The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-03
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


a serious accident one day last
week, by falling down a flight
of stairs at her home in Elkton.
Al chimney fire Wednesday
evening, at the home of Willis
Taylor, near Liberty Grove, re-
quired the services of firemen
from this town.
The congregation Of Cherry
Hill M. e. Church has invited
the pastor, Rev. John Deehl, TO
return to the charge the COM
ing Conference year.
The North East Yacht Club
has been granted July ist and
End, by the National Power
Boat Association, as dates for
the second annual regatta in
the North East river.
For disorderly conduct at the
Perryville passenger station,
William Mclaughlin, of Balti-
more, at a hearing before Mag
istrate Daniel HI. Garrett was
committed to Elkton Jail for Is
days.
The turkey supper held by
the ladies of West Nottingham
church, on Thursday evening
last, was very literally patron
lied and everyone pronounced
it a fine repast. The gross re-
ceipts were. $4,000.
At a testimonial dinner Civ.
en- by the Lions Club of Chesa-
peake City to the members of
the High School soccer team of
that town, each member of the
team was presented with a
gold soccer ball watch charm.
w. A. Davis, of near West
Grove, Pa, was killed almost
instantly, Monday last, when a
belt flew off a saw he was oper-
ating to cut wood. Mr.. Davis
was struck by the heavy belt,
broken and received other in
juries.
Falling down the front steps
of her home at Turkey Point
Lighthouse, Mrs. Salters sus-
tanned the fracture OF a bone in
her back one day last week.
While her. injury is a serious
one Mrs. Salter is showing
rapid improvement.
Rev. Edward Minor, a mar
rying parson, of Elkton, who
moved from the town when the
taxicab combine purchased the
property he occupied, has
again hung out his single in
that Gretna Green, having
rented the -Kaler property, on
East Main street.
III. Ellsworth Shippers, owner
of the building in North East
occupied as quarters for the
postoffice, and which was de-
stroyed by fire some days ago,
is preparing to replace the
burned structure with a mod
ern two-story brick and con-
crete block building, fronting
on Main street.
Beginning Wednesday. the
North East and Charlestown
stations on the Pennsylvania
railroad, were put on part time,
with j. A. Spragg, agent at
Havre de Grace, Perryville and
Port Deposit stations, in
charge. Frank Bratton, agent
at Charlestown, will spend
four hours daily at each sta
ton.
Henry A. Whitaker, a, form
err member of the Bel Air Bar
and also a former part owner
of the Bel Air Times, is again
associated with John A. Rob-
inson, having been made man
aging editor of the Times. He
succeeds William A. McComas,
who resigned to accept a posi-
ton as plant foreman with the
American Oil Company.
The Elkton Woman's Club
and the Parent-Teachers' Asso-
citation will hold a joint meet
ing in Elkton on Tuesday, Feb.
7th. Other organizations in
terested in education will also
be invited to attend. Pro. e.
Clark Fontaine, Supervisor of
High Schools on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland, will adj
dress the meeting on Know
Your Public Schools"