The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-11
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY. NOTED

The first skating of the winter was
enjoyed this week.
Lent begins on March S, and
Eastern Sunday falls on April 20.
Cecil Circuit Court reconvened at
Elkton on Monday morning jan
uary Z. w M s.
Emerson r. Crothers, of Elkton.
has been elected secretary of the
Senate Of Maryland Legislature.
Revival services are in progress at
. North East M. e. church, under
direction Of the pastor, Rev. D. J.
Givan. ~
The ice harvest of Hunters dam,
near town, began on Tuesda7,
Good, clear ice about 4 X inches in
thickness, is being cut.
Getting his hand caught in fod-
der shredder Wister Ewing, of
Lewisville. suffered such a serious ac-
ciaent that the member had to be
anputated.
Henry w. Terrell. Elkton, won
500 In the salesmanship con-
test recently conducted by the Wilm-
ington Every Evening as a circula-
tion booster.
The annual meeting of Rising Sun
MIX Producers Protestite Associa-
tion will be held in the public hail,
Rising Sun, on Saturday, January IL,
1924, at 10 o'clock q. m.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society will meet Wednesday, Jan
uary 23, at 2 P. M. with Mrs. Scott
Wilson. The Program Leader, Mrs.
Gertrude Pogue; Mystery Box, Miss
\ Mary Brumfield.
The farlp belonging to the estate
OF G. H. CHEST, deceased. containing
1875 acres aAd situated in Coleraine
township, Lancaster county, Pa, has
been sold at public sale tod. Bingley
Thompson for $4,000.
The salary of John N, Mackall,
chairman and chief engineer of the
state Roads Commission, will be in
creased in the forthcoming budget
from $500 to- $4,000, Governor
Richie has announced.
Mr.. e. P. Cohill, President Of the
Maryland Farm Bueau Federation,
has been chosen member of the Ma
tional Executive Committee for the
Southern Section Of the American
Farm Burean Federation.
Calling entrance by climbing onto
the back porch roof and forcing a
second story window burglars carried
away number of sweaters, shirts
and other goods from the store OF
Brown & Lewis, in Elkton-
By a unanimous vote the Hartford
County Commissioners adopted a res
oiution I'd allow no. over-drafts on
any accounts for the year 1924, un-
less in case Of emergency, and then
only by order of the board.
The season for shooting part
ridges, rabbits, pheasants, wood
cocks. Wild turkey and squirrels,
Amlosed on New Years day. The
>ter fakls season will close on JAN
The open season for the
Of musk rat began on Jan
tate Roads Commission il
to place strips of iron or
the Havre de drace-Per
The iron will be Sc
he wheels of automo-
biles uA6n it instead of Oh
the pia heretofore. There will
he openf tween the iron stripl
Tor other u motor vehicles.
), Joshua CD yton. Esq, qualified
oS @Monday AS States Attorney, a:
SUCCESSOR to Henry A. Warburton
ESD, who has filed the position fol
the past four years. Mr.. Clayton il
familiar with khe duties of the Office
in which he served as lStates's Attor
ney, designatek during the absence u
France Of Colonel Charles B. Finley
the elected incumbent.
The Havre de Grace Ledger re
ports an Hnjuhction was granted ol
wednesday bk Judge Morris A
Scper In the Uhited States Court, 10
alleged maintenance of a nuisanc'
under the National Prohibition act
1t was against Samuel Meliio ant
Louis Natalie. Sal Juniata street
Hayre de Grace. The injunctio'
prohibits thM use of the premise
named for he storing or sale 0
j liquor.
During tn I'D just closed, 40,
poo acres of timber were De
stroyed in MI by 400 fores
ares.