The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-04-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
hort Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Arbutus is in bloom.
Sunday next is Easter.
Shad and herring have reached the
local market.
The dates assigned by the Swarth-
more Chautauqua for. Rising Sun this
year are June IL to is.
Good Friday, April 18th, being a
legal holiday, the banks in Rising
Sun will not be open for business on
that day.
Services at West Nottingham ar"
being held in the Chapel while the
work Of improving the interior Of the
church is in progress.
The Community Fire Band made
B it's appearance on our streets Tues
day evening, and rendered several
selections in Center Square.
Goveror Ritchie vetoed the bill
exempting from county taxation the
real and personal property of the
Hartford County Fair Association.
Eugene England, David Mcdowell
and Charles Morris have been re-
elected trustees Of the Zion Presby-
terian Church, for a term of three
years.
Miss Mary Ross, aged 62 years
OF near Quarryvilie, fell into the
creek near her home on Wednesday
evening OF last week, and was
drowned.
Lester Drummond, Of Newport
DEL, charged with operating an auto
while he was drunk, was fined 800
and costs by Magistrate Scotten, of
Elkton.
Wanted on the charge OF receiving
bottles known Ito have been stolen.
II Howard Ash, of Elkton, has been
apprehended and lodged in the coun-
\ ty Jail.
The Aetna Hose, Hook and Lad
July s to ~. inclusive. as the dates
for holding their annaul carnival
this year.
The boys rife team of D | w ro
University. Newark, defeated the
:. sirl's team by hut one point in the
annual match held last week. Tha
~on,,a Svoo AQR fn ,k0k
Havre de City Council voted not
to place the proposed bond issue for
$l25.000 for sewers, etc., on the bal
lot to be approved or rejected by the
voters at the coming May election.
Clinton I. White suffered fall on
the street near his home in this
town, on Thursday evening last, be-
4 ing severely injured. His shoulder
was dislocated and he, was painfully
cut about the face.
The Kent County Farm Bureau
which recently organized tomato
pool among the farmers of the Coun-
ty, is standing pat on the price OF
Thirty tiSuIS q uuohOt. AAC PoShS~s y
are offering twenty-five cents.
The thirty-seventh annual conven-
ton Of the Delaware Sunday, School
Association will be held in Wesley
Methodist Episcopal Church al
Georgetown on April % and "a
There are 3o1 white Sunday schools
In the State.
The Susauehanna League will open
the base ball season on Saturday
May 3. With the withdrawal OF
Rising Sun and Darlington the
League this year is composed of si7
teams: Eikton, Elk Mills, Perryville
ravre de Grace. Aberdeen and Bel
AIR.
Mrs. Mabel ]. Airichs, OF Elkton
bv her counsel. Joshua Clayton, Esq
has filed suit for divorce from hei
husband. Pierce B. Alrichs, OF Della
ware. on the grounds of abandon
ment. The bill also asks custody Of
their minor child. Mabel B. Alrichs'
aged nine years.
Linwood Wilson, eolored, aged q
years, met accidental death II
Newark, DEL, on Monday evening OF
last week.. He jpmped from th'
runningboard Of an auto, He'll Dack'
wapd on the paved street, striking Ms
mis- head with such force as to frac'
tur his skull. causing death,
Fire was discovered in the base
ment of the Howard House, Elkton
about 2 o'clock Tuesday morning o.
last week, aad an aiaF@ bFoagn'
prompt response by siRseriy Fire 60
Tha aa#es wege seen sxtiHsuisAeaa
the fioer beiag considerably damaseo
The basement of the Hotel buiidins
\ 4 occupied as pool room, and 1t II
supposed the fire originated from
carelessly thrown cigaret,