The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-24
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Inc SlnSoFly rllo OOhPonJ
Elkton, will hold their annual car
niyal on August 1924, inclusive.
An automatic signal light, for con-
troll of auto traffic, has been placed
In Center Square by the Town Com
missioners.
The schedule of the morning pas
senger and mali train, recently
changed from 1922 to 9;17, Las been
changed again, now arriving here at
9:O1.
The Hartford County Christian
Endeavor Convention Will be held in
the Presbyterian Church, Bel Air.
Saturday, June /, afternoon and
and evening.
Fire Thursday night totally de-
stroytd the Ckestertown plant OF the
victory Sparkler Co., OF Elkton,
owned by George P. Decker. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
While William Starkey and family
were away from their home, near
Kinks Mills, Pa, one day last week,
thieves entered the house and stole
clothing, jewelry, money and otLer
things.
Ex-Sheriff Kirk Clifford, of Syl-
mar, confessed judgment, in the suit
brought by the Town OF Elkton
against him for $3.50, the amount
OF taxes placed in his hands for col
lection while he was in office.
There is a three-cornered race in
the coming town election in Elkton,
to be held May 27. Taylor W. Nc
Kenney, present incumbent; Harry
w. flppln ana Standley Evans are
candidates for the office of Mayor.
Sheriff Logan and Prohibition En-
forcement officers last week located
and destroyed large stills in the
woods near Charlestown and Bly,
xif;. ~ szspen as'aan titN ut lin1s0r
was captured, but no arrests made.
Chafged with threatening to shoot
ana XIII Jack Dalton, OF near Oak
wood, Odell Goad, OF New Bridge,
was arrested by Sheriff Logan and
lodged in Elkton jail. Goad was
give ma hearing and fined SIS and
costs.
freight wreck at Port Deposit
early Wednesday morning delayed
all railroad traffic over the Octoraro
Hranch for hours. No mail from
Baltimore was received at the post
Office here until the middle OF tie
afternoon.
Miss Martha Everist, formerly OF
Port Deposit, is confined to a Baltl-
more hospital, suffering with a
broken back. Miss Everist, who is
private secretary for DR.. Jas. Mord-
ley, Baltimore, fell down flight OF
steps at her home.
Eikton Town Council has ordered
all dogs running at large in the town
to be muzzled, or they will be shot.
A fox hound of the Glen Mary Ken
nels went mad, one day last week
and bi, a number of other dogs be-
fore it was killed.
A roll of film caught fire in the
New Theatre in Elkton, Friday night
and the audience of about 500 be-
came panicky, but all got out
sarely. Elkton Fire Company was
soon upon the scene and the blaze
was extinguished with but small
damage.
EDWARD M. Johnson, Elkton's vet
eran newspaper reporter, and for the
past quarter of century on the staff
OF the Cecil Whig, of Elkton, has re-
tired from the field due to poor
health. He will be succeeded on tt e
Cecil Whig by Harry Westertield, OF
Port Deposit.
MRS. Ruth Trimble, of North East,
has received $4,000 insurance, as
beneficiary under a group policy car
led by tke Victory Sparkler Com
pany the employer of her late hus-
band. Under the policy, the en-
ployees Of that company are insured
against natural as we'll as accidental
death.
4ne Community Fire Co. engine
was called to Oakwood, about four
O'Clock Wednesday morning, where
a road house conducted by an Ital-
ian named Tony was on fire. By
damming up small nearby stream
the firemen got scant water supply
but not cufficient to keep the pumper
going, and as a result the building
was totally destroyed.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany will run a special excursion on
Sunday, June 9th, from Philadelphia
10 Havre de Grace and Perryville.
The purpose of the excursion is to
give Philadelphians an opportunity
to visit the United States Veterans
Bureau Hospital at Perry Point.