The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-06-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

about one o'clock Sunday, flying very
low.
The ladies Of the M. E. church OF
zion realized $50 BY the festival rec
emily held by them.
Francis Mullin, of Eikton, suffered
dislocted wrist last week, while
attempting to crank his car.
The. public schools Of Hartford
county will close for the summer
vacation ON Friday, June 20.
Children's Day exercises will be
held at Rowlandville M. P, church ON
Sunday evening, June %, at 8
o'clock.
The festival held on the lawn OF
Mrs. John R. Bonds home, near Port
Deposit, netted st. James Episcopal
church 500.
Weather records show May had II
rainy days, eight partly cloudy, five
cloudy and one perfertly clear day
The Inspector in, Charge advises
that hog cholera is reported to exist
on the premises of Lloyd Balder-
ston, 3rd near Colora.
Al fiery cross was burned and a
n heavy bomb exploded Monday eve
ming, on the hill near the cemetery
west OF town, by the Ku Klux Khan.
State Superintendent Of Education
Albert S. Cook has been re-appointeG
for a term of four years with his sal
ary fixed at $4,000 a year, raise
OF $4,000.
The Moonlight Excursions from
Port Deposit to Betterton began Mon-
day. June 18th, and will be run every
Monday evening thereafter during
June, July and August.
The Coleman dupont Road Cele-
bration will be held at Dover, Del.
n on July 2. The occasion vii be the
- formal acceptance of the new State
Highways by the State.
Miss Emily Moore has resigned
as assistant Of Calvert High school.
She will take the same position ir
the Chesapeake City High school,
succeeding Miss Hendle resigned.
Guy johnson has been elected
president OF Cecil County Teachers
Association. Fred C. Hill, vice-presi-
Ndent; Miss Emily e. Moore, secre-
tary; Miss Rachel Barnes, treasurer.
Blake Thompson and John Set,
have been held by Justice Scotten Of
Elkton, under $500 bond each / n
appearance. on the charge Of hayi 's
liquor in their possession for pur-
pose Of sale.
The Broard Creek Contracting
Company, of Elkton, was the lowest
4 bidder for building Ala miles of con-
crete road for the State, from Elk
ton to the Delaware State line near
Glasgow. Their bid was $61.0S0.
Given a hearing before Justice
Scotten, OF Elkton, a fine of $25 and
costs was placed ON T. j. McSweeny.
Of Charlestown, for assault on a
neighbor, J. N. Howell. He was also
placed under $500 bond to keep the
peace.
Ground has been broken for the
new school building to be erected OIL
Railroad avenue, Elkton. The new
school. when completed, will cost
about $4,000. The site for the new
/ building was formerly the Elkton
Base Ball Park. and the lot Ia large
enough for an athletic field.
Hayre de Grace firemen were
greatly disappointed last week bes
cause new piece of apparatus order'
ed did not reach them until after tha
parade. which was held on the second
day OF the State Firemen's conven-
tion, Thursday.
The new machine is stutz Ser
vice Truck. equipped with chemical
tank. ladders, etc., and cost $1,000,
While working for the Gahagan
Dredging Company onl the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal. Roger
Clark. aged II years, of Chesapeake
City, was struck in the abdomen with
such force by cable that parted, as
to be fatally injured one afternoon
last week. He was hurried to Union
Hospital, Elkton. where an operation
was performed, but the><bowel had
been ruptured by the blow and death
ensued.
& Dante Flabbi, OF Port Deposit. has
been awarded verdict in the U. 8,
Court at Baltimore, in his suit
against The Newport Contracting and
Engineering Company, Inc, and the
Fidelity and Deposit Company OF
! Maryland for the sum of $2.S01.22
for balance due him for work done at
the Edgewood Arsenal. The ver-
dict was in the amount agreed upon
u by counsel as being the correct
amount due Mr.. Flabbi.