The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LocxL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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York city, this week.
Mrs. clifford Brumfeld, OF Willow
Grove, Pa, was visitor this week
Of Augustus Brumfield and family.
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue and daughter
Isabel, were guests last week OF Mr..
and Mrs. Melvin Thompson, New
York.
Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson, of Easton,
Pa, and Mrs. Chas. e. Dare, OF
Va, are spending some
time with Rising Sun relatives.
George O. Carey, editor Of the
Star, North East, who has been con-
fined to his home for several weeks
with illness, is improving.
Miss Gertrude Mitchell, of Balti-
more. who has just returned from a
six months tour OF Europe, is the
guest of Mrs. Cecil e. Ewing
The Ladies Aid Society met last
Wednesday afternoon with Mrs.
Edwin l.. Haines and Miss Elizabeth
After the devotional ex-
ercise and business meeting a social
hour was enjoyed and refreshments
served.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Passmore left
Pa, Jan. 5 on the 9:41
a. m. train and arrived in St.
Petersburg, Florida, the following
evening, at 1850 o'clock. Not los
ing much time from the land OF
snow, ice and mud, to the land of
roses, sunshine and balmy summer
time.
Leaving a party which they had
been attending at hotel in Havre
de Grace on New Years Eve, Mr..
Allan Melvin. and Miss Alberta
Goodrich motored to Elkton, where
they were married at 1:15 A. M.
Friday morning.
The bride, who is 20 years old. is
the daughter of Mr.. and MRS. L. E.
Goodrich, and teacher insLapidum
public school. The groom is the
SON of William Melvin, lumber
dealer of Havre de Grace.
While at work. at the plant of
Chu- Moar Gum Co., in North East,
B. H. Sapp had his hand badly
mangled in the cogs of concrete
mixer. He was taken to Union
Hospital, Elkten, where 1t was found
necessary to amputate two fingers.
Howard s. Vincent. of Elkton, has
entered the field as a candidate for
the Democratic nomination for
sheriff of Cecil county, at the pri-
maries to be held next September.
Philip Rowland Kyle, Of Rising
Sun, is Republican. aspirant for
nomination as a candidate for the
same office.
The Broad Creek Construction
Company, of Elkton, has put a large
force of men to work in Hollywood,
Fla, under the direction Of Peyton
Patterson, of Perryville. building
concrete houses and apartments.
Elkton Chamber of Commerce has
elected the following directors for
the ensuing year: Messrs. S. Ralph
Andrews, j. Ben Decker, Daniel 8.
Terrell, Carroll T. Gardner, Standley
Evans, Arthur F. Hubbard, Irwin 4.
Kepler, DR.. Howard Bratton, Robert
j. McCauley, Harry w. Pippin. john
E. Gonce, William J. Davis, Dr.
J. H. Bates and John H. Minister.
St. Mary's Church at North East,
is to present very fine musical
concert and cantata given by the
large trained choir OF Trinity
Church, Wilmington, on the night OF
Thursday 21st. While mo- admins
sion will be charged, contribution
OF not less than twenty-five cents
will be asked; the proceeds of the
silver collection will go for the i'm
provement fund OF the church.
An auto accident occurred Wednes-
day afternoon a short distance east
of town when big Hudson car in
passing Ford sedan, in which there
were four young men, cut in too
close and upset the latter car. One
Of the occupants of the Ford car was
pinned beneath it and very seriously
injured. The others escaped with
minor cuts and bruises. The injur-
ed man was taken to the office OF
Dr.. R. c. Dodson for treatment.
The two men in the Hudson car
beat it" without waiting to see the
consequence OF their reckless driv-
ing. Word was telephone to Bel
Air where the men were arrested
and are being held.
The Port Deposit Quarry Company
has sold the quarry to J. Wesley
McAllister. George r. Bidwell and
New York parties for $4,000. Pos
session to be given on January l5
This property is commonly known
as the McCl1nahan Quarry.