The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-04-22
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

OIL CiOouos
weather on the whole was fine.
Local talent of Cecilton gave a
minstrel show last week to a
crowded house. The receipts were
$3.50. re
Beginning on Monday, April 20,
moving picture shows in the puhllt
hall, Rising Sun, will start at 7:3O
O'Clock.
The April meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held on Wednes-
day at the home of John E. Lippin-
cott.j near Colora,
The annual commencement week
program Of, West, Nottingham
Academy will be held this year on
June a., 5 and g.. aN .e
The Bel Air Fair this year will
he held October IL, II. 13 and a.
The annual stockholders meeting l1lgs
will be held Saturday, April ,2Srd.
The bungalow property Of the late
Lille Alexander, in the town OF
North East, has been purchased for
$1,000 by Raymond M. Cameron.
Under a bill passed at the recent
session OF the Maryland Legislature
the salaries of Chief Judges in Mary
land will be $11,500, and Associate
Judges $500.
The Bake held by the Sunday
school class in the Club Room OF
the public hall building, on Satur-
day afternoon last, was very success
full, over SIS being realized.
The Conowingo Electric Light and
Power Company has applied to the
Public Service Commission for per-
mission to supply electric current TO
mart of Cecil and Hartford counties.
The Community Fire Company
and Band, Of Rising Sun, will attend
the parade in Havre de Grace Frl-
day evening, April 22, held In con-
nection with the Fire Company and
Hospital carnival.
Rev. S. c.. Blackledge, OF Elkton'
APresident of the Marylad District OF
the A. U. M. P. Church, has issued
programs for the seventy-nlnth
annual conference to be held al
Towson, May ills.
Failing down a flight of steps al
the home of his, parents In North
East, Norman, aged three years
son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Demond
suffered concussion of the brain and
other serious injuries.
Excavation work for the cellar
and foundation of the new dwelllng
to be erected on East Main street by
William Cherry, is in progress. The
dwelling will be built by contractor
Jackson, of Blythedale.
Margaret Brown, aged 10 years
of Chesapeake City, while standing
on the drawbridge over the canal
STEPPED in front of car driven by
Parker Ford, of Crystal Beach, for.
merly of North East. She was
knocked down and suffered frac-
tured Sg.
The Methodist Protestant Con-
ference, in annual session in Balti
more last week, made the follow
ing appointments for Cecil county
Rowlandville, c. S. Marshall; Leeds
]. T. Fenby; Warwick, A. w
Simms; Cecil Circuit, E. E. Coleman
The Elkton Colored High Schoo
debating team met defeat by th'
Denton, Md, High School team
The subject was Government owner
ship of Mines, the Denton debater:
unfolding the negative side, The
debate took place at Elkton las
week. i~ ~ -
A committee has been appointed
by Elkton Chamber of Commerce u
confer with the Pennsylvania Rail
road Company officials, in regard t.
establishing. warning bells at Rec
Mill and Blue Ball grade crossings
In Elkton, where several fatal acci
dents have occurred during thu
past year,
The late Mrs. Harriet K. Scott
bequeathed $500 to West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church; 500 to Rocl
Springs Baptist Church, and SlOO u
the Penn Hill Friends Meeting, o
which she was member, to whicl
the residue of her estate is left, afte
the payment of all expenses an'
bequests. Af~
Moonshine played prominen
part in a quarrel at the home o
Nelson Norris, near Richardsmere
one evening last week, when Jame
Watson fired four shots with
revolver at Norris, wounding hin
in the cheek and leg. Watson lef
for parts unknown and the wounded
man was taken to rhe hospital 10
treatment.