The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-02-22
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events OF
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

This Friday, the 22nd, is Wash
ington's Birthday.
Easter comes on March 81 TINS
wear. almost as early as 1t can oc-
cur. Lent bgan on Wednesday Oh
last week.
Rev. j. s. Eldridge mas been In
ylled 10 return as pastor Oh TOME
memorial M. II. Cnurcn, Port De-
post, tor the coming Conference
year.
kissing Sun Graded School headed
the INST Tor arLenuance IN the county
ourIng the month OF January, anu
rhe h1gn school was second In at-
tendance for the same period.
The Elkton Rotary CiuD has pre-
senred irvln 7. hepier, lne Organizer
of the local organlzalion, Win q
handsome SILVER piLcner, as toAen
OF appreciation OF ms eHorts IN oe
matt OF the Club.
Oficers elected by Appleton Wo-
mems Cub Tor Lne ensuing year are.
tresloenC, MRS. mary Beers; vice.
PRESIDENT, Mrs. cara snort; Secre-
tary, MRS. mabel haielgn; Treasuf'
er. MRS. Edna Lofland.
After several days of mild wealth
er. wllh a sprlng-iiKe Ieel, colo
suap pew In from the northwest On
tuesday nignt, tnat sent the mef-
curry down to ten degrees ana
brought a light snow to coVr tne
ground.
MRS. Rose, instructor in English
at Eikton high Scnooi, mas tehoefe1
her resignation TO the BOARD ol
Education, erfectlve March l. Sht
will accompany her husband u
CHINA, where ne has been sent Dy tne
dupont Company.
Through the efforts OF the Rev
a W. Andrews, the Gaddls- MoseA
eyangelisIic party, Wen knoWa4
throughout the country, w1il CONS
Is Norm East Aprlf 9TH 1oEsa tWz
weeks evangeiisIlc campaign 10 tns
Nazarene church.
Struck in the back by a falling
pole. that linemen OF the Western
Union Telegraph Company were en-
gagged in erecting near the ROCKS
theodore Kicker, foreman, was ser
iousiy injured and was taken u
Havre de Grace hospital.
The Leslie Woman's Home Max
ers Ciup has elected the FOLLOWING
officers: President, Mrs. Mary Grey
yice-President, Mrs. Mabel Beamer
Secretary, Mrs. Beatrice Harris
Treasurer, Mrs. Anna Trlmble; Re
porter. Mrs. M. u. Earholt.
Florence Patterson, OF Perryvllle
was arrsted by Sheriff Clinton Logan
last week charged with selling hQuol
to patients at the Perry POINT hos
pital. She was held by Maglstrat
Scotten, of Elkton, under 5000 bone
for action of the March Grand jury
John S. Rossell, native OF Elk
ton, where for number OF years h
resided, has retired as president o
the Security Trust Company, Wllm
ington, after seventeen year
service. He will continue with th'
bank as chairman OF the Board o
Directors ~
The State Ads Commission ha
awarded the contract for an over
head crossing of the Pennsylvania
railroad tracks at Red Mill, ON tn
outskirts of Elkton, to the Forbes
Murphy Company, at bid OF $1O1,
922. Work on the contract is to be
gin at early date.
William L. Jackson, of PER-
Point, was arrested early Sunda
morning last in Havre de Grace, an
at a hearing before Justice Martl
p. Foley was fined $126 and costs
after being found guilty OF drlV
ing an automibile while under tn
influence Of liquor, reckless drivln
and for not having his license in hi
possession.
The North East branch of the Nil
ler Shirt Company started operatlo
last week and about twenty wome
are learning the details that wi
equip them to be expert operators
AS these learn, others will be adde
until the factory will be runnin
with full force. The plant, as a
present equipped, has a capacity @
5000 dozen shirts per week.
Chevrolet dealers from all part
of Cecil county held get-togethe
meeting and dinner at Howar
Hotel, in Elkton, on Wednesday eve
ming last. Forty-two dealers wer
present to discuss the auto busines
and enjoy the feast.
Elkton Chamber of Commerc
was addressed last week by F. A
Alexander. General Manager of tn
Northern Md. Power Company, VIII
invited the members to visit tn
Conowingo Power Plant, and tn
visit of inspection was made o
Wednesday afternoon OF this weel