The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-04-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


;sae If Amos Young. near Cecilton.
Cecil Circuit Court has granted a d.
vorce to Mrs. Beulah Deibert, OF Elk
ton, from her Husband, Walter III
Deibert.
Thel Perryville High School cleared
4l36. 60 from the play Adventures o1
Grandpa presented in the Perry
Point Theatre last week.
The regular boat schedule Of the Toll
chester Company, between Port De-
posit. Havre de Grace and Baltimore
was resumed on Thursday, Aprll z.
The Church of Jesus Christ, Latter
Day Saints, at Elk Mills, has been re-
opened after undergoing extensive IN
+erior and exterior decoration ana
Improvement
# looked like winter bad returned on
sunday morning, with the ground COM
nletely covered with snow, but every
sion Of snow had entirely disappeared
before the noon hour.
Suit has been docket IN oecll .ircui'
Court by Mrs. Fannie M. Cam, Tor an
absolute divorce from her husband,
George |. Cam, on the grounds OF
abandonment and desertion.
The Christian Endeavor Society OF
Bav View M. P. church has elected
Mrs. Harry Worth, president; Mrs.
Gen. Janney, vice-president; MISS
Blanche Abrams, treasurer.
C. & P. telephone patrons in the
county received bills last week Tor the
increased rate, authorized by the court,
and retroactive from January l. Inc
increase is Is cents per month.
The Government is having the Ma
sonic Hall building in Chesapeake City,
removed to the opposite side OF the
Causeway, to make possible the WIDEN
iue OF the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal in that town.
The State Department of Health has
examined samples Of water taken from
! Elkton's town supply. The examl-
nation shows some contamination, Du'
after filtration and treatment Will
chlorine all traces of it have been
removed.
Wright S. Coppage has purchased
from DR.. and Mrs. c. P. Carrico the
store and residence property at tne
corner of West High and Bridge
streets, in the town OF Elkton, ana
opened general grocery and provl-
sion store,
Another one of the numerous cnan-
oes that are always taking place at
Perry Point puts DR.. George A. Row.
land chief of the Psychiatry Section OF
the Bureau of Medical Service, IN
charge of the government hospital, sue
ceeding DR.. Charles A. Barlow.
John w. Simmons, Jr., who was sent
70 the Maryland Training School after
confessing having set the recent fire at
Rlkton High School, escaped from
that institution shortly after he was
committed but was soon picked up by
an officer and returned to the school.
A Chevrolet touring car belonging to
Rvan CRAIG. of North East, was burued
en Thursday morning Of last week
Mr.. Craig had left his car standing by
the road while at work in his woodlot.
When he returned to his machine it had
been completely wrecked by fire. he
his no idea how it caught fire.
Rising Sen Private School cleare d
a,4 at the Bake held Saturday, March
q. Many thanks to all who made II
such a success. A fine dodge ball was
Given to the school by Miss Virginia
slicer, A number Of Nature Study
book will be purchased for the school
Library.
The A. P. Brown Packing Com
pany, or H2Vre ue OtoeN'
tracted with farmers IN this sectioi
for over 400 acres of sugar corn the
coming season The contract price
ia SIS per ten, the company to pay
for the pulling and hauling. Inc
corn will be saken by auto truck 10
HaYre ae Craze for pacing.
An Ataletie Associa!lon has Deeh
termsd in Elkten when wan hhan.e NV,
the TFi-Cppnty League pas7 Dar
team that win repI esent the town
this season. H. NJ. McCulloush nas
been elected presiden 5. Ralp''
Andrews, and v illiam { Feeh-s
v,cs-presidents; Murray bunce' sec
retary, and Lynn 3. SlneSp'e'
treasurer.