The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-04-25
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Ice formed Monday night.
Trees putting ont their leaves.
Fruit trees bursting into bloom.
Lawn mowers beginning to hum.
Gardens being put in shape for
spring planting.
Hail fell in this section during
Sundays storm.
The dates for the Elkton meeting
of the Swarthmore Chautauqua have
been fixed for June 12-17.
The weather Oh Easter was rather
capricious, with rain good portion
Of the day, and a little sunshine In
the afternoon.
Easter was appropriately observed
in our churches, with special music
and sermons. The services were
wal attended.
Several bungalows along the Elk
River, near Elkton, we're entered by
thieves last week, and a few small
articles stolen.
Rev. Geo. Mcbride will preach in
the Peoples Church next Sunday
afternoon. at 8 o'clock. Sunday
School at 2 p. m.
The Loyal Legion will meet in the
M. e. church of this town on Satur-
day afternoon, April 26, at 8 o'clock.
Members please note change of meet
ing place.
Fire of unknown origin, one night
last week, destroyed the stable and
sheds on the farm Of C. c. Brown, IL
Quaker Neck. Nine horses were
burned to death.
The Boy Scouts Of Delaware, have
decided to again hold their annual
encampment the coming summer.
near Red Point, along the North East
river in this county.
Representatives of the Packard
Motor Car Company, of Detroit, have
been looking over sites between Port
Deposit and Perryville, for one OF
their branch factories.
The Cecil Star, of North East, re-
ports, ''Shad are either moving very
slowly up the bay, or there are but
few of them coming this way. For
ty cents pound was asked for shad
here. this week.
George McQuilken, Jr., and his sis
ter, Mrs. Herbert Roberts, will have
placed in T rinity Protestant Epis-
copal Church, Elkton. a handsome
memorial window, in memory of their
mother, the late Mrs. George
McQuilken.
Harry T. Phoebus, of Oriole, Md,
has filed papers with the Board OF
Supervisors of Elections of Cecil
County. as a candidate for the Re-
publican nomination for Congress in
this, the First Congressional district
Of Maryland.
The Hance's Point farm on North
East River has been purchased by
William Rutter and Thomas B. Will
liams, both of North East. This
farm is one of the most desirable in
Elk Neck because of its. beautiful
water front which stretches along
North East River for half mile.
The public schools of this county
closed,on Thursday of last week for the
Easter holiday, reopening on Tuesday
morning of this week.
The Ligcoln Highway Co., a Penn
sylvania concern, has been awarded
the contract for three mile stretch OF
road through London Britain Township
Chester County, to the Maryland Line
above McClelandsville.
Miss Ethel Berch. of Magnolia,
searched for since March goth by
Hartford and Baltimore police, re-
turned to her home last week. She
is said by her father to have gone to
Bowie with a girl friend and two
men, one her cousin, and stayed
there at the home Of q relative.
A meeting was held in Blkton on
Tuesday evening for the purpose Of
organizing the Cecil County Pest OF
American Legion. 1t was decided to
hold public get-together meeting at
the Armory, in Blktoa, on May IA.
Speakers OF national reputation will
be present to deliver addresses.
Further announcement of the meet
Ing will be made later.
Following a quarrel with her hus-
band Mrs. Helen MaliH, Of Newark,
DEL, attempted suicide last week, by
swallowing biohleride OF mercury
tablets, She was hurried to Wii-
mington Hospital, where her life was
saved Mrs. Malin Is q native OF
North East, and is said to be but II
years of age. Her husband is en-
ployed at present at the Continenai
Fibre Co. in Newark.