The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-30

An outbreak Oh nOS CAOAVAu A0
ported on the premises of .. B. Bry-
son, near Elkton.
The Boards of County Commits
sioners for Cecil and Kent counties
have under consideration the build
ing Of joint County Home.
The public schools Of the county
closed on Wednesday Of this week
for the Thanksgiving holiday, and
will reopen on Monday.
speciai services are being held at
Cherry Hill M. E. Church beginning
Sunday, November rs, and will con-
tinue three weeks. ~
The laying, of concrete on the
Pennington road has been suspend
ed for the winter. One half OF the
section of roadway has been COM
pleted its entire length.
The 132-acre farm Of Miss Emma
Hastings, near Mechanics Grove.
Lancaster county, was purchased al
public sale last week by Charles
Hart, who lives on it, for $9,25O.
The work of resurfacing the
state road between Elkton and
North East, has been completed
Asphalt was used for the centre be-
tween the concrete shoulders. '2
At the recent meeting OF the Ma
tional Highway Traffic Association
held in Toledo, Ohio, John N. Mack.
all, chairman of Maryland State
Roads Commission was named an
honorary Vice President.
The new lighting system on the
Perryville-Havre de Grace vehicular
bridge was given its first tryout last
week. The bridge is brilliantly
lighted at night, and presents q
beautiful appearance.
A radio, silverware, blankets, etc.,
were stolen from the cottage OF
Mrs. Pauline Roberts,. at Red Point
Beach, few nights ago. The loss
is valued at fully $1,000. No clue
as to the identity of the robbers has
been obtained.
The Postofice Department urges
the early mailing of Christmas pack.
ages. No delivery will be made OF
1Chfistmas Day. AS the mails be-
Some congested. they will be neces
sarily slower as Christmas ap
proaches.
At the reopening of Eikton M. e
Church, on Sunday, Oct. Is, after
undergoing improvements involving
the expenditure of $11,000,- the en-
tire indebtedness was provided fol
by subscription within thirty min
utes.
Al difference of but one degree is
shown in temperatures taken during
the month of October, 1927, and
october, 1928. The temperatures
were taken three times daily e in
Salisbury, Md, and showed an aver
age Of 81 degrees for last year, and
SIS degrees for this year.
Company F, Maryland National
Guard, won the State rifle match
last. week, at the Fifth Regiment
Armory, Baltimore. Company p, OF
Elkton, was one of the competitors.
The scores of the four teams were as
follows: Company F, $50; Com
pany E, 5S7; Company. G, 579;
Headquarters Company, 5l9.
A fatal cunning accident is re-
ported from Harrington, Del. when
Lyman Peck, aged II years, was
killed. The young man had a single
barrel shot gun. It is supposed ne
dropped the gun while crossing 2
! log. The she'll in the gun was ex-
ploded and the load of shot shatter-
ed the right side of his head, death
. resulting.
It has been decided to hold the
next annual session of Wilmington
M. E. Conference in Harrison Street
Church, wilmington. The annual
Conference was stated hor uooA 81
town but, due to the small capacity
Of the Church there and the fac'
that the Laymen's and Old Boys
Conference, will meet at the same
time. the Georgetown Church oftici-
ais is were obliged to recall their in
Yitation:
A representative Of the Northern
Maryland Power Company. was
d uInd again last week maxine
Sher OF those numerous check
light sockets, etc. oui
ives have been SO fed up or
check-ups. that have been pe'
SO often, that they have come
sent the prowling througl
homes at such frequent inter
and this check-up man was le'
FUSED admission in numerous IN
stances and told to refer to past re.
ords. as there had been no cnans'
and was no necessity for the inspec'
tion.