The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Snow, hail, and rain Thursday
morning.
Wednesday, the 18th. was St.
Patrick's Day. y
Spring begins on Sunday next,
the 21st inst. ag
The Elkton Odd Fellows netted
nearly $500. by their entertainment
given two nights last week,
An, unusually large flock of geese
passed over Thursday morning,
about seven O'Clock, flying north.
Some disease that battles the skill
of the veterinarians has caused the
death of six horses on the farm Of
Uric Jones, near Cecilton, within
the last few weeks.
While chopping wood Tuesday
last, on his farm near Calvert, c. M.
Reisler had the misfortune to cut
his foot very badly. 1t required
several stitches to close the wound.
The dates for the North East Fire
Company carnival have been chang
ed, due to conflict with carnival
plans of nearby towns. The new
dates are Aug. 9 to the 18th;
inclusive.
Mrs. Nancy A. Cox, OF Cecil
county, has docketed suit in the
Circuit Court, at Elkton, for a
divorce from George w. Cox, to
whom she was married in 1893. on
the grounds of desertion.
VIM. D. Hopkins, of near Bel Air
Hartford county, had his left arm
SO badly mangled by getting it
caught in a fodder shredder that the
member had to be ampuatated at
Havre de Grace Hospital
The widening of the Perryville-
Havre de Grace. State yehicular
bridge is expected to begin at an
early date. The bridge will be
made seven feet wider, Sufficient for
wo large trucks to pass with safety.
y E. c. Eckert, proprietor of the
Hotel Texas, Lancaster county. will
move to North East where he will
engage in the general mercantile
business. The hotel property has
been leased to Charles Hall, Of
Lancaster.
n Congressman Upshaw, of Georgia
will speak in Rising Sun M. E
Church, Sunday afternoon, March
%, at 1880 O'Clock. You are in
vited to come out and hear this
forceful speaker.
A full house greeted Darlington
Minstrels in Rising Sun public hall
on Tuesday evening. The show was
given under auspices OF. the Com
munity Fire ompany, and the gross
receipts were about $1,000.
John Barrow, James Thompson
and Arthur H. Owen, of Perryville,
indicting for violating the ducking
laws, in operating an out-board
motor on bush-whack boat, plead
guilty, and sentence, was suspended
hy. the Court, on payment of costs
by traversers 1t was case to test
the legality of the law. S
Thursday next, March 25th, i
Maryland Day, the anniversary OF
the landing in st. Mary's county, o.
the first settlers in Maryland, in tho
year 1884. 1t is designated as
Moving Day. in this locality, yearly
leases for the renting of farms an6
other property generally dating
from this day. -
The little three-year-eld son o.
MIR. and Mrs. J. B. Decker, o.
Elktea, met with painful acciden'
one day last week. The little fellow
caught hold of the connecting core
of an electric percolator. The per
colator was upset, spilling boiling
coffee over the child, scalding ono
arm and leg severely.
The McNamee property, in North
East, adjacent to St. Mary's Church
yard, has been purchased by JOSEPH
Gordon, of Perryville. The mer-
! camille business conducted by Mr.
and Mrs. Voshell is being disposed
of by sale and the store will DC
closed. 1t is rumored that Mr.
Coudon will eventually join the lane
to the ancient cemetery of st
Mary's.
The town water main is being
extended on North Walnut street
to the new bungalow OF Claude Z
Buck, and also to the new dwellings
recently erected by VIM. M. Pogue
on what will be known as Haine'
street. The work Of laying ane
connecting up the six hundred fee
Of feuF-ineh main is in charge Of
street Commissioners ], D. ponache.
The Junier Choir will give z
scored concert at the evening service