The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-09-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Saturday last after pack of 10000
case of corn.
The net receipts of the recent
carnival held by the Newark, Dell
Fire Co., were s5,216.5S.
A number of our fans attended
the Dempsey-Tunney bout, in Phlla-
delphia, Thursday evening.
]. B. Decker has sold his Carpen-
ter's Point Development, the for
mer Barnes Farm, to a Baltimore
Syndicate.
The dwelling property of the late
John Husfelt, in Earleville, has been
purchased by Isaac Husfelt for
$4,000.
The double dwelling of James M.
Naudain, on East Main street, Elk
ton, has been purchased for $4,000
by Joseph Kemether.
The Community Fire Company
Rand will assist at sacred concert
to be held Sunday afternoon on the
lawn of Mt Pleasant M. r. church.
near Colora.
The official board of st. John S
M. E. Church, near Fair Hill, mas
unanimously invited their pastor,
Rev. DIR. Poole, to return next con-
ference year.
The Fall racing season OF the
Hartford Agricultural and Breeders
Association opened at the Havre oe
Grace. track on Wednesday for ten
aays, closing October End.
Miss l.. Bernice Wagner, OF the
Elkton High School staff, has re-
signed to take a position of instruc-
tor of music in the Washington
ID. c., Senior High School.
owen Dunn, of Conowingo, was
!. fined S2.75 in Baltimore a. few days
/ ago. He argued with restaurant
proprietor over steak that was TOO
tough to cut, and was arrested for
diaorderly conduct.
MARYLAND auto tags for 1927 will
i. lettered in black on ivory back
ground.
rhe Delaware 1927 automobile
ta..s will have a gray background
with crimson numerals.
Music will be furnished on Thurs
day evening, Sept. 80, by the Com
Ia nifty Fire Company Band OF
l.a,ing Sun, for the festival held at
ts0arryville, Pa, under auspices Oh
the Fire Company of that town.
The Board of Education for Cec1
county, has appointed Willard Wal
tiers, of near Elkton, graduate OF
Western Maryland College last June
Manual Training Instructor at Elk
ton and Chesapeake City High
Schools.
The September term of the Cir
cult Court for Cecil County convened
at Elkton Monday, September 20, al
len O'Clock. The indications are for
long term as the dockets show SO
appearances, 143 trials, rs appeals
and II holdover criminal cases.
Geo. q. Brown, proprietor Oak
Hill Hotel, while sleep in his tent at
Pottsyille, Pa, one night last week,
! had his pocketbopk stolen, contain
ing almost $500. The theft happen
ed at Pottsville where Brown was
attending the races, with his running
horses,
The real estate of the late c. e.
Caldwell, comprising about SO acres
OF land, with improvements, lying
partly in the Sixth and partly in the
Seventh Districts, was offered al
trustees sale last week. The prop
erty was withdrawn on bid
OF $4,000. which was deemed
inadequate.
With changes in the higher com
mands of the American battle fleet
effective last week, Rear Admiral
Louis r.. de Steigner has been as
signed to that of the Battleship
Division, with rank of Yice-Admiral
Mr.. steigner married an Elkton girl,
Miss Katharine Constable, daughter
of the late Albert Constable.
Harriet Alexander, ten-year-old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James
Alexander, of North East, was
knocked down and badly injured
by being struck by car driven by
Ernest Woods, Jr., of Elk Neck, on
Thursday morning.
The child, who was on her way to
school had stopped to get piece OF
ice from the truck standing on Main
street, near the bank and stepped
directly in front of the car. she
sustained slight fracture of the
skull and other serious injuries, but
is recovering at Union Hospital
Elkton.