The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-05-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past. Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTEDE

Monday, May 81, will be observed
as Memorial Day.
The Senior Glass of Elkton High
School realized $3.50 by their recent
play, Mail Order Brides"
The schools in this end of the
/, county were all well represented at
the Rally Day exercises, in Elkton,
on Friday.
Decoration Day will be observed
Monday, May 31st, at Calvert, with
the usual exercises. The Church
will hold a festival during the day.
The Tilghman Packing Company
made record pack of four thousand
barrels of Susquehanna herring, this
season, at it's plant at Havre de
Grace.
The Community Fire Company OF
Rising Sun has placed an order with
Philadelphia firm for uniforms
for both band and fire company
members.
Walter Cameron raised his new
barn on his property near town,
Tuesday of last week. Those who
assisted were entertained at dinner
at the Maryland House.
Monday, May 31st, Memorial Day.
being legal holiday, the banks in
Rising Sun will not be open for
business from Saturday noon, May
29th, till Tuesday morning, June lst
The State Roads Commission has
awarded the contract for concrete
shoulders on the Conowingo road
between Hickory and McCanp's Cor
ner. a distance of 5.6 miles, to
Thomas, Bennett & Hunter, O.
Westminster, at bid of $45,02O.
Memorial Day will be observed at
the M. e. church in this town
Sunday. with an appropriate sermon
in the morning, at eleven O'Clock, by
kNe pastor. Rev. ], c. Mccoy, and in
z evening, at 1880 O'Clock by
6ermon on "The Golden Hour OF
Life"
DR.. o. Edward Janney, a speaker
of the Society of Friends, will ad-
dress a meeting on Fifth Month,
sOth, at 2:30 p. m, at West Not
tingham Friends Meeting House. A
cordial invitation is extended to the
general public to come and heal
this brilliant speaker.
The Havre de Grace Fire Company
has placed an order for fifty parade
shirts to be worn in the tiremen'i
parade at Westminster, Md, or,
June 10, when the annual Statt
Firemens Convention will be held
The shirts are of cream coloreo
flannel, trimmed in black
Coroner Howard w. Green, OF
Elkton, was summoned to Octoraro
junction, one evening last week, to
take charge of the body of A. Kend-
rick, colored aged rs years, OF
Baltimore, who was killed by cars
Kendrick had been employed by the
Arundel Company, which is conduct
ing work on the Conowingo power
project.
Homer Reynolds, who recently
purchased small farm near New
Bridge, has sold the same tc
Joseph Mcdonald, of Philadelphia
for $3.50. Mr.. Mcdonald will
shortly take possession. Mr.. Reyn
olds will. move to Rowlandvlfle
where he is employed by the Arun
del Company.
The post Office at Rising Sun i.
open Sunday afternoon for aboui
one hour for the shipment to the
New York market of mushrooms By
parcel post, from the Scott Wilson
houses. The season is now on the
wane, and closes in June. The
shipments have fallen from severa
hundred baskets daily, in the height
of the season, to about eighty
baskets daily
The chemical engine was called tt
the farm of Clayton Mcdowell. near
Principle, on Wednesday morning
about ten o'clock. An exploding
lamp in a brooder caused a fire tina
destroyed the chicken house, l5l
little chicks being burned up.
The close proximity of the chicken
house to other buildings rendered
lfhe blaze a dangerous one, bu'
the flames were prevented from
spreading
w, T. Scott shows the effects OF a
very serious and peculiar accident
with which he met on Saturday
night. He was in bed but feeiine
i'll got up. Being seized with q
faipting spell he fell, striking ms
face against the corner OF bureau
I and being rendered unconscious
He suffered a bad cash over th'
right eye and carries purple