The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-05-05
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

luOVCu W OAlOIU, d., WuCIG
she has taken an apartment.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare, of
Swarthmore, visited Rising
Sun friends during the week.
Mrs. Donald Dudley and son,
of Silver Springs, are visiting
her mother, Mrs. Ada X. Buff
fingtOn.
DR.. H. d. Barnes and family,
who have resided in Elkton for
some months, moved to Wilm-
ington this week, where the
Doctor will establish a medical
practice.
Mrs. Rachel Campbell, one of
Rising Suns Oldest residents,
quietly observed the Goth ami
versary of her birth on April
%. She was the recipient of
a large number of cards, letters
and flowers.
Mrs. Everett Johnson enter
tanned the Card Club very
pleasantly Wednesday evening,
at her home on Haines Ave.
Three tables were played. high
score honors going to Mrs.
Horace Ringler, and the con-
ISOLATION favor to Miss Anna
Ryan.
The marriage of Miss Vena
M. Arrants, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Arrants, of
Elkton, to Charles K. Keithley,
superintendent of county court
house, has just been announce
ed. The ceremony was per-
formed at Towson, Md, on last
November 1.
The Rev. Monroe Hand, pop
ular pastor of the North East
Church of the Nazarene has
been returned for another year,
making his third year at the
North East church.
The Maryland Annual Con-
ference of the Methodist Prot
estant Church will be held in
Denton, June IA to 10. The
conference includes churches
in New Jersey, Pennsylvania,
Delaware, Virginia, West Vir-
ginia and Maryland.
Robert G. Lewis, of Newark,
DEL, formerly a resident OF
Elkton, has been elected to fill
the position as Secretary and
Treasurer of the Newark Trust
Company. The position was
formerly held by the late War
rem A. Singles.
The American Power Boat
Association has approved the
dates for the fourth annual re-
gatta of the Havre de Grace
Yacht Club, Friday and Satur-
day, July 81 and %. July Fl
will be devoted to sail boat rae
ing, and July % power boat
speed contests.
The planning mill and lumber
sheds of Hoffer Bros, at Eliza
BEETHOVEN, Pa, were DESTROYED
by fire Thursday night.
More than 100000 feet of
lumber, contained in four
sheds, and several carloads of
shingles and roofing materials
in another shed, were destroy
ed. The loss is estimated at
100000.
The Woman's Club of Elkton
is sponsoring Community Gar
den Plan, which the club hopes
will meet with the approval
and immediate cooperation of
the entire town. A number of
interested citizens have already
offered ground which could be
used for planting. The We'll
fare Association will furnish
the labor for these gardens and
the county agent and others
have promised their supervi-
sion.
A jury In the Circuit Court at
Chestertown, rendered a YER
dict Wednesday In favor of the
Board OF County Commission
ers OF Cecil county. against
which a suit for $4,000 dam
ages had been brought by Mrs.
Lola Shawber, OF Cecil county.
for personal injuries alleged to
have been caused by q car driv-
en- by the plaintiff running into
a hole In one of the county
roads controlled by the board.
The case had been removed
from Cecil county.