The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

long been wishing for.
The Chas. w. Wilson dwelling, on
Cherry street, is being given new
Spring dress of paint.
The recent annual carnival of the
Havre de Grace Fire Company will
net the firemen about $2,500.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its
May meeting ON Wednesday, at the
home of c. H. Mendenhall, Blue
Ball.
A good sum was realized by the
ladies of the Aid Society of Rising
Sun M. E. church by bake held on
Saturday.
The macadam roads in this sec
tion are being oiled apd top-dressed
with stone chip by the State Roads
Department.
An Austrian cannon, which was
awarded to Bel Air recently by the
War Department, will be placed on
a concrete base in front of the Court
House in that town.
mobile while under the influence OF
liquor, James Courtney, of Balti-
more. was fined $3.50 by Magistrate
Owens, of North East.
The Town Commissioners of North
East have appointed S. j. Crouch,
town bailiff, and w. K. Blake,
Samuel Sturgeon and H. w. Shall
cross, assessors for the year.
j. T. c. Hopkins OF the Cecil
National Bank, Port Deposit. was
elected president of the Maryland
State Bankers Association in con-
vention at Atlantic City last week.
l7The base ball diamond has been
tolled with a steam roller, fences
and stands repaired, and the grounds
put in first clas ship-shape for the
opening home game with Elkton on
Saturday afternoon.
The Ladies Aid Society of Union
III. n. Church, Fremont, held a very
successful bake on the lawn opposite
the post office, in Rising Sum-, last
Saturday afternoon, realizing
nice sum of money.
Childrens Day will be observed
in the M. E. Church, Sunday morn
ing, June 9Th, at 1880 O'Clock
The program to be rendered includes
a pageant, which is being rehearsed
by the Sunday school.
Murray Ewing, of the Cecil
Whig, has been elected by Elkton
Chamber OF Commerce representa-
tive to the annual Maryland Health
Conference, which meets in Balti-
more in the month of June.
The Sacrament will be admin
istrated at the morning service at
james M. E. church, Rising Sun.
In the evening, at 1880 o'clock the
pastor, Rev. J. C. Mccoy, will
preach on 1.-The Lost Opportunity"
In June ten members of the
English Church Army, who are
touring the United States doing
evangelistic work, will be in Elkton,
and will have their headquarters at
Trinity Protestant Episcopal Parish
House.
Bridge workers on the G. & d..
Canal at Chesapeake City have
struck for $3.50 per hour. The
wages were $1.25 for 8 hours.
A general strike is on over the
United States tying up all bridge
construction.
A number from this locality at
tended the Ringing Bros. and Bar
mum & Bailey circus, in Wilmington,
last Friday, A big passenger bus
was sent to Rising Sun from Will
mington to convey the circus goers
to and from the show.
Tony Duke died last week at the
Eastern Shore Asylum, Cambridge
Md, where he had been confined
Some years ago. while prisoner in
Elkton Jail Duke shot and killed
Sheriff Myron Miller. Duke was
convicted of murder, but was pro-
nounced insane.
The severe electric storm that
visited this section on Monday eve
ming, between five and six o'clock
did considerable damage to telephone
and electric service. The lighting
service in our town was badly
crippled, and it was some hours be-
fore the damage was repaired and
the lights restored to normal.
Considerable hail fell in some sec
tions during the storm.
Another electric storm swept this
section Wednesday evening, with
heavy downpour of rain, and some
/, hail.