The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-19
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Grace track on Monday and numer-
Gus of our sports are in attendance
every afternoon.
The chemical engine was called to
the home of j. Frank Tosh, near
town, on Wednesday morning, to
extinguish chimney fire.
Work has begun by Forbes &
Murphy, contractors, on the bridge
over the Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks at Red Mill crossing, near
Elkton.
Weather conditions were about as
disagreeable on Monday and Tues
day, as they well could be, when
severe northeaster ragged, with high
wind and cold, driving rain.
Harry Altland, of Little Britain,
had the misfortune to get his right
hand caught in fodder shredder
few days ago which resulted in the
loss of the entire index finger.
The annual report of the treasur-
er of Principle Furnace Mite Society
shows total receipts for the year to
have been $454.46; expenditures,
$394.37; balance in treasury 5000.
The society has a membership Of
sixty.
The Chandlee cinder block prop
erty in Perryville was sold at the
Court House door, Elkton, last week,
by James F. Evans, Esq, to Alonzo
w. Scott, the holder of the mort
gage, for $10,500.
The women of North East have
organized an auxiliary to the local
Fire Company, with Mrs. Charles
Ferguson, as president, Mrs. Cart
er Shippers, secretary. 1t is planned
to hold a supper on Saturday, April
27th, in the Community House OF
the Methodist Church.
Elmer johnson, OF near Pleasant
Hill, who was arrested recently IN
weOnnackinn with the MahQ0eyS muir
der and arson case, and later releas-
ed from Elkton jail, has been SEN
fenced to the New Castle Workhouse
on the charge of drunkenness in Will
mington, Del.
At the eleventh annual track and
field meet of colored schools OF Cecil
county, held at Elkton, Saturday,
April 6, Cecilton won first place with
so points, Elkton second with 29,
Cedar Hill Is, Chesapeake City II;
Conowingo 16; Port Deposit l3;
Wilson z; Cokesbury 2.
The Darlington Dress Shop, at
Darlington, Hartford conuty, was
robbed for second time early one
morning last week, when gowns,
hosiery, ETC., to the value of $1,5OO
were stolen. A reward of $500 has
been offered for information leading
to the arrest and conviction OF the
guilty parties.
On April /, ]. l.. Baker, of Perry
vile, wreck train master, completed
fifty years of service with the Penn
sylvania railroad. He started as
water boy on work train and was
promoted successively to track labor
er, assistant foreman, track fore
man, wreck train foreman and mas
ter of wreck train.
Edward Smith, of Philadelphia,
who was arrested in connection with
the burning of the Mahoney farm
dwelling, at Pleasant Hill, Cecil
county, in which fire Mrs. Mahoney
and her son lost their lives, has
been held for the September term
of the Grand Jury.
Services at. James M. E. Church,
Rising Sun, on Sunday, April FL,
will be as follows: Sunday School
9:45 a. M, preaching IL o'clock, by
the pastor, Rev. ]. c. Mccoy. Sub
jeet, "The Awakened Soul" Junior
League 6 p. m, Senior League z,
preaching 1880. Subject, Inability
of the Law to Save the Sinner"
Christians are expected to be on
hand at church sedvice.
The Bake and Doll Exhibit held
by the Reynolds School Saturday
was quite successful. The cold
rainy weather interfered with 1T to
some extent but the sum OF $3S.SS
was cleared. The Doll and Curio
Exhibition was most interesting
dolls and other articles from North
America, South America, Europe,
Asia and Africa were tastefully ar
ranged by the committee, Mrs. Effie
Campbell, Mrs. M. U. Zimmerman
and Mrs. Will Reynalds. Many
thanks to all friends who; helped In
any way. The money will be spent
for new books.
The annual May Festival OF Drexel
Institute, Philadelphia, scheduled for
the first week in May, will be com
bined this year with the formal ded-
iation of Curtis Hall, new S75O,OOC
Engineering Building, and an Athlet-
ic Carnival and County Fair