The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-10-12
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events OF
Interest to Our Readers
KLOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Hog cholera is reported to exist on
the premises of Earl Davis, near
Warwick.
clinic for diseases of the chest
will be conducted in Health Center
Elkton, on Wednesday, Oct. II, at
1880 a. m.
Herbert Price, OF Elk Mills, sus-
tained fractured, wrist last week
while cranking his auto, the engine
back-firing.
Ground has been broken for the
new high school building at Perry
vile. The contractors are DeCou &
Chidlaw, OF Baltimore.
Captain E. Parker Ford, OF North
East, has accepted the position OF
manager Of New Connanght Manor
and White Crystal Beach.
A number of our citizens attended
the Air Meet and dedication of the
Wilmington Airport at Bellanca field
near New Castle, on Saturday.
The Town Point improvement AS
sociation has asked the County Com
missioners to improve the road from
Cayot's Corner to Town Point.
rhe Hartford county schools will
be closed on Thursday and Friday OF
this week, in order that the pupils
and teachers may attend the Fair at
Bel Air.
Merton Jackson, son of e. W..
Jackson, Of Perryyille, has been
awarded the Senatorial scholarship
from this district, to Johns Hopkins
University.
Private Roy Moore, of North East,
won the Merrill Rosenfield cup, at
the State Rifle Match, held at Camp
Richie. Private Moore is member
Of Company E, Maryland National
Guards,
The supper held recently for the
benefit of Ebenezer Community Hall
fund, was very successful, despite
adverse weather conditions on the
second night. About $3.50 was the
kNm realized.
meetings are being
conducted at Calvert M. E. Church,
by the pastor, Rev. j. w. Prettyman,
assisted by Rev. A. P. Prettyman, of
Galena; Rev. e. M. Shockley, North
East; Rev. L.. M. Broadway. Perry
vile.
Mrs. Mary Whyte, colored
woman of Baltimore and a repre-
sentative of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union of Maryland, will
make a temperance address at Reeds
A. u. M. P. Church in North East
Sunday evening, October 14th.
The Army Ordnance Association
held its tenth annual meeting at
Aberdeen, Md. on Thursday last,
when the most spectacular mimic
war ever held in this country was
staged for the benefit OF more than
5000 members of the association, all
manufacturers and industrialists.
Our thanks are are due Mrs.
l.. r. Atkinson, who favored us with
a large bouquet OF beautiful dahlias
this week, to brighten ye editors
desk. Mrs. Atkinson. is great
lover of flowers, and always has a
profusion growing under her nur-
turing care.
H. d. Graybeal has sold to undes-
ignated purchasers, through Karl
! j. Austin, local real estate agent,
his garage and bungalow near Como
wingo. AS this property is at the
intersection of the Lancaster and
ore-Philadelphia pike, it is
considered one of the most valuable
business locations in that section.
The chemical truck was called to
the home of Lewis Miller, near Red
Pump, on Friday last, to extinguish
q chimney fire. ~
On Monday evening call was re-
ceived and responded to. when an
auto belonging to tourist passing
through town, caught fire. Another
passing tourist with a hand ex
tinguisher, put out ,he blaze before
the firemen reached the scene.
u In the common pleas court at
Lancaster suit for $4,000 damage
I1rbfeach of promise to marry has
filed by Anna Elizabeth Mont
bry, of Kirkwood. daughter OF
land Mrs. Robert R. Montgomery,
Vt James Watson Trout, OF Bart
lship.
The former. Miss Dorothy Logan
and Mr.. Robert Mahoney surprised
their friends at North East by an
nouncing their marriage, which was
performed at Bel Air Feb. IL, by
Paw r4onrv Clav Hall