The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-11-08
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events OF
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Monday next, November IL, is
Armistice Day.
The farm of the late Samuel Kirk,
near Fair Hill, has been sold at pri-
vate sale to the DuPonts.
Union M. E. Church, at Fremont.
is being greatly improved by paint
ing, ]. B. McVey being the artist OF
the brush.
A large number Of our residents
witnessed the Haowe'en parade at
North East ON Thursday evening OF
last week.
This month has the unusual dis
tinction of having two new moons,
one on the first and one on the last
day of the month.
Albert T. Abernathy, of Cherry
Hill. has been elected Grand Inner
Guard of the Grand Lodge of Della
ware, knights of Pythias.
Plans have been completed for a
Vocational Agricultural FIELD Day
at the University of Delaware, New
ark, no Saturday, November 3.
The annual mercantile show, un-
der auspices OF the American Legion
opened in Elkton Armory on We'd
nesday evening and Will continue
untn Saturday evening.
Elkton was selected as the place
Of meeting for the next annual con-
vention or the Sons and daughters
OF Liberty, at the recent convention
OF the cruer in Hagerstown.
The American Legion will observe
National Membership Week, begin
ming Nov. IL, when every Post mas
Deen req ues.ed TO start its member
snlp drive, in an effort to surpass all
previous records.
The Elkton pulp works resumed
operations last week, after "a 81 q
fire u Of nine days, oecasiopesp fbe
pant, but was checked by the good
work Of the firemen.
The Bel Air Fire Company has
purchased a new oUU gallon pumper
Ior use In the country, where their
larger and heavier pumper would
have dinculty in travelling on ac-
count OF the rough roads.
paraoeu our StreeLs 4la.loWe'en ana
.njoyeu themselves. All manner OF
costumes and DISCUSSES were to be
Seen. The weather was tine and
evel yone had merry time.
Charged with operating an auto
mobile while under the influence OF
llquor, Serg. VIM. c. Beitel, SOL
der OF the U. S. Army Ordnance
Post at Aberdeen, was fined $275
by Magistrate Owens, of North East.
The oyster supper held on Friday
evening last, by the ladies of West
nottingham church, in the chapel.
was ilperallg patronized and was a
splendid repast, as all OF these sup
pers are. The gross receipts were
$225.O0.
The annual meeting of Colora
Branch OF Needlework Gulld viii be
he'd Nov. 9, at 200 p. M, in Coiora
scnoolnouse. The speaker will be
nlss t1azel q. HOOD, from the Saliva
lion Army Day Nursery, in Baltl-
more. every one welcome.
mrs. hVeIyn Harris, OF near Bet
ter.on, the owner OF The largest
pear orchards ON the Eastern Shore,
mas accepted an invitation TO speak
at the annual Farm Week, to be
heiu at Jefferson City, Missouri, on
november %.
clyde, little son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Rlchard Mullen. was taken to
unlon hospital, Elkton, last week,
sunering with broken leg. Inc
lLlle feiiow was paying about The
garage OF Dinsmore & Bro, in this
town, when a radiator fell upon his
Aeg and fractured it in two piaces.
uuring drunken jamboree on
Saturday night, at the notorious road
house at the loot OF Pigeon Hill,
west OF town, George Cox, Sr., was
shot in the foot by the prorrietess
vi the joint, Mrs. Guthrie. Inc
Dullet pierced the great toe on the
lett foot. DR.. R. c. Dodson rendered
medicl aid.
healizing the value OF the voIun-
teer fire companies as protection
to property, the Commissioners OF
taarford county, at the soiieitation
of delegations of taxpayers from
different localities in the county,
nave voted an appropriation OF
$4,000 to the volunteer nre COM
pames OF Hartford county, VIZ:
tlavre de Grace, Bel Air, Aberdeen,
abingdon, and Cardiff. The money
will be divided proportionately.