The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-10-28
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Cecil County MEDICAL OoCAoIy was
held at Union Hospital, Elkton, on
Thursday last.
Preparations are being made for
the holding of Halloween parade
in the town of Elkton on Manday
evening, Oct. 81.
The Bacon Hill Brick Company's s
property of six and fraction acres,
near Bacon Hill, was sold last week
by James F. Evans, Esq, Attorney
to VIM. Sterling Evans, for $1,000.
AS a means of fire protection
water main is to be laid along the
entire length of the Perryville-Havre
de Grace vehicular bridge. nre
alarm system will also be installed
on the bridge.
The 800 acre Dawson farm at
West Amwell, near Elkton, has been
bought by ]. B. Spry, OF Newark
Del, at private terms. The ne"
owner will operate an up-to-date
dairy farm.
Gunners at the head of the pay
and along the rivers are making
nreparations for the coming ducklng
season, which opens Wednesday
Nov. 2. Red heads, black heaos,
marsh ducks are reported numerous.
On Sunday, Oct. 80, the Feast OF
Christ our King, there will be High
Mass at 10 o'clock a. M, IN the oe.
Agnes chapel. with the choir OF ST.
Theresa church, Port Deposit, un-
der the direction of Miss Marie
Barry.
The Womans Missionary Society Oh
zion Presbyterian Church, will cele-
hrate the fiftieth anniversary OF the
Foreign Society in the church on
sunday evening, Oct. 80, at E4o
o'clock. A pageant Christ IN
America" will be given.
The James F. Powers Foundry Co.,
of Elkton, has reelected the follow-
ing officers: Standley Evans, Presl-
dent: James F. Evasn, Esq, Vice
. President; VIM. Sterling Evans
sscretary-Treasurer; Standley Evans
: Ind. VIM. Sterling Evans, Managers.
The store of Morris Silverstine, IN
,yford. Pa. was robbed about two
Weeks ago, the thieves taking $loo
n money and $3.50 in checks. One
Morning last week Mr. Sllversteln
ound a package in front OF ms store
ioor. In the package were founo
4 all the missing checks.
Murray Bunce, manager OF the
Elkton Base Ball Club reports tne
receipts from all sources during the
season which recently closed
amounted to $863.S0 and the as
h,rsements including $455 divided
among the players at the close Oh the
season were $9OO.72, leaving den
cit of $36.92.
An airway beacon tower, fifty feet
high, to carry a twenty-rour lnch
search light, is to be erected on Tue
Edgewood Arsenal grounds, to De
maintained as part OF the wash
ington-New York airway. A n1ty-
five by twelve feet concrete arrow
laid upon the ground, will lndlcate
the North and South direction.
Judge T. Scott Offnutt, OF Tow
son. and DR.. Christian Guass, dean
Of Princeton University, have peen
elected to fill two vacancies In the
hoard of trustees of the Jacob Tome
Institute, Port Deposit. Tne TWO
new trustees were named at the an
nual meeting of the board recently
held at the school. 5. Z. fo"iaho
was reelected president.
The Cecil Star, published at Nortr
East. conducted a subscription cam
paign for some weeks, which CLOSED
last week. Those to receive prizes
for the greatest number of subscrlp'
tions secured were: Mrs. Edna Sim
ners North East, Chevrolet coach'
Mrs. Robert Biddle, King radio set'
Frank B. Conway, $50 in gold; Geo
Bradley. $40 in gold; Mrs. Aiper'
Grason. s25 in gold.
George Sollars, of this town.
has mounted for Clyde Sellers, OF
Elk View, Pa, a white squirrei
The animal was caught in corn
field at Elk View by Mr.. Sellers aog
The squirrel Is pure white apou'
rhe size of the ordinary gray SOUR
rel. White squirrels are very rare
but this is the second one Mr Sol
lars has mounted within the past sl>
months, both coming from the same
section.
The treasurer's report shows the
Maid attendance at the recent Har'
ford county fair, at Bel Air, to nave
been 1915 less than last year. Tne
figures show the total paid atten'
dance at the exhibition this year was
. s15,S16 this year, and s15,ssl foi
last year.