The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-04
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

rye Ross Weazey his 306-acre farm
in the First district of Cecil county.
Edward E. Poore, farmer of near
Elkton, along the Glasgow road, was
seriously injured last week when the
crank of tractor flew back and
struck him. He was taken to Union
Hospital, Elkton, for treatment.
Charged with shooting, and Sc
'riously wounding Price Gray. color
ed, of Elkton, following a dispute
over a card game, Thomas Holland,
colored, of the same town, has been
arrested in Philadelphia, and held
for the Cecil County authorities.
Edith McCausland, Sara Robinson
and Merceline Grafton, of Dublin, a
team of girls, won the cattle judging
contest, on the closing day OF the
Hartford County Fair. They scored
a total of 2O95 points, 235 more
than their nearest competitors.
Miller F. Magraw who has been
superintendent of the Elkton Water
Plant, since it was purchased by the
town eight years ago, has rendered
his resignation to the Elkton Town
Council and Taylor w. McKenney
has been elected Superintendent.
Miss Jessie l.. Snow, Executive
Secretary of Non-Partisan League OF
Nations, will speak in the assembly
room of Calvert High School on Mon
day afternoon, Nov. Z. Subject:
International Relations. The meet
ing is under auspices OF Calvert
Woman's Club.
The following officers have been
elected by the Cecil County Medical
Society for the ensuing year: Pres
ident. DR.. r. M. Black, Cecilton;
Vice-President, DR.. c. l. Benson, Port
Deposit: Secretary, Treasurer and
Delegate, DR.. Howard Bratton, Elk
ton.
R. r. Atkinson, of Port Deposit.
willNaddress the Mems Bible Glass
of Rising Sun NJ E. Church on Sun
day morning next, at 9:45 o'clock,
on tile topic Overcoming Clrcum-
tAnces." The public is cordially
Invited to attend.
This is reminder for those who.
eceive their Midland Journal Thurs
lay evening, that the ladies are hold
Ing one OF their famous suppers in
be basement of the M E.. Church
ere on Nov. 3. Fried oysters,
ehicken salad and other good things
Z to eat are on the bill of fare.
The real estate of Caroline ID.
Brown, embracing two adjoining
lots, fronting 1876 feet on South
Queen street, Rising Sun, was sold
on Monday afternoon at public auc-
tion, by Albert D. Mackey, trustee.
The property was purchased by Job
w. Kirk, proprietor of the motion
picture business here, for $1555.
The Circuit Court reconvened
Monday morning, Oct. 81, at Elkton,
the removed case of State VS.. Lewis
Thomas, colored, for rape, being set
for trial. Thomas is charged with
felonious assault upon white wo-
man on Kent Island, in March last.
The case was removed to Cecil from
Queen Anne's county.
The Cecil County Unit OF the
Maryland State Normal School Asso-
citation at it's annual session held in
Elkton, elected the following officers:
President, Mrs. John S. Kelthley,
Elkton; Vice President, Miss Ethel
TAYLOR, Akin; Secretary-Treasurer,
Miss Katharine M. Bratton, Elkton;
Delegates to Home Coming Day at
Baltimore on November II, Mrs
Keithley. and Mrs. T. Maxwell Fields
of Elkton.
The ducking season on the Sus-
quehanna Flats opened Wednesday
November 2. The legal cunning
DAYS are Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays in November and December
with Saturday added in January.
The upland cunning season opens
November 10, when it will be lawful
to shoot partridges, English pheas-
ants, rabbits, etc.
The oyster supper at West Not
tingham on Thursday evening last
was one of the most successful ever
held there by the ladies OF the
church. The crowd was so great
that the ladies had great difficulty In
getting everyone served.
The supper was an excellent one
embracing fried oysters, chicken sal
ad and other good things in abund-
ance. The gross proceeds were
$3.50, and it is expected about $l6o
will be cleared.
I, John H. Kimble, of Port Deposit
a former president of the Farmers
National Congress, and the present
treasurer of Tome Institute, is being
doomed by his friends for the Demo-
cFatic nomination for Governor