The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-25
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

A. M. McNamee, of this town, has
been appointed Notary Public.
The annual carnival of Perryville
Fire Company will be held July ID
to "a, inclusive.
The municipal tax rate Of Havre
de Grace has been fixed at $hO5 on
the S1OO for the fiscal year by the
City Council.
The Board of Education for Cecil
County, has awarded a scholarship
at St. Mary's Female Seminary,
to Miss Mary Criswell, OF near
Appleton.
Charles M. Nowlin, son of Rev.
C. p. and Mrs. Nowlin, of Leeds, was
a member of this years graduating
class of Bliss Electrical School in
Washington.
Lieutenant Raynor Carey, U. S.
A., who has spent the past three
months at his home in North East,
has been assigned to duty at Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
One passenger boarded the special
Atlantic City excursion train at
Rising Sun on Sunday morning.
Eight passengers boarded the train
at Rowlandville.
William M. Cameron, OF Rising
Sun. has announced his candidacy
for the Republican nomination OF
County Commissioner. His card ap-
pears elsewhere in our columns.
Miss Hilmah S. Touchton, of Cal
vert, and j. Frank Blake, Jr., OF
Childs, were graduated as Bachelors
of Arts from Washington College,
Chestertown, on Monday, June IA.
The promoters of the festival held
.on Thursday evening of last week,
at Ebenezer M. E. church, are well
pleased with its outcome. Some
hing over $62 were cleared by the
venture.
Miss Frances N, Dawson, grad7
uate in. this years class at the
Woman's College of Delaware, has
beene appointed to the position OF
assistant in Chesapeake City High
School, Miss Emily Moore, resigned
G.. Clinton Logan, of near Green
hurst, has announced his candidacy
for the nomination of Sheriff, sub
iect to the Democratic primary
Mr.. Logan declares himself for the
full observance of the Prohibition
law.
Shawnah Council Daughters OF
Pocahontas, of North East, realized
S135 by the supper recently held
The Council has arranged to hold
festival on Friday evening OF this
week, on the lawn of E. T. Will
liams, of Theodore.
DR.. Ralph E. Gentle, of Easton,
has been called to the st. Mary's
P. E. Church at North East. Mr..
Quinn, who has conducted services
at St. Mary's Church for several
years, it is said, will accept call
to the Diocese of Texas.
The cards of Floyd J. Kintner, of
Akin, and Perry A. Gibson, of near
Rising Sun, appear in our columns
this week, Mr.. Kintner is an as
pirant for the Democratic nomi-
nation of, State Senator, and Mr..
Gibson the Republican nomination
of County Commissioner.
The Cecil County scholarship at
Washington College, Chestertown,
has been awarded by the Orphans
Court to Joseph E. Glackin, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. H.. l.. Glackin, of near
Rising Sun. The appointee was
graduated from Tome School for
Boys, Port Deposit, on June IA.
James Lamdin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Don Lamdin. of near Port
Deposit, was seriously injured last
week while at work on the new
Conowingo dam. He was struck by
a dinky engine. He was taken to
Richards Hospital, Port Deposit,
where it is thought he will recover
The play "Uncle Josh's Folks, .
that was so well received on its
presentation in Rising Sun some
weeks ago, will be given in Hope
well Hall on Friday evening OF this
week, for the benefit of Hopewell
M. E. church and Rising Sun Chau-
tauqua committee. The drama is
good one and every character is
well portrayed by the members OF
the cast.
John Crothers and his son, Ken
meth, of Zion, while loading gravel
at the Russell pits, near Leslie, were
caught in slide of earth that be-
came loosened, and buried them uI
To the shoulders They succeeded