The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-10-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Tuesday next is Election Day.
Duck shooting season opens
Monday, November /.
Lots of Halloween "fixings" are
on display in our store windows.
Halloween falling on Sunday
night will doubtless be observed
Saturday night.
A mems choir has been organized
in North East M. E. church, under
leadership of J. Edward Davis.
A Mercantile Exhibition is to be
held in Elkton Armory, Nov. to 8,
under the auspices of the American
Legion.
Tuesday. November 2, Election
Day, being legal holiday, the banks
in Rising Sun will not be open on
that date
The George Hambleton property,
at Calvert, has been purchased by
Howard Brown, who for years
operated mill near Calvert.
An unidentified man, who had
been employed on the railroad re-
location work, was killed by a
freight train Sunday, between Halnes
station and Beach Bottom.
William H. Marcus, of Rising
Sun. was the winner of the Chevrolet
sedan in the subscription contest
conducted by the Cecil Democrat,
of Elkton, for some weeks.
The stretch of dirt road from
Oakwood to Rock Springs and the
+ state line will be given an appllca-
ton of cinders, which will greatly
improve this bad piece OF highway.
The Tri-State Poultry Association
has been organized by breeders OF
Delaware, Pennsylvania and Mary
land with headquarters at Newark,
Del. "A poultry show will be held
atzMewark January 10 to ID.
The Henry D. Keen farm, at West
Nottingham, was purchased at pub
lics sale on Wednesday by Horace
Hawley for $500. The farm en-
braces SO acres of land. with brick
dwelling and other improvements.
It is reported that the sale of the
plant and franchise of the Elkton
Gas Company, one of the towns
Oldest institutions, is being nego--
riated by concern controlling
number of plants on the peninsula
The James F. Powers Foundry
Co., of Elkton, has reorganized by
electing Standley Evans, President;
John b. Morrow, Vice President; w.
Sterling Evans, Secretary-Treasurer;
Standley Evans and w. Sterling
Evans, Managers.
The cash prize for maintalng the
best line and surface between New
York and Washington, has been
awarded by the Pennsylvania rail
road company to Supervisor Robert
G.. Ford, whose division is between
Wilmington and Perryville.
Historic old st. Augustine Epis-
copal Church, near Chesapeake City
which has been undergoing extern
sive repairs for several months past,
was rededicated Sunday afternoon by
Bishop George W. Davenport, of the
Diocese of Easton.
Relatives of Robert Baddock,
residing in this county, have been
notified by wire of his death in
Seattle, Washington. The deceased
was SO years of age, a native OF
Cecil county, and removed to the
West 35 years ago.
Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind
evangelist who recently conducted
services at West Nottingham Pres
byterian church, will open series
of similar services at Little Britain
Presbyterian church on Sunday
evening, October 81. Rev VIM. H,
Davies is pastor of the church.
The United States Shipping Board
has accepted the high bid OF the
Standard Oil Company of California,
S4S9, 900, for the tank steamer,
Cecil County. Cecil won the distinc-
ton Of giving its name to the craft
by going over the top in competition
with other counties of the State in
the purchase of Liberty Bonds
during the World War.
A meeting will be held in sthe
Sunday School Room in Rising Sun
M. u. Church on Monday evening
November 1st, at 1880, for the pur-
pose of presentation of result OF
QUESTIONABLE sent to candidates
All interested in using the franchise
z for lettering conditions are invited
to attend this meeting. particularly
women who desire Information
hefOre voting.