The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-07-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The annual handicap trap shoot
\ at Betterton will be held July IA, Is
/and 16.
Sheriff Pearson, of Elkton, has
appointed R. T. Meekins, OF North
East, a deputy sheriff.
The Volunteer Fire Company OF
Perryville, has selected July 18th to
gath, inclusive, as the dates for
holding their annual Carnival.
The allied farm organizations of
Cecil county, have selected Satur-
day, August 7th, as the date for
holding the annual Farmers Day at
Port Deposit.
Auto accidents during the heavy
traffic of Saturday, Sunday and
Monday, were numerous, the after
math of several leading to Magistrate
Rriscoe's Office.
A. Lincoln Lyon, of Havre de
Grace, was elected member OF the
Executive Committee at the annual
meeting of the Maryland Pharma-
cists, held recently.
The next excursion to Atlantic
City by the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will be held Thursday,
July Is, leaving Rising Sun at 1888
A. M, round trip $500.
The William E. Thompson prop
erty, at Lutton's Corner, was sold at
the Court House door in Elkton,
lsat week, by Robert G. Thackery,
Assignee, for $3.50, to Mrs. Florence
NJ Simpson.
The season for bass and pike
fishing above tidewater in Maryland
opened Friday, July 2, for hook and
line only, the use of seines being
prohibited. There is no closed
season in tidewater.
The chemical truck of the Com
Duity Fire Company was called to
UWolora on Monday afternoon, to ex-
tinguish chimney fire at the home
of Mrs. w. o. Brumtield The fire
was extinguished before any damage
was done.
The frequent showers and dreary
weather on the 4th and 5th upset
many a plan for outing and celebra-
ton. Monday was a quiet day in
our town, in a business sense, but
there were plenty of fire crackers
r~a torpedos to keep body on the
jump.
A company has been organized in
the town of North East, to be known
pany. The Red Mems hall in that
town, has been leased and numerous
alterations are being made for
motion picture shows.
The extensive addition being con-
structed to Richards Hospital, Port
Deposit, which will accommodate rs
additional beds, is nearing compile
tim. When completed the improve
ments will make the institution one
of the largest and best equipped
private hospitals in the State.
The Community Fire Company of
Y sing Sun attended the parade on
Thursday evening Of last week, held
at Kennett Square in connection
with the firemen's carnival at that
place. Eleven fire companies, with
apparatus, were in line. The Rising
Sun company was awarded silver
loving cup for the company in line
coming the greatest distance.
The second sacred concert of the
Associated Bands of Cecil County
will be given on Sunday afternoon,
July IL, at Chesapeake City, begin
ming at three o'clock, The first
concert, held at Rising Sun on
June 27, proved very popular and
drew, large crowd, and it is ex-
pected the attendance at Chesapeake
City will also be large.
Milton Eshleman, aged eight
years, son of Mr.. and Mrs Jacob
Fshleman. residing near Quarryville
Pa, was killed Wednesday afternoon
of last week, in falling into well.
The men were harvesting hay and
sent the boy to the pump house for
water. board over the wei
broke. causing him to fall distance
of about thirty feet. He was dead
when found and brought to the top
by his father.
Miss Charlotte Hostetter, who for
the past two years has been mem
ber of the faculty of the George
Biddle High School, Cecilton, has
!. rendered her resignation to the Cecil
4 County School Board, and accepted
3 a position as teacher in Tome School
Port Deposit. Prof. A. p Saunders
teacher of History and Athletic
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