The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23

John Reed has established bak'
cry in North East, in the store for.
merly operated by George Weaver
The public schools of the county
will reopen after the summer vaca-
tion, on Thursday. September 5. A
two day Institute will be held al
Elkton September and 4.
Elkton Town Council has request
ed the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany to check up on the unnecessary
blowing Of whistles of locomotives
passing through the town
United States Marshall w. Frank
Mathues is sponsoring trap shoot
for the benefit of Union Hospital, at
his summer home in Elk Neck, on
Labor Day, September End.
Eight life sized metal elephants,
mounted on trucks, and belonging to
an amusement company, passed
through Rising Sun ON Monday
afternoon, attracting great deal OF
attention.
Marriage licenses were issued last
week at Elkton to Frank Hindman
Harris and Ruth Virginia Thomas,
both OF Rowlandville; Samuel Lawr-
ence Jamison, of Conowingo, and
Pearl Ellen Cole, of Rising Sun.
Sheriff Logan raided a poker
game in the "old icehouse" near
North East one evening last week
and arrested four white and two col
ored men. They were taken before
Justice Scotten, who fined them five
dollars and costs each.
Mrs. Sadie Wiegan, formerly Miss
Sadie Schofield, OF Aberdeen, was
arrested by Baltimore police last
week, charged with abandoning a
ten-day-old baby near Ellicott City.
Mrs. Wiegan admitted the baby was
lkers. but said she had left it in care
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The young son Mr.. and Mrs.
Harvey Buchanan, uef North East.
who suffered slight fracture OF the
skull when struck by an auto in
Wilmington, while on visit to that
city with his parents, has been dis
charged from the hospital.
Charles H. Tibbet, %, is being
held in Kent county jail on charge
OF having set fire to several places
in MiIlington recently. Tlbbett
Is said To have signed a written
confession before a notary admitting
his guilt in connection with two OF
the fires.
Sidney Young, colored, OF Mid
dietown. Del, has been held without
bond for September term of Grand
Jury. He is charged with shooting
and killing Benjamin Washington,
colored, at the home Of Marian
Blake. near Warwick, on the morn
ing of July 4th last.
Captain Russell M. George, COM
mander of Company "E" OF Elkton,
has been chosen for the third con-
secutive year as member OF the
Maryland National Guard Rifle
Team. The team will compete in
the National Rifle Matches at Camp
Perry, Ohio, from August rs to Sep
tember Is.
The backfiring of the engine on
the yacht "Mimmi" in the canal at
Chesapeake City, one day last week,
caused a blaze that threatened the
destruction OF the craft. The Ches-
apeake City Fire Company respond
ed to the alarm and extinguished
the fire, which damaged the boat to
considerable extent.
The organ recital in james M. +.
church, Rising Sum, on Thursday
evening last. by Reginald w. Mar
tin. professor OF music at Sweet
kriar College, Virginia, was greatly
enjoyed by those who ATTENDED.
Mr.. Martin is a talented musician,
and a composer as we'll. Some OF
the numbers on the program were OF
hls own composition. and were es-
pecialiy well received by the au-
dience.
Carl Hanna in driving from the
lane at his home near Kepple's mill
nortk of town, on Saturday AFTER
n.An, met with a mishap that Tor
lunately did not result very serious
ly. a chicken ran in front OF mis-
auto, and Tip" looked back 10 see
what damage he had inflicted. In
an instant his machine had plunged
down the bank, turning completely
over and landing on its wheels IN
The creek. Tip was cut about Tie
head and considerably jammed up
put not seriously hurt. The ma
cnine was badly damaged.
ualvert Ladies Aid Society is plan
ming 10 hold supper on the lawn
III MRS. Iva Mckinney, "Wednesday
evening. August 30. Supper 30 cts