The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-07-13
TOWN AND COUNTY
Shoft Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Bass and pike fishing season In
MARYLAND above tidewater, opened
July LIST.
II has remained steadily hot all
week, with the mercury well up In
the nineties.
The recently completed section OF
the Oakwood road will be opened 10
traffic July IS.
Perryyille's new High School
building, to be erected on Aiken
avenue, is to cost $2s,000.
While boxing with friend Frank
Bristow. of Chesapeake City, s1s-
tanned q fractured bone in his hano'
The West Grove Fire Company
housed its fine new pumper satur-
day AFTERNOON and evening. July 7tn.
x clinic for diseases of the chest
viii be conducted in Health Center,
Elkton, Wednesday, July IL. at
1880 a. m.
The 6rst moonlight excursion
from Port Deposit to Betterton was
held ON Monday evening. and was
enjoyed by large crowd.
The feldspar quarry Of Harry
Rhodewalt, near Nottingham, Pa
mas been leased by Golding Sons Co..
Of East Liverpool, Ohio.
4 meeting Of the citizens of the
town OF Cecilton was held on Mon
day evening for the purpose OF OF
ganizing ire company.
About $50 people enjoyed the ex-
cursion from Port Deposit to Toi-
chester, which was given by Tome
M. q. Sunday School on Monday, OF
last week.
Alexander Wilson, Jr., purchased
last week, at the Court House door,
Elkton, for $1,000, at Attorneys
sale, the dwelling house and lot OF
worth ManlOve, in Cecilton.
The Sutton Contracting Company
has moved the necessary equipment
TO the Porter's Bridge road and be-
gan the preliminary work on the
shoulder job ON Wednesday.
Z The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
Dany advertises an excursion to At
lantic City, Thursday, July 18th and
sunday. august 1ZIn, leaving Rising
sun at 6:4U a. m. Round trip fare,
$500.
Thieves broke into the b. & O.
railroad station at Elk Mills, early
Friday morning OF last week, and
stole all the tickets in the ticket
case. The office was ransacked but
NO money obtained.
Perryyille Fire Company was
awarded first prize OF $50 in gold at
the firemeia's parade in Elkton Mon
day evening. July 2. and on Thurs
day evening $25 prize at Aberdeen
Tor best appearance.
The Cecil County School Board
has appointed Professor Earle Haw-
klns, connected last year with Bel
Air High School. as principal OF
Chesapeake City High School. for
the ensuing school year.
The six-cylinder Hupmobile. given
away at, the carnival of the Elkton
fire Company. was awarded JIG.
Reipe, of Baltimore, formerly OF
Perryville. The Bridge Lamp was
awarded to Mrs. Victor r. Bennett,
OF Elkton.
The Odd Fellows Hall building, in
Elkton, is to be remodelled by con-
tractor Walter C. Miller. The re-
modelled building will have four
iioors, the street floor remaining un-
changed, the second floor offices, and
the third and fourth floor lodge
rooms.
Miss Olive Reynolds, of Fort Fair
field, Maine. has been appointed Sup
ervisor Of Rural Schools to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Fannie B.. Miller, who has held
the position for several years. Miss
Reynolds received her degree of Ba-
chelor OF Science at Columbia Uni
versity.
No trace has yet been found OF
Richard Walmsley, the 23-year-old
SON Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Walmsley,
OF Elkton. whose unexplainabie dis
appearance on the evening of June
18th, is causing his relatives and
friends considerable worry. Mr..
SValmsley, was assistant cashier Of
hs> Colonial Trust Company, Balti-
hore.
4 struck by lightning during the
storm ON the Afternoon of July 4th.
the barn ON the farm Of David
Ridgeway, at Mendenhall, Pa. was
completely destroyed by fire. togeth-
er with contents. including ma
chinery and some recently harvested
hay. The loss in placed at $4,000,
with partial insurance.