The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-11-28
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to- Our Readers
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Snow HurrlCS vi "Oo"J
morning.
William Edmundson, of near
Rising Sun, has been appoint
ed a Deputy Fire Warden Tor
Cecil county.
Mrs. Ida M. Schrader has
purchased the Irwin Schrader
farm of 1856 acres, in the Sec
ond district, for 81 900.
The public schools of the
county closed on Wednesday
afternoon of this week for the
Thanksgiving holiday, and will
reopen on Monday morning.
A public meeting was held
in Chesapeake City on Monday
evening to discuss the water
situation, and consider the in
stallation of a system for the
town.
Ralph e. Reynolds, Of this
town, has succeeded ]. G. Nor
ris. lately in charge OF the pre-
scription and drug department
at Ashby's Pharmacy, or Main
Street.
Elkton Town Council is ar
ranging for better lighting OF
the streets in certain sections
of the town, notably on Main
street, Delaware aven|e and
Bridge street.
The directors of the Elkton
Rotary Club have elected F. du-
Pont Thompson editor Of their
weekly paper, "The Steering
Wheel" to succeed the late
Daniel S. Terrell.
Poultry thieves robbed the
chicken house of Harvey Reyn-
olds, in Elkton, one evening
last week, while the family was
at supper, and carried off sew
enteen fine laying hens.
There will be a meeting at
the West Nottingham Friends
Meeting House on Sunday,
Nov. 3Oth, at 200 p. m. Bliss
Forebush, of Baltimore, will be
present. You are welcome to
attend these services.
Elkton Local of the Inter-
State Milk Producers Associa-
ton has elected the following
officers: Robert H. Baker, pres
ident; Henry McIntirc, vice.
president; Wallace Williams,
secretary and treasurer.
The little ten year old son of
A. D. Moon, of Charlestown,
was wounded in the throat by
the accidental discharge of a
20 calibre rifle, last week, and
was taken to Union Hospital,
Elkton, for medical attention.
Several deer have been seen
recently in the Rock Springs
section and other points where
the pipe line for gas is being
laid. 1t is supposed the blast
ing being done along the
trench line has frightened the
animals from cover.
Surveys are being made for
the relocation of the Pennsyl-
yania rairaod company tracks
through Elkton. 1t is reported
the new station will be located
on Bow street extended, where
the company recently purchas-
ed several properties.
A second Cecil county rally
of the Improved Order of Red
Men was held at Mechanics
Hall, Perryville, the wigwam of
the Apache Tribe, on Tuesday
evening. The rally was under
the general supervision of the
Great Council of Maryland.
Mrs. Sara Elizabeth Krauss,
of the Red Cross Staff, Perry
Point, u. S. V. B. Hospital, has
been promoted to assistant di-
rector of Red Cross. Mrs. Anne
Bryd Vaughn, of Hanover, Pa,
has been appointed to the po-
sition formerly held by Mrs.
Krauss.
The congregation of Elkton
Presbyterian Church has unan-
imously elected Rev. William
Wallace Thompson, of Phila-
delphia, to the pastorate of the
church. The pastor-elect is a
minister of the Reformed Epis-
sopal Church, and it will be
necessary for him to be receiv-
ed into the Presbytery before
the call can become effective.