The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Ideal weather conditions prevail
ed on Easter, with bright sunshine
and warm temperature.
w. X. Bird has placed new Dodge
truck in commission for his Meadow
Rock Dairy delivery business.
A real summer thunder gust on
Tuesday night, with a perfect deluge
of rain. Some hail also fell during
the storm.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
west Nottingham Presbyterian church
realized $50 by the recent supper held
in the chapel.
The annual meeting of Cecil County
Medical Society, was held in Union
Hospital, Elkton, on Thursday, April
16, at 2:30 p. m.
The Holland farm of 140 acres near
Fair Hill, has been sold to Edward
Moore for $13, 5O0., The property is one
of the finest in that section.
Residents of Elk Mills neighborhood
have petitioned ahe Public Service
Commission, asking that safety gates
be placed at the B. s 0. Railroad
c.,ossing at Elk Mills.
After being offered at public sale and
Withdrawn at bid of $5, $50, the resi-
dence properly of Samuel L King,
near Elkton, wasspurchased at private
terms by De Lancey Scott.
The Mechanics Opera House build
ing, in Elkton, has been purchased by
Jacob Rubenstone, furniture dealer OF
tnat town, for $40, 500, who will re-
model it for his furniture business.
The Concrete bridge, at the foot OF
+ d slaware avenue, Elkton, has been
o,ened to traffic. It replaces the old
covered bridge, which was sold to the
NewtonSMitchell Co., and is being dis
mantled,
James &c. Harrar, OF Whlte KocK,
Lancaster County, Pa, who entered an
ear OF cord with Sears Roebuck Agri-
cultural Foundation, has received word
that his corn was tested and showed
100 per cent, germinated and free from
disease. s.,
The, Fifth District Union Hospital
Auxiliary has elected officers for the
coming year as follows: Mrs. George 0.
Carey, .Prest.; Mrs. H. A. Cantwell,
Vice President; Miss Mary Mearns,
Secretary, and Mrs. Thomas Williams,
Treasurer,
Petitions are in circulation, and be-
ing numerously signed by our citizens,
faaf are to be forwarded to the Public
gsrvice Commission of Marylrnd, ask
I ing that body to investigate the poor
service being rendered its patrons by
the Northern Maryland Electric Com
plnyy
DR.. w. C. Reeder,, who for the past
several monthshas been located at Elk.
ton, in general practice OF veterinary
medicine, has accepted position with
the Supple Wills-Jones Milk Co., Of
Phila.. as veterinarian and field man,
with headquarters at Nassau, Del, and
Landenburg, Pa.
A delegation from the Fourth dis
trict appeared before the County Com
missioners at their regular meeting las
week. and asked the building OF
stone road from Appleton toward Blue
Bill. A delegation from North East
asked the concreting OF the Main stree
in that town from 1.-THE Bridge" to the
s,uthern end of the town.
Bennett Steele, OF Chesapeake City
w. S held up and robbed along the roat
ear st. Augustine, four years ago
a nonq other valnables taken from hin
bang gold watch. Last week an en-
lone was found in the mailing box a
Chesapeake City post office, addressed
toMr. Steele. In the envelope was tht
lost watch, running and in good shape
At the recent annual congregations
maetig of Zion Presbyterian church
Mearns Moore and Eugene England
were chosen Elders, and j, B. Fas
ssett. Mearns Moore and DR., c. F. Mil
Ter elected trustees to serve for three
years The Sunday School reorganlzet
by electing the old board of officers
Tie Aid Society elected Mrs Howard
England Chairman, Mrs. Ruth Michel
wee Chairman, Mrs. c. F. Miller, Sec
retary, and mrs. M. M. Rem, Treas.
The Misister's Wife's New Bonnet,
pay, will be given by home talent il
Mt. Pheasant M. E. Church, nea
Colora, on Friday evening, April "a, TO
benefit of Ladies Aid Society.
The sta,e Motor P~nceaen hav
heen commissioned as forest war
) dens by Governor Ritchie.