The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-06

The annual carnival OF Leeds
M. p. Church will be held September
/ and 2.
Providence base ball club will hold
a festival on it's grounds Friday and
Saturday, August and z.
The. annual picnic of Rising Sun
M. E. Sunday school will be held on
Wednesday, August IL, at Betterton.
During a storm last week light
ming struck and killed horse IN the
pasture field on the farm of Howard
Buckworth, in the Second District.
The residence property OF the late
Mrs. Mary e. Tull, on East Main
street, Elkton, has been purchased
by Mrs. Frank B. Evans, OF that
town.
Clarence w. Perkins and Alberto
Cemorosi, both OF Elkton, have pur-
chased a property near Ruthby, Del,
where they will erect a fireworks
plant.
The Elk Mills Athletic Association
cleared about $3.50 by the carnival
held for the benefit of the Tri-
County League base ball team OF
that place.
The Chesapeake Boat Company,
Inc, launched it's first boat at
Chesapeake City last week. 1t is
speed boat capable of making ~
miles an hour.
Company E. Maryland National
Guards. left Elkton Saturday for
Virginia Beach, where the annual
encampment is being held, August
to IA, inclusive.
Miss Florence Lace, of Chesapeake
/ City, has been appointed Chairman
for Cecil county of the Federation
Of Republican Women for this
Congressional District.
.
Justice Roe, of Port Deposit, has
SdsSfded that a fine placed on
drunken auto driver does not have
any lasting effect, and is now hand
ing out Jail sentences to law violators
or this description.
The Cecil County Committee in
charge of the Del-Mar-Va move
ment. is arranging series OF dis
trict meetings when an intensive
campaign will be conducted to or
,,Anize a Cecil County Chamber OF
Commerce.
Carroll T. Elgin, who on April 26
wounded Mrs. William H. May,
formerly of Elkton, in Washington
when shot intended for taxi
driver struck her in the face, has
been indicted by the Grand Jury on
a charge of assault with dangerous
weapon.
The State convention of the
Patriotic Order Sons of America was
held in Elkton on Monday, Tuesday
Wednesday of this week. Two hun
dred delegates from all parts OF
Maryland were in attendance. A
feature was the parade held on
Tuesday evening.
The Board of Education has ap-
pointed Miss Adele Senft, of Will
mington, a graduate of the Glass OF
1926 of the University of Delaware
assistant at Calvert Agricultural
High School, and Miss Margaret A
Bowers, of Millington, OF this years
Glass at Western Maryland College
assistant at the Elkton High School
Roy F. Simons, well known ir
this section, has resigned his posi-
tion as Construction Superintendent
In Havre de Grace with the North
ern Maryland Power Company to
accept responsible position with
The Philadelphia Electric Company,
The dredge Cape May, of the
Atlantic, Gulf & Pacific Co.. has
reached Delaware City and is pre-
pairing to finish work on the Chesa
peake & Delaware canal.
The first work will be done at
Summit Bridge, after which the
dredge will go to Chesapeake City
and then back over the entire
length of the canal. The time re
quired will be about one year.
At the recent annual meeting OF
the stockholders of the Mutual
Building Association of Cecil Coun-
ty, held in Elkton, the old Officers
and Directors were reelected as
follows:
William H. Mackall, President
DR.. S. c. Sykes, Vice President;
Philip M. Groves, Secretary; David
N Scott, Treasurer; Robert c. Thack-
cry, Esq, A. Victor Davis, Joseph
: Fl. Sloan, Irwin T. Kepler, William
T. Vinsinger, DR.. Vernon H. Nc
Knight and Joshua Clayton, ESQ.,,