The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-06-10
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Day. Unfurl Old Glory.
Frost is reported on Wednes-
day morning of this week.
The public schools OF the
county close on Friday for the
summer vacation.
A severe electrical Storm
swept this section on Sunday
evening, between six and seven
O'Clock. bringing with it good
heavy rain, that was needed
badly by all growing vegeta-
ton.
Although tentative plans had
been made to hold a Firelnen's
Carnival in Newark, Del, this
summer, it is announced that
in all probability none will be
held this year, due to adverse
business conditions.
Flag day will be observed on
June IA, at Ye Fountain lime.
Elkton. There will be a speak
er from the Bicentennial Com
mission in Washington, and
music by the Military Band Of
Fort Hoyle, Md.
The dwelling located near
Blue Ball crossing, Elkton, and
occupied by the family Of Char
les Arrants, was badly dam
aged by fire on Friday after
noon last. The fire originated
from a. spark from a passing
locomotive.
The Perryville Fire Com
pany will hold it's annual car
nival from July IA to July %,
inclusive. The firemen's pa
rade will be held on the eve
ming of July 10, at which time
: ,neighboring companies are ex-
pected to participate.
Six valuable cows, belonging.
to Harlan Shivery, of Cola
mer, were instantly killed and
eleven others stunned when a
Lott of lightning struck them
curing the heavy storm Friday
evening. Four years ago Mr..
Shivery was visited by fire that
destroyed his dwelling.
Following the reelection of
John M. McCool and Sayers d.
Eooth to the Elkton Town
Council, the Board has organ
lied. John H. Minister has
been elected secretary; George
G. Potts, town bailiff; and
Ralph E. Garrett, superiEten-
dent of the water department.
George Bailey, of Perryville,
catcher on the Havre de Grace
Susquehanna League team,
suffered a fracture of the left
leg and a dislocated ankle
Memorial Day, when he slid
into second base during the
Havre de Grace-North East
ball game.
Elmer H. Owens has been
re-appointed postmaster at
Perryville for a term of four
years. Mr.. Owens has served
in the capacity of postmaster
at Perryville for the past four
teen years, receiving his first
appointment in 1918, during
the war, at the resignation of
the late Norris c. Cameron.
Judge Hause, at West Ches-
ter, Tuesday sentenced John
Martin for robbing the Ameri-
can Store in West Grove, Pa,
to ten to twenty years and ST.
600 fine. He confessed to rob-
bling the store last January OF
5000 and $500 in April and was
visiting the place the third
time early Monday morning
when he was caught.
The forty members of the
graduating class at Elkton
High School, left Saturday
morning for a two-days sight
seeing and educational trip to
Washington, D. c. They were
accompanied by two members
OF the faculty. The class rails
ed the greater part of the mon
ey necessary to make the trip,
by giving play and holding
bakeS.
The household goods of Geo.
r. Clark, who resided on the
Shorter farm, near Elkton,
were levied on by Sheriff suck
worth, for rent, last week, but
Clark moved, under cover of
darkness, to Wilmington, Del.