The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Clean up and paint up.

Clean up ana paint up.
Ice formed Monday night.
Fruit trees profusion OF
blossoms.
Lawn mowers getting down to
business.
Henry S. White, of Rising Sun,
has been appointed Constable for the
Sixth district, by the County Com
missioners.
County Superintendent of Schools
Caldwell will act as judge in the
Delaware Statewide Oratorical Con-
test to be held at Dover, Friday eve
ming, April "a.
During the past six months there
were 324 arrests for violations OF
the Game Laws, and 254 convic-
tions, which yielded $3.50 in fines,
the State Warden reports.
Luke Goodyear, often in the tolls
in Cecil county for violation OF the
liquor law, has run afoul OF the
Delaware authorities by the same
route, and is held under $1,000 bail
in that State.
John Wallace, aged 10 years, OF
Elkton, found loaded pistol lying
ON the dumping grounds. 1t was
discharged while he was handling it,
the bullet giving him flesh wound
in his left thigh.
John Johnson, colored cook OF the
Perry Point Veterans Hospital, has
been sentenced to 80 days in the
Baltimore jail by Federal Judge
Soper, in Baltimore, for stealing
blanket worth possibly $2.95.
Rev. Ernest Groose, Deepwater, N.
j., succeeds as pastor of the Church
of the Nazarene, in North East, Rev.
J.R. Buckmaster. resigned, and Rev
]. T. Mayfield, succeeds Rev. John
Nelson, resigned, as District Super
intendent.
The engine of his auto stalling as
he drove onto the railroad at grade
crossing at Aberdeen, one night last
weew, Joseph Mitchell, salesman, OF
Washington, saved his life by jump
ing just as passenger train struck
his machine The auto was demo-
lished, but Mitchell escaped injury.
A colored man. about Fl years OF
age, applied for work at the fishery
Of Harry l.. Harvey, North East, one
day last week. Some hours later
the man was found dead in one OF
the sheds at the fishery. Coroner
Green investigated the case and gave
a certificate of death from al
coholism.
John Simmons, the Elkton High
School pupil who confessed to set
ting the second OF the recent nres
in the building, made a second
escape from the State Training
School at Loch Raven, on Wednes-
day of last week. He was caugnt
the next day, while riding on a
trucck near North East.
struck by an auto driven by PAU
Boyd, of Perryville, an unknown
white man, about 65 years OF age
was killed on Monday evening Of
last week. The man was walking
along the State road near Perryviiie
when struck. There was nothing
found on him to lead to identi-
fication. He wore plain gold ring
with the initials |. H. w.
Relatives Identified the body o.
the white man, found on the snore
Of Howells Point, near Bettertoh
and supposed to be one OF the ms
sing crew OF the power boat An
drew WoodaIl," which was burned
10 the waters edge at the mouth o.
Elk river, one night last December
as that of Elweed Murray, aged "a
years, of Chesapeake City.
The vestrymen's Association o.
Cecil County will meet in NesDit'
Hall, Port Deposit, Maryland Inurs
day, April sOth. at 7 P. M as guess
of st. James P. e. Church. The
speakers will be Rev. John 4 Yei
lott. Rector of Emmanuel Church
Bel Air. Maryland, and senator
Dudley G, Roe. OF Queen Anne'
County. All vestrymen and Lay
men are urged to attend.
The Village Lawyer. COMEDY
drama, was presented by the young
people of Hopewell Sunday school
in the public hall OF this town OF
Thursday evening OF last week.
good sized audience was present an'
enjoyed the play, the different part
being well interpreted by those il
the cast.