The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-02-03
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
SOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The almost forgotten sleigh has
been resurrected.
Baltimore's great fire started
February 7th, 1904.
Coasting parties and sled loads
are popular with the young folks
The big bob-sled, as mode of
travel, has come into its own, since
the heavy snow.
The Boy Scouts of North East
have elected j. R. Grant scout
master, and Robert Reeder, Jr.,
assistant scoutmaster.
Mrs. William T. Jenness has been
substituting at Colora school for
Mrs. Lawson Tosh, who has been
suffering with the grippe.
The Auxiliary Unit of Cecil Post
No is, will hold card party and
dance in the Elkton Armory on
Tuesday evening, February IA.
Thursday of this week, End inst,
was Ground Hog Day, and the little
fellow told us all about the weather
for the next six weeks, it is said.
Elkton's Annual Automobile Show
will open in the Armory in that
town on Wednesday, February 8,
and continue the balance OF the
week.
Chase Hutchinson, colored, OF
Elkton, was arrested last week and
taken before the Federal authori-
ties in Baltimore, charged with sell
ling intoxicating liquors.
The walk on the west side OF the
bridge over the creek in North East
has been repaired by the State
Roads Commission for the safety
and convenience of pedestrians.
Arrested at the Armory in Elk
ton. during dance, Ralph Skillman
is held under $500 bail for hear
ing before the Federal Court, charg-
ed with selling intoxicating liquors.
Clyde E. Mason has purchased at
private terms, the three farms be-
longing to the Ephraim Blackburn
estate, comprising 311 acres, in
West Nottingham Township, Chester
county, Pa.
I A meeting of Cecil County High
%s hool teachers will be held in Elk
ton on Friday, February 10, under
the supervision of Prof. e. Clarke
Fontaine, Supervisor of Hig h
Schools ON the Eastern Shore.
The Red Men of Elkton will OBJ
serve the 32nd anniversary of their
local lodge, Thursday evening, Feb
ruary 9Th. The Great Chiefs OF
Maryland will be present. A ban
quet will be Asld at the Howard
Hotel.
Officers elected by the Woman's
yTeme and Foreign Missionary Soci
cites of Zion are: Mrs. Harry Nc
Moore. president; Mrs. Harry Nc
Dnwell. vice-presife MRS. HOWARD
England, secretary; Mrs. Y. b. MOI
ris. assistant secretary, and Mrs. C..
Fl. Morris. treasurer.
John Paasch, pr Baltimore, en-
ployed on the dredge Mantua, in the
chesaraake and Delaware Canal
,-as drowned ON Friday morning
last No one savN the accident, but
it is believed the unfortunate man
srpped while getting from a row.
boat onto the noIntoon. His body
was recovered witp graphing irons
The winter mefting OF the Cecl
County Medical S@ciety was heid a
Union Hospital. clkton, Thursday
January rs, at 1EsSV p. IN. Altei
The business session, at 2:45 p. m.
the scientific sesss ion was held' inc
address being byN DR.. Cnaries Bag
lev. Jr.. of RaltinAore, on the Man
agement of PatieInts with CereDra
Trauma."
George Emery and E. NJ. Arndt
assistant superyisy ybrs at Perryville
under Supervisor nW. T. Bevan, have
been transferred. The former mas
been appointed SD pervisor at Media.
Pa, while the la4 4ter mas been pro
NOTED to division engineer at WIN
ington. l.. B, Cq%rtis ana l.. Hoizei
have been appoint ed assistant super
visors at Perryvi lie to NIL their
places.
A dam has be- en- constructed on
the property sof ohn P. Logan, at
Leslie. to prov water supply
for community protection. The
North East Fir 20. gave pump
luua strait IL at the dam one
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eek. Two streams
br half an hour ane
ter in the dam was
bout three inches.
ter supply adequate
Urgency