The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-05-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Cecil county public. schools, at
Elkton.
Horace M. Eaton, Of Warwick has
been re-appointed Constable for the
First district.
Work of building an addition to
ae North East, has about been
completed.
Mothers Day was observed in all
our churches on Sunday, with ap-
propriate sermons.
Automombile races will be held at
the Hartford County Fair Grounds,
Bel Air, on Decoration Day.
The residence property OF the
late Mrs. Rebecca Kerr, on North
street, Elkton, has been purchased
by Sheriff Jesse, Pferson for $5,525.
The May meeting of the Cecil
County Ministers Association was
held in the Bay View Methodist Pro-
testant Church on Monday, May H.,
with afternoon and evening sessions
Charles H. Hughes, who for the
past eight years has been superin-
tendent OF the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal, with headquarters at
Chesapeake City, has been trans
ferred to Syracuse, N. Y.
The annual convention OF Mary.
land State Firemen's Association
will be held at Ocean City, Md, next
month. An invitation will be ex-
tended to the convention to meet In
Elkton next year.
Evangelist Cook, who was to have
opened a series of meetings at North
East on Wednesday OF this week,
has been compelled to postponed the
meetings until some future date,
on account OF the state OF his health.
At the recent. Chesapeake CITY
town election James Kirk was elect
ed President and George Peterson
and William H. johnson Town Com
missioners, to serve two years. As
there were no other candidates.
there was no contest.
At the fifty-seventh annual con
vention of the Diocese OF Easton.
p. E. Church, held in st. Paurs
Church, Centreville, last week, Rev
Fredrik ]. Virgin. OF Elkton, was
chosen one of the alternates to the
triennial convention which meets at
New Orleans, in October.
The Community Fire Company
chemical engine responded to two
fire calls on Friday, One was a
blazing chimney at the home OF
Miss Hogg, Harrisville, and the
other a woods fire at Rock Springs:
that threatened farm buildings
Both fires were checked before any
damage was done.
The Community Fire Company
attended service in body at Rising
sun M. E. church, Sunday morn
ing,-Mother's Day.
The members assembled at tne
fire house and marched to tne
church, there being about fifty In
line.
Rev. Mr.. Mccoy preached very
annropriate Mothers Day sermon.
The state Roads Commission OF
MARYLAND has decided to improve
this summer, four and half miles OF
the state road between Elkton ano
North East, by having three 100
concrete shoulders built on eitner
side of the highway. This VIII
widen the road to about twenty rect
and thus make it less dangerous iol
traffic.
The work of making a reassess
ment OF all property in Elkton' Dotn
real and personal, has about peer
completed by the assessors appoin'
ed by the City Council. The new
assessment shows large increase II
the taxable basis, and 1t Is expec'e'
the Town Commissioners, in MAXIM
their levy for ensuing year VIII D
able to reduce the tax rate con
siderable.
On the grounds of desertion, MRS
Matilda C. Diffenderfer, OF Perry
( vile, has docketed suit in the or
cult Court for Cecil county, for al
absolute divorce from her HUSBAND
Earl l.. Diffenderfer. The plaintin
alleges that they were married II
February, 1918, and resided To-
gether until February, 1920 wne'
the defendant without Just cause
abandoned and deserted her. Tnt
defendant is now a resident o.
Pennsylvania.