The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-08-24
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

the pdCkAA5 VA Do
toes.
the public schools Of Cecil coun-
tv will reopen on Thursday sep
tember 6.
The september term of Cecil Cir
emit Court will convene at Elkton on
Monday, September IL.
The Philadelphia & Baltimore
Steamboat Company has completeo
4 new $4,000 pier at Betterton.
The second annual reunion OF the
.Old-Timers' Association, at AlcK-
ory Hill, Pa, was held on SATURDAY.
The state Roads Commission IS
nreparing to install lighting sys-
tenn for the Havre de Grace-Perry-
vile bridge.
The second annual registered
shoot Of Elkton Gun Club will pc
held Saturday, September l, on the
Club grounds.
Seventy-nine patients were aomis-
ted to Union Hospital, Elkton, dur
ing the month of July, and 4S opera
tions performed.
Miss Evelyn F. Pierson, OF Eikton'
has rendered her resignation as Su-
nerintendent of Union Hospital. ell
fective on August 81.
The excursion to Riverview Beach,
from chesapeake City, conducted by
Cecil Post, American Legion, OF Elk
ton. last week, was patronized Dy
S99 passengers.
The final report of the committee
in charge of. "Tag Day. held July
III by the Havre de Grace hIemen,
shows the total amount collected 10
have been $1.549.50.
Rev. J. H. Beachamp will occupy
the pulpit OF Rising Sun M. y.
Church on Sunday morning, August
as. at IL o'clock. Sunday Scnool
will be held at 9:45 O'Clock.
Captain Russell M. George, OF
Company E, M. N. G., OF Elkton' mas
been selected <as member OF the
MARYLAND team in the national rlne
matches at Camp Perry. August 70
september l6.
Fhe concert given in Elkton on
ruesday evening of last week by the
hoy,s band Of Maryland Training
school. numbering "a pieces, netted
500 for the county's welfare WORK
for crippled children.
Colora and Sylmar railroad sta
tions are now open but half a day
John Reynolds, agent. attending
both stations. John Boyle, former
agent at Colora, has been made as
sistant at Rising Sun station.
j e. Lewis and w. X. Belts,
owners of the New Central Hotel, In
Elkton, have purchased for $12,Ooo,
the Michael Lipman store property.
adjoining the hotel, to which u Will
be added after being remodeled.
Bradford Moffett, of near Earle
ille, shot a bald eagle last week.
near his home, which had taken 5O
dncks from a flock of So. belonging
"a Mrs. George Moffett. 1t measur-
ed feet, inches, from tip to tip
The sutton Construction Co.. ex-
pected to complete the pouring OF
concrete shoulders on the Rising
sun-Conowing State road on Thurs
day Of this week. This main thor
oughfare has been widened six feet
by a three foot concrete shoulder
on either side.
n improvements to the state high
way, now in progress between Hayre
de Grace and Swan Creek, include
the widening of the approaches TO
Sawn Creek bridge. When the
work is completed the approaches on
each side Of the bridge will be forty
feet wide. They are now but twen-
ty feet.
The state Roads Commission is
advertising for bids for the construc-
tion of 4.74 miles of concrete road
way between Port Deposit and the
Conowingo dam. Bids will be re-
ceived by the commission on Tues
day. August 2S, and it is expected
that work will be started by the mid
die Of next month.
Howard Kirk, of Peach Bottom
Fulton Township, was thrashing
oats Monday and while cleaning the
blpwer got his hand caught. break
bis middle finger. tearing on
ths.nail, and lacerating and bruisins
two Of the fingers. The injury was
a very painful one.
Calvert Ladies Aid Society VIII
hold Roast Chicken Supper on the
lawn Of Mrs. Iva Mckinney on
Thursday evening, August 80. Sup
per served from 5 to $780,