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

Sweltering neat tnls Woeh, "a'A
the mercury dancing around near
the hundred degree mark.
The Ninth District Farmers Club
held their annual picnic at Betterton,
ON Wednesday Of this week.
The erection of the structural iron
work for the new National Bank
building was began last week.
Constable E. Leland OFT, of Elk
ton. has been appointed a Deputy
Came Warden for Cecil County.
salvation Army workers, with
band and organ held services in Gen.
ter Square ON Friday evening last.
VIM. Wilson, of near Calvert, re-
ports a yield of s3 bushel per acre
from his field of Leep's Prolific
wheat.
Emerson r. Crothers has pur-
chased for 1000, the residence OF
Mrs. Hester C. Lewis, on East Main
street, Elkton.
The automobile stolen from Rog
Lebo, of Oxford, some months ago
was located is Baltimore this week.
and recovered.
what is known as the "Deviis
Grippe" is prevalent In numerous
lucalftids. We have heard OF NO
cases in our town.
8 q. Snowden, of Cokesbury, has
been held for Court on two charges
Of selling liquor and charge OF
having liquor in possession for pur-
poses of sale.
The M. e. Sunday School, of Zion
will hold their picnic at White Po1n'
ON Wednesday, the 18th, and the
Presbyterian School at Charlestown
ON August, the 21st.
Leaks in the big tank of the Elk
4 ton Gas Company have compelled the
rlosing down of the plant until re.
pairs can be made. which Will
probably take several weeks.
The tea and bake held by the
Ninth District Auxiliary of Union
Hospital at the. home of Mrs. Norman
Wright, Zion, last Friday, gave the
treasury the neat sum of $39.S3.
The Lancaster County commits
Y sioners on Friday appropriated $12Ou
toward the fund to be used thruoui
southern Lancaster county, in the
fight against the spread OF japanese
beetle, already reported there.
Lieut.. Russell M. George. acting
commander of Company e, Firs'
Maryland Regiment, Of Elkton. ha'
been promoted to captain. TIT
Company left at noon on SATURDAY
for Virginia Beach, where it Will D'
encamped for two weeks.
walter Rice, of Conowingo, wa'
found guilty by Magistrate Williams
of Bel Air, on the charge of oper
ating an automobile while under thu
influence of liquor. As 1t was nj
second offense on the same charge
he was sentenced to the House o
Correction for six months.
Daisy Earl, colored, aged abou
80 years, died at her home in tn
colored section of Elkton, on Wed
nesday of last week, from drinkinl
a beverage containing denature'
alcohol. A jury summoned by Cor
oner Howard w. Green, rendere'
q verdict that death resulted iron
alcoholic poisoning.
A break in the bank of the Chesa
peake & Delaware canal. betweel
Dutch Neck and Port Penn required
900 men working a day to repair II
The Delaware Dredging Compan'
built the bank which gave way
damaging nearby fields. A larg
number of sandbags were used t
check the flow of water through tn
break.
Fire in the cabin of the houseboa
owned by A. N. Lauder. and anchor
ed on the pier OF the Wei"oo
Club at Charlestown, damaged tn
boat to the extent Of $1,000, on Jul
26. Mrs. Lauder is reported to nav
lost Jewels valued at $4,000. In
boat was handsomely fitted.
North East fire company respond
ed to an alarm and saved the boa
from entire destruction.
The carnival at Cecilton open
Wednesday, August 1S, and close
Saturday, Aug. 2S. In addition I
the Durant car to be given away O
the last night. somebody is going I
4 get a pony and q heifer. as we'll a
y some other things to be given IN
I lucky tickets holders. See ad. else
|0where in this issue.
The annuah carnival of Oxfor
Fire Co. win be held August 10
es. inclusive.