The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Thursday next is Thanksgiving.

Thursday next is THANKSGIVING.
The Rising Sun Bank building is
being improved by painting.
Grove School, near Zion. realized
s3S by the festival held Friday
evening.
A general complaint among mo-
torist the past week has been frozen
radiators.
The oyster supper held at Bay
view on Wednesday night OF last
week netted s1O4.
The ground was covered WIN
snow ON Saturday afternoon for tne
first time this Fall
Thanksgiving Service VIII pe
held in the Methodist Church IN HIS
ing Sun from 10 toll O'Clock A. M2
Thursday, November II.
The public schools of the county
viii close ON Wednesday, November
2sth until the following MONDAY
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Harmony Presbyterian church.
near Darlington, harford county,
vii, receive $4,000 beequest
through the will of the 1ate Geo.
e. Silver.
representative of the Postohce
ilepArtment visited Elkton last week
Tor the purpose of inspecting si.es
suitable for a new postoffice build
ing for the town.
There will be a TuDerculosis
clinic for known tuberculosis cases
contacts, and suspects in the Faoao
Hall, Rising Sun, on laesoay'
November IS, at 1880 A. M.
Mi. Hope A. U. M. P. churcn,
northeast OF Rising san, which mas
hen undergoing improvements anu
rAnairs. will be rededicated Sunday
December 21, with special services
The Elkton Chamber OF Com
Eerce is negotiating with M. sam
Aels & Company, inc, shoe manu-
facturers of Baltimore, in regard "
locaring shoe manufacturing
plant 10 that town.
A number of -four mill owners Oh
the Eastern Shore, have organize
the Peninsula Millers' Association
with George T. Bell, president; Geo
Bartette, vice-president, and W. l
Eddington, secretary.
The Democratic State organization.
raised and spent more than $4o,
600 in tn recent Presidential cam
paign. This is compared with Soi'
900 which the Republicans reportee
they obtained and spent.
The first real Winter that came
with the snow fall of Saturday after"
g noon, caught everyone unawafes.
Low temperatures prevailed sew
eraA days, the mercury recoralns
twenty degrees on Monday morning
The walls of the new Rising sun
national Bank building have Deel
completed and topped with orna
mental coping. A flag stan mas
been erected on the coping OF the
front wall. The building is nov
being rooted.
A number of lower grade puplh
Of the Chesapeake City school broke
seventeen panes of glass from tn
windows of the school building ant
did other damage to the property
one day last week. The names O.
the boys were secured and thei'
parents notified to pay for th'
damage done. Failure to do SO viii
involve further : action by tn
School Board
A Ford sedan driven by George
McCabe, negro, of Elkton, dropped
into the chesapeake and Delaware
Canal at Chesapeake City on Fridas
evening last In the machine at the
time were man and woman, botl
Z negroes. They managed to breal
the glass and were rescued bs
Government employees. McCabe Is
alleged to have been intoxicated a
i the time he ran the machine oves
the steep embankment.
Rev. ]. B. McCabe, of Port De
posit Methodist church, will preacf
in Rising sun, Sunday morning
November %, at IL O'Clock.
Revival services are still In prog
ress at Sylmar. Sunday afternoo
the pastor will preach on. Victor
ious Christian Living And Dying
In the evening there will be ser
vice of song and praise, after whicf
the pastor will preach on, "Whei
Gods Spirit Ceased To Plead"
Perry Gibson and family have
moved from their farm near town
into the dwelling adjoining the
Gyles & Gibson store. VIM. J
Snyder and family who were occup.
ing the house moved to Oxford
81 pnndine the completion of their nev
i allow or South Queen street
&work on which is being pushed
rapidly. it being almost ready fol
occupancy.