The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-16
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The annual carnival of Singerly
Fire Company of Elkton, will be
held Augut 16 to "a, inclusive.
Ernest Reeder, of Liberty Grove,
is pleased with his wheat harvest
from five ace field. which threshed
out 168 bushels.
The Perryville Fire Company re-
ports the net receipts from the rec
ent carnival held in that town to
be about $2,SOO.
A clinic for diseases of the cEest
will be conducted in the New Health
Center, Elkton, on Wednesday, Aug.
21, at 1920 a. m.
Plans have been completed for
holding the annual Firemen's carni-
val at North East. from August 23
to September 2, inclusive.
The most successful carnival
ever held by the Fire Company OF
Dover, Del, closed last week. The
gross receipts amounted to $11, 500.
The streets of Elkton are very
much torn up, due to the laying OF
new gas mains as we'll as conduits
of the American Telegraph and Tel
ephone Company.
The threshing machine of George
Meekins and three stacks of wheat
on the farm of Nat Giduck, near
Elkton, were destroyed by fire last
week, supposed to have originated
from a spark from the engine.
The railroad excursion to At
lantic City on Sunday proved very
popular. Over fifty excursionists
boarded the special train at this
station, leaving at 5:1S a. m. and,
returning at about 1890 p. m.
The canneries at Rising Sun and
colora sznset to haglul lths this week.
Labor from Baltimore arrived bag
and baggage on Thursday, and tLe
quarters at the canneries are now
occupied.
George d. Holden reports the fol-
lowing yield of wheat on three fields
of Old Field Point Farm, Elk Neck:
IA acre former tomato field, 49.2
bushels per acre; former clover field
Of Is acres, an average of As bus.
per acre; fallow field OF 13 acres, an
average of "a bushels per acre.
Placed under arrest in connection
with the Mahoney murder, near
Pleasant Hill, Cecil county, on the
morning of March 81, last, Edward
Smith has waived a formal hearing,
and his case will be brought before
the Grand Jury in September.
From injuries received while
bathing in Little Elk creek, near
Red Mill crossing, William Clifford
Dean, aged IL years, son of William
Dean of Elkton, died in Union Hos
pital on August 8. In jumping from
u diving board the lad struck plank
in the water, rupturing an intestine,
that resulted in his death.
A coroner's inquest was held at
Perryville in the case of Davis Pat
terson, colored, who was beaten to
death in railroad camp at French
town, but as there was no evidence
as to who did the beating. the jury
returned a verdict of death from
blows inflicted by blunt instrument
in the hands of some person un-
known to the jury.
Prohibition agents made a raid on
a barn in Havre de Grace. Thursday
night of last week, and captured
several bags of sugar, 100 gallons OF
liquor, a 15OO-gallon still, two boil
ers, 25 mash vats, numerous empty
kegs, etc. Two automobile trucks,
a Mask car and a Ford coupe were
also siezed.
The following officers and direc-
tors have been elected by the Mutual
Building Association of Cecil Coun-
ty, with offices at Elkton: President,
DR.. S. C. Sykes; Vice-President, Jos.
H. Sloan; Treasurer, Joshua Clay
ton; Secretary, Philip M. Grove; Di-
rectors, A. Victor Davis, VIM. L.
Vinsinger, Harry w. Pippin, S.
Ralph Andrwes. DR.. Vernon H. Nc
Knight, Robert c. Thackery and
DR.. j. F. Fehler.
Tie jury which heard testimony
in the motor cycle accident near
Perryville, whereby Vernon Love, 10
years of age, of Newark, DEL, met
death, returned a verdict that Love
came to his death by being struck
by an automobile driven by Daniel
kDuffy, as the result of being thrown
lin front of his car from a motor
Aycle operated by Thomas Malin, at
excessive rate Of speed.