The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-23
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Merry Christmas to all!

Winter began on thursday Oh tnlS
week, the 22nd.
The first skating of the winter
was enjoyed on Tuesday of this
week.
Wallace Scott, of Elkton, has been
chosen captain of Tome School foot
ball team.
The public schools of the county
close on Friday afternoon of this
week for the Christmas holidays.
The minstrel show given recently
in Elkton by the Degree team of the
Odd Fellows was big success. The
net proceeds from two performances
were $400.
Meadow Rock Rairy farm, w. K.
Bird, proprietor, has favored US with
a very handsome 1928 calendar, de-
picting beautiful scene "As the
Sun Goes Down"
The. citizens of Elk Mills have
formed an Improvement Association
with the Major w. r. Baldwin as
president; James Watts, secretary;
Lewis A. Seth, treasurer.
There were 155 who protested
conversion as result OF the evan
galistic campaign conducted for
period of four weeks in Elkton M.
T.. church, by Rev. Coco. W. Cooke.
watch for the comet Christmas
week. 1t will be visible to the max
ed eye on Christmas day, in the
western sky, just after sunset, about
As degrees between the sun and the
North Pole star.
John F. Moore, of the New Cen
hal Hotel, Elkton, returned last
neck from hunting trip in Penn.
iyania mountains. He brought
ith him fine two year old buck
teer that he shot.
Tripping as he was crossing a lot
NEAR his home last week, VIM. Ma
Khan, of Elkton, fell and fractured
eg. Mr.. Mahan was already lamet
Ind it was his sound leg that was
ractured by his fall.
The icy blasts OF Old Boreas made
us shiyer ON Sunday and Monday
. The wind was keen and sent the
mercury well down in the tube, ther-
mometers registering eleven degrees
on Monday morning.
A Mems Club has been organized
among the members OF Trinity Epls-
copal Church, Elkton, with Howard
+. Ruhl, president; Albert u. Mac
kew. yice-president; John Alexander,
secretary and treasurer.
The Davidson Cheese Company, OF
SMYRNA, Del, has taken over Inc
Cecilton Creamery, and after max
ing improvements to the building
has re-opened the plant for business
with Eric Ostrom, manager.
AZ the annual meeting of the Cecil
Dectectiye Association, held at Cal
vert op Dec. IA, John B. Fasseu
was elected president; A. 7. Aber-
nathy. vice president; J. Edward
Crothers, secretary and treasurer
All activities at the Conowingo
dam will be closed on Friday nlgnt
OF this week to be resumed on the
following Tuesday that the employe-
es may have Saturday, Sunday and
monday as a Christmas vacation.
Rev. David l.. Quinn, Rector or ST.
Mary's Parish, North East, has or
ganized a Boys Club with Samuel
line. President; Worthy HOLSTER
,ce-President; Horace Lilley' Sec
r.tary-Treasurer, and John Can't
well, Chaplain.
Through the kindness OF the Ne"
YORK Altar Guild, brass altar cross
ana pair of brass candiesticks nave
,.aen presented to st. Marks Eplsco-
nal church, at Perryville. On sun
.,ay morning they were blessed and
nia.ed on the altar.
Prohibition agents uncovered four
$50 gallon stills in the woods near
perry Point last week.
three arrests were made at Perry,
Vile: John Edmunds and LloyG
mezick, charged with illegal posses
sion of liquor, and VIM. Dalton
charged with illegal manufacture oil
liquor.
lanes M. White. Jr., Wilmington,
a student of the University OF Dela-
ware, Newark, was awarded $l'Ooo
damages in verdict handed down
by a jury last week, in the $So'ooO
damage suit brought by him against
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad as
a result of crash May 8, lszo'
when the car in which he was riding
with four other University students
was struck by an express train at
North College avenue crossing.