The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-03-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Lent began this week, Ash We'd
.,hesday.
The March term of Cecil Circuit
Court convened at Elkton on'Monday.
Frost. coming out Of the ground
and the bottom dropping out of dirt
roads.
The annual Missionary Tea, held by
the ladies of Elkton Presbyterian
a. 1rch netted $3.50. =
Seventy probationers were admit
ted to full membership of the M. E.
church on Sunday morning.
w. r. C. u. will meet ON Thursday
afternoon, March 13, at the home
Of Mrs. ScottWilson, at $3.50 o'clock
Abe Anderson, colored, charged
with selling liquor and running a
gambling table in Elkton, has been
lodged in the county jail.
Thieves carried OF the coils from
the car Of Postmaster John Dean, W
North East, Sunday evening while
he was attending church.
DR.. Vernon Mcknight, OF North
East, has been re-appointed physician
to the County Home for one year, by
the trustees Of Poor and Insane.
Quite a number from this neigh
borhood attended the closing fo1
hunt OF the Huntington Valley Hunt
Club, at New London, on Friday.
A meeting Of the Cecil County BASE
Ball League was held Tuesday eve
ming. March 4, in North East, for ths
purpose Of .reorganizing. for the se;:-
son of 1894.
The play given on Feb. 21. % and
23 BY the Dramatic Association CT
Nationaf Lodge Of Odd Fellows III
Elkton, was great success. the
net proceeds were $3.50.
N largely attended meeting in the
interest of the Ku Klux Khan was
held Sin public hall, Rising Sun, on
Friday evening. The meeting was
addressed by National organizer.
Murray J. McCann, of Perryville-
has docketed suit in the Circuit
Court for Cecil county, for an
absolute divorce from his wife, Mrs.
sarah J. McCann. Abandonment and
deserticn are alleged,
~ Margaret Glazier an Karl J. Aus
tin, of Zion, have purchased through
Starkey &, Austin, real estate agents
the 190-acre farm Of Mrs. Mac V. F.
Richards, lying along the octoraro
creek, near Porter's Bridge.
Rev. D. ]. Given, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at North
East, has notified his official board
that he will ask for charge OF
pastorate at the next session of the
wilmington ME-. Conference.
w. B. Cooney received a consign-
ment OF 10S rabbits from the Payns
& Grow Animal Co., Crisfelc'
Kansas, ON Monday. The rabbits are
for gam stocking purposes and will
be liberated in this neighborhood.
w, 4. Richardson contemplates tho
erection OF a canning house on his
premises, near Syimar. The new
building will be equipped with the
latest improved machinery for thu
handling and canning of tomatoes.
Arthur gamneis, colored. was
arrested in Wilmington last week on
complaint of Ada .samueis Of Elkton'
charged with false swearing before
Justice Giuckman in that city when
procuring a license on December 29
last to marry Flora Lewis,
II the first three days Of March are
70 be taken as indication of the sort
Of Spring we are to have, according
to the old saying. then there is
no reason to complain, as pleasant
weather conditions prevailed for the
most part ON Saturday, Sunday and
Monday.
Under the direction Of A. d. Rade-
baugh. Agricultural Agent for 6eci
county, Boys Agricultural Cius
has been formed at eseilt0p. this
county, with william Shelton, presi-
dent; FRANKLIN Rawiinson, vice-press
dent and Eikridge Lusby, secretary
and treasurer,
Miss Annie Therese Devauit, reader
and impersonator, made her second
appearance before Rising Sun audi
ence on Monday evening. Her pro-
gram was varied one, showing me-
wide range In dialect and other mum
hers, and every selection was render
ed in a manner that proved her
talented aRtist. and eaptivated hes
auditors.
The ladies OF Porters Grove Church
will hold a Clothes Pin Social OF
Saturday evening. March 8. lce
cream, cake and home made candy
win be ON sale, in addition to th'
clothes pins.