The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-02-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Saturday is st. Valentines day

SUcTdk d6Ont6 VAoAsC0 CAAS vAAo
last week and apprehended several
volstead viclators.
N. G. Brown has sold his resi-
dence property ON Walnut street, in
this town, to the Misses Maxwell.
The Cecil Star reports that since
show is being held at the Armory in
Elkton on the II, IL, 13 and II OF
this week.
The County Commissioners are
considering the sale of the Asylum
property. near Cherry riiil, which
is mo longer used.
The new three span concrete
bridge over the Big Elk Creek at the
foot Of Delaware avenue in Elktop
Is nearing completion.
William E. Stallings, colored, OF
Elkton, was fined $500 by Magis-
trate Thompson, OF Newark, De..,
for driving an auto while in-
L1xicated.
The new Kenmore High School, ct
Providence, was opened for use on
Monday of last week. Pupils OF the
fourth district Of the county will
use the school.
The Navigation Department has
granted a license for a radio broad
casting station at Tome Institute
Fort Deposit, and the new station
has been designated 30U.
There will be a Tuberculosis
Clinic for known Tuberculosis Cases,
Contacts, and Suspects In The
death Center, Elkton, Tuesday.
February 18th, 1880 A. IN.
The ground has been Sc soften =.
by the February tLaw" that dirt
roads this week became almost in
passable, the bottom appearing to
have fallen completely ouI i'll snms
places.
The Fen-Mar Trap Shooting Lea
que, will hold its second tournament
ON the grounds OF the Oxford, Pa,
Gun Club Saturday, February II.
Rising Sun and Elklon ere tied for
arst place.
The Old SusQuehanna League ap-
pears to be fioundering on the rocks.
meeting will be held in Elkton on
February IA to discuss the feast
biiity of organizing Tri-County
Base Bali League.
j. " McAlllsLer, of ElKton, ha
been appointed general manager Oh
the Northern Maryland Electric &C
with headquarters at havre q
Grace, vice r. F. Simons, trans
TERED to Lancaster.
Checks totaling, SSl5, represent
ing payment for drill attendance
during the past three months were
distributed to members OF Company
e. First Regiment NJ. N. c., at Itiik
ton Armory last week by Captair
Russell M. George.
The Elkton Cemetery Company
has reelected the cid Board CT Di-
rectors-W. IL. Mackall, DC Lancey
Scott, o. G. Giles, III Winfield
Lewis and DR.. Howard Bratton
Mr.. Mackail has been reelected
President and Mr.. Scott SECRETARY
and Treasurer.
The Cecil Star reports that since
the organization Of the Fire Com
pany in the town or North East the
company has expended over $22.OOO
Tor equipment and building, owes no
bills and has over $4,000 in bank
A showing that is well calculated to
win pnhlic commentator.
Police Justice Grove 5. Scotten, OF
EiktoD, fined Linwood Ccnaway, oil
that town, $40 and costs for
operating a car without q license
and $1Oe and costs for opere,ing a
car while intoxicated. Linwoo d
borrowed" a car, without the
formallty Of asking the owner, and
teok a iey ride:
Dent give up the cross word
puzzzle, Just remember that Ernest
A, Howard, of Elkton Il, d. 4. t
former teaeher who is now assistar:
secretary at the dupont oficas 10
Wilmington, won the tlrst prize o.
$500 in the recent cross word
puszle contest conducted by the
philadslrhis Public Ledger.
January was month OF severe
weather, the ground being covered
with snow and ice from beginning
TO end. with hardly a bare spo.
showing. But February IN little
more than a week mas almost com
pletely dissipated Janrary's icy
work, the mild weather, rain and
fog rapidly wearing away the snow
and ice. leaving Only patches here
and there.