The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-09-13
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The September term OF Cecil Cir
cult Court convenes at Elkton ON
Monday morning next.
Thursday of this week was Old
Defenders Day in Maryland, and
legal holiday in the State.
The cunning season for squirrels
opened on Monday of last week, but
gunners report few squirrels in the
woods.
The storm of Tuesday afternoon
brought relief from the sweltering
weather that had prevailed forabout
two weeks.
A clinic for diseases of the chest
will be conducted in the New Health
Center, Elkton, on September 1S. at
1890 a. m.
The electric storm, with heavy
down pour of rain, on Sunday even
ing, about seven o'clock. freshened
things up wonderfully.
No trace of the Buick car OF Char
les Warrington, stolen during the
carnival at North East, two weeks
ago. has yet been found.
Divorce proceedings have been
instituted by George G. Jobes, OF
Havre de Grace, against his wife
Elsie D. Jobts, who is charged with
unfaithfulness.
Mrs. T. B. Moore had a night
blooming cereus to put forth beau
tiful flower on Monday night. A
number of friends called to see the
wonderful white, waxy bloom.
A Northern Spy apple tree in the
yard of Cecil B. cummings, in this
town, in addition to bearing a crop
of ripening apples, has put forth in
bloom a second time this year.
Ike old building in Colora, for
merly used as a cannery by ROBERT
L. Christie, has been purchased by
John Liddell and fitted up by him to
repalce his cannery, destroyed by
fire ON the morning of Aug. 20.
: Charged with passing several
forged checks, warrant for the ar
rest of Arthur Taylor, OF Chesa-
peake City, has been issued by
magistrate Johnson, of that town.
laylor left for parts unknown before
the warrant could be served.
The long drouth thai greatly short
ened All growing crops, was broken
ON Tuesday afternoon by the heavy
rain. One of our farmer friends In
this locality stated it was the first
good, heavy downpour that had Wis
iled his section since June.
The word "Elkton," as an aerial
marker, has been placed ON top OF
the American Telegraph and Tele-
phone building, in that town. TIE
letters are ten feet long, one foot
wide, and each letter is raised II
incEes. The marker is done in ac-
cordance with the Daniel Guggen-
helm fund.
Charles R. Foard, of Eikton, has
been granted patent ON novel
device for measuring the foot. The
device is used to determle the prop
er size of shoes to be worn. 1t Is
adjustable to the foot both as
to width and length. and accurately
measues the size, to facilitate the
ready fitting on of shoes.
Reports from along the Susque-
hanna are TO the effect that the
water in the river is lower than IL
has been for many years. At Como
wingo no water is running over the
dam breast, the food gates being
lowered. Below the dam the bed OF
the stream is almost entirely dry'
except in the tail race.
Hart's M. E. Church, Cecil couty'
one of the oldest churches In the
State of Maryland, celebrated Its
l35th anniversary on Sunday, Sept
8. Harris church is located on the
road to Turkey Point Lighthouse, at
Elk Neck, six and one half miles De-
low North East. The anniversary
was in the form of an old time all
day meeting.
Arthur McGaw, colored, OF Hav-
-1r de Grace, has been sentenced 10
two years and nine months IN the
House of Correction. McGaw was
held on four charges: unauthorized
use OF car; driving without IL
cense, reckless driving, and failure
10 stop after an accident. fine OF
SITS was imposed, and in default
OF payment McGaw was sent to the
house of Correction.
mrs. William Winchester, OF Port
deposit, has instituted divorce pro-
ceedlngs against her husband, VIM.
winchester. who conducts road
stand in Aberdeen. Mrs. Virgle
carlson is named as correspondent.