The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-11
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Rain, hail, snow and sleet on Tues-
day.
Thursday, November "a, is
Thanksgiving Day.
November "a has been proclaimed
as Thanksgiving Day by President
Coolidge.
The cunning season opened on
Thursday of this week and Beer
Rabbit is now on the run.
A festival will be held at Oak
Grove school, near Rising Sun, on
Friday evening, November IL.
The Rising Sun w. c. T. U. will
meet in the Church parlor Thursday
evening, Nov. II, at 1880 o'clock.
jeremiah c. Price has purchased
for $4,000 the Jervis farm OF l37
acres in the First district, near Cecil
ton.
Job w. Kirk, of this town, has
been appointed District Manager ZOE
Cecil county, of the Continental Cas-
ualty Co.
John A. Krumrine, of North East,
has purchased the saw mill and lum-
ber business of, William A. Rutter, in
North East.
A clinic for diseases of the chest
will be conducted in the Health Cent
er. at Elkton, Wednesday, Nov. l6,
at 1890 a. ma
Fred C. Weller was arrested by
prohibition agents from Baltimore
last week, charged with operating
still in Elk Neck.
The treasurer's report of the carn1-
val held some time ago for the pene-
fit of Havre de Grace hospital shows
the net receipts were So, ,135.
Rev. w. G. Harris, pastor OF ELK
ton M. E. church, has been invled to
return to that charge for another
ydAr, and has accepted subject to the
decision of Conference.
nvasback and redhead ducks
have arrived on the Susquehanna
fats and as fine hunting as has oeen
seen there in years has been enjoyed
BY sportsmen this week.
Mrs. c. Clifford England of Cal
vert, has been appointed by Secre-
tary Hoover as chairman OF com
\ mittee to conduct Better Homes
Campaign in Cecil County.
Investigations so far have shed no
light on the murder of Oscar john
son whose bullet riddled body was
found two weeks ago near the Theo-
dore road in Whitaker's Barrens.
large delegation from the eighth
district appeared before the Board or
County Commissioners last week, IN
reference to the tow path road along
the Susquehanna, above the Como
wingo dam. which is to be relocated.
The work of installing new cen
trail heating plant at Rising Sun High
School this week made necessary the
dismissal of some of the elementary
grades on Tuesday, as it was lmpos-
sible to have heat in some OF the
rooms.
There was a decided drop in the
temperature the latter part OF last
week, the cold snap bringing snow
fiurries with it. Sunday night the
mercury went still lower, ice form
ing. Thermometers on Monday
morning recorded twenty-four de-
grees.
Sheriff Logan arrested Mrs. Emma
Mallory and Anthony Corvallis, OF
Baltimore, for smuggling liquor into
Elkton jail, where they had come to
visit the woman's husband, who Is
serving a term for violation OF the
Volstead Act. U. S. Commissioner
]. Frank Supplee, at Baltimore, re-
leased them under bail for further
hearing.
A son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harman
Griest had a very painful accident
the past week. While playing with
a ruler in the school room at Pleas
ant Grove, Pa, striking it across his
knee, it broke and sharp splinter
struck him in the eye, puncturlng
the ball and destroying the sight.
He is a patient in the Lancaster Cen
eral Hospital.
The annual oyster supper served
nv the ladies of the Aid Society IN
the basement of the M. E. church, on
Thursday evening last, was success
in every respect. The gross receipts
were $273, which is proof that the
supper was literally patronized, and
everyone was pleased with the menu
embracing fried oysters, chicken sal
ad and other appetizing viands; who
wouldn't be pleased with such a
splendid repast daintily served, as II
WAS. The net receipts were $500,