The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The public schools of the county
will reopen on Tuesday, Septem-
ber 2.
The gross receipts of the recent
Firemen's carnival, In Bel AIR. were
$1,000. About $4,000 were cleared.
Mrs. Howard Watson has been ap-
pointed teacher In Perryville school
to succeed Miss Roberta Graham
transferred to North East school.
The thirty-ninth annual session
az Rawlinsville, Pa, Camp opened
Saturday evening, August 9, and
will continue until Tuesday evening
August 19.
The Rose Hill farm Of 400 acres
in the First district of Cecil County
has been purchased at mortgagee's
sale by Mrs. Helen Nawdain Cook,
for $1O,50O.
Shipment Of peaches began THIS
week from the Mt. Pleasant orchard.
near Hayre de Grace. A crop OF
between 40 and SO car loads is ex'
pected this year.
The gross receipts Of the carnival
held by the Elkton firemen. that
closed on Aug. 2. were over $1O.'
600. The Studebaker car was
awarded to Ira Moore, Of Elkton.
Democrats are planning vigor'
Gus campaign In all parts Of the State
headed by Governor Richie, In sup
port Of the Davis Bryan Presidential
ticket.
A delegation of Fourth Distric1
tax payers was before the Count.
Commissioners at the last meetiht
Of the Board, urging that the slat
road be extend from Cowentown Il
\ Appleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Cameron have
invited, the Loyal Temperance LIE
gion, Of Rising Sun. to hold theil
picnic. at Hance's Point, on Tues
day. Aug. 10. Meet at church q
IL O'CLOCK.
The Woman's Foreign MISSIONARY
Society will meet with Mrs. Harve.
Kirk on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at
o'clock. Program Leader. Mrs
Harry Shepherd; Mystery Box. Mrs
Isabel Wilson.
Qutrryville Lime and Stone Co.
anarries viii furnish much stone TO
Ahe State highway to be built thu
summer and fall thru Little Britlal
Township. About 500 tons Of ston
day will be required.
The John. w. Rehill CONSTRUCTION
Company. Of Elkton, has beeI
awarded a contract for building al
improved road through the town o
Cantreville, at q bid of $18.5O0
Work will be started at an earl
date.
Sot on fire by sparks from thu
engine while threshing>on the farm
~ Harry Howard, in Back Creel
Neck, two large hay stacks were de
stroyed Aug. s, causing loss 0
s400. None Of the wheat wa
lulned.
The Standard Oil Co. has lease'
tract of ground at Elk Landing
near Elkaon, upon which to erect oi
tanks. The company which has ha'
all its products shipped to Elkton b.
rail-, will hereafter. have then
brought by vessells.
The outbuildings on the farm 0
Elwood Paa'a7, neat Cecilton. wer
destroyed by fire on the night Q
Aug. 2.
A Chevrolet coupe was burned
also eighty-fire chickens. The los
was about $1,000. on which ther
was no insurance.
A new road Ia being constructs
from the main highway into tn
grandstand at the Havre de Grae
Race Track The purpose Of tn
new road Is to relieve congestio
and eliminate accidents to auto
mobiles in going to and from tn
races.
The Nazarene Camp Meeting at Cop
SON Park. near North East. opened Ia.
week and win continue over tw
Sundays.
During the electrical storm on Jul
81. lightning struck and burned tn
barns Of c. Irwin Hotties and Lawrenc
E. Burton. both Of near Baldwin. Bait
more county. causing losses respectivel
of$is.ooo and $4,000.
The grand rain Monday night an
Tuesday morning was welcome one
as the ground was hard and dry. an
growing crops fairly withering up. III
brought having been a Prouacted on
H this section.