The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-03-22
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
sunday next is Palm Sunday.


Sunday next is Palm Sunday.
The Chesapeake City Fire Com
.pany announce their annual Fire
mems carnival will be held August
2 to 10 inclusive.
The steel restaurant, recently
purchased by T. s. Riale & Co., IS
being remodeled preparatory to its
occupancy by Homard Keetley.
March 10 was observed as Mis-
sions Sunday by Elkton M. y. sun
day School, when grand total OF
S1491.31 for Home and Foreign ser
vice was collected.
Notice has been given by States
Attorney Henry L. Constable, OF
Cecil county, that the law will pe
strictly enforced against the opera
tion of slot machines.
The Senior class at the North East
High School is rehearsing comedy,
in three acts, "a Busy Honeymoon, (
which they will present in the North
East Opera House early in April.
John Reed and Paul Simmons, OF
Elkton, were arrested last week.
charged with robbing the American
Railway Express Company Office, in
that town, of $685.
Monday next, 25th, is Maryland
..Day. commemorative Of the first
settlement in the State. In this 10
cality it is generally known as
Moving Day." leases dating from
the 25th.
The Susauehanna Follies, present
ed by a number Of young people OF
Hayre de Grace, for the benefit OF
the Hayre de Grace base ball team ol
the Susquehanna League, netteo
over $500.
plans are being made to celebrate
rFounders Day, of the Woman 9
Foreign Missionary in Rising sun
M. 4. Church, Wednesday afternoon
March ~. in the church parlors at
VT, d. K. q 4 s II y Ssi
The law which authorizes the STATE
Of Maryland, to take 10 per cent Of
the oyster shells from oyster pack
ers. and which has been fought D5
the packers ever since it first became
a law. has been carried to the Su'
preme Court OF the United States.
The Federal Government has
awarded the Victory Sparkler and
Speciality Company Of Elkton, 9
S50,00O contract for smoke candles
These smoke candles are used by tbs
army in experimental field work and
were used extensively during the
World War.
"The City of Sites, Power, Trans
portation and Harbor," was the win
ming slogan selected by the Havre
de Grace Chamber Of Commerce
The prize of $5 in gold offered fol
the best slogan, was won by Miss
Mae Werner, Havre de Grace High
School student.
Anne What's Her Name, the Sen
ior Glass High School play, was pre-
sented in the public hall, on Friday
evening last, and again drew gooe
house, the receipts being about SAB
Music was furnished by nine piece
orchestra, and by the girls OF tne
High School Glee Club.
From injuries sustained when two
cars were wrecked in funeral cor
tege several days ago near Cayott's
Corner, south Of Elkton, Perry /
Hynson. colored, of Burlington, N
T., died in Elkton Hospital Nine
other people, seven colored and two
white, were also injured in the same
wreck.
Mrs. Walter G. Hill, of Baltimore
was arrested by Officer Potts, las
week, in Elkton on warrant sworI
out by George Vaggi, manager OF tn'
Howard Hotel, in that town. Tht
woman was charged with attempting
to leave town without payment O.
her hotel bill. She was given
hearing before Justice Scotten ant
sentenced to thirty days in Elktol
jail.
The residence property OF tn
late DR.. G. S. Dare, on East Mair
ST.. in this town, was sold at public
sale ON Saturday afternoon, to w. K
Bird, proprietor of Meadow Roci
Dairy. for $1,000.
Previous to the sale OF the rea
estate, the household goods were
disposed Of at public auction TIT
sale was largely attended. w. D
Ewing, Of Zion, was the auctioneer
The Women's Civic Club, OF Ches
apeake City. protests the holding o
so-called smokers" in that town
The Club expresses ''righteops indig
nation and disgust, concerning th'
SO called smoker, held in the Ma
sonic hall, on February 81, ant
those preceding it. All promoted
and brought here by citizens of oul
surrounding towns The member
of this organization ask that this viii
violation. win not be repeated"