The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-12-14
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of
Interest to Our Readers
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The new concrete road at FOTI LIE
posit. leading up the hill past the
old foundry is open to traffic.
The ladies of St. Marks guild
realized $3.50 by the supper held at
Perryville. The funds will be used
for church purposes.
The December term Of Circuit
Court for Cecil County convened at
Elkton on Monday morning, Decem-
ber 10, at ten o'clock.
Twenty Federal prisoners are re-
ported by Sheriff Logan as serving
sentences in Elkton Jail, for viola
tion Of the Volstead law
The Cecil Garage, in North East,
has been sold by George G. Rawson
to j. w. Kennedy, who will conduct
the business in the future.
The bake held Friday evening
last, in the Fire Company room,
netted $50 for the Chautauqua
Guarantor's fund.
The annual meeting Of the Della
ware State Grange was held in New
ark this week, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, December IL, II ana
1S.
American Mechanics from Cecil,
Hartford and Baltimore counties,
win gather at Cherry Hill. Monday
evening, December 17th in a mon
ster rally.
Al q means Of fire protection the
citizens Of Cherry Hill have con-
structed dam on the outskirts OF
the town, impounding 10000 gal
Ions Of water.
Demand for additional space has
made necessary the erection OF
another story on the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company build
ing in Elkton.
Farmers of near Swan Creek, Har-
ford county. report wolf running
at large in that section. Rabbits,
partridges and number of chickens
have been killed by the beast.
Between December /, 1927, and
ascember I, 1928, Sheriff Clinton
,gan reports that 1l27 tramps or
men out of work, we're given lodg-
ing over night at the Elkton jail.
a roadster belonging to Guy Rod
gers. of zion, was Stolen in Whining
ton few nights ago, while ne and
party Of friends were enjoying the
movies. No trace of the car has
been found.
The press room Of the Bel Air
Aegis was considerably damaged
last week by fire Of unknown origin
that was discovered in the ceiling.
The. flames were extinguished before
they had made much progress, and
the damage was slight.
Irwin T. Kepler, Treasurer, of the
EIkton Banking and Trust Co., has
rendered his resignation to accept a
position as vice-president Of the Ma
tional Bank Of Sunbury. Pa. DR..
Claude Sykes has been elected to
fill Mr.. Kepler's position.
Representatives from button
manufacturing concern were in
North East last week, and laid be-
fore business men a proposition to
take over mill property, last used
bv the Chew Moor Gum Company,
and start the operation Of button
factory.
Evie Logan, aged Is, and Carlton
Jbbes, aged IL, two Havre de Grace
boys, were arrested last week charg-
"a with stealing sheet lead f.sm
link boxes They were held for the
ction OF the Juvenile Court and
kere released in the custody Of
heir parents.
Corporal Roger Eiderkin, OF the
Delaware State Highway Police, who
met with serious accident at Glas-
gov, whereby his right leg was bad
" injured, underwent an operation
al Delaware Hospital. Wilmington
in the hope that the leg may be saw
Ned from amputation.
r. Lyman Windolph, for the
FARMERS Trust Company, Lancaster
eceivers of the Lancaster Fair As
ciation, recently presented peti-
bn to the court asking that the fan
unds and personal property be
- pay off the outstanding
which aggregate s1SS,OO0 in
two mortgages.
ground was covered with
Tor the first time this winter
aturday night. The snow raj
{his section was light. as VIC
Semed to be on the edge OF tne
stbrm. Further down on the East
ern shore, in the neighborhood q
Easton, fourteen inches Of snow was
reported and much damage was
done to telephone lines.