The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Days are growing noticeaDly
shorter.
Providence base ball club realized
$3.50 from the festival held few
days ago.
The w. C. T.. U. will meet on FRI
day evening, August 22, at 8 o'clock
with Mrs. Clara Keen.
Twenty-three passengers boarded
the special train for Atlantic City at
this station, ON Thursday morning.
Rising Sun Loyal Temperance
Lsgion held their annual picnic at
lHance's Point, on North East river.
Tuesday.
The Ford car belonging to- rural
carrier Birtchell Keithley, of Elk-
ton, was stolen one night last week
and NO trace of It has yet been
found.
The Roland B. Day 354 acre farm
in Quaker Neck. Kent County. has
been sold by John d. Uric. Attorney,
to Walter s. Trew, of Chestertown'
for $4,000.
The annual picnic Of Rising Sun
M. e. Sunday School will be held
Wednesday, August 81, at Rod
Point. Meet at M. e. church at .
o'clock q. m.
Otta Griest met accidental death
at Mechanicsville. Hartford county
last week, while in the woods cut
ting trees. one of which fell and
crushed him to death.
The Black Barren Fair Association
is making preparations for its an
nual fair September 4 and 5. The
schools Of the township will be clos
ed for the two days of the fair.
The Reynolds lots in Perkinsville
North East. improved by a frame
dwelling were sold at the Cour'
House door in Elkton last week, to
Robert s. Reynolds, for $500.
There. will be no tuberculosis
clinic in Cecil county this month
owing to the fact that John M
Nicklas. M. D., Medical Director. is
taking a portion Of his vacation at
this time.
Delaware Beach, formerly knowr
as st. Augustine Pier, has been
selected for preliminary training by
the University Of Delaware footba.
team. A squad OF 25 men will re-
port to Coach w. ]. McAvoy there
on September IL.
The season for hunting of yellow
legged. black-breasted and golden
plover, which are reported plentiful
on the Eastern Shore, opened August
16 and lasts until November 30.
The squirrel, doves, reed and rail
bird seasons will open on Sept. /.
Philip Emerson. colored, of Cecil
ton. committed suicide last week, by
cutting his throat with a razor. He
Mas sS years Of age, and leaves q
family. 1t is alleged Emerson had
boen imbibing quantities of moon
shine liquor previous to committing
his rash act.
Quite a number Of our residents
went to Chestnut Level, Lancaster
county, on Thursday evening last, to
hear the Hon. William Jennings
Bryan deliver his lecture: " Is the
Bible True % They report a crowd
that more than filed the church and
a lecture we'll worth hearing.
Lindsey Credit, colered, of Phila-
delphia, met with a peculiar accident
one night last week while asleep on
southbound Pennsylvania passen-
ger train. He thrust his foot out
the car window and 1t was struck by
a passing train, his leg being frac'
tured. He was taken from the train
at Elkton and treated at Union
Hospital.
The Rudolph farm of 377 acres,
east of Elkton, which was picked
upon as q race-track site, buildings
erected and track built, and that
aroused a storm of Indignation and
protest from residents Of the county
over the threatened return of the
race-track evil. was sold at as
signee's sale last week to Omar p
Crothers. as Attorney. for s1S,b0O.
Those having business at the
County Seat will do we'll to acquaint
themselves with the new parking
regulations. passed by Elkton Town
Council. and made necessary by the
narrow streets in the old town. Tho
now ordinance, that became effective
August IL, prohibits the parking OF
vehicles on the south side Of Man
street, between Bow street and
Groome's lane or ON the east side OF
North street, between Main and High
Astreets. The ordinance is being
strictly enforced, fine Of $1.00 be-
ing imposed for first oifense.