The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-09-11
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

will have their first session Tor
the year on Thursday, Sept. II.
Auto traffic through Rising
Sun during the Labor Day hol-
iday was almost continues for
hours, hundred sand hundreds
of machines passing.
LOSS estimated at $4,000
was caused by fire which de-
stroyed the large barn on the
Bowers farm, near Newark,
Del. last week. The origin or
the fire is unknown.
The Oxford, Pa, engine
wards of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road will soon be dismantled
and part moved to Perryvllle,
part to Stoney Creek, both
towns being on the Maryland
Division.
Miss Eleanor R. Mcdowell,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. DAVID
Mcdowell, of Calvert, and a
graduate of Peabody Conserva-
tory ofMusic, Baltimore, Will
open a school of music in Elk
ton on Sept. 81.
Miss Lois Carey, of North
East. who has been in charge
of the Y. w. C. A. cafeteria in
Oklahoma City for some time,
has been appointed director OF
the cafeteria of the Y. w. G. A.
in Wilmington, Delaware.
The 154th anniversary OF the
first unfurling of the American
flag in battle, which took place
at Cooch's Bridge, Del, on
September 3, 1777, was observ-
ed on Thursday last, with ex-
ercises at that place in charge
Of the American Legion.
Miss Marie Dunn, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. P. Dunn OF
near Elkton, received the habit
of the Daughter of Mary Help
of Christians, Salesian Sisters
of Don Bosco, at Sacred Heart
Novitiate in North Haledon,
Patterson, N. j., on Aug. u.
On complaint made by Eu-
gene Woodward, OF Mill Creek,
Del, VIM. H. Blandfield, of
Earleville, Cecil county, driver
of milk truck, has been held
under $500 bail for appearance
at Court, charged with the lar
ceny of milk.
Mrs. T. B. Moore had a night
blooming cereus to put forth a
bloom on Thursday evening
last. The beautiful, white frag-
rantrant blossom, with it's
waxen petals was fully six
inches across and was greatly
admired, a number of friends
calling during the evening to
see the rare flower.
Mrs. Helen Hasson Hazel, of
Chesapeake City, while on a
visit to Mrs. Cantwell, at
Charlestown, fell down a flight
OF stair and suffered a broken
collar bone and other injuries.
She was taken to the home of
her niece, Mrs. Anna R. Tag
t,art, in Elkton, where she is
reported as improving.
Rev. DIR. J. Warren Albin-
son, rector of st. Marks P. E.
church, near Akin, this county,
has started a movement to have
the edifice equipped with new
choir stalls and pews. Plans
are to have a number of per-
sons donate a pew as me-
mortal to some of their rela-
tives who were former parish
toner's.
The school at Perry Point,
which heretofore has been con-
Quoted by private subscription,
the Government furnishing the
building alone, will be in
charge of the County Board of
Education this year, the people
on the reservation agreeing to
contribute $500 for the educa-
tional requirements of the year,
while Cecil county appoint two
1 teachers, provide the necessary
supplies and supervise the
work.
Saturday, September IL, Old
Defenders Day, being a legal
holiday in Maryland the banks
of Rising Sun will not be open
for business on that date.