The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-10-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

was reported on Saturday morning.
Paul Fleming and Russell Keesey,
have purchased the grocery store OF
T. r. McMullen, in Perryville.
The Fire Company Of North East
has selected August 6 to ID as the
dates for their carnival next year.
District Superintendent Rev. j..
w. Colona occupied the pulpit OF
Rising Sun M E. church on sun
dayemorning.
The Chevrolet sedan awarded py
the Chesapeake City Fire Company
at it's recent carnival, went to 5.
Booth, of Elkton.
The Nazarene Church has pur-
chased the residence OF A. II.
Woodall, in North East, for their
pastor, Rev. E. E. Crosse.
A new barn, replacing the one
destroyed by fire some weeks ago, ls
heing built on the farm OF MRS.
Russell J. Reed. near Bay View.
The A. & P. Company has opened
a store in North East in the new
concrete block building just erected
by H. E. Shippers, of that town.
choir is being trained by Prof.
Clvmer. of Wilmington, for ST.
Mary's Church, North East. "A
choral society is to be formed later.
The Elkton Band, it is stated, Will
receive 10 per cent OF the net
nrofits of the Singerly Fire Com
pany's carnival, which totaied
s8,sss.26.
Thirty-fouf dolls were dressed py
the ladies of the Foreign Missionary
society and sent Wednesday in the
Christmas box forwarded to Mora
dabad, India.
Miss Beatrice Conner, graduate
of the Commercial course of Chesa-
neake City High School, has been
made secretary of the Maryiano
state Hospital, in Cambridge.
new pipe organ is being in
stalled in st, Marys Protestan'
church. North East. The church
has been undergoing extensive I'M
nroyement and will be reopenee
Sunday, October 4.
Arrested for stealing ride on
p r.. R. freight train james
cabenese., James Knight, Edward
howard and Samuel Howard were
fined SIS and costs each, by dustics
Scotten, of Elkton.
The Rowlandville Community cur
offers a prize of $5 gold piece 70
the scholar making the best attend
ance and a s5 gold piece to the one
who attains the highest average az
tba close of the school term in June
clarence Cullen had the mis-
fortune to lose a horse SATURDAY
The animal was struck by an auto
as It crossed the road from On.
Aeld to another, and had IT'S leF
hroken .necessitating it being killed
Elkton, winner in the first nan
~ the Tri-County League, ana EiS
Mills. winner in the second nan
r,ayed the first of series Oh tnres
games for the county champlonshii
an saturday afternoon, at EiKton
Tho county seat boys > had nttie
difficulty in winning. The score wa
Elkton. Z, Elk Mills 4.
Tho Ford sedan disposed OF ps
parrvyille Fire Company, at thei'
carnival. was awarded to the three
vear-old son of B. r. Lawrence
brakeman on the Pennsylvania Ran,
road at Perryville. 1t is tnouen'
the firemen will clear in the neisn'
horbood of $4,000 by the carnival
The gross receipts were $1,000.
The Epworth League of Methodls'
Episcopal Church at Zion, has peen
reorganized for the ensuing year
with the following officers: Presi
dent. Harry Johnson; first vice-presl-
dent, Norman Wright; second vice.
president, Mrs. Herbert Rittenhouse'
fourth president, Miss Rose
Worrilow: erganists, Misses Eliza
beth Ewing, Julia Prettyman. Virgi'
carrieo; secretary, Miss Freda
Peterson; treasurer, Mrs. John
Faddis.
William McKeivey fiagman at tne
railroad crossing at the station IT
this town for number OF years
past. was retired ON the age hmi'
Wednesday, and placed on the pen
sion roll. Mr.. McKelvey has seen
forty-eight years service with the
Pennsylvania railroad as section
hand and fiagman, and has received
from the General Superintendent
very complimentary letter for MS
faithfulness and punctuality, never
having been late in reporting fol
duty In all these years.