The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-05-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events, in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

T.
as Child Health Day in the public
schools with special program for
the occasion.
Thieves one night last week stole
the car of DR.. Geo. Rhodes, OF Elk
ton, but the machine was found
abandoned the next day.
Bishop Davenport will be present
at the morning service, at IL O'Clock
Sunday, May 3, at st. Mary's p. T..
church, North East, for confirmation
and baptism.
The Whitney property, embracing
35 acres, improved with a fine
dwelling, east of Elkton, has been
purchased for $500 by William A.
Lindsey, of Haddon Heights, N. j.
The post Office in this town now
closes at seven O'Clock in the eve
ming, the last mail from Philadel-
pEia reaching here one hour earlier,
due to daylight saving time in that
city.
S. De Forest Holt, Of Elkton, and
Carlisle Maslin, Of Havre de Grace,
were awarded prizes in the Cross
Word Puzzle Contest conducted by
the Weir Coffee Company, Of New
York.
!
Under the direction OF the Mer-
camille Division of Elkton Chamber
of Commerce, the merchants OF that
town held their First Dollar Day
Sale on Wednesday, OF last week,
and it proved very successful.
The Senior Glass of Elkton High
School realized over, $500 by the
play given in the New Theatre, Elk
ton. The class will take a sight
seeing and educational trip to
washington and Mt. Vernon, next
month.
Handsome illuminated announce
ments have been issued by the OIL
fees and directors of the Cecil Ma
tionai Bank, Port Deposit, Md, COM
memoratiye of the seventy-fifth an
niversary or the founding OF the
bank by Hon. Jacob Tome, May l.,
1850.
At the annual congregational
meeting of St. Mary's Church, North
East. the following vestrymen were
elected for the ensuing year: DR..
+ R. g. Underwood, DR.. H. A. Cant
we'll, James M. Rittenhouse, H. s.
Davis. Geo. L. Wingate, Barclay
Moore, Robert I. Reynolds ana y.
Hollister.
Don't forget the town meeting to
be held In the public hall, Rising
Sun, on Monday evening, May 4. All
3 good citizens should be there to
consider the best interests OF the
town. and make nominations lot
commissioners to be elected TO serve
for the ensuing year on Monday
afternoon, May IL.
The ottice of Community Manager
has been abolished at Perry POINT
this county, and the reservation VIII
hereafter be known as u. y. veter-
ans Hospital, No. AZ. Colonel NC
MILAN has been relieved OF duty.
The business executive is w. p.
Cattrell, with DR.. P. g. Lasche, the
medical officer in charge.
The Vestry OF Trinity Church
Elkton, has been reelected as roi-
lows: w. H. Mackall, George NC
ouilkin, Henry l.. Constable, John
s. Lee, w. e. Oliver, George Ebel
brown. Ralph G. Davis and Victor X
Rennett. At the Vestry's meeting
Mr.. Mackall was chosen Senior War
den and Treasurer; Mr.. Bennett
Junior Warden and Registrar.
IAN a Mistake" was the title OF
comedy given in the public nan OF
this town, on Thursday evening OF
last week, by members OF West MOI
tingham Community Club. Tn
play was presented in manner tna'
reelected. credit to every member OF
the cast, and was thoroughly en-
loved by the large audience. The
gross receipts were $S2.5O.
At the recent annual meeting Of
the Chesapeake City Building ano
Loan Association the following OF
flcers were elected: President, Jonr
M. Reed, Jr.; Vice President Dr
Winfred Morrison; Secretary, Walter
@. Pratt; Treasurer. William n
johnson: Solicitor. Albert D. Mack
ey; Real Estate Board, William M
Brown. Joseph Savin, Dr. Z. Z
laws, William H. Johnson, Howard
Brown, VIM. W. Stubbiles and Dr
". h. Van Norden.