The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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The Charles Brown property, in
Warwick, was sold by Sheriff Pier
son last week to Emanuel S. jenkins,
colored, for $670.s
Good wheat yields are being re-
porred by most of our farmers.
VIM. r. Cameron, of Pennington, re-
ports 1000 bushels from 20 acres.
Cherged with drunkenness and
abusing his mother, Taft Malln, OF
Elkton, was sentenced by Justice
Scotten, of that town, to 80 days In
the county jail.
A wheelbarrow is a bad customer
70 fall over Joshua Hudson. en-
ployed at the Elkton Gas Works, can
testify to this. He fell over one last
week and suffered fractured rib.
The new home of H. L., Shepherd
and family of Walnut St., extended
has been completed and is ready for
occupancy. The dwelling is a flne
one. with every modern convenience.
Rain on Saturday last caused the
postponement of all Tri-County
League games. Haver de Grace
plays at Rising Sun Aug. 2S, Elk
Mills at Perryville, and Bel Air at
Elkton.
Elkton Firemen's Carnival has
been hard hit by the wet weteher.
The carnival was to have opened on
Friday evening last, but owing to bad
weather did not open until Monday
evening.
The town council of Elkton is en-
deavoring to solve the automobile
parking problem in that town by
having portion OF the marsh filled
IN, graded and lights put UP for the
benefit OF auto owners.
Labor Day, September 9Th, will be
a National and legal holiday. The
banks in Rising Sun will not be open
for business from noon on Saturday,
SeMember 4th, until their apening
- rs on Tuesday, September 7th.
The continued wet weather for the
past two weeks, with but little sun
snine, has caused much damage to
oats, in shock in the fields. The
ives ON top OF the shocks are be-
{, coming green with sprouting grain.
srhe Pennsylvania Railroad Veter-
ans, Association had a special train
over this division to convey them to
Say Ssore, near Baltimore, on Fri
cay last. A number of members
from this section enjoyed the outing
G. ]. Burton, charged with keep
ing a disorderly house near the Stone
< Webster Camp, Hartford county,
was fined $3.50 and costs by Justice
Williams. Four women. inmates OF
the house, arrested with him, were
fined SIS and costs, each.
The City Council of Havre de
Grace has unanimously approved an
ordinance for the construction OF
i. hite Way" lighting system on
CAion Avenue, in that place, consist
ins of 43 25O candle power lights,
and guaranteeing to protect the
M .thern Maryland Power Company
from all losses.
4 The congregation of Ebenezer M
u. church, near Greenhurst, need
n.ui. or church house, for the hold
.Dg OF suppers, etc., and have made
up their minds to have one. They
have started fund for building pur-
poses and are preparing to add to
that fund by a Community Fete, to
be held on the church lawn Sept /. z
and 8. The community is enthusi-
astic over the movement and the
Forthcoming Fete promises to be sue
cessful in every respect
Calvert W. c. T. U. has elected
the following officers: President, Mrs.
&C. England, Mrs. Howard England
j. L. Reisler; vice-presidents Mrs. q.
and Mrs. Miller; secretary, Mrs. Ivy
McKenney; treasurer, Mrs. Murry j.
EWluB, u6leSdteS W lue CouhIJ Soh
vention to be held at Perryville, Sept.
lst. Mrs. c. c. England and Mrs.
James Worrilow..
At the reular meeting of Rising
Sun w. c. T. u, held at the home OF
Mrs. Ella Pyle, the following officers
were elected: Pres, Mrs. Gertrude
Pogue; Vice Pres, Mrs. Ella Pyle;
End Vice Pres. Mrs. Mary Garvin;
Rec. Sec., Mrs. Clara Keen; Cor. Sec,
Mrs. Blanche Reynolds; Treas. Mrs.
Kathryn Wilson.
The New Castle-Penn Grove Fer
ries, Inc, has just purchased another
ferry boat in addition to the two
large boats now in operation on the
line. The new boat is the Baltic,
\ which was formerly operated by the
4 Pennsylvania Railroad Co., between
Philadelphia and Camden, N. j.
hoo% hoe hoo,, nut into nnorafi0n