The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-14
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


ter. Elkton, Wednesday, Oct. 19, at
1920 a. m.
The Arundel Corporation is dredg-
ing from the river at North East,
and shipping two thousand tons OF
sand daily.
The annual meeting of the Cecil
County Chapter, American Red
Cross, will be held at the home OF
Mrs. A. Victor Davis on Friday, Oct.
IA, at 2 p. m.
The lawful season for shooting
SQUIRRELS in Cecil county, closed Sep
tember 80, and will reopen Novem-
ber 10, at which time rabbit and
partridge season opens.
The County Commissioners have
approved plans and specifications for
dam across Plum creek on the
property of Geo. Schirling, authoriz-
ed by the Legislature.
The annual home coming celebra-
ton of the Head of Christ1ana
church, Newark, commemorating the
225th anniversary of the founding OF
the church was held Sunday, Oct. 8.
George Sollars, of this town,
mounted for George Cox last week
fine specimen of very rare Bird
a Gray Eagle. The spread of wing
of the bird measured five feet three
inches from tip to tip.
Robert B. Frazer, of Elkton, who
for the past forty-seven years mas
conducted drug business in that
town, has sold the business to ray
lor and Toulson Lyon, of Havre de
Grace, who will take charge Nov 1.
The farm of John r. Frantz con-
tanning PIT acres, in Little Britain
Township, near White Rock, Pa,
was sold Friday by H. Edgar Sherts
and r. Roberts Appel, assignees, TO
DIR. w. A. Stewart, for $41.5O per
acre.
Geo. w. Cooke, the well-known
evangelist, has been engaged by the
:. p3empers of the Elkton M. E. Church
. hold series of evangellstlc ser
ices in Elkton beginning November
Dr.. Cooke will be assisted by
rofessor Vigneulle, singer.
In the recent subscription cam
paign conducted by 1.-The Forum,
pub.ished at Washington, Rev. J. q.
Mccoy, of this town stood fourth IL
the number of subscriptions obtained
and was awarded diamond ring
valued at $3.50.
Charged with stealing gold
watch and a small sum OF money
from the house of Mrs. Katharine
sykes. near Elkton, Joseph Harrison,
co. .ored. has been held under $lOoo
bail for Court. He was caught by
Mrs. Sykes son, Leroy Sykes, and
taken to Elkton jail.
With thirty charter members
chapter of the Order OF the Eastern
Star has been organized in Elkton
with the following officers; MRS.
Geo. Hamilton, worthy matron; MISS
Louise c. McCauley, secretary; MISS
Susan Bratton, treasurer, and II. D.
McCauley, worthy patron.
The case of VIM. Pardee, who sued
the Kent County Commissioners III
Cecil County Court in Sept, 1870
for injuries alleged to have been re
ceived by his wife when an automo
bile ran into a hole in a bridge, mas
been finally settled in favor OF MRS.
Pardee for $500 by the Court OF Ap-
peals.
Mrs. Margaret Smith, OF Philadel-
phia, who lost three diamond rings
in the ladies rest room at the New
Central Hotel, Elkton, while on her
way to How're de Grace, has recover
ed her rings and paid the $500 re,
ward to a woman of Wilmington.
Del. who claimed she found the
jewels.
A distressing accident occurred at
Elk Mills, on Thursday afternoon OF
last week. The two-year-old daugn-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Linton Trultt
had been left asleep up stairs. The
child awoke and going to the window
knocked the screen OUT. ihe W"
dow fell, striking the little girl on
the back of the neck, just as she
leaned out, breaking her neck. Cor
oner Green gave certificate OF ac-
cidental death.
Larry Smith, of Elkton, pleaded
guilty before Judge Morris, OF VIII
mington, to two violations OF the
yolstead Act and was fined S1OO on
one and given five months IN the
Workhouse on the other. In default
of payment of the fine, he VIII serve
an extra month in prison. Judge
Mrris has also signed a writ OF at
ment against Smiths Ford tour
car, which had been used In
nsporting liquor.