The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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the 147-acre Harriet Brown farm,
near Calvert, for $500.
The dates for Black Barren
Springs Fair are Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, Sept, 10, IL and IL.
w. D. Adams, of Phillip, w. Va,
has purchased thru Starkey & Aus
tin a 27 acre farm, near Rising
sun. from w. S. Robinson.
His hand coming in contact with
circular saw at the plant OF the
Victory Sparkler and Speciality Co.
Elkton, Richard Smith suffered the
laceration of several fingers.
Owing to decreasing attendance
in recent years and for other rea-
sons, observance of Farmers Day, at
the University of Delaware, New
ark, will be omitted this year.
The work of building concrete
shoulders along the State road, be-
tween Elkton and North East, is
almost completed. The shoulders
make the road three feet wider.
Guy johnson, who has been prin-
cipal of the Chesapeake City
Schools for the past eight years,
has been made principal OF the Elk
ton schools, succeeding Fred z.
Hill.
Peyton B. Patterson, OF Perry
Vile. who formerly held a respon7
sible position at Perry Point, has
moved to Florida, where he VIII
engage in the road construction
business.
The residence OF the late K. E.
McClenahan, in Port Deposit, mas
been purchased by Welfare Workers
of Baltimore, and will be used as
Vacation Lodge for elderly women
from that city.
Alfred Jones, colored, was ar
rested at Atlantic City last week,
charged with larceny of $145 from
Charles A. Duffy, of Port Deposit.
The accused refused to return with
opt requisition papers being granted.
DR.. S. G. Fisher, of Port Deposit,
this county, who for several years
past has been connected with the
Government Hospital at Perry Point,
near Perryville, has been transferred
to Government Hospital in
Missouri.
Thomas A. Longer and Elmer
Boyer, colored, of Cecilton, We're
arrested last week, charged with
selling intoxicating liquors. After
hearing they were committed to
Elkton Jail for the action OF the
September term of court.
The Cecil County School Board
has appointed J. Deaver Cooke, as
sistant principal of Calvert Agricul,-
tnral High School Mr.. Cooke was
formerly assistant principal Of Cecil
ton High School, resigning after ar
alteration with one OF the boy
pupils.
The engineers of the State Roae
Commission have submitted plans
for improvements of the bridge
across the Susquehanna river, be
tween Perryville and Havre de Grace
by an additional four feet for motor
traffic and four foot way on the
side for foet pedestrians.
The farms in Cecil county belong
ing to the Courtney estate were OF
fered at public sale last week. Ine
"Manor Farm" OF 95 acres was sold
to Edgar p. Bishop for $4,000. The
.sSodom Farm" and the "Dlckey
Farmp were withdrawn and are
held at private sale by the executors
First baseman Keesey, OF the
Portsmouth team of the Virginia
League. has been purchased os
Connie Mack of the Philadelpnia
Americans. He is to report to the
Athletics at the close of the Virginia
League season.
Keesey is a Perryville boy and
came into base ball prominence IN
the Susquehanna League by his
ability to line 'em out.
A destructive fire causing loss
estimated at about $4,000, visitee
Joppa, Hartford county, on the eve
ning of July IS, and destroyed the
general merchandise store and con
tents belonging to John e. Har.
gester, also a frame warehouse ad,
joining and an unoccupied bun
galow, which was being built for
Hargester. The loss is partly cover,
ed by insurance.
Aetna Fire Company, OF Newark
Del, will hold it's annual carnival
August l to S\with the usual booths
open and other attractions, chief
among which viii be new Hudson
coach.
The l.. T. L. will meet in Rising
Sun NJ e. church on Wednesday
afternoon. July 29, at 300 o'clock