The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

OctOrarO M. e. church mas Deen
closed for the winter months.
1t is expected the new $3.50 900
hospital, being erected at Perry
Point, will be completed by Max 1st.
As a precaution against IRE an
overhead sprinkler system has been
installed at Marley Paper Mills,
near Childs.
The grocery and meat store Of H.
L. Hipkins, in Havre de Grace, was
destroyed by fire on the night Of.
December 2S.
The December term Of Cecil Cir
cult Court reconvened at Elkton, on
Monday, after the holiday recess.
and adjourned on Tuesday.
Slipping on the icy pavement in
his back yard at Elkton, DR.. w. D.
Cawley sustained fracture of
small bone in his right leg.
sMaris Touchton, Of Whining
ton, son OF Mr.. Harry Touchton, of
Zion, left on Wednesday for South
America for six months stay, as
representative of the Dupont Co. h
While playing hockey on the ice
on the Susquehanna river last
week, James Keesey; of Perry
vile, well known baseball player.
and Fred Coleman collided with
the result that Keesey's nose was
broken.
Thomas W. Williams, former
night Superintendent at the Elkton
Pulp Mill, who lost his sight
through an, accident at the plant
some years ago. was presented with
finesradio set Christmas, by the
employees of the mill
Norris Reynolds, of near town,
( has been appointed inspector for
this section by the Sheffield Farms
Dairy Company, which operates the
large milk plant in Rising Sun, rec
y emily purchased from the p. e.
1 Sharpless Co.
Suit has been filed in Hartford
County Court by Milton p. Kirk, of
Ifavre de Grace, for divorce from
4 Bertha M. Kirk, who deserted him
\ immediatly after their wedding trip
four years ago, and has since resided
in Virginia.
Her hull pierced by the ice,
large converted motor yacht belong
ing to the T. C. Hurst Co., of Nor
folk, Va, sank just inside the locke
of the Chesapeake & Delaware canal
at Chesapeake City. The boat sank
in about 20 feet of water, close tl
the bank, and we'll out of the mali
channel, which prevented it from in
terfering with navigation.
With all the snow to make the
finest Of sleighing, time was, few
wears back, when everything would
have been on runners and the merry
Jingle of the sleigh bell heard
throughout the land. Nowadays
nothing is heard but the honk of the
auto, and sleighs and bob-sleds are
almost curiosity.
Fine coasting on Stubbs' hill is be-
ing enjoyed by large. crowds these
beautiful moonlight nights. "A num-
ber OF minor accidents have been
reported.
Some OF our sports are trying skis
un the hill, and are getting. their
tumbles and bumps, with many 6
scratch, scrape and bruise.
The, chicken supper held in the
public hall on Saturday, in connec-
ton with the annual turkey dinner
OF the Rising Sun Detective Asso'
citation, was very literally patron
lied. The gross receipts of the din.
ner and supper, which were unde'
auspices of the Community Fire
Company, were $4,000.
While riding on the running board
Of Ford car Charles M. Bull, aged
1s years, son of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Bull, of Bel Air, was al
most instantly killed December 80
The Ford car was struck by a
heavy truck belonging to Baiti'
more. firm, and young Bull crushed
to death. The coroner's jury rem
dered a verdict of death by accident
and exonorated the driver OF tne
truck.
A chimney fre at the home pl
David eaeney and family, en- Cherry
street, brought the chemical ap'
paratus plunging through the storm
in response to an alarm shortly pc
fore one O'Clock Friday afternoon,
Chief ponache had reached ths
scene in advance OF the engine. anc
with hand extinguisher had cnecK
ed the fire, that was soon smotheree
completely by another hand chem
ical extinguisher from the truck
when it arrived. No damage was
done. The Fire department started
the New Year with rush, havini
two calls on the first day OF it ant
one on the second, all chimney hres
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