The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Fruit trees bursting into bloom.

Strawberries. shad, herring in the
local market. Who said it was not
Spring.
The ladies of the M. E. church,
Elkton, realized $50 by bake held
for the benefit of Elkton band.
The fishermen at the head OF the
bay and mouth of the Susquehanna
report the season poor so lar, WIN
few shad or herring being caught.
The public Athletic League OF
MARYLAND, has selected Friday, May
21. as the date for holding the
animal track and field sports for
Cecil county schools at Elkton.
Lieut.. Raynor Carey, OF the U. 5.
ARMY. who for the past three years
has been stationed at Honolulu, has
succeeded his father, the late George
q GareE. as editor of The Star,
weekly paper published at North
East. this county
y. T. Cooling, of Chesapeake City.
has been appointed superintendent
nv the Government of the new
bridge across the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal in that town. Louis
Lloyd and Harry Berger have also
been appointed bridge-tenders.
The chemical engine responded to
call on Sunday morning, about
eight O'Clock, when a blazing chin
ney endangered the home OF MRS
Harry Dinsmore and family, at
Harrisville. The blaze was quench-
ed before any damage was done.
The Chu- More Gum Company
North East's new industry, begar
operating their plant last week
Chewing gum and hard candies are
manufactured. The plant is located
in what years ago used to be the
Mccullough Iron Company property
The Board of Education for Cecil
rounty, has ordered the pubic
schools of the county closed for the
hool year on Friday, June IL
The commencement exercises Of
Rising Sun High School will be hel6
~ o~day evening, June 8, at 7:3c
O'Clock.
The Victory Sparkler and Spec
ialty Company, of Elkton, j. b
roaker, president, is reported t.
have been awarded contract TO-
S1.0OO,000 worth of fire works II
connect ton with the Sesqui-Centen
delphia Pa.
The meeting advertised to be hele
in this town on Tuesday evening
April 20, for the purpose OF making
nominations for Commissioners t6
be elected May 10, to serve the
town for one year, went by default
as but three persons responded tc
the call. Some interest shown il
the towns affairs
James S. Hopper, formerly o.
Chesapeake City, who several years
ago went to Skaneateles, N. Y.
where he purchased "The Demo
crat," weekly paper, has also
purchased the "Skaneateles Free
Press" and will merge the two pub
lications under the name OF 1.-The
Skaneateles Press"
Charles r. Jones, Georgetown
DEL, one of the seniors at West
Nottingham, has had an appoint
ment for the United States Nava'
Academy, Annapolis, for some time
He received notice last week that his
scholastic credits had been accepted
and to report in Wilmington to take
the two examinations required of al
candidates,
The Community Fire Company, O.
this town, responded to three calls
for woods fires on Thursday OF las
week. At none of the fires were
their services needed, putting the
firemen to trouble and loss of timt
for nothing, not to mention the veal
and tear on the expensive trt
aHnaratus.
II persons sending in alarms
would make sure of the seriousness
of the case before calling it woul
save the firemen many useless trips
The subject of Rev. j. c. McCoy''
sermon, on Sunday morning, Ma!
2, HOO o'clock, at James M. +
church, Rising Sun, will be "Tht
Awaiting Crowns" Evening, 7:3(
O'Clock, 1.-The Friend Who Never
Fails
On Monday afternoon, May 3
Mary Harris Armour, of Georgia
will deliver an address in the M. e
church or this town, at 2:3O O'Clock
under auspices of the w. -C. t. U
Mrs. Armour is gifted and forcefu
speaker and everyone who possibley
} can do so should attend the meeting