged for Fri
day afternoon. September 5, at 4
o'clock, between Terry's Invincibles
and Patterns Hard to Beats. This is
game Of old timers and you will
want to see 1t.
Fred E. Fish, Of Elkton, has been
awarded two contracts to build State
roads in Pennsylvania. One in
Hopewell Township. York county.
IL milos Of concrete at bid Of $47,-
654.28. Another in Indiania coun-
s, ty, 1h miles OF concrete, at bid OF
$71,179.45.
Mrs. John M. Reed, Jr., Chairman
Of The Women's Republican Commit
tee OF the northern half of the First
Congressional District of Maryland,
has arranged to have the women Of
Cecil County meet Mrs. w. Bladen
Isowndes. Of Ellicott City. in Elkton,
on Monday. September 8.
Miss Ruth jackson, of Perryville
graduate of the State Normal
school who has been teaching in the
school on the Government reservation
known as Perry Point, has accepted
position as teacher in the public
schools OF Lincoln Park, N. j., for
the ensuing school year.
Rising Sun High School opened
Tuesday morning with the following
faculty. M U. Zimmerman. prin-
eipa; Mrs. Lawrence Sadler and
Miss Eva Nutter, assistants. Bile
mentary Grades, Miss NJ. Ethel Hall
Miss M. Lidie Stewart, Miss Mabel
BARBER: Agriculture, w. Lyle
Mawlds.
EIktcn Community Playground
under the auspices OF the BiktoR
Methodist Episcopal Church, we're
formally opened on Friday and Sat
urday last.
The grounds have been equipped
with volley ball courts. tennis courts,
sand piles, giant strides, Ginning
bars. flying rings. see-saws and
swings.
Nine watches and eleven rings
were stolen from the show case In
the front of Reynolds Department
Store on Wednesday of last week
The value placed ON the stolen arti-
cIes is 5000. Mr.. Reynolds did not
discover the theft until Thursday
morning and holds under suspicion
two men representing themselves as
statesmen, who were driving a cai
with q New York license tag, and
/. spent lot of time about the jewelrv
tease In the front part of the store
ON Wednesday.
The annual convention Of Cecil
pnty Sunday School Association will
Ield in Rising Sun M. E. Church on
thursday. Sept. IS.