The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-05-25
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of !
Interest to Our Readers
4OCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

orial Day.
The Loyal Temperance Legion VIII
meet on Saturday, at 3 p. M. In the
church.
The Merritt farm of l55 acres, in
the second district, has been sold to
X. Delbert Aiken for S6,5OO.
Marion Brumfield has purchased
through Karl J. Austin, Real Estate
Agent, dwelling on Pearl Street, IN
TINS town.
Walter Anderson, OF near Elkton,
was arrested recently by Delaware
authorities. charged with transport
ing liquor.
A traffic signal light has been IN
stalled at the intersection Of West
Main and Bridge streets, in Elkton,
BY the town council.
The School Commissioners OF
Cecil County are negotiating with
William Reynolds for two-acre
plot Of ground, in order to enlarge
the school grounds.
The Maryland Press Association
will meet at College Park on Friday
and Saturday. May rs and rs. Tue
annual election of officers Will pc
held Friday afternoon.
Reappointment on May Of VIM
H. Evans as postmaster OF Newark,
Del, has been confirmed from WASH
ington. This will make Mr.. Evans
second term of Office.
Charged with stealing slot ma
chine from Kelsey A. Cox's poolroom
in Elkton, Norman Cameron was ar
rested Saturday and Magistrate Scot
ten held him under bond for Court.
three white men, Gus Williams,
Jonn Donovan. and Charles Holiness
have been lodged in Eikton jail,
charged with breaking into the store
al Alvin A. Ford. near. Bacon Hill.
While operating an electric wash
ing machine in her home at North
East, Mrs. Catherine Let's had mel
left hand badly bruised and mashed
when it became caught in some Of
the mechanism.
ak6tour strolling musicians, with ac-
~. Aions, regaled our citizens Mon
day afternoon, with popular airs
rendered in spirited manner
I Quite number assemDied on Center
square to enjoy the impromptu con
cert.
l'wo hundred and seventy-three
new voters were added to the munlc-
ipai registration list in Elkton, on
May IA, the largest number ever
known to have been added to the
lists in single day. The town
election will be held May 2S.
VIM. Swift, of East Nottingham
Township, Pa, and Wilmer Cuua-
mings. of near oxford, Chester coun-
~, were given hearings before Aid
erlnan Burkhart, in Lancaster, on
the charge of chicken stealing from
". Roy Rintz, of White Rock, Pa
They are held for trial at court,
Owir material
witnes aropped the
case ar p. Nelson;
charged with S-fder Of Walter
Brown, cololA ii September rs,
at Cramer's store, Octoraro Junction.
A Coroner's jury exonerated Nelson,
but he was indicted and the case re-
moved to Chestertown.
The barn on the farm of James s.
Lum, near Newark, Del, was de-
stroyed by fire on May 49, Besides
the building, two horses. a COW, a
dog, all the farm implements, two
automobiles. 800 bu. of corn and a
rick of hay. were consumed by the
fiames. The loss is estimated as be-
tween $500 and $4,000.
The Laymen's League OF Cecil
county held their semi-annual meet
ing and dinner at Nesbitt Hall, Port
Deposit. on Wednesday evening
May 23rd, at 1880 o'clock.
Inc ul6cttu6 Woc ouOA CSocN ~
Mr.. George G. Thomas. Attorney-at-
Law Of Baltimore, and Rev. Philip
j. Jenson, rector of St. Thomas,
Church, Garrison Forest.
A trick bicycle rider, haling from
noplace and bound nowhere, stopped
on in Rising Sun on Saturday and
gave exhibitions OF his skill in Gem
ter Square in the afternoon and eve
xing. AS the slang expression goes,
Nd "do his stun" riding equal
b. Iwell on one wheel as two, OF in
any Dosition; standing up on the ma
chine, or standing on his head on It.
He also rode buggy wheel with the
same perfect ease.
The recent carnival held for the
benefit Of Havre de Grace Hospital:
met with unfayorable weather and
the net receipts are small, amount
ing to between $500 and $1,000