The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

'luS BTOSo EcCOAPto "a Lin AsAAA-
base ball carnival were $3,100, net
ting about $1,000.
Justice Scotten, Of Elkton, taxed
Walter Goodyear of that town $12I
and costs for driving car while he
was drunk.
The old wooden covered bridge
over Elk creek at the Head of Elk
Mills" in Elkton, is to be replaced
by concrete structure. I.
The public schools of the county
reopen on Tuesday morning next,
Sept. 2, at 9 o'clock, after the sum-
mer vacation of three months.
The I. O. o. F. festival held in
Kirkwood, Pa, Saturday was well
attended, and $258 was taken In,
which will be used for the lodge.
The Maryland Association of In
surance agents will hold their annual
Eastern Shore meeting at the Hotel
Bayou, in Havre de Grace, on Tues
day, October z.
The Kirkwood Creamery has been
sold at public sale to c. G. Barr for
ss10. The machinery was pur-
chased by George Widdowson for
$146.
Rising Sun M. e. Sunday school
held its annual picnic at Ked Point
on Wednesday. Boating bathing,
and other recreations were enjoyed.
not to mention the grand picnic
dinner.
Getting his hand against the blades
OF a joiner at the Millwork Co.
factory on Friday, Early Earnhart, OF
Oxford had two fingers Of his right
hand cut, making necessary the am
putation at the second joint.
The Eastern Gazette. one of the old
est Republican weeklies on the East
ern Shore has been sold by ]. Wilson
Tylor to ]. Waters Russell, OF
Chestertown, who has taken posses
sion and will remove his family to
EastOn.
Just as threshing had been CON-
pleted ON the farm of Clifford c.
Hines, near Iron Hill, on Monday Of
last week, fire was discovered in the
rick of straw, which was soon con-
sumed. The nearby buildings were
saved by hard work.
ii. C. Philips & Son. of Middle
town. are pushing work on the new
building at Chesapeake City High
School and have also been awarded
the contracts for like work at Cecil
ton and for the new Kenmore High
School at Providence.
At a recent meeting Of the Official
Board Of Elkton Methodist Episcopal
church, it was decided to furnish the
beginners department of the Sunday
school as a memorial to the late Ellz-
beth Wells. Miss Wells for many
wears was superintendent Of this
department.
Postmaster Gawthrop, of Kenneth
Square. is making an effort to have
the post office department place 9
parcel post delivery truck at the Of
flee In that town. The parcel post
has increased to such an extent thai
1t is impossible for a carrier to
deliver 1t on foot.
The fourteenth annual exhibit 81
the Diamond State Poultry and
Pigeon Association at an invitation
of the Newark Chamber of Commerce
will be held in the town of Newark
January 1915 inclusive. This will
be the first time the show has been
been held ouaside of Wilmington.
G. Dare Hopkins, well-known at
torney of Wilmington, formerly ol
Rising Sun, who married Miss Mar
guerite Dugan. about a year ago. has
applied for divorce alleging cruelty
or the part of his wife. The couple
it was stated, have lived apart fos
five months. Mrs. Hopkins has been
prominent in Democratic politics IN
Wilmington.
DR.. Norman w. Cameron, forme'
Principal Of Elkton High School, lat
er of the Kalamazoo. Mich. State
Normal School and for eight years
past, Of the Teachers Training
School in Baltimore, has resigned to
become Superintendent Of Schools OF
Pottstown, Pa. With the merging oi
the Training School with the Towson
Normal School, Miss Lila Lee Tai
becomes Principal OF both schools.
Fire inflicted a heavy loss on G.
Norman Gibble, Of Bart Township
Lancaster county, Tuesday evening
Of last week. The barn was de-
rtroyed. and the seasons crops
farm implements. wagon shed ane
other smaller buildings. Seven COWS
and horse were burned to death.
Hartford County public schools will
open on September Sth.