The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-22
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
shLOcAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

nnened last Friday night and VIII
close Saturday night, June zS,
Rev. j. Allen Brown, Of Virginia,
has accepted call to the partorate
Of the Hayre de Grace Presbyterian
church.
while playing at her home In Elk
tom. Margery, aged two years. daugn-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Karl M. Currier,
fell and fractured her collar bone.
Dogs raided the turkey yard OF
Misses Margaret and Annie McIntire.
near Elkton, killing five mother tur-
KEY hens and number Of little tur-
keys.
Contractor Eshleman, OF Landis-
vine. has completed the laying Oh
concrete on the Quarryvilie ana
Eden Township road in Lancaster
county.
Tha gross receipts Of the festival
held by the Junior Gloss of Rising
sum High school. on Tuesday and
wednesday OF last week, amounted
to about 500.
Joshua Clayton, ESQ, OF Elkton,
was elected Vice President OF the
Maryland delegation at the Repuo-
rcan National Convention in Kansas
City this week.
During the violent storm that
swept over this section on the eve
ming of June 9, part OF the dam
across the OctorarO creek, at klrK's
Mills, was washed out.
The Ladies Auxiliary OF the Ches-
apeake City Fire Company observed
.sTae Day, last week, and made $l5S
for the company. A bake for tne
same cause cleared $62.
studebaker car, stolen from
Marshall Purner, OF Nerth East was
found one day last week along
little used road in upper Cecil coun-
ty, totally wrecked by fire.
Coroner Green gave certificate
~ death from alch0liolism. after
viewing the body OF Harry Brough-
ten aged about tifty-years, who was
found dead near Bythedale on June
lsth. / \; -;
The Chestertown Bank OF Mary
land is preparing to erect a ne"
banking building and the directors
have been inspecting bank buildings
on the Eastern Shore preparatory TO
having plans drawn.
aJaily vacation Bible School will
omen Monday, June rs, in the M. y.
Church, and continue for thres
weeks. Sessions will be from . TO
1880 q. m. Miss Wood, OF Dover
is superintendent of the School.
Miss Fannie B. Miller, one OF the
superyisors of schools for Cecil coun-
ty has rendered her resignation 70
the Board OF Education for Cecir
county, to accept a similar position
in salem, N. j., which is her home.
The brick dwelling at Harrisville.
lately known as the Moffit property
was offered at Trustees sale, IN
front OF the Maryland House. Rising
sun. ON Wednesday morning, Dut
Withdrawn at bid OF $500. 1t
was later purchased at private sale
by j. Otis Kennard.
The congregation Of Trinity Epis-
copal church. Elkton. presented their
retiring pastor. Rev. Frederick F.
virgin, with solid silver water
pitcher and tray. as token OF their
esteem for hfm. The Rev. Mr.. VII
gin win leave next month for Pitts
burg, Pa, where he has accepted
call.
The Board of Trustees of Lincoln
University has appointed William :
Mcclellan business manager OF the
University. The office was formerly
filed by the late Rev. Thomas K
McDowen. Mr.. Mcclellan is engag
ed in the general merchandise busi<
ness in Elkview.
Lightning struck the dwelling OF
Floyd Smith, of North East. during
theS heavy storm OF Saturday eve
Ming. June 9. and. whileethe tiremen
we're fighting the blaze that resulted,
the building was struck a second
time. Several firemen were huriec
10 the floor Of the room in which
they we're working, but none serious
" hurt. The damage to the prop
sVty was small.
"a meeting OF the Tri-State Con-
Ference was held on Sunday. June
10. at the Hotel Bayou, Havre de
Grace. The Tri-State conference Oh
the American Legion is composed OF
American Legion Posts and Auxih-
aries OF Maryland, Delaware and
part Of Pehnsylyania. This confer
ence arranges for entertainment oi
fhe patients at Perry Point Hospital
for every Sunday afternoon.