The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-11-16
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LLOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

led in st. Agnes cnapei Oh oo"'"
Queen street.
Luther ]. Hindman has sold his
farm OF 104 acres, in the Ninth as
trict. to Harry w. Grussmeyer.
The state Convention Of Maryland
Parent- Teachers Association Will be
held at Salisbury, November 1922.
The supper held in James M. =.
church last Thursday evening by the
Ladies Aid Society was well patron
ized and netted $24S.
The total receipts of the 1928 car
niyal given by the Oxford Fire COM
many were $34,055.4S and the net
profits $11,SS0.56.
Downie Bros. Circus. which win
ters in Havre de Grace. closed its
season on Nov. IA, at Ashland, va,
and returned to Havre de Grace TINS
week for the winter.
stolen at Black Barren Springs
two weeks previous. the Chevroiet
4 coupe belonging to Maude Deal was
recovered last week in the WOODS
near Quarryville, Pa.
The first cunning accident OF the
season was reported near Oak HILL
last week, when Marion McCardeii
was accidentally shot in the leg py
George Smith.
The rife team of Company e, OF
Elkton, defeated company G, OF
Easton, Md, last week. and now
holds the Maryland National Guard
state Championship.
announcement has been made OF
the marriage OF Miss Mary Gibson,
OF North East, and John Weelman,
Of Elkton. The ceremony took
place ON November 2, at North East.
During a game Of soccer last
week, Miles Coverdale, student at
Newark, Del. High School, sustain
ed fractured leg. Last fall young
Coverdale suffered similar accident
in soccer game.
The general managers annual
prize of $500 for having maintained
the best line and surface Of tracks
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. be-
tween Philadelphia and Washington,
haA ha2n awarded to supervisors
!, div lon No. SSaof the Maryland d.
vision, which extends from Perry
ville to Buck Creek.
While trying to close a barn door
il fell upon Mrs. Frank Boyer, OF
Lower oxford and she lay pinned
underneath for more than an hour
before being discovered by her
daughtor-in-law. The extent OF her
injuries have not yet been fully de-
termined.
The County School Board Is Of
fering reward Of $25 for informa-
ton leading to the arrest OF the per-
son who broke into Mitchell School
and stole victrola records and other
articles. Marion School was also
broken into and part of the school
equipment stolen.
The mems oyster supper will be
held In the Ebenezer Community
House. Thursday evening. November
~: oysters, chicken salad and other
delicacies with homemade pie fol
desert: ice cream also for sale. II
stormy. win be continued the next
evening.
Lynch & Walkup. who have oeen
conducting a mems furnishing store
in Elkton for several months past
have sold their business to Hopkins
HANCOCK & Co., Inc, who will con-
duct the store in conjunction with
similar store which they operate II
Wark, Del.
rhe Aberdeen Fire Department
Iper and bazaar held by the ladies
Hillary 0f the fire department
Noted $500. One-fourth OF the ne
proceeds went to the fire department
Tor new equipment and the remain
InK three-fourths will go to the com
munity building fund.
Fire ON Thursday last destroyed
the poultry houses ON the farm o
Bensamin Hickman, near Betterton
entailing q loss between $4,000 an'
5000. Hickman declared ne na'
heen missing chickens for some tim'
ana thinks the fire may have beel
started BY me one dropping
-satch - straw while attempt
- fowls.
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.w- County Commission
the tax rate for 1922
n the 500. with $l,03 TO
~ Grace, Aberdeen and Be
~ new rate will be cent
i5&sl Ian the 1928 rate and y pos
sibls on account OF the increase'
revenue resulting from the assess
msnt on the Conowingo dam prop
erty.