The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-02-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Tuesday was Grounding day.

Tuesday was Groundhog day.
St. Valentines Day falls on Sun
day,-the 14th.
Lent begins February II. Easter
Sunday falls on April 4.
February Z, 1904, was the date of
the outbreak of the great fire in
Baltimore.
February Is, 1898, the U. S.
Battleship Maine was blown up in
Havana harbor.
February 3, 1917, the United
States severed diplomatic relations
with Germany.
Friday, February IL, is Lincoln's
birthday, a legal holiday in twenty
two states, but not in Maryland.
A conference of the principals OF
the high schools in Cecil, Kent.
Queen Annes and Talbot counties
was held in Chestertown Friday last
The >Peu-Mar Trap League will
hold it's second shoot on Saturday,
February 6, over the Oxford, Pa,
traps.
Auto license tag receipts in Mary
land for 1926 up to January
totaled 81, ,OO5,60, CT mpare E.
with s1,213,S13.s4 for the like
period last year.
We are pleased to learn that
editor Geo. o. Carey, OF the Ceci
Star, North East, has so far recov-
cred from his long siege of illness
as to again be at his desk.
Irwin T. Kepler has been elected
President OF the Board OF Directors
of Elkton Chamber of Commerce. !
w. c. Feehly, Vice President; A. F
Hubbard, Secretary and John H
Minister, Treasurer.
A bridge and 500 party will be
given by the American Legion
Auxiliary, for the benefit of Am
bulance Fund, in the Armory at
Elkton Friday evening, February IL,
Of o'clock. Prizes awarded and
refreshments served. Admission sc
cents.
w. D. Bratton, editoreof the Ceci'
County News, of Elkton, recently
won $50 prize awarded by the
Philadelphia Inquirer, for the best
working out of crossword puzzle
containing the best slogan made
from the words found in the
puzzle.
A chimney fire called the chemica
apparatus to the home of Ferree
johnson and family, on East Main
street. Sunday afternoon, about
4:3O O'Clock. Firemen were soor
ON the roof and stream from the
chemical tank quenched the burning
SCOT before any damage was done.
Newark citizens are up in arms
against tentative ruling believed tt
be under consideration by the
Pennsylvania Railroad that passen
ger service on the Newark-Dela
ware City branch be discontinued.
Walter F. Leggie, Charles Neil
and Julius Alkowit, all OF Washing
ton. d. c., arrested in Elkton las
week, were given a hearing before
Police Justice Cove S. Scotten on ;
charge of having a stolen car IL
their possession, and were sentenced
to IL months in the House o
Correction.
Charles Farmer, colored, of Cam
den, N. j., who pleaded guilty o
perjury in obtaining a. marriag'
license lin Elkton some week
ago, in order to marry a whit
woman. was taken to Crownsvill'
Asylum for colored people b.
Sheriff Pierson, physicians havin'
pronounced h i'm mentally un
balanced.
" Andrew Downie, former owner o
the Walter l.. Main Shows, will
winter quarters at Havre de Grace
who some time ago sold his interest
in that show, will .re-enter the circu
business. The new show will b.
known as the Downie Bros, Motor
lied Circus, Museum and Menagerl
and will be equal to 20-car circus
The show viii open in Havre q
Grace en- Saturday. April "a, wher
winter quarter will be established
The Delaware Highway Depart
ment has ordered the arrest OF al
drivers OF motor vehicles dispiayin
cowl lights only when running auto
at night. Use of headlights is re
quired, throwing beam zoo lee
ahead and enabling man or oD1ec
v be discerned at distance Oh 2
a6gular meeting OF the W.
II be held atsthe home Q