The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1934-11-23
BRIEFLY NOTED
HAPPENINGS
Short Paragraphs Of Recent
Events In Town And
County

COuHty
G. Reynolds Ash, trustee, has
sold the Benson property, in Chesa-
peake City, to Frieda Stubbiles, for
$500.
The house and lot in Sylmar be-
longing to Eta May Smith, has
been purchased by Alice Singleton,
of New London, Pa.
The recent supper held by the
ladies of Bethel NJ E. church, near
Chesapeake City, was very success
full, the sum of $500 being cleared.
Work on the Sylmar road has
been completed, and work on the APP
proaches to the new bridge over the
Octoraro creek at Porters Bridge is
in it's finishing stages.
The net proceeds of the carnival
held some weeks ago by the Oxford,
Pa, fire company have just been
announced. They amounted to
/ $4276.12.
Harry G. Westerfield, of Port De-
post, made his debut as radio
crooner, over Station WOR, Newark,
N. j., on The afternoon of Sunday,
November 10.
With several of the State officers
present, there will be joint rally of
the Christian Endeavor Societies of
Cecil and Hartford counties, at Zion
Presbyterian Church, Friday eve
ming. I
l.. L. Movers general store, Coch-
ranville, Pa, was broken into and
robbed early Tuesday morning last
of merchandise amounting to nearly
$1,000, consisting Of clothing, shoes,
tobacco, and blankets.
Mr. Louis Handloff, owner of
State Theatre and several other
properties in Newark, Del has pur-
chased the Opera House Building in
that town and will convert it into an
apartment house.
Jesse l.. Lynch, of Pennington,
will open a mems furnishing store in
Elkton on Dec. 1, in the store room
formerly occupied by A. Victor
Davis, on East Main street, in what
is known as the Frazer block.
Miss Ann Cutler, a senior at
Washington Hall, Port Deposit, and
a former pupil at Rising Sun High
School, was crowned Football
Queen at the annual Fall Sports
Carnival, sponsored by Tome School.
Lafayette Inn. the property of S.
w. Fitzgerald, located near Porters
Bridge, has been moved so that it
now faces on the relocated road to
the new bridge, recently constructed
over the Octoraro creek at that
point.
Falling down fight of steps in
her home at Perryville, Mrs. Thomas
S. Kane, Sr., 80, mother of DR.. Clin-
ton A Kane, Deputy State and
County Health officer, suffered a
fractured leg and internal injuries
on Wednesday.
The ladies of the Mite Society
realized over $135 from the annual
supper served in the NJ. E. church
here, on Thursday evening last, and
SOS from the supper served on Sat
urday evening for the Young Peo-
pies Conference.
William Pepper Constable, Esq,
has resigned as director of the
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit.
Mr.. Constable has been director of
the school for fourteen years and has
son, Cheston, attending there at
the present time.
Members of Nj. Ararat Lodge,
No. "A, A. F. and A. NJ, of Port De-
post, observed the one hundred and
twenty-fifth anniversary of their
local Monday night, November ~,
with special program. A large
numbr of members attended the an
niversary.
Oxford, Pa, held big Democratic
parade on wednesday evening last
in celebration of the recent victory
at the polls. when Pennsylvania, that
old Republican Gibraltar, swung into
the Democratic column and elected 9
Democratic Governor. Rising Sur
was largely represented in the
parade.