The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-06-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week. :
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Friday, the 1sth,-watch your
step.
Saturday, June IA, is Flag Day
unfurl Old Glory.
Painters are Frightening up the
A. L. Duyckinck dwelling.
The public schools of the couty
close this week for the summer
vacation.
The Perryville Fire Company will
hold carnival in that town June FL
2S, inclusive.
DR.. w. G. Jack, Of Liberty Grove,
has been re-appointed Health Officer
for Cecil County.
Bridge street, in Elkton, has been
taken over by the State Roads Com
mission, and is being repaired.
Arthur v. Cloak, Of Havre dc
Grace, has been appointed an official
umpire in the Eastern Shore League.
The inspector in Charge advises
that hog cholera is reported to exist
ON the premises of Frank Corridean,
near Elkton.
Samuel Short has been held under
$500 bond for Court by Police Justice
Scotten, of Elkton, on the charge of
selling liquor.
Unknown parties entered West
Amwell chapel, near Elkton, one
night last week, and stole the carpet
from the aisles.
Edmund T. Pratt, son of Deputy
Clerk of the Court Frank G. Pratt
of Elkton, has been appointed assist
ant manager of the Eureka Inn, at
Eureka, Cal.
The yacht, Merlin, while in dry
4 dock at Boulden Boat Yards, Elkton'
was broken into and a Ritchie COM
pass, silverware, linens and other
p articles stolen.
Suit has been docketed by Jesse r
Brown, in the Circuit Court for Cecil
County, for absolute divorce from
his wife, Mrs. Margaret e. Brown, on
the grounds of desertion.
The Woman's Foreign Missionar.
Society will meet with Mrs. Harry
N Burkins on Wednesday, June 13. CT
o'clock. Leader, Mrs Mary Gar
win; Mystery Box, Mrs. Ella Cooney.
The interest Of Philip N. King, iii
the hardware firm Of Samuel II. Kiae
& Sons, of Elkton, has been pur-
chased by Mrs. Margaret King.
Samuel l.. King will be in charge OF
the business. .
DR.. w. H. Wright, United States
Government Inspector for Cecil
county, reports an outbreak Of an
thrax in the dairy herd of large
farm near Elkton. The farm has
been placed under strict quarantine
Members Of the Maryland troops
consisting of the. First and Fifth In
fantries, Maryland National Guard
will go into summer camp at Virginia
Beach, va, on August 3rd. The sol
diers will break camp on August
18th.
A camp for boys and girls of Har
ford and Cecil county, will be held a
Cedar Grove, along Bush River
between July 18th and August 5th
County agent B. B. Derrick, of Har
ford county, will be in charge of th'
camp.
Three young men of Elk Mill
neighborhood, Frank Gregson, Geo
Ganzman and Edward Walker, ar
enroute for California, on trip
which is expected to take severa
months. They are travelling by auto
with camping outfit. Z
Ell. Williams, manager OF tn
Perryviile team was severely injured
in a game of ball on May 81. and will
be out of the game for weeks. HI
was spiked on the foot by an oppos
ing player. A blood vessel wa
bursted and the wound becam
lnIecteu.
We have heard compliant of dog
running at large and killing younI
rabbits. The owners Of dogs ar
liable to fine according to the law
Last week Justice Williams, in Be
Air, fined man $500 and costs be
cause dogs owned by him had bee
running at large and killing game
A blaze on Conowingo bridge or
day last week threatened seriou
consequences, and Bel Air fire dc
partment was called to the scene
- BY the time the engine arrival tn
fre had been extinguished by work
xmen. Little damage was done. TIL
blaze is thought to have been cause
by some careless smoker. Tn
. wooden span on the Cecil county sid
was thraafanad