The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-27
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

ed special night omcer Wy Inc A4
Town Council.
Elkton Boy Scouts have peen
spending the past ten days IN camp
at Harris Wharf, near Betterton.
John Di Paolo has purchased for
$S.250 the William H. Gllmour
property, on Delaware avenue
Elkton.
William Exley, of Elkton, is a pa
tient in Union Hospital, that town.
suffering from self-infiicted gasnes
in his throat.
II winfield Lewis, of Elkton, has
been appointed member OF the ex-
ecutiye board Of Maryland state
Biremen's Association.
The Junior Mechanics OF Havre de
GRACE. are planning to celebrate the
fortieth anniversary of the local OF
ganization, on Tuesday, July 81.
,7nfayorable weather last week
compelled the continuing OF the car
niyal of Perryville Fire Company on
Monday and Tuesday nights OF this
week.
The w. E. Wood Co., OF Balti-
more. has been awarded the con-
tract to install new steam heating
n,ant in North East M. E. church, at
bid OF $2,590.
Harry S. Love has been held for
action OF the Grand Jury, on the
charge of stealing three barrels OF
potatoes from Pennsylvania railroad
cars at Perryville.
Mrs. Clarence Perkins, OF Elkton'
had the misfortune to fall wniie
gathering ferns near her Dungaio"
at Locust Point. and fracture a Knee
cap in several places.
F. Willard Walter, instructor IN
manual training at Calvert and his
ing sun High Schools for the past
two years, has accepted similar
position<in New Jersey, for the en-
suing year.
Miss Evelyn F. Pierson, Superin-
tendent of Union Hospital, Elkton,
graduate of its Nurses Training.
school. has received her decree OIL
shsglstered Nurse from the State Elk
Sainlning Board.
The Community Fire Company Oh
Rising sun, participated IN the pa
rade neld on Thursday evening Oh
last week by the Abingdon, Harforo
county, Fire Co., and was awaroeo
a SIS prize for coming the longest
distance.
A road camp for convicts OF tne
Maryland Penitentiary has Deen
opened by Warden Patrick J. Brady
near Perryville.
Forty prisoners, most OF whom
have about completed their sen
tences, are at the camp. They are.
employed on State road work.
.SeW wheat is coming to our ware
houses in quantities., and being ship,
led to the grain market, CARLOAD
after carload. The yield is reported
as an average one. although we nave
heard of acreages in this section tnat
have been threshed and show WIDE
range. all the way from 15 to AZ
bushels per acre, the latter being the
largest yield we have heard reported
While cleaning a rifle on Sunday
afternoon. Frederick Schofield, oil
Lancaster county, accidentally shot
and killed his little three year old
son, who was near his father at the
time.
The travelling auto show OF Dodge
Bros. cars was in Rising Sun on
Tuesday and drove over the streets
Of our town. Included in the DIS
play. we're all the new models oil
Dodge cars and Graham Bros.
trucks, the different type cars and
trucks presenting a beautiful ap-
pearance.
One of the largest mortgages ever
recorded in the Circuit Court Tor
Hartford County was that made last
week Uy tnC 1A0VAO w
Company to the Girard Trust Com
pany for $1.O00.000.
Suits for $50. 900 have been enter
ed in the United States District
Court, Baltimore, by Charles Wiebke
and wife, Mrs. Emma Wiebke, OF
Havre de Grace, against the Amerl-
can stores Cimpany for injuries MRS.
Wiebke is alleged to have received
in February. 1t was asserted IN the
suits the complainants are tenants OF
Accompany, and due to lack OF re-
oaits on the building at $50 Frank
lin street, Havre de Grace, Mrs.
Wiebke feHs and was severely in
iured.
The Loyal Temperance Legion and
Junior League enjoyed a picnic on
Thursday of this week on the spa
cious lawn at the home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Boyd Etter. near town.