The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The public schools Of the county
close on Friday of this week.
Bay View M. P. Church will hold
it's Children's Day exercises on Sun
day evening, June 20.
The dwelling on South Queen
street, formerly the Barnes House,
mas been given new Spring dress
by painters.
A clinic for diseases OF the chest
will be conducted in the Health
Center, Elkton, Wednesday, June
l6, $50 a. m.
Robert v. Klase. Of Perry Point,
and Charles K. Smith, of Perryvllle,
have been accepted for the Cltlzens
Military Training Camp.
The Howard House, in Elkton,
and store and dwelling OF JACOB
Singman, adjoining the hotel prop
erty, all badly damaged by fire some
weeks ago, are being repaired.
Miss Minnie Gregson had the
misfortune to suffer fracture OF
he left arm, one day last week, by
4, fall from the porch at the nome
Of her sister, Mrs. Stanley BoWlsDy'
near Zion.
.sJean,'' the family driving horse
4 of H. L. Shepherd, of this town. dled
sInday night. Jean was "a years
d. She was faithful animal ano
ls been lone of the family" since
ne was colt.
The driver OF large moving van
belonging to Hull Bros, OF Troy,
il. Y, was hailed before Magistrate
.,riscoe, Sunday evening, on the
charge of speeding. A fine OF $5.O0
nd costs was imposed.
Glen Johnson, Theodore Richard
sonl William Bullock and Allen
keman, all colored, were sentenced
4 days in the county jail at
ikton. by Magistrate White, OF
erryville, on the charge OF lllegal
eight riding.
On Thursday morning OF last
,.eek, the first real train was hauled
er the new Havre de Grace-Shure's
a.nding Railroad. The train con
..sted OF ten cars of material IN
uding a crane, derrick, railroad
les and rails, etc.
Lewis Pellew, aged rs years, OF
.vannah, Ca, was drowned on
lyre de Grace on May II, when the
,..loe in which he and Charles F,
iehrs were was capsized. Peile"
tempted to swim ashore and was
>..owned. Wiehrs clung to the
..loe and was later rescued.
Charles Wagner, aged about 30
ars, of near Charlestown, was
ally injured Sunday night, May
-. when the automobile he was
{. wing near Akin, crashed into
e. His skull was fractured and
died short time after being
mitted to the hospital at Havre
II Grace.
Suspicious circumstances in con-
II ,ction with the burning OF St
-.ry's Rectory, in the town OF North
st, on the night of May 13, led to
investigation by Chief Fire Mar.
s..an Calvin Hicks and Detective
ugherty last week. Owing to
lack of evidence no arrests were
made.
The first Republican in the field
for Legislative honors is Walter T.
nliller, a contractor of Elkton. -Four
democratic aspirants have announc'
ed their candidacy for the House OF
delegates, Arnold N. Crawford, -oi
yecilton; Frederick Stump Gilpin
OF Elkton; Thomas H. Reynolds, OF
the Fourth District; John w. Bou'
,hclle, of Chesapeake City.
Rain interferred very materially
wi.n the FESTIVAL held on Friday ant
saturday evenings last, by the
Junior Glass of Rising Sun Hlgf
scnoo.. Permission was granted t6
hola the festival in the basement ol
the M. E. church, as outdoor condl
rlons were decidedly moist. Despite
the unfavorable weather, however
ovsr fi1ty dollars was cleared.
States Attorney Joshua Clayton
OF Eikton, has entered the field as
candidate for denomination at the
Republican primaries to be held II
September next. Up to the presen
time, he is the only candidate In the
field for that Office on the Republican
aide, and it is understood that NJ
Hill not have any opposition. Vi
the Democratic side, Henry l.. Con
stable is the only candidate fol
nomination for States Attorney, ant
it is likely that he also, will no
have any opposition for nomination
The card of Kirk E. Clifford, can
didate for Sheriff, appears in oul
columns this week.