The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-07-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
The glorious Fourth /!

The glorious FOurtn
Cherries ripe and an abundant
crop.
The recent festival at Kirkwood,
Pa. netted s135 for Colerain Bap-
tist chirch.
The season for bass fishing above
tide water opened Tuesday, July l..
only hook and line fishing is per-
missible.
His arm getting caught in bread
mixer william Queck, Chesapeake
City baker. had the member badly
.lacerated.
The City Council of Havre de Grace
has fixed the municipal tax rate for
the ensuing fiscal year at 80 cents on
the 500.
Five Baltimore fishermen caught
a rock fish weighing 148 pounds, IN
the Susquehanna river, near Lapi-
dunn. last week.
Justice Stradley. of Wilmington
fined Frank Lee, of Elkton, $500 on
the charge of driving an auto while
he was intoxicated.
The annual trap shooting tourna-
ment of Betterton Gun Club will be
held at that popular bayside resort
on July 8, 9 and 10.
A meeting looking to the organf.
zation of q Boy Scout troop will be
held in Rising Sun M. E. church on
Tuesday evening, July 8, at 8 O'Clock.
The Sacrament of the Lords Sup
per will be observed in Rising Sun
Methodist Church Sunday morning
July g., at IL o'clock, and at Sylmar
at P. M.
Mrs. Elizabeth Waters, Of near
Elkton, has docketed counter suit IN
the Circuit Court for Cecil County
.<Tfor a divorce from her husband
William P. Waters.
W About twenty members of the
Mems Bible Glass of the M. E. church
Of this town, attended services al
the Peoples church, near Oakwood
on Sunday morning last.
The sacred concert given Sunday
June 15, on the lawn of Mt. Pleasant
M. e. church by the Polytechnic
I hand of Baltimore, netted sG25 fol
the church improvement fund.
Former Register of Wills Rufus
d. Rowland sold his residence prop
erty in Elkton, last week, to s. RALPH
Andrews, for $9,250, and with MI
wife viii leave shortly for California
Barclay B. Gyles had the misfor
tune to meet with a very serious ant
painful accident ON Friday last, whel
the middle finger Of his left han'
was caught in slicing machine ant
crushed at the knuckle.
Ghawnah Tribe, No. 105, !. o. Re-
Men, of North East, elected chiefs a
follows: Sachem, r. /. Reynolds; 81
s., H. 8. Davis; Jr. s.. c. A. Val
fpelt: C. OF r., ]. r.. X. Mofiit; G.
W., e. B. Focker; Prophet. 'onn "
Shippers.
Warren L. Taylor, OF this town
who has been lmpiring in the Ceci
County League, has been appointe
one OF the official umpires In tn
Eastern Shore League and umpire
his first game in that organizatio
at Easton, on Wednesday.
Two million trophies of the Worl
War are to be distributed by Act
Congress to States. Cities and Town
throughout the country. Many
the trophies are cannon capture
from Germany and Austria.
why not have one in Rising Sun
The brick dwelling house on wha
was formerly known as the Hopkin
farm in Back Greek Neck. nes
Chesapeake City. was destroyed
fire early Wednesday morning
last week. The origin is unknown
The loss is partially covered by IL
surance.
Miss Helen Rawiings. assistant
Rising Sun post office while PERI
Gibson served as postmaster. M
been appointed acting postmistres
Mr. Gibson having resigned to e'
gage in the meat and produce bus
ness, being associated with Barcla
B. Gyies at the stand for years o
Y cupied by Homard Terry.
Dredging of the western end OF IL
chesapeake & Delaware Canal nj
completed. and work on I'll
end, from St. Georges to IL
\re River is under way an
finished, 1t is expected, witt
We mopths. The locks at 5
Ge6rge's viii be abandoned ne
year, when the dredges begin Gu
ting about them.