The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-10-04
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

LOCAL HAPPENING
Arthur Taylor, OF Chesapeake
City, has been lodged in Elkton jail
to await hearing on the charge OF
forgery.
Hog cholera is reported on the
premises of A. Kerwan, j. Vom1e,
T. Hall, R. Manlove and Samuel
Harrington, near Cecilton.
The new bell has been placed in
the tower of the Pleasant Grove, Pa,
church, and was rung for the first
church service at ten O'Clock Sunday
morning last.
Chicken thieves have been raiding
hen houses in tie Elkton neighbor-
hood recently. Harvey j. Reynolds
has lost 25 chickens by them, and
Henry Palmer Is.
More rain fell during the storm OF
Tuesday and Wednesday, than for
many a day. Farmers who had not
cut their corn complain it is now a
tangled mass and will be job to
cut.
Struck by an automobile Michael
Dogma, of Warwick, is a patient in
Union Hospital, Elkton, suffering
with broken leg, broken wrist
bone and cuts about the face and
head.
Chester county will be among the
thirty-six Pennsylvania counties vot-
ing, November Z, on the proposal to
adopt the use of voting machines,
according to an announcement made
by the Pennsylvania Elections Asso-
citation. There are slxty-seven coun-
ties in the State.
Governor Richie on Wednesday
last paroled Moses D. Jones, colored,
who was sentenced to the State Pen
itentiary for seven years on a charge
Of manslaughter, by the Circuit
Court Of Cecil County. Jones had
ssgr7sd al but about Is monfns q
his sentence. y
James Green, colored, who some
years ago conducted a barber shop
IN Rising Sun, but for some time
past has followed the business In
north East, attempt suicide on
saturday night in his barber shop,
ny cutting kis throat with razor.
his condition is serious, but 1t Is
expected he will recover.
Dlshop Davenport, of the Episco-
pal Diocese of Easton, has assigned
James Roe, of the Theological Semi
nary, Alexandria, Va, to conduct
services for the next few weeks at
st. Mary's church, North East, and
ST. Marks church, Perryvllle. The
Bishop will call meeting OF the
yestries of the two churches relative
10 calling rector to succeed the
Rev. David Quinn, wko accepted a
call to Washington, d. G.
Following a raid on the farm OF
Harry Ragan, near Porters bridge,
ny Fedeal officers, Sheriff Logan
and his deputies, when a 2OO-gallon
.srili was destroyed, Ragan was ar
rested and taken to Baltimore,
charged with aiding and abetting, as
Inns is the third still which has been
found on his property within the last
few years, and beer manufacturing
plant has also been demolished on
his premises during this period.
The eighty-seventh annual State
Convention of the Maryiand-DeIa-
ware Council of Religious Education
will be held at Annapolis centering
in the Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church, Thursday and Friday, Oct
II and IS. This is the first year
that the two states have planned a
convention together. Last year the
merger was brought about between
the Delaware Sunday School Asso-
citation and the Maryland Council OF
Religious Education.
A. A. Morrison, Pinkerton
Agency detective, detailed to the
race track at Havre de Grace, was
shot and killed by mysterious as
.sailant ON Congress street in thai
town on Monday night.
Morrison, who lived in New YORK
was known as "Stoney" and Scar
face Stone." 1t is believed that he
may have been instrumental IN
keeping his assailant, an underworld
character, from the race track. No
trace of the murderer has been
found.
Members of the various Wom-
ems Clubs in Cecil county enjoyed q
delightful trip to Valley Forge on
Tuesday of last week. Three large
auto buses from Newark transport
ed tie party to the historic place