The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-09
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Elkton, Wednesday. November IA
1928, at 1880 a. m.
The annual track inspection of the
Eastern Region, main line tracks, OF
the Pennsylvania Railroad, was
made last week
The filing station of H. Brown, of
near North East, was robbed of SIS
in money and large quantity OF
gasoline one night last week.
The upland cunning season in
Maryland opens on Saturday, Nov.
10, when Br'er Rabbits trials will
begin.
An epidemic of measles in the
town of Havre de Grace is keeping
large number of pupils from the
public schools.
The Oxford Press was day
late last week on account of sick
ness of its force. We are in posi-
tion to sympathise, brother.
The Rev. L. M. Broadway, pastor
Of Perryville M. E. Church, who has
been in poor health for some time
has gone to the Methodist Hospital,
Philadelphia. for treatment.
Under the auspices of the North
East Odd Fellows Lodge, the Elkton
minstrel troupe will give show at
the new Opera House, North East,
Wednesday evening, Nov. 14th.
The stone quarries of the Stand
ard Lime and Stone Company,
Hayre de Grace, have closed down
for the winter, throwing about LOG
men out of employment
The students of the High School,
at North East, have begun the publ
cation of monthly paper, entitled
The North East Hi-Post." The
editor-in-chief is Tieve Pure.
A bunch Of Halloween hoodlums
was rounded up and fined $40 each
and costs last Friday evening
More arrests to follow.
The Board of Education for Har.
ford county, has filed it's annual bud
get with the County Commissioners
for the 1929 tax levy asking fol
$231,5OO or $4,000 more than this
- TO work of laying concrete on
what is known as the Foundry Hol. |
low road" leading into Port Deposit |
began last work and is progressing |
rapidly. 1t is expected the road will |
be completed by the middle of the
present month.
Sediment washed down Deep
Greek, from the Blue Mountain
Company's Slate plant, at Delta, Pa.
into the pool or lake above the Con.
owingo Dam, is threatening the fish
and is filling the entrance of the
creek into the lake.
The Parent Teachers Association
OF Calvert Agricultural High School
has re-organized by electing M. j
Ewing, president; Mrs. Edward
Smith, vice-president; Miss Helen
Scott, secretary; VIM. Little, trea
surer.
An unoccupied frame dwelling al
Oakwood, the property of Kate
Hanna. was burned to the ground
at $50 Monday morning. The en-
gine from here responded to the cal
but the building was beyond saving q
when it arrived on the scene. The
fire was of incendiary origin.
At the annual stockholders meet {
ing of the James F. Powers Fountry
Company held at their Office in Elk t
ton. Stanley Evans was reelected its |
James Evans, secretary I
w. Sterling Evans, treasurer
general manager. i
Ire at Elmhurst, Del, on Monday q
hi of last week, destroyed the one
ye6ry garage and accessory store OF
N. HI Hastings and spread to the 4
general store of David Kaufman and +
in apartment house owned by Mr.. F
Hastings, causing loss estimated +
it $40. 900. t
The supper given on Thursday v
evening last week, by the ladies of
West Nottingham, iF Sthe Chapel, b
ike others of its kind, proved very
popular, and was literally partoniz- Q
u. The sum Of 1928 was taken in p
I'D goodlxMe Met amount will be u
tearef = III who partook of the
'epas1 NJ ~ as to its excel :,
ted as collection Z
s. F.sing Sun for Union II
tai All house-to-house canvas v
AIMED goods, preserves, etc., ST
tllwhe made by two Boy Scouts. tt
are asked to be prepal q
ID 20 open wide their pantries dur 9
ng this week, 81