The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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turn Of Chautauqua to Elkton next
year.
wednesday evenings gust brought
us the first good soaking rain we
have had in this immediate section
for weeks.
The contract for Delaware auto
tags for next year has been awarded.
They will have the States colors,
Blue and Gold.
w. Sterling Evans has purchased
from Thomas d. News six frame
dwelling houses, on East High
street, Elkton, for $4,000.
Havre de Grace Fire Company will
hold their annual carnival in Sep
tember. A Studebaker Standard
Six Coach will be awarded.
Camp Ceaser Rodney, on the
North East river, below North
East, has been opened by Whining
ton Council of Boy Scouts.
The Board of Education at its
meeting ON Tuesday decided to re-
open the public schools, after the
summer vacation, on Tuesday,
September /.
officers raided the home OF Tong,
the Tailor, in Elkton, last week, ana
captured a quantity of " moohsh1ne.
Tong and his brother are held under
$1,000 bail for trial at Court.
Miss Margaret ]. Owens, OF Perry
vile, has been appointed by the
government as teacher in the gov
ernment school at Perry Point, for
the coming school year.
Mrs. Jessie D. Schmidt, formerly
Miss Jessie Walters, has filed Dill
in the Elkton court for divorce
from William ]. Schmidt, OF Allen
town. Pa, on the grounds OF cruelty.
Gyles & Gibson, who have con-
Quoted meat and provision business
in this town for some time past, nave
dissolved partnership. The bust
ness will be conducted in future py
Mr.. Gyles.
Fred Clemens Hill, OF Easton'r
Pa, for the past four years prin-
cipal of Elkton High School, has re-
signed to accept a position with the
Lehigh Valley Railroad Company at
Hazleton, Pa.
The directors of Elkton Volunteer
Fire Company have selected August
22-29th as the dates for holdlg their
annual carnival in that town. Sew
oral new features will be added to
the show this year.
Appleton Grange will hold their
Field Day at Appleton, on THURSDAY
August 6. Plans are being maze
already for day of pleasure and
profit. The program will be an
nounced later. Everybody welcome
Norris P. Martin, age IL years,
and Lillian S. Smith, age l6 years
both of Hampton Bays, Long
Island, N. Y, motored to Elkton
last week for the purpose OF getting
married but were refused a license
on the grounds of being minors.
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Cecil County Ministers Asso-
citation was held on Monday, July
IA. at 1880 D. m. in the M.
Church of North East. County
Health officer, DR.. w. G. Jack, made
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IT was reported this week that
Samuel T. Jamison had disposed OF
his restaurant business in this town
TO j. Harvey Gray, OF Colora.
While negotiations have been pen
ding. we are reliably informed the
deal has not been consummated'
While racing another boat the
gasoline yacht "Hartensia" struck
submerged piling off Oldfields Point
light. and was badly damaged one
day last week The yacht had to De
beached to prevent immediate SINK
ing. 1t was later towed to Elkton
where it is being repaired.
william Glees,, celored, of Middle
town, pei, Aas peen
two years in the Maryland House OF
Correction, on the charge OF assault
and battery on negro woman at a
negro dance at Gecilten, and pulling
revolver on Sheriff Pierson ane
Constable OFT, when they undertook
to arrest him,
Two dozen chairs have been
presented to Elkton Band by the
Chamber of Commerce of that town.
The chairs are for use during the
weekly open-air concerts given BY
the band on the Court house lawn
at EIkton, The lawn has also been
equipped with electric lights so as
to AFFORD plenty of light.