The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-06-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

afternoon, in addition to adding to
the comfort of everyone, brought
some much needed rain.
Here is snake story from Car
penter's Point: While cutting down
an old tree on the Carpenters Point
Farm last week, workmen report
therefrom.
John Adams, of Appleton, is held
under $1,000 bail for appearance at
Court, charged with the theft of
automobile accessories from the
Fader Motor Company, in Newark,
Delaware.
Owing to the intensely hot
weather of the past several days
there has been but halliday ses-
sion of the public schools OF the
county, by order of the Board of
Education
Millard E. Tydings, of Havre de
Grace, who was awarded the Dis
tinguished Service Medal in the
World War, has accepted a commits,
sion as lieutenant-colonel infantry,
in the Officers Reserve Corps.
The Standard Oil Company is
having new distributing station
built in Elkton at Elk Landing.
along the Elk river. Hereafter, the
company proposes to ship their pro-
ducts to Elkton, by water instead OF
by rail.
The June meeting of the Cecil
County Minister'S Association, was
held in M. e. Church House at Elk
ton, on Monday, at 2:S0 p. m.
Joshua Clayton, States Attorney for
Cecil county, spoke on law enforce
ment within the county.
The tax rate for Kent county,
Delaware, for this year will not be
increased and will be the same as
the rate last year, seventy-tive cents
on the hundred dollars of assess
ment plus the twenty-five cent school
tax which is levied by law.
The new home of the National
Bank of Rising Sun was thrown open
for business and inspection on Sat
urday. Hosts of visitors filed in
and out all day, giving expressions OF
praise OF this beautiful new build
ing which graces our town.
James Pendleton, manager OF the
c. & P. Telephone Company in Be
Air, was either bitten or scratched
in the hand by rabid dog last week
Examination of the dog showed
positive signs of rabies. Mr.. Pen
dleton consulted physicians at once
and was given pasteur treatment.
DR.. A. B. Boulden, formerly OF
Havre de Grace, has been granted
an absolute divorce from Mrs. Mary
/. Boulden, who is former Elktor
girl. The divorce is said to have
been granted by the Court at Sails
bury, Md, where DR.. Boulden nov
resides.
Rev. Father Lawnay, the new
pastor at Port Deposit Catholic
church, will celebrate Holy Mass at
St. Agnes Chapel, Rising Sun, at
1000 O'Clock Sunday morning, June
IA, Rev. Lawnay is the founder OF
the Catholic Seminary at Childs
Cecil county.
Extensive improvements are be
ing made to G. A. r. hall, in North
East, by the Red Men. Among
other improvements in the installing
of new theatre chairs which were
but recently placed in Mechanics
Hall, Elkton, this latter hall having
been converted into a furniture
store.
The Community Fire Company en-
CINE was called to the farm of j. w
Sarver, east of town, on Friday
morning last, where sparks from the
chimney had set fire to the roof OF
the dwelling. The timely arrival OF
the fire apparatus is the only thing
that prevented the destruction OF the
dwelling.
The automobile belonging to l. w
Thompson, Sheriff of Hartford coun
ty, was stolen from his garage in tn
shadow of Bel Air jail one nigh
last week, by Earl Gutshall,
soldier at Edgewood Arsenal. Gut
shall was apprehended few hours
afterward and locked up in Be-
Air Jail.
Children's Day will be observed
by Rising Sun M E. Sunday schoo
on Sunday morning, June IA, at II
o'clock. The special program O.
music, recitations, ETC., will be il
charge of the Sunday school, the
exercises taking the place of the
regular morning church service.