The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-07
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Armistice Day.
The chicken supper held at
MT. Pleasant on Thursday eve
ming last, was we'll attended
and a goodly sum realized.
While loading logs at Sylmar
for d. Leon Jennings, David
Riggs fell from the freight car
and received broken arm.
The recent social held at
lakewood school house netted
$3.50, that will be devoted to
the purchase of needed school
supplies.
The ducking season opened
on Saturday, November 1. The
season for upland game. par
tridges, rabbits, etc., opens on
Monday, November 10.
A tuberculosis clinic will be
held at the New Health Center
in Elkton, on Nov. IL, at 10000
O'Clock a. M, in charge OF Dr.
w. A. Bridges.
Three colored men were ar
rested in Wilmington last week
charged with stealing blankets
and other articles from the
furniture store of Jacob Ruben
stone, in Elkton.
Halloween passed quietly in
our town. A few gaily dressed
mummers were on the streets,
but the weather was too dlsa-
greeable for much frOlicing.
To fill the vacancy in the
board of directors of the First
National Bank of North East,
caused by the death of William
p. Foster, the directors have
chosen George M. MahoEey, OF
Mechanics Valley.
The Community Fire Com
pany was called to the resi-
dence of Leslie Rawlings, near
town, about two O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, to extingulsh a
threatening chimney fire.
Returning from the cream
ery at Elm. Pa, one morning
last week, Edward Walker was
run into by truck from Ian
caster. Mr.. Walker received
painful injuries, his horse was
killed and wagon wrecked.
Thomas Weaver, progress
sive farmer of near lakewood,
has two 12-month-old hogs
that are record breakers. The
hogs are Of the large type Po-
land China stock, and weigh
at the present time 1000 lbs.
The Soldiers Memorial AS
sociation of Cecil County, is
again appealing to the public
to furnish flowers on the morn
ing of Tuesday, Nov. IL, Armls-
tice Day, to decorate the Sol
diers' Monument on the Court
House yard, in Elkton.
A plan to decorate the streets
of Newark, Del, in keeping
with the Christmas spirit is
being sponsored by the Cham
Der of Commerce of that town,
and the citizen of Newark will
soon see the business district
ablaze with colored lights and
colorful streamers.
Two West Nottingham Acad-
envy students have recently
been on the football casualty"
list, E. Kirk Brown, Jr., of Elk
ton, with the fracture of a
small bone in his left foot, and
John Cantwell, of North East,
with the fracture Of a rib,
The entertainment given in
the public hall here on We'd
nesday evening of last week
by Prof. Pamahasika with his
birds, dogs, ponies, and other
little pets, was the best of it's
kind that has ever been here,
better, in fact, than many sim
liar acts carried by large cir
cuses. 1t was a good, clean en-
tertainment, with the little pets
doing wonderful stunts, but
the attendance was disappoint-
ing, only a handful of people
being present to enjoy it.
The regular meeting of the
w. c. T. U. will be held at the
home of Misses Hannah and
Mabel Reynolds ON Thursday
evening, Nov. Is, at 1880 o'clk.