The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-06-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Some of our farmers have begun
cutting the grass crop.
The dwelling Of Job w. Kirk Is
being dressed up by painters.
The finest OF home grown straw
berries at two boxes for quarter.
A daily passenger bus line be-
tween Elkton and Betterton has been
established.
The non-jury term of Cecil Cir
cult Court convened at Elkton on
Thursday Of this week.
Fruit growers report prospects
bright for peach crop, but apple crop
prospects not 80 promising.
The annual carnival of the West
Grove Fire Company will be held
August Q to 16, inclusive.
Children's Day services will be
held at Rose Bank M. e. church, Cal
vert, Sunday afternoon, June 2sth.
The first concrete for the founda-
tions Of the new National Bank
building was poured on Wednesday
Y afternoon,
Miss. Eva Nutter has been appoint
ed assistant at Rising Sun High
school. vice Miss M. Elizabeth
Connolly, resigned.
The annual meeting Of the Mary
land State Bar Association will be
held at the Hotel Chelsea, Atlantic
City, ON June 26. 27 and %.
George Holm and James Touch
stone will take over the Knauss hard
ware business, in Port Deposit, July
1, Mr.. Knauss retiring because Oh
Z i'll health.
Miss Helen Rawlings, for some
months past assistant at Rising Sun
Apost ONCE has been recommended as
&postmistYess to take the place OF
perry Gibson, resigned.
A furious wind and rain storm
swept over this section about seyea
o'clock Friday evening. following =
day of sweltering heat. Some hai'
fell during the storm.
Mr.. Clark p. Moore, Of Rowlands
vile. Nd. has been elected Director
s, OF The National Bank Of Rising SUM-
He takes the place OF Wm- NJ. Eeyn-
olds, who died in May.
q Omar D, Crothefs and Albert D.
Mackey haye been appointed re-
ceiyerg OF the Community Play
House, Eikton. They win conduc'
the businsss until 1t is sold.
Quite a number OF our residents
went to Longwood. the estate OF +
s. dupont, ON Saturday. to hear
Gousa's Band, which gave two con-
certs. afternoon and evening.
The State Roads Commission has
awarded to Thomas p. Murray, MS
contract bid Of $77.7Os'for macadam
re-surfacing l.O4 miles of State roae
from Conowingo road to Dublin.
The Mems Bible Glass OF Rising
Sun M. e. church will attend ser
vices In body at the Peoples
church. near Oakwood, ON SUNDAY
morning. June 20, at 1880 o'clock
Children's Day services will be OBJ
served at Syimar NJ. =. church o.
sunday. June 20, at 2 p. NJ. A cor
dial invitation is extended to every
one to come and enjoy thsss
services
The directors OF the Newark. Del.
Trust and Safe Deposit Company
have eleeted James d. Davis, JF., Of
Galena. Nd, Trust officer, vice Wli
liam H. Evans, who was recently aD'
pointed postmaster for Newark.
Thieves entered the home Of W
K. BIRD, at Harrisville. ON Wednes-
day night and stole about $l6 II
money.
Entraaee was made by taking out
screen and raising a window dowr
stairs.
Cecil County's foat. Fepresentini
the settlement of Bohenta Manor
with James Mccormick as Augustine
Herman, did not reach Annapolis ~
time Tor the opening OF the Severn
River bridge. on the 14th. owning u
the bnagiing OF tFafie cops.
Canneries down the PENINSULA are
now busy putting up the pea crop
which is reported to be large oae
despite the almost c0ntiNous rains
The peas bring $6s per ton wren
hulled.
william H. Pearce. former mana
ger OF the Elkton Community Hote
and Playhouse. has been appointed
superintendent of Holloway Beach
near Charlestown. along the Nortl
East river. to succeed the late W
Percy Morrison.