The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-18
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Constable 10r tN0 OcVSAen uA's SS'
for term of two years.
Monday was the coldest day OF
the winter, so far. The mercury re-
corded two above zero.
A clinic for diseases of the chest
will be conducted in Health center
Elkton, Wednesday, January 20, at
1853 A. M.
]. Cavender Rowan, OF Cecliton,
has purchased the drug store ana
business in that town formerly con-
Quoted by the late James w. BLACK.
The firm of Brown & Lewis, OF
Elkton, was declared bankrupt on
Thursday. A meeting OF Creditors
is called by Henry L. Constable
Esq, Referee.
The ninth anniversary Of National
Constitutional Prohibition was sig
nalized in our town at noon, on
Wednesday, 18th inst, by the ring
ing of the church bell.
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and covered everything with lce'
made travel conditions precarious'
on Thursday morning of this week.
and caused many a tumble.
s. Robinson, who for several years
has been conducting the Robinson's
department Store in North East, has
discontinued the business and moved
the stock to his Elkton store.
The Port Deposit Board of Trade
has elected the following officers:
president, DR.. G. H. Richards; Vice.
President, Frank w. Clapp; Secre-
tary and Treasurer, Lewis A. kirK.
The James M. Tosh farm of 56
acres. about one and half miles
west of town, was sold at Executors
sale ON Friday last to Walter M.
Cameron, of Rising Sun, for ST.
27O.00.
For the first time in nearly hfty
years duck hunters are reported az
having fine sport znl a1s fne
Garrett Island shore opposite Havre
de Grace, gunners making handsome
bags daily.
Elroy A. and Irene A. Steele have
sod through w. l.. Ely, real estate
broker, their dwelling and store
property, situated at the corner OIL
Pearl and Queen streets, Rising sun,
to Thomas S. Riale & Company.
Rev. Milton w. Sutcliffe has tend
cred his resignation. to the congrega
tion of the Webster Christiars
church, in Hartford county. On ac
count of i'll health Mr.. Sutcliffe will
spend a while recuperating in the
West.
Harold E. Cobourn, Esq, Perry
Vile. as counsel for Mrs. Ethel w.
Dempewolf, has docketed suit in the
Circuit Court at Bel Air, for d.
yorce from her husband, Mahlon f.
Dempewolf, on the grounds OF de-
sertion.
The War Department Appropria-
ton Bill, reported to Congress al
Washington last week, provides rol
appropriations totaling $50,000,OOO,
including one of $1,0O0,0O0 for i'm
provement and maintenance work on
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
An unidentified young white man
held up the Kitchens Oil Station,
near Elkton, one night last week,
but got only fifteen cents from Her
bert Kitchens, son of the proprietor.
Sheriff Logan was notified, but no
trace of the bandit could be found.
The little four-year-old daughter
of Mrs. Ollie Brice. of Chesapeake
City, was badly burned on Monday
afternoon of last week. She was
playing with matches when her
clothing became ignited. The little
sufferer was taken to Elkton Hos
pital.
Joshua Clayton and James F,
Evans, of Elkton, trustees appoint
ed by the Circuit Court for Cecil
County, sold at public sale in Elkton
last week, the 210-acre farm of John
P. Wilson, deceased, located near
Earleville, to Mrs. Mary E. Wilson,
widow of the owner, for $14,sOO.
The Pen-Mar Trapshooting Lea
que has been reorganized with
STANDBY Evans, of Elkton, presi-
dent; H. Rodewalt. Oxford, Pa
vice-president; Hugh Falls, Port De-
posit, secretary-treasu er. I
opening shoot was held at the Elk
ton Gun Club grounds on Saturday
The State Tax Commission for
Maryland, will meet in special ses-
sion on January 21st, to take up the
appeal of the Philadelphia Electric
Company, from the assessment plac-
ed on. the Conowingo dam and other
property in that section, placed
thereon by the County Commission
ers of Hartford and Cecil counties.