The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-08-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Over one hundred couples obtained
marriage licenses at Elkton last
week.
Elkton Rotary Club has accepted
an invitation to be the guests OF the
oxford Rotary Club on the evening
of August 27.
Getting his hand caught in the
mixing machine at the Chu-Moar
Gum plant, in North East, Elwood
Logan had a finger severed last
week.
The section of roadway on the
outskirts OF Elkton from the rail-
road crossing at Red Mill to the
bridge over Little Elk creek, is be-
ing concreted by the State Roads
Commission.
Mrs. R. G. Dodson, accompanied
by his sisters, Misses Irene and
Jannette Lewis, of Baltimore, left
Rising Sun on Friday last for an
auto trip to Niagara Falls and other
points of interest.
Joseph Mendenhall, of Blue Ball,
holds the record for yield OF wheat
in Cecil county. He reports an
average yield of 81 " bushels from
20 acres. This is mark seldom
reached in our county.
Charged with holding up and
robbing John Burns of $245,
Michael Codrie, of Grafton, w. Va,
an employee at the new dam near
Conowingo, was arrested and lodged
in Elkton Jail last week.
Chicken thieves paid. visit to
Dr. Richard C. Edwards, of Quarry
vile, Pa, last week, and carried off
110 fine young chickens. They
also stole sixty fowls from Frank
Brubaker, of the same section.
The chemical engine was called
TO the home of Lewis. Miller, near
tAVn, on Wednesday morning, to
SGench a. chimney fire. The fire
meh made short work OF the blaze,
and no damage was done.
Given Nearing before Magistrate
Scotten, of Elkton, on charge OF
driving an automobile he knew to be
stolen, John Isaac, colored, of Balti-
more, plead guilty and was sentenced
he in
of Correction.
Samuel T. Jamison, who has con-
dGcted restaurant at the stand or
Center Square, in this town, for the
past two years, has closed out his
business and moved to Oxford, Pa
Mrs. Jamison has been in poor
health for months past.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company has sent the Water Witch
Volunteer Fire Company, of Port
Deposit, check for $3.50, in appre-
citation of work in helping to quench
the flames on the Susquehanna
river railroad bridge, several week
ago.
The cunning season for yellow
leg, black breasted and golden
plover opened on Monday, August
16. The daily bag limit for yellow
legs is Is, and for black-breasted
plover S. The season for squirrels
doves, rail and reed birds opens
September l.
The Community Fire Company, OF
this town, with band and apparatus,
Joined the parade held Tuesday eve
ming at, Oxford, Pa, in connection
with the carnival at that place.
The band also assisted with the
music at North East carnival on
Thursday evening of this week.
Colora Canning Company plant, a.
Colora, under management of c. H
and Walter M Cameron, of Rising
Sun, began the pack of sweet corr
on Tuesdy morning of this week
with about one hundred operatives
employed. The prospects are for {;
good crop of corn and an average
pack this season.
Miller-Nelson, Inc, of Baltimore
have purchased from John Wallace
Scott, of Elkton, SO acres of ground
a portion of his farm, formerly
known as the Pennington or Hack
Point farm, located near Scotch
mans Creek bridge, in First Election
district, for 100000. The new
owners will divide the land into
building lots.
The following officers were elect
ed at the recent annual convention
of the Cecil County Sunday School
Association held at st. Johns M. e
Church, Lewisville: President, Jacot
r. Keim; recording secretary, w. l.
Taylor; secretary and treasurer
Morris Hicks. G. w. Crabbe, super
s,.<nndanf of tha Anti-CalOon T,aaQuA