The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-04-29
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Bank of Elkton. e
A new piano has been donated to
the Sunday school of st. Paurs M.
f. church, near ~Earleville.
A new concrete pavement was
laid last week in front of the prop
erty of B. B. Gyles, on Queen street.
A new bungalow is being erected
by Garland Wilson on the Mrs.
James Wilson farm, along the Farm
ington pike, south of Rising Sun.
Carroll P VanPelt, of North East,
has purchased the residence of the
late Rev. DR.. Lockerbie, in Elkton,
for $1,000, and will move to that
town.
The ITO acre farm of the late Har-
riet K. Scott, near, Black Barren
Springs Park, has been purchased
by Joseph E.. Smith, who will move
to the property. -.
The University of Delaware Sum-
mer School, which will open at New
ark on June II, promises to have an
unusally large enrolment of stu
dents and teachers.
John Robinson has resigned as
member of the Pennsylvania State
police force, to take a position with
the Maryland State police, and will
be stationed at Conowingo.
Master Harry Dixon, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Dixon of Earle
vile, had the misfortune to fall from
the hay NOW in his fathers barn
and break a bone in his arm.
Child Hygiene Clinics under the
auspices of the State Department
of Health were held at Chesapeake
City on the morning of April 28,
and at Elkton in the afternoon.
The William Fears property, of
two lots of land with frame dwelling
house, at Port Herman, Cecil county,
has been purchased. by William N.
Cam, of Wilmington, for S3,125.
Testing of cattle in Cecil county
has begun under direction of the U.
s. Department of Agriculture. The
work will be done by Districts of
the county, as money is available.
The automobile of William Scott,
of Elkton, parked on Cathedral St.,
i'll that town, was driven off on Wed
nesday night Of last week, and was
found on Thursday near Laurel, Md.
The three year old son of Mr., and
Mrs. Walter Collins, of Principle
Furnace, was seriously injured one
evening last week by being struck
by an auto. He was taken to Rich
ards Hospital, Port Deposit.
The town was in darkness for sew
eral hours ON Thursday night of last
week, the violent storm putting elec-
trio service entirely out of commits
sion. Lamps and candles had to be
resorted to in homes and places OF
business.
The John Cadwalader, Ericsson
line steamer, made its. initial trip
through the Chesapeake 4 Delaware
canal last week. The steamer has
capacity of 500 tons and will ac-
commodate 1000 passengers. Reg
ular trips by the steamer will begin
this month.
The annual meeting of the Cecil
County Medical Society was held at
Union Hospital, Elkton, on Thurs
day last, Following the meeting the
Society rendered a complimentary
dinner at the Howard House, to DR..
ID. L. Clifford, of Zion, in honor OF
his fifty years service in the med
ical profession.
The electrical storm on Thursday
of last week, was one of the most
violent that has ever swept over this
section, and lasted from about seven
O'CLOCK until after midnight. The
violent electrical disturbance was
accompanied by repeated downpours
Of rain, much damage resultig from
badly washed fields and roads.
DR., F. B. Bomberger, assistant
director of the University OF Mary
land Extension Service and chief OF
the State Dept. OF Markets,h been
granted leave OF absence by the pres
ident of the college. and will become
director of marketing activities OF
the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Asso-
citation at Salisbury.
Nearly 1000 school children and
teachers of the colored schools OF
Cecil county participated in the an
nual Rally Day exercises in Elkton
on Tuesday of last week. The ex-
hibits from the various schools were
displayed in hee Elkton colored high
school building. The field and track
sports were held on the Elementary
school athletic field.