The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

This section was visited by a
thunder gust on Friday evening last.
The Mems Association of Elkton
Presbyterian church realized $50 by
the oyster supper served under
their auspices.
Fine displays of Christmas goods
may be found in all our stores here.
They can supply your needs. Why
blfy elsewhere ?
Leslie Pippin, of Elkton, is minus
a Ford roadster, that was stolen
one evening last week while parked
along a street in Philadelphia.
Rev. George w. Townsend, OF
Ridley Park, Pa, former pastor,
occupied the pulpit OF Rising sun
M. e. church on Sunday morning.
The old Hartford Hotel building in
Bel Air and other, structures were
sold last week to the Germantown
Building Association for $S6,O0O.
The Joseph L. Davis Post No. At,
American Legion, of Havre de
Grace, has started drive to raise
$4,000 for the purchase OF an
ambulance.
On recommendation of the State
Board. of Health, the Board OF
County Commissioners for Cecil
county, have appointed Mrs. Eliza
beth Yerger, of Ridley Park, Pa,
Health Nurse for the county.
Among the. applicants for mar
riage licenses last week, at Elkton,
two Philadelphia couples, one from
>Carneys Point, N. j., and one from
Nottingham, Pa, j. w. Hartman
and MARITIME Griesemer, were refused
on the age law limit.
The Howard Hotel in. Elkton,
which was badly damaged by hre
diast spring, has been remodeled and
rebuilt and will be opened to the
public on Saturday. The improve
ments make the hotel one OF the
Smost modern and up-to-date on the
Peninsula.
While at work on the house OF
Frank Maute, Elk Neck, John S
Norman, of North East, was pain
fully injured. The scaffolding upor
which he was working broke, throw
ing him to the ground. He suffered
thyee facrured ribs and other
injuries.
The supper held Saturday evening
Nov go. at the home of Mr.. ano
Mrs. Frank Wilmer, of Pleasant
Grove. Pa, was very successful, the
sum OF S146.15 being realized and
paid to the pastor of Pleasant Grove
nj. E. church, as part salary. Pat
terson's Orchestra of Little Britain
furnished music during the evening.
The purebred gift heifer, a Guern-
sew. was won by club boy, Herbert
Smith, of Rising Sun. The heifer
was donated through the courtesy OF
the banks OF the county, the Elkton
DanSing and Trust Company, Peoples
Bank of Elkton, Cecil National Bank
OF Port Deposit, and the National
Bank of Rising Sun cooperating.
During the week of December
to IL, Tome Memorial Church, Port
Deposit, is to have Church Chau'
tauqua, under the. direction OF DR.
James NJ. Taylor, of New York
The aim of the program is to adop
some of the popular Chautauqua
methods to the Church, and at the
same time to retain the finer
characteristics of evangelism ant
steward ship.
The .newly-elected Sheriff, George
Clinton Logan, moved from Green
hurst to Elkton, on "Wednesday
and assumed his duties. Joseph T
Short, rural mail carrier on Route
No. 3 from Rising Sun, for some
years past, has been appointed
Deputy Sheriff by Mr.. Logan.
Paul Mckee, OF this town sub
stitue on Route No. 2, will look after
Uncle Sans mail business on the
route.
Major C. R. Pettis, U. s. Engi-
neer in charge of this district, has
given notice that the Arundel Cor
poration, of Baltimore, which has
the contract for building half of the
Conowingo dam, has made applica-
tion to the Federal Government for
permit to construct pile anc
timber pier approximately 500 feet
long and 80 feet wide along North
East river, about a mile south of the
town of North East. 1t is under
stood that the wharf will be used tc
\ ship gravel and sand from to the
Conowingo dam.
The Executive of Cecil County
C. T. u. will meet in Rising Sun
e. Church, on Saturday, Dec. 4th
P. NJ.