The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-15
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

were inspected last week by a dele
CATION of FIVE Soviet Russian engi'
neers.
The Downie Bros. Circus, which
winters at Havre de Grace, has been
purchased by Charles Sparks, OF
Macon, Georgia.
A clinic for diseases Of the chest
viii be conducted in Health Center
Elkton, Wednesday, February ~
1929, at 1880 a. m.
Miller F. Magraw, OF Elkton. has
been appointed to q Legislative po-
sition at Annapolis. by Delegate
William T. Vinsinger.
DR.. J.. r. O'Brien. OF Baltimore
has located in Chesapeake City, tax
ing charge Of the practice Of the
late DR.. Clifton G. Laws.
A dance win be held in Elkton
Armory on Friday evening, Feb .l5.
Music will be furnished by Nal Hal
l4tt,s celebrated orchestra.
The store OF. w. j. Fisher, in
Hayre de Grace, was robbed last
week by unknown parties OF S0,oOO
cigarets, valued at $500.
w. A. Graybeal has sold, thru
Karl j. Austin. Real Estate Agent,
his farm north OF Rising Sun, to
1 Fred Sutphin. Possession March
25th.
A new ambulance has been put In
commission by the Chestertown Fire
Company. The machine was driven
from LandonviIle, Ohio. to Chester
town, by Clarke Davis.
Rev. A, H. IIibshman, Phi. D.. Of
Uniontown, Pa. is expected TO
preach at West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, February
nth. Services begin at i o'clock.
Miss Christine Lambert, Lancaster.
executive secretary of the Lancaster
Chapter American Red Cross. sollc-
tied fifty pounds of candy to be aent
fIia Il s. H6abISa " sIf
Maryland.
walter B. Cooney, OF Rising Sun,
and G. u. Wiley. OF Roanoke, Va,
have purchased the real estate an0
hre insurance business OF Karl
Austin, Of Rising Sun. Also the Of
fice building on Pearl Street owned
by Mr. Austin.
The remains OF man found re
Gently near Kings Creek. Chesa-
peake bay, have been identified az
the body Of ]. H. Fellows, OF Brook
lyn, N. Y, who left Turkey POINT in
canoe in July OF last year for a
trip down the bay. HE was never
heard from afterward.
The tug Corinthla while passing
through the Chesapeake and Della
ware Canal had her pilot house anc
captains room wrecked By swing
ing cable from the dredge Cape May
which caught in the forward part OF
the tugs pilot house. The damage
j to the tug amounted to $1,000.
At the annual meeting OF the
Cecil County Chapter OF the Ameri-
can Red Cross held in Elkton, last
week. Mrs. A. v. Davis, Elkton,
was elected chairman; Miss Grace
w. Price, vice-chairman; Mrs. VIII.
mer j. Falls, North East. secretary,
and Charles s. Pyle. Rising Sun,
treasurer.
After a service of fifty-one years
in the ministry. Rev. r. K. Stephen.
son. at present pastor of Asbury M
e. Church. Smyrna. DEL, will retire
from active service at the meeting OF
Wilmington Conference, in April.
The Rev. Mr.. Stephenson filled
charges at Port Deposit and Elkton
during his long service.
The contract for the elimination
OF the dangerous grade crossing al
Elkton, by an overhead bridge,
has been awarded and construc-
tion will begin at an early date,
the State Roads Commission has an
nounced. Efforts were made to
have a relocation OF the State road
SO as to eliminate the crossing, but
without success.
Kelsey Cox was apprehended by
the authorities in the rear OF his
pool room in North East on Satur-
day night. just as he stepped from
his Ford sedan. The officers are al
legged to have found twenty gallons
Of liquor In Cox's car, which was
conflseated, together with the auto,
and Cox taken to Baltimore by Pro-
hibition officers.
Thomas r.. Winkler, Of Havre de
Grace, has been placed on the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company's honor
roll. after service Of "A years
Mr.. Winkler entered the employ OF
the railroad company as freight
brakeman. and at the time OF being
placed on the retired list held the
position OF foreman of car inspectors
IN the Wilmington yard.