The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-03-08
TOWN AND COUNTY :
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events OF
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Harbingers of SPRING. rye
.fiocks Of geese noticed flying North
this week, and pair of robins on
yard in town.
The Anniversary Dinner and
Dance of the Perryville Fire Com
pany held February %. netted about
$500.
An outbreak of hog cholera is re-
ported by the u s.. Department OF
agriculture, on the farm OF r. D.
Racine, near Elkton.
e. Mitchell McKeown, Of Elkton,
has been awarded the contract for
carrying the U. S. Mail between that
town and Centreyille.
While handling a 32-calibre re-
volver William Montgomery was
painfully injured on the hand, by
the accidental discharge OF the
weapon.
The annual "Get Together Ban
auet" OF rhe w. c. T. U. was arrang-
ed for Thursday evening, March IA,
in the has ement of the M. =. Church
of this Gown.
A number from this section wit
messed the inaugural ceremonies and
parade, in Washington, when Her.
pert Hoover took the Office OF Presl-
dent of the United States, March 4.
President Coolidge on Wednesday
last named Lewis J.. Williams to be
postmaster at Bel Air, to succeed
Wilmer l.. Barnes, who has filled
the position for the past ten years.
Federal Officer Moore who has
been located in Elkton for some
time past, while scouting near Bacon
Hill, arrested Samuel Bruce, aged
10 years, who had two pints and i've
half-pints Of liquor in his posses
sion.
The Tiopewell Minstrels gave their
program IN tb6Anubiie hall, Rising
sk7staz r4sIay s I 5zglrsz lzsts xnder asiE'
spices ID the Community Fire Com
pany Band. The entertainment was
much enjoyed by the fair sized au-
dieas.c present.
The rain of Monday and Tuesday
took away all traces of the recent
heavy snow, and as the ground is
thoroughly water-soaked, with frost
nearly all out, dirt roads have been
rendered almost impossible, with no
bottom in them.
Aluskrat trappers on the Eastern
Shore report prices from ten to fif-
teen cents higher in the fur buying
market, brown skins bringing $l.40
each, and black ones $1.30. This
is 80 70 40 cents above the prices at
the opening of the season.
At the annual election for town
commissioners, of Port Deposit, held
Feb. 25, the following board was
chosen: j. Walton Campbell, DR..
e. S. Boyle, George A. Atkinson,
Lewis w. Abrahams, Walter Touch
stone, Joseph Duke and George A..
Holm
The March term of Cecil Circuit
Court. convened at Elkton on Mon
day morning. Indications are for a
lengthy session. Besides a number
of criminal cases, including many
violations of the Prohibition law,
the civil docket contains 173 cases,
the appearance docket, 78 cases, and
the appeal docket, IL cases.
Among the eight persons sent to
jail by Judge William c. Coleman.
Baltimore, last week after they had
pleaded guilty to violations of the
Volstead law, were: VIM. l.. Martin,
Cecil county, 90 days on manu-
facture and possession charge; Ma
than Mckinney. Cecil county. 80
days on q similar count.
The chicken supper served on
Thursday evening last, in the public
hall, for the benefit of the Fire Com
pany, was we'll patronized and much
enjoyed, everyone voting it splen-
did meal. This is the sort of sup
pers the ladies of our community
have habit of serving. The gross
receipts were $204.44; net receipts
$4,000.
Mrs. l.. r. Atkinson, of near
town, reports the loss of truck
load of her. driest and best stove
wood, that was stolen from her
premises some time ago. She saw
truck back up to her woodpiie,
load and drive away. She thinks
she knows the parties, but naturally
was timid about going out to them
at the time.
Henry H. Mitchell. president of
the Mitchell Ice Cream Co., of Elk
ton, has purchased the asparagus
farm OF H. Herbert Paul. located at
Locust Point, along the Elk River,
about ave miles south of Elkton.
It is considered one of the finest
asparagus farms in Cecil County.