The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-11-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


week.
Snow fiurries on Tuesday ana
wednesday mornings.
Thanksgiving was ushered IN Dy
beautiful, Grip, frosty morning.
The public schools of the county
closed ON Wednesday afternoon LOT
the Thanksgiving holiday.
James Goodyear, of Elkton, mas
been held for Court on charge OF
selling Intoxicating liquors.
All Of our stores were closed
Thanksgiving day, which was quletiy
observed in Rising Sun, there oeing
general suspension Of business.
william Fears, of Town Point. mas
purchased the farm of the late MISS
Sadie ]. May, of Baltimore, located
in the Second District. OF Cecli
county.
During the high wind OF Monday
morning week the roof on rear u
the Wallace dwelling, on East MAIN
street. Elkton, was blown on, Daaly
damaging the building.
Thanksgiving service was held IN
the M. E. church of this town, on
Thursday morning, at 1O:SO o,clocA'
Rev. j. C, Mccoy, the pastor, preacn-
ing an appropriate sermon.
A permanent injunction has been
issued against the place Of Florence
Messenger, in Havre de Grace, by the
limited States District Attorney TOT
Maryland, for violation OF the vol
stead law. ga
The Directors OF Union Hospital,
Elkton. have appointed Miss Pearl
q. Sebold, of Wilmington, Assistant
Superintendent. She is graduate
Of Delaware Hospital Training
School for Nurses.
Marriage licenses were issued last
week, at Elkton, to: Stephen ASH OIL
IRON Hill, and Nancy Dorsey, OF
Elk Mills; Philip H. Riley, OF Rising
sun. and Matte ]. Ridinger, OF
ConowingO.
drive for funds is being con
Quoted by committee OF the Elk
ton Library Society. December
marks the close of the first year OF
the Library's existence which was
sponsored by a committee OF ladies
of the Elkton Woman's Club.
Elkton's veteran poultry fancler,
victor R.. Bennett, was success
full exhibitor at the Diamond state
Poultry Show, in Newark, last week
on an entry Of fourteen birds nc
had twelve placed under the ribbons
in class of eighty-tive birds from
three different States.
John SINNERS, the Elkton school
boy who last year following fires al
the Elkton High School was com
mitted to the school for boys al
Lock Raven, and has several times
ESCAPED, been captured and taker
back, got away again last week ane
showed up in Elkton. Officers IRON
the school came after the lad but NJ
succeeded in eluding them.
Giles Garage, in Elkton, was
broken into one night last week ane
the cash register robbed OF abou
800 pennies. A number OF nasi
lights. lot of small accessories ant
some candy, were also stolen. Th'
thieves drove of with the auto
mobile belonging to Sergeant D. Il
Perkins. No information has beel
received as to the Whereabouts
the thieves or the automobile.
Mrs. Emily H. Brooks, of Elkton
through her counsel, has dockete'
suit in Cecil Circuit Court, for al
absolute divorce from her husband
VIM. C. Brooks, OF Baltimore. Il
her bill OF complaint, the plaintiff
alleges they were married ON NOV
nth. 1917, in Baltimore, and re
sided in that city until October 2oth
1921: that the defendant withou
lust cause or reason abandoned an
deserted her, and has declared nj
intention to live with her no longer
The work of Strengthening an
widening Queen street, at It's inter
section with Cherry street, IN tnl
81 town, has begun. The walk In fron
of the American Store will be move
in about four feet, the hagston
pavement being replaced with cor
crete and raised to the height OF tn
porch floor, which has been COZ
creted. The overhanging porch roc
viii be cut back several feet.
The widening of the stree
will extend frem Cherry stree
to the line OF the hlsln
sun bank property, and VIII be
decided improvement when con
pleted, as Queen street has alway
been especially narrow at tn