The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-04-29
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

LOSH ~ "A ~ va
Snow squalls on Wednesday
morning.
Plum, peach and pear trees
are beautiful with bloom.
At the registration on Tues
day, in this District, forty-two
new names were added to the
list, twenty-nine Republicans
and thirteen Democrats.
The Elkton Chamber OF
Commerce is planning to hold
a merchants night on May 8,
when an effort will be made to
form retail grocers' associa-
ton.
Daylight saving time went
into effect on Sunday in our
neighboring State OF Pennsyl-
vania, and several other State,
on Sunday, but is not officially
observed in Marland.
The grading of the road
from Calvert to the State line
was completed this week by
the contractors, P. D. Phillips
& Bro, and the laying of con-
crete will begin next week.
A conference will be held at
Bay View Methodist Frotes-
tant Church, on May IA, under
auspices of the Cecil County
Council of Religious Educa-
ton. Afternoon and evening
sessions will be held.
w. Henry Pippin has gradu-
ated from Eckles College of
Embalming and passed the
Undertakes State Board ex-
aminations and will enter bus
mess with his father, Harry w.
Pippn, funeal director, Elkton.
M The recently organized Elk
ton Kiwanis Club has elected
DR.. J. l.. Trone, president; G..
Reynolds Ash ,vice-president;
Jos. E. Scarborough, treas;
Rev. Richard X. White, inter-
national trustee; HI. G. Nc
Clintock, secretary.
The Ladies Aid Society of
Calvert M. e. Church has elect
ed the following officers: Pres
ident, Mrs. Carroll Reynolds;
vce-president, Mrs. Iva McKin-
ney; secretary, Mrs. Florence
England; treasurer, Mrs. Mil
Ter Hall.
The Woman's Club, of Elk
ton, has elected Mrs. Henry S..
Young, president; Mrs. Sidney
III. Dixon, first vice-president;
Mrs. Albert Constable, second
vice-president; Mrs. E. Kirk
Brown, recording secretary;
Mrs. Harold G. Marsh, CORES
ponding secretary; Miss Jen-
ME c. Realey, treasurer.
Award of contract was made
last week by the State Roads
Commission of the 2.62 miles
of roadway from Elkton to-
ward Chids. The road will be
of concrete and the contract
for its building was let to the
Development and Construction
Co., of Baltimore, at a bid of
$44,272.
The annual joint Federal
and State inspection of Co. e,
First Md Regiment, of Elkton,
was held on Monday night at
the Armory in that town. Col.
John D. Markley, of the First
infantry, represented the State
of Maryland, and Captain
Myers, the u. s. Army, at the
inspection.
John H. Terrell & Son, of
Elkton. have offered 5000 re.
ward for the return of securi.
ties supposed to have been
taken from their Office on OF
about January %. The firm
will not prosecute the person
or persons who took them il
the securities are returned.
Charles Crothers, automo-
bile salesman OF this town,
who was severely injured in a
triple-car accident on the Elk
ton-Glasgow road, was able to
tleave the hospital Thursday
Mr.. Crothers was badly cut
about the face, it requiring
fourteen stitches to close his
wounds. The car in which he
and Max Dinsmore were re-
turning to Rising Sun, was
side-swiped by a car that had
hoan struck by a third car.