The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-18

The Perryville Fire Company will
hold an old-time square dance In the
firemen's building Saturday night.
The Carter farm, located near
. Cherry Hill, owned by Lyman
Spence, has been purchased at pri-
vate terms by VIM. F. Linn, ESQ.,, OF
near Leeds.
The Board of Education for Cecil
county, has ordered the schools IN
the county closed for the Thanks
giving holidays on Wednesday, NOV.
23. and reopened on Monday, Nov
ember %.
Miss Amy Hearn, superintendent
of Union Hospital, Elkton, for sever
ell years, and Miss Hlebak, assistant
superintendent, have rendered their
designations, effective December l.
Their successors have not yet been
selected.
Herman Clark, of near Elkton,
who with his wife, Florence, and ms
father, Wm., were arrested last week
by prohibition officers and VINO
pleaded guilty in the United States
Court, Baltimore, has been sentenc
ed to so days in jail.
The Cecil county Teachers Asso-
citation held a meeting OF all the
white teachers of the county on FIJI
day afternoon, November IL, at l:So
o'clock, to elect delegates to the
state Teachers Association, and for
the transaction of other business.
The new Willys-Knight Sedan, De-
longing to Clarence Biddle OF North
East. was stolen one night last week
and later found abandoned along the
road near Charlestown, with the
motor completely ruined and the IN
terior mutilated beyond repair.
Fire was discovered on the upper
dack of Perryville-Havre de Grace
Aicular bridge on Wednesday al
bon of last week, and burned
|usly for a short time among the
eosote treated lumber. WorKmen
mothered the flames with sand be-
ore much damage was done.
At the annual election OF ofhcers
br the Womans Foreign Missionary
Eociety of North East Methodist
YChurch. the following were elected
for the ensuing year: President
Mrs. e. A. Strugeon; Vice-Presldent
Mrs. Wilmer ]. Falls; Secretary, Mrs
w ]. Pugh and Treasurer, MISS
Mary Mearns.
Mrs. C. Russell Preston, of North
East, met with serious accident OF
Friday last, by falling a distance OF
twelve feet from the porch over the
Ferguson Machine Shop.
She suffered a fracture of the lefl
wrist, and was badly cut and bruised
about the body.
The appeal of Leroy Sykes, oil
Elkton, from the sentence OF sly
months in the House OF CORRECTION
imposed at the March term OF Cour'
for possessing liquor for sale, mas
heen dismissed by the Court of Ap-
peals. Sykes has been at liberty
under bond.
Warrants were sworn out last
week by States Attorney Henry l.
Constable. charging Taft Malin, aged
about %, and Henry Short, agec
about % years, both white men o.
Elkton, with the murder OF Henry
Mitchell Gross. on Nov. 2. Gross,
who had been drinking was robbed
and murdered by the men, II is
charged.
Frank Glass, of Coatesville, Pa,
who robbed the postal clerk, j. Wep
ster Evans, of Birdsboro, of a Szz,-
900 registered package, THURSDAY.
was arrested Sunday night in the
Welsh Mountains. Evans was also
arrested as it is alleged he confessed
he had a part in the planning OF the
theft, due to his being heavily IL
debt. All of the stolen money was
recovered.
The laying of concrete ON the sec
ton of roadway from near Oakwooo
to the Pennsylvania State line, via
Rock Springs, was suspended on sat
urday, owing to the uncertain weatn-
er conditions to be expected at tnls
time of year. The total length Vi
the section under construction is
1.94 miles, and about l,6OO Ieet' on
the Oakwood end of the road is YET
to be completed. The completed
section of the roadway will be open
ed to travel in about two weeks.
Downie Bros. Circus closed the
1927 season on. Saturday last, at En-
field. South Carolina, and lmmedla-
tely pulled stakes" for Havre de
Grace, where it will go into winter
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