The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-06
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

tened up by painters.
Rev. Francis Mahoney has been
assigned to St. Theresa Catholic
church, Port Deposit, to succeed the
Rev. Louis Jacqiner.
Omar d. Crothers, Esq, of Elk
ton, has been reappointed member
OF the State Accident Commission
by Governor Ritchie.
r. C. Shippers of Leslie, has been
appointed forest Warden for Kent,
Hartford and Cecil counties, vice
Rev. F. Virgin, of Elkton.
The directors of the Mutual
Building Association of Cecil coun-
ty, have elected Joshua Clayton,
ESQ.,, treasurer, vice David l.. Scott,
resigned.
The State Roads Commission is
oiling and top-dressing the. macadam
roadways in this section. Work is
in charge of Engineer VIM. Neunam,
of CheStertOWn.
The members of the Community
Fire Company will attend West Not
tingham Presbyterian church in
body on Mothers Day, Sunday, May
s; at 1900 a. m.
Governor Ritchie last week re-
appointed Mrs. Eleanor Jenness
Moore, of Colora, member OF the
Cecil County Board OF. Education
for period of six years.
Trinity P. E. Church, Elkton, has
elected States Attorney Henry l..
Constable, delegate, and Ralph G.
Davis, alternate, to the Diocesan
convention to be held next month.
Mrs. Mary Harris Armour, of the
State of Georgia, will speak in West
Nottingham Presbyterian church on
Sunday, May 15, at 2:45 p. M, and
at Perryville M. E. church at 500
d. M, on the same date.
James Davis and William Jones,
both colored, were convicted OF man
slaughter in the Hartford County
&urt last week. They were charg-
M with the murder of VIM. Smith,
also eolored, at Conowingo, in Feb.
ruary last.
St. Mary's P. E. church, North
East, has elected the following yes
rrymen: DR.. r. G. Underwood, Bar
clay Moore, DR.. H. A. Cantwell, j. M,
kittenhouse, Joseph Coudon, .. Il.
Hollister, Charles M. Lowe and Rob
ert Reynolds.
The Oakryn Hall Association, OF
Oakryn, Pa, has been granted
charter. The incorporators are K.
G. Scott, Eugene Brown, and James
M. Paxson. The hall was formerly
owned by the Oakryn Band, which
has disbanded.
The carnival of Susquehanna Fire
Company and the Havre de Grace
Hospital closed Saturday night, after
a run of two weeks. Unfayorable
weather caused the venture to pc
unsuccessful, the proceeds hardly
meeting expenses.
North East unit of the American
Red Cross in answer to the appeal
for help for the sufferers from the
Mississippi flood has sent to Chas
S. Pyle. Treas, the sum of $115.l5
Of which $93.6S represented bal
ance in the treasury and $l2.21
amount collected.
The rain of Saturday afternoon
last interferred very greatly with
the bake held by the Ladies Aid OF
Fremont. The roof projecting over
the pavement in front of the Pogue
& Robertson store offered shelter and
good business was done, despite
the handicap. The receipts were
over $500.
The following officers OF the Or
ganized Women's Bible Glass have
been elected for the ensuing year:
Pres. Mrs. Gertrude S.. Pogue; vice
pres, Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor; sec.,
Mrs. Clara B. Keen; treas, MIS-
Ella M. Cooney; treas. special fund.
Miss Elizabeth R. stephens; treas
birthday fund, Mrs. Emma Brown'
organist, Mrs. w. l.. Brock; teacher
Mrs. j. G. Mccoy
No trace has yet been found OF
Chester Moore, aged about 20 years
who was employed at Conowlngo
1t is feared the young man may have
fallen into the river and been drown
ed. He was employed on the con-
struction work at the dam and has
not been seen since Tuesday, April
rs. Young Moore boarded with the
family of Eli Rice, in Rising Sun
and little is known of his relatives
his lunch box was found by fellow
workmen, where he had been al
work, but there is no other trace OF
him,