The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-11
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


bus Day.
Heavy frosts several mornings
this week.
A mad dog caused excitement in
Elkton on Thursday last. The AMI
NAL bit several other dogs before 1t
was finally killed.
Miss Betty Jackson, of Perryville,
a graduate of the State Normal
School, Salisbury, has been appoint
ed teacher at Principle.
day. October 16, at 10:30 a. m.
The 2O00-pound net ton has been
adopted by retail coal dealers in
Cecil county. The last Legislature
made the short ton leagl for coal in
this State.
Preston Hammond, colored, OF
near Akin. has been lodged in Elk
ton Jail charged with threatening
to kill his wife and running her out
of the house with shot gun.
Miss Elizabeth Scott, of Elkton,
has been appointed an expert OF the
Children's Aid Society of Baltimore.
She was graduated from the New
York School of Social Work.
Plans for the annual Mercantile
show in Elkton Armory, under aus
pices of the American Legion, are
under way. November 6, z, and y,
have been selected as the dates for
the show.
The 39tE annual Christian En-
deavor Convention Will convene at
Westminster, ma, on Ihursody'
ucloDer z4.~ The sessions Will con-
llnue through Friday and Saturday,
closing Sunday, October ~.
There not being sufficient evidence
to hold them the three men who
n recentl Aarrested on suspicion
Is HAVING slzs.. ofzelz zssEy itsri4 y "a
North East, while driving truck,
near Elkton. were released from
costody last week.
Clarence McGonegal, a lineman OF
the Northern maryland Electric Co..
was badly injured by fan from
Tree in Eikton. He was removed TO
unlon Hospital, where II was found
he had suffered a broken left arm
e. v. Atwell, of Wilmington, has
purchased from Warren j. Haines
ms 1arm near Barkesdaie, formerly
known as tke Casho farm. The price
has not been maze pupilc. Mr.. At
well has also purchased several
other farms in the same section.
While driving two mule team
belonging to Joseph Coudon OF Per-
ryylile, along the public road near
will Greek, frank 4. Ansalvlsh was
severely injured when struck by an
automobile. The wagon was demol-
ished, but the mules escaped IN
jury.
Found guilty in Hartford County
court at Bel Air, of selling ntoxl-
ca.lng liquor, Roy Bond, OF Havre
DE trace, was fined $1OO and costs
.nu sentenced to four months in the
maryland House of Correction, the
,aller to be suspended uponpayment
Oh tines and costs.
While cunning Saturday after
noon Fred James, Dublin, Hartoro
county, accidentally shot hlmsen
through the foot. The unfortunate
lad was taken to Richards hospllal,
port Deposit, for treatment.
Knocked down and rolled by
voung bull, James McIntlre, OF near
Singerly, narrowly escaped Delng
pored to death one day last week.
while in the barn yard on his farm.
A coIored farm hand drove the Duh
off with pitchfork, and saved MI.
McIntire, who escaped with nothlns
more serious than severe bruises
ana lacerations.
The Community Fire Company en-
CINE was called to the David Bentz
Iarm, near UaKwoOd, just at noon on
wednesday. The properly Is occu-
pied by family named Brown MIS-
Brown had been burning paper In
fireplace and flying sparks set tire TO
the carpet and couch in the room'
but the blaze was extinguished pc
tore the tiremen arrived.
Frank Brubaker, of Darlington,
was accidentally drowned In COMO
wingo lake on Tuesday of last week.
when he was crossing in small
boat from the Cecil to the Harford
county side. His body was found on
the Hartford shore, near the old Con-
owingo road. A coroner's jury rem
dered a verdict of accidental death.