The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-09
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Charged with Selllng intoxicating
liquors Washington Bryson. OF Elk
Neck, his been lodged in Elkton jail.
The Parish Show of the Eastern
Shore Jersey Cattle Club will be held
August 28 at the University OF Della
ware Experimental Farm, Newark.
The New Connaught Manor prop
erty of 129 acres, on the North East
river, was sold last week by Joshua
Clayton, Esq, Attorney, to the Elk
ton Supply Company, for $4,000.
The directors of Havre de Grace
Hospital are considering the erection
of a new hospital on site near the
city park, overlooking the bay. Tie
new building would cost upwads OF
100000.
Called away by a fake telephone
message, the room of Milford Man
ming, watchman at the j. A. Hend-
ricks & Co. plant, in Havre de Grace
was entered during his absence and
$110 stolen. =,
DR.. Clinton A. Kane has entered
upon his duties as full-time Health
officer of Cecil County, with head
quarters at Elkton. DR. Kane is
son of Thomas Kane, of Perryvllle,
and for the past two years has been
Health Officer of Talbot county.
A reported transction this week
was the purchase by David It. Reed
of the garage property on West Main
street, recently operated by Sller &
Cope. 1t is further reported tnat
the garage will be conducted by
Howard Jackson, of Woodlawn.
The gross receipts of the recent
carnival held by the A.sEna Hose,
EIook & Ladder Company, OF New
TX, Del, are reported as amounting
O,554.75. This was practically
shs same as the amount safn6d IEst
year, when the receipts were
s10,596.
A Ford coupe belonging to Vernon
Saryer was stolen from the carnival
grounds early Monday evening, when
,raftic to and from the grounds was
heaviest, and the theft not noticed.
until some time later. There is no
clue as to the thief, or trace OF the
stolen car.
A meeting of the Harford-Cecil
Shrine Club will be held in Elkton
on Friday, August 9, to be address
ed by Ex-senator Joseph |. France,
Of Port Deposit; Mayor VIM. Broen-
ing, of Baltimore, and Congressman
Arthur M. Free, of California. A
parade will be held in the evening.
Miss Lena Cameron, of North
East, had her left hand and arm
caught in the wringer OF an electric
washing machine. on Wednesday
morning last, and suffered painful
injuries, the hand and arm being
drawn between the rollers up to her
elbow. Fortunately no bones were
broken.
After a delay of nearly five years,
work of rebuilding Heisler's Bridge
over the Pennsylvania railroad
tracks at Charlestown has begun.
The bridge was destroyed by fire
and there has been contention be-
tween the railroad company and the
State Roads Commission as to which
one was responsible for the rebuild
of the structure.
After a fight carried on through
the courts by residents of Port De-
posit, which was finally lost by them,
the Pennsylvania railroad has star
ted the work of raising its tracks
through the town, that will shut on
the view of the river almost COM
pletely. An embankment will be
constructed extending from Rock
Run to the station at Port Depisit,
and ranging in height from twenty
feet to five feet.
President Guy Johnson, OF the
Susuuehanna Baseball League, has
decided that the disputed game be-
tween Havre de Grace aud oxford.
played on the Havre de Grace dla-
mond July 6, was tie AID should
be replayed. The dispute arose over
a decision made by Umpire Hirzel'
of Wilmington, in refusing to allow
home run made by Mcdaniel, be-
cause of his failure to touch third
tase.
E. Austin Andrew has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Aberdeen, to
nil out the unexpired term OF w. A.
aaronson, who resigned on account
of poor health. Mr.. Aaronson had
been connected with the Aberdeen
postoffice as postmaster and assist
ant potmaster for the past 20 years