The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-01-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The Maryland House restaurant
undergoing improvement by painting
A total eclipse of the Sun is due
to begin at 8 q. m. on Thursday next
gath inst, visible here.
The auto-bus line, formerly In
operation between Elkton and Ches.
tertown, is to be re-established.
For the sixteenth consecutive year
William Ramsey has been elected
superintendent Of Rosebank ceme-
terry Calvert
III. H. White, Of North East. has
been awarded the contract for the
erection OF an annex to. Pleasant Hill
public school building.
The rain of Friday morning last
was one of the heaviest that has visit
ed this section for many day. 1t
was veritable food. Fields ana
dirt roads were badly washed.
The Community Fire Company Of
Rising Sun at its regular meeting
\ Friday evening last selected Aug
ust / to 8, inclusive, as the dates for
the fourth annaul carnival, to be
held in this town.
Fire on Thursday evening last de-
stroyed small frame building on
the property Of Charlestown Sand &
4 stone Co. North East Fire Co. re-
sponded to the alarm, but the struc-
! ture was soon consumed.
Singerly Fire Co.. of Elkton, has
decidAd to purchase forty additional
parade uniforms, consisting Of caps,
shirts and trousers. 1t also was de-
cided to purchase some new furnish
3ings for the fireman's Headquarters.
West Nottingham Community Club
IN give the play. Trying 1t Out, I
bn Friday evening, Jan. Is, In the
/ Academy building at West Noting
ham. Admission IS cents. Pro-
ceeds to pay for painting the old
Academy.
A recent issue Of the Newark, Del,
Post contained the portrait of one OF
the towns oldest residents, Jacob
Tasker formerly OF Principle Fur
Ne. a. Civil War Veteran whose
birthday falls on Valentines
Day, FEBRUARY Il, next.
State Senator Gantwell of Cecil
county, has been named member Of
the following committees: Corpora
tions. Executive Nominations. Fish
and Game, Printed Bills. Printing
Railroads and Canals. Roads and
Highways, and Sanitary Conditions
Of the State. y
Receivers have been appointed for
the Deer Creek Silica Company
which has been doing business at the
Husband flint mill property on Deer
Creek. Hartford county Judge Har-
land appointed Attorneys Robert H..
Archer and Harry s. Carver re-
ceivers. They gave bond for $1,000.
A jubilee meeting will be held FRI
day. January 18th, in Baltimore. by
the Womanss Temperance Union to
observe the fiftieth anniversary OF
the founding of the National body.
Miss Anna q ordon. National Presi-
dent. and Miss Charlotte Fraster, Ma
tional Field Secretary, will be the
speakers. y,
over 5000 cunning licenses were
,ssued by the Clerk Of Court for
Cecil County during the season just
closed. This does not include nearly
two hundred licenses issued for the
susouehanna Flats. The revenue
from the hunters licenses is turned
over to the State Game Department
ana used feF proRogation and pro-
teetiap ~ Esma;
At the annual meeting of the
stockhoiders Of the First National
Rank Of North East officers Were
eleetsd as eoilewsi 6, A. BeRjamin
pvssidenti Hy. r., g, Underwood
\ Avies.pyesiaeRt; Rebapt g; Reader
Eshies; u. r:R. .GaMpbaii, assistant
11ier;~R. 6. Resdev, p. D. Camp
Adersan, g. A. BENJAMIN, 9
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