The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-06
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Main, SlcCL udiA aAo Sh~" SAA A'ASAA
day.
Coasting has been the popular sport
with the young folks this week.
Perryville Fire Company received
over 5000 from the ''Tag Day held on
Thanksgiving.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Elkton
Presbyterian church realized $40 Dy
their recent supper.
Sheriff C. Clinton Logan has appoint
ed Miller F, Magraw, of Elkton. Dep
uty Sheriff for Cecil county.
The State Department of Forestry
has been requested by Elkton Town
Council to make survey Of the trees OF
the town.
The ground was covered to depth OF
about two inches with snow on Monday,
the winters first real snow storm in this
section.
Moving pictures of the Horse Show
held Nov. at Hill Top Farm, near
Elkton, were shown in North East, Port
Deposit and Elkton last week.
The large two-story frame store and
warehouse of Jos. S. Pogue, Sons & Co..
is being improved by painting. Price
Brothers are the artists of the brush.
Time was when everything would
have been on runners, with the finest
of sleighing conditions this week. but We
have not heard sleigbell merry jingle.
The old Academy property, in Elkton'
was offered at public sale Friday, at the
Court House door. but was Withdrawn
at a bid of $I2,ooo 1t will be held at
. private sale. M
~ 6stysal Ahe season was enb
10 yed blythe young folks Saturday Oh
the pond at Keppers mill. The pond
was frozen over with sheet of ice as
smooth as glass.
The roads we're covered with sleet on
Monday morning. making travel OF
every kind very perilous. and numerous
auto accidents we're reported as result
of the icy gong.
An unused building along the North
East-C Cnarlestown road, formerly known
az Tasker's dance hall, and the scene OF
many gay parties in times gone, was de
stroyed by fire of unknown origin last
week.
Falling from his bicycle, Reginald
Butler, ageo nine years, son OF Mr.. an.
Mrs. Arthur Butler of Elkton, is pa
tent in Union Hospital from his inJur-
les. He was compelled to undergo an
operation.
Thieves made raid on the hennery
/. of Mrs. Lee Hawkins, Havre de Grace,
two or three nights before Thanksgiving
and stole thirty of her thirty-eighs fowls.
The necks of the chickens were wrune
anu the heads left just outside the hen
\, house door.
The Christmas Seal Sale OF the Mary
land Tuberculosis Society was launched
Thanksgiving Day. The seals are being
mailed throughout the state and cost one
cent each, sheet OF 100 Tor dollar,
Mrs. |. y. Davis, of Elkton, is Cecil
County Seal Sale chairman.
kumund Snodgrass, Treasurer OF Hal
ford county. last week received check
for $2I2, 600 from the Susquehanna
Power Co. tor the balance OF 1929 taxes
on the Conowingo dam property. lhe
check included the taxes on the pool
bed. which is assessed at slightly over
1000. 900, which the Power Co. has
appealed TO the Circuit Court tor Hartford
County.
Miss Isabel Mccoy, daughter OF
Rev. and. Mrs. J. Z. Mccoy Of Rlslng
sun, will sing over the radio on De-
cember 10, station WIZ, Hlmpel
notners, Philadelphia.
After thirty-eight years and nine
months OF service John M. harvey
a motive OF this section. Maryland
division track foreman. OF Media
Pa, has been retired from active service
on the Pennsylvania railroad and
placed ON the Roll Of Honor.
Rev. Wayne Monroe. OF York. Pa.
who was licensed OF. the Prespytery
meeting at oxford, Pa, has Deen
ed to the pasiora,e of Port Deposit
Presbyterian Church.