The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Poor harvest weather this week.


of being good one.
Contrary to early predictions the
wheat crop just harvested in Cecil
county is reported good one.
The Perryville Fire Company
opened its annual carnival in that
town, July 18th, to continue until
July oath.
The card of Cecil Clyde Squier,
candidate for nomination for State
Senator, appears in our columns
this week.
A clinic for diseases of the chest
will be conducted in The Health
Center, Elkton, Wednesday, July II,
$50 A. M.
The Firemen's carnival at Chesa-,
peake City will be continued until
July II, as so much unfavorable
weather has interferred with it.
The Ericsson Line Steamboat Co.,
OF Philadelphia, will operate a steam
boat line between Betterton and
Havre de Grace, during the. summer.
Crabs are reported plentiful in
lower Maryland and Virginia waters
3 of the Chesapeake, but scarce in
the upper counties fronting on the
bay.
The National Bank of North East
on July /, declared it's semi-annual
dividend and added $4,000 to its
surplus fund, which now totals
$4,000.
Governor Ritchie appointed Omar
D. Crothers, of Elkton, a delegate to
the Industrial Accident Prevention
Conference, held at the Hotel May
flower at Washington, July 14-16.
Mayor w. H. Mackall, of Elkton,
has been notified that a preliminary
surMan~of Elk River, looking to the
m ng of that stream, has been
authorized by the U. S. Engineers
Office!
The Cecil County Sunday School
ASSOCldliOH Will iOiu Aeo oiAh oeSA
convention at St. Johns Church,
Lewisville, Pa, on Tuesday, July
goth. All pastors and superinten-
dents are urged to attend.
Allen M Vanneman has assumed
his position as postmaster at Port
Leposit R. L. Westerfield, who
he'd the position for number OF
years, resigned, but has another
with the Conowingo Dam Co.
The annual convention OF the
Patriotic Order Sons of America will
be held in Elkton August 2, and
4. A parade will be held on the
evening OF August 3. 1t is expected
between 200 and 500 delegates will
be in attendance at the convention.
In a competitive examination held
by the Cecil County School Board
for scholarship at Western
Maryland College, Howard White. of
Perryville High school, received the
highest average, and will be award
ed the scholarship by the Board of
Education.
me Community Fire Company,
with band and chemical truck, was
in the parade at Aberdeen on Thurs
day evening, held in connection with
the firemen's carnival at that place,
and was awarded silver loving
cup for company having second
largest number of men in line.
States Attorney Joshua Clayton
and other county officials visited
Oakwood last week and ordered
closed an indecent show that was
being staged in the hall at that
pace. The States Attorney re-
quests that owners of halls and
other auditoriums refuse to rent
their properties for indecent ex-
hibitipns.
The Commissioners OF the town of
North East have received checE
for $500 from the State Roads
Communication to reimburse the town
for the money spent in completing
the concrete road through that town.
The improved road now runs from
kone end of the Main street to the
other The Town Commissioners
have also about completed the work
OF having concrete side walks laid on
both sides OF Main street,
DR.. ]. w. Colona, District Superin-
tendent, will occupy the pulpit OF
Rising Sun M. E. church on Sunday
morning, July IS. Services at 1880
o'clock, Quarterly Conference at the
close of the preaching service.
DR.. Colona will also preach at
A,lmar M. e. church at 2:3O in the
afternoon.
The subject of the evening SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. J. q.
Mccoy, at 1880 O'Clock, will be
"A Young Mans Choice"