The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-05-10
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Port Deposit, was observed Friday
afternoon with appropriate exer-
cises.
The fifty-ninth commencement
exercises of Western Maryland Col
lege, Westminster, Md, will be held
May 81 to June 3.
Arrangements are now under way
by Shawnah Tribe l. o. r. M. to
hold carnival in North East, July
8 to July 6, inclusive.
"A dog thought to have been suf-
f.r.ng from rabies vas shot and
killed at the home of Miss Anne
Smeltzer, West Nottingham, last
week.
While playing in game of ball at
Elkton, Merton Owens, catcher OF
the Perryville High School team,
sustained a fractured leg, when he
collided with another player in
running after ball.
The annual track and rally day
for Cecil County schools will be
held Friday, May 10, at Elkton.
The track and field sports will be
under the direction OF the Public
Athletic League of Maryland.
Maryland State forestry Depart
ment has furnished 24,000 pine
trees for planting on property OF
the Conowingo Power Co. In addi-
ton shrubbery is being planted
about the residence adjacent to the
power plant.
The bill recently passed by the
Pennsylvania Legislature increasing
the gasoline tax from three to four
cents between July 1, 1929, and the
same date in 1880, after which it
will be reduced to three cents, has
become operative.
rne *. gdz ,rrw CUmpahy moved On
Tuesday to their newly erected
store in this town. 1t is rumored
that a meat business is to be estab-
lished by local parties, in the store
room vacated by the A. & P.
Company.
Jen Hanna, of Rising Sun, well
known Susquehanna League ball
player, has been suspended for three
games TOR signing contracts with
lwo teams, Havre de Grace and Ok
ford. President johnson reached
this decision following conference
with the two managers.
At a recent meeting in Cecilton,
the Chesapeake Bay Base Ball
League was organized, with Rev.
Mr.. Beard, president. The season
will open Saturday, May 18th, with
Cecilton, Middletown, Galena, Ken
nedyville, St. James (Worton), and
Sudlersville, in the circuit.
Sunday passenger service over the
Columbia & Port Deposit railroad
has been abandoned. This can
celled schedule of public train ser
vice on Sundays is being criticised
and arouses a feeling that public
rights are not being justly consider
ed by the railroad management.
The newly elected board of direc-
tors of the Building and Loan Asso-
cation og Chesapeake City, organ
ized with John M. Reed, Jr.,
president; William Morrison, vice.
president; William H. Johnson,
treasurer; F. T. Wolfe, secretary,
and Albert D. Mackey, Esq, counsel.
Alfred Vaughn, colored, who lost
the sight of both eyes several years
ago, when he was shot by another
negro in Perryville, has been SEN
fenced by Magistrate Foley, OF
Havre de Grace, to four months in
maryland House of Correction, on a
charge of stabbing Virginia Peters,
negress, of Havre de Grace, several
times with a knife.
First prize in the Lancaster 200th
anniversary celebration poster con-
test has been awarded to Robert w.
Hartman, of Lancaster. The second
prize was awarded Mrs. Myra But
Ierworth Newswanger, Quarryville;
third prize, Vernon Newswanger,
Quarryvnle. The historical drama
will be presented on Williamson
Field, Lancaster, on June "a, rs and
26.
Slipper" fine saddle mare be-
longing to Miss Lilly Willis, was
burned to death April 81, i'll d fire
that consumed a barn owned by
A. B. Foote ON the Lincoln High
way, a half mile east OF Newark.
An automobile belonging TO J. NJ.
Barnes AMI quantity Of hay and
teed were also lost in the blaze.
The fire was caused by children
playing with matches.