The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-01-13
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Center. Elkton, on Wednesday, Jan.
is, at 1890 A. M.
The Woman's Foreign and Ladies
Aid Societies will meet with Mrs. W.
B. Cooney on Wednesday afternoon,
January IS, at 2 o'clock.
Miss Mary Logan, daughter OF
Sheriff Clinton Logan, of Elkton, has
accepted position as teacher In a
school at, Woodenberg, Baltimore
county.
The directors of Union Hospital,
Elkton, have appointed Mr. and MRS.
willard H. Honman, Marcus Hook,
Pa, orderly and Matron at the insti-
tuition.
Three children in the home OF
Lee Broomell, near Fremont, Pa,
are suffering from diphtheria. Sand
Hill School in Chester County, is
closed.
Suit for divorce from his wife,
Helene Leone Marshall, has been
docketed by VIM j. Marshall, OF
Iron Hill. They were married in
1918. and have one son.
Federal Agents and local officers
mad, raids last week in the Rock
Springs section and destroyed four
stills and large quantity of mash.
The operators Of the stills made
their escape.
Franklin A.. Alexander, of Delta,
Pa. has been appointed general man
ager of the Northern Maryland Pow
er Company, succeeding the late
Chas. r. Powell, of Elkton, who died
at Union Hospital.
A delegation from Port Deposit
appeared before the County Com
missioners last week, to ask the
Commissioners to renew their sup
port of the Port Deposit-Lapidum
ferry, and the request was granted.
The choir of the M. E.. church of
this town repeated, by request, the
Cantata "Tbe n1lic JChoir;" on
Sunday eyeniI given at the
!. morning service lristmas day. Its
kerdering was ch enjoyed by the
arge congregat present.
In November Nst J. D. Donache, OF
~ S town, plucked some buds from
/ magnolia bush on the Magraw
,..operty, at West Nottingham, and
80 sed them in water at his home
here. Two OF the buds burst into
beautiful blooms during Christmas
week.
In avoiding striking another car
while driving ACROSS the Bohemia
river bridge, j. H. Buckworth, OF
Hacks Point, went through the rail
ing near the north end of the bridge
and landed in several feet Of water
Mr.. Buckworth was accompanied by
his wife and three children. They
vsre M rescued, and none OF them
were seriously hurt.
COnOWlngO, as railroad StaIioi
on the Columbia X Port Deposi
railroad, will pass out of existence
On ranuary 81. afttr which date thu
station at the end Of the bridge ovel
the crest of the new dam on thu
Cecil county side, will be known al
Cromley's Mountain. The site o
the fromer station At Conowingo will
be under water.
after continuous service for forty
three years as agent at Magnolia
Md, Of the Pennsylvania railroad
David N. Webb has been placed ol
tho Roll of Honor
John Watson. OF ,Havre de Grace
formerly of Perryville, foreman o
/ stons..masons of the Maryland Divi
|nnr Athe Pennsylvania railroad
placed on the Roll OF Homo
vice Of thIrty-one years.
~, son Of Mr.. an
son, of Fairmount
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punity Fire Co.
supper will
hall, under a.
company.