The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The September or Fail Term OF
Circuit Court for Cecil county, ad-
journed Thursday night.
Rain last week caused the holding
over of the Havre de Grace Fire
Company carnival this week.
A concrete walk with apron ex-
tending to the street roadbed, has
been laid in front of the Haines &
Kirk hardware store.
The willing Workers of Elkton
M. E. Church are planning to visit
the Sesqui-C Centennial, Philadelphia,
Saturday, October 16.
Tuesday, October 18th, Columbus
Day, being a legal holiday, the
banks in Rising Sun will not be
open for business on that date.
Jacob Rubenstone, furniture dealer
of Elkton, has been awarded the
contract to refurnish the Howard
Hotel in that town, at a bid OF
$7,S55.
The public schools of Cecil Coun-
ty we're closed from Monday until
Friday morning, out OF respect to
the late Superintendent, Hugh w.
Caldwell.
James D. Davis, Jr., formerly with
the Newark Trust and Safe Deposit
Company, has been elected assistant
cashier of the National Bank of
Elkton, vice Rodney Frazer, resigned.
William Hunt shot and killed a
timber wolf in the woods near Flte's
Eddy, Lancaster county, Pa, on
Thursday last. The animal was
about the size of German police
dog.
Miss Elizabeth N. Stewart, of Elk
ton, has rendered her resignation as
Cecil County Health Nurse, having
planned to enter the American Uni
Ryersity, Washington, D. c., to take
special course in nursing.
Agricultural and Horticultural ex-
perts are advising farmers on the
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore to be on
the lookout for the seventeen-year
locusts, which, according to past
records, are due again next year.
The members of Shows Battery
and Purnell Legion, who served in
the Union Army during the Civil
War, held their annual joint reunion
at Perryville Saturday. The Ladies
Mite Society, of that town, served
dinner to the old soldiers.
The special services being con-
Quoted at West Nottingham Pres
byrerian church by the blind evan
gelist, Rev. Thomas Houston, as
sisted by the pastor, Rev. Thos. P.
Mckee, have created much interest
and been attended by large con-
gregations each night.
The festival advertised to be held
by the Quarryville, Pa, Fire Com
pany, on Thursday evening of last
week. was postponed until Friday
evening, on account of inclement
weather. Music for the occasion was
furnished by the Community Fire
Company Band, of Rising Sun.
The retail green grocery and pro-
vision business of Reed & Tosh, in
this town, has been purchased by
G. H. Graybeal and H. R. Sprinkle,
who have assumed charge of the
stand. Within the past two weeks
there had been three different deals
reported to have been consummated
for the stand.
Rev. A. P. Prettyman and family,
of Galena, Md, formerly located at
Rising Sun, where Mr.. Prettyman
was pastor of the Methodist Epis-
copal church, have been chosen to
occupy one. of the fine cottages
built by the millionaire philan-
thropist, ]. c. Penny, at Long
Branch, Fla, as memorial to his
father, who was minister.
Walter Webb, the negro arrested
in Cecilton. this county, and Amos
Hughes, another negro of Chester
Pa, will be tried at Media, Pa, for
the murder of Walter bud" Harden
of Chester, who was shot on the
Bridgewater road on the night OF
September 19. The dead boy, to-
gether with William Hamilton, Flor
ence Scott and Anna Klinsey, all OF
Chester, were in closed car when
they were attacked by two negroes.
officials of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company appeared
before the Board of County Com
missioners on Tuesday, in reference
to the signals lights at the crossing
at Akin. The Commissioners or
dered that the signals be removed
and watchman be placed there.
October 12, 1892, Columbus dis
covered America.