The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-09-28
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

first day of Autumn.
Frost is reported on Tuesday
morning of this week.
Work was begun last week on the
short section of improved road TO pe
built at Pennington.
The seventy fifth anniversary Oh
the founding of Lincoln University
win be celebrated next June.
The Chestertown Fire Department
cleared S450O on it's recent carnival
The gross receipts amounted to $S'-
500.
The annual convention OF Cecil
County w. C. T. U. will be held IN
James M. E. Church, Rising SUM- on
Thursday, October A..
Preliminary survey work is pelng
done for the improved road to be
built from Port Deposit up the river
shore, to the Conowingo dam.
Mrs. C. R. Biles has sold her resi-
dence proeprty on Cherry street IN
this town, to ]. Earl Tyson, funeral
director, of Colora. The reported
price is $500.
Mrs. Madge E. Sears of 7th DIS
trict. has docketed suit in the Cecll
County Court for divorce from ner
husband, Melvin G. Sears, on the
grounds of desert1on.
In recent drive for funds to wipe
out the Indebtedness of Trinity M. H.
Chursch, Chesapeake City, the con
eregation raised $1,700, $500 more
than the sum required.
Charles Rhodes, who escaped from
Elkton Jail several months ago mas
been apprehended at Delaware CITY
Del. fand is again behind the bars.
Rhodes is accused of the larceny Oh
tires.
Calvert M. E. Church has been re-
opened after undergoing improve
ment and painting, inside and OUT
The improvements cost over $too'
but the money has all been ralseo
and the debt cancelled.
The number of pupils in the var
Us high schools in the county Is DIS
sows: Elkton, 1856; North East
ISL; Rising Sun, 112; Perryvliie'
20. Chesapeake City, So; Kenmore
So. Cecliton, 81; Calvert, 81.
The Democrats of the Third Elec
tlon District have organized clup
Tor the campaign, with headquarters
at Elkton. Over 200 members nave
been enrolled. DR.. S. c. Sykes Is
president, F. H. Leffier, secretary.
James Gorrell had his left hand
hadly crushed last week, while en-
gagged in helping to move Dulloihs
in the rear of St. Mary's Parish
House. North East. His hand was
caught under one of the steel rollers
used in moving the building.
Robert, young son of Raymond
Hill, of Kennedyville, met Win d
nainful accident last week, by failing
upon pair of scissors, the sharp
noints penetrating his throat. Inc
little fellow was taken to Union Hos
pital. Elkton, for medical attention
Rev. M. E. Dearholt has been ap-
nointed to Cecil Circuit, including
Bay View, Bethel and Olivet Metho-
dist Churches. Rev. E. E. Coleman
who has been pastor OF Cecil Clrcui'
for two and a half years, was ap-
pointed to Kempton, in western
Maryland.
The Harvest Moon will be full Sat
urday, Sept. 20. This being the iuli
moon nearest the autumnal equinox
il designated the Harvest Moon'
when owing to the fact that tne
moon rises for several evenings al
nearly the same hour, we have un'
usually long moonlight periods.
The brick building on Main street
in North East, formerly used by Y
A. Benjamin as warehouse mas
been purchased by Joseph Couoen
and is being torn down. 1t adJolns
the property on which Mr.. Couden
recently erected large community
house for members of the congrega-
tion of st. Mary's P. E. church.
Mrs. Norman Cullum, OF near AID,
/ erdeen, committed suicide by drink
ing poison and died at the Havre oe
lace Hospital on Monday OF ias'
IA. Mrs. Cullum stated at tne
Aital that she had taken the pol
blowing an alteration Win
n husband.
The body of an unknown wnite
nan about so years of age, dressed
IN a bathing suit, was found in the
susouehanna river Saturday morn
ing. near Port Deposit. In a peit
under the bathing suit $S1 in money
was found. The body is being nelo
by Coroner Green for identihcation