The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-07-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Woodlawn camp opens Thurs
day, August 8.
Miss Laura r. Curtis has resign.
ed as manager of Jacob Tome Insti-
tute Inn, Port Deposit.
Thirty. eight tickets were sold at
this station Wednesday morning
for the Colchester excursion.
The American Ice Co. ships a
barge load of ice daily to Baltimor",
from the large houses at Perryville.
A large barge, with a carrying
capacity of $50 tons, was launched
at the Deibert boat yards Elk Land
ing, last week.
Mrs. Arbuckle, an aged lady Of
Fair Hill, was seriously injured
last week by a fall at the home OF
her son, Daniel Arbuckle.
Last week twas the good old
summer time, with the mercury
clear up to 1902, while this week
it has been real fall weather.
A horse attached to cart fell
over the dump at McClenahan's
auarries, Port Deposit, last week,
and was killed, the animals neck
being broken.
State Highway engineers have
surveyed the portion of the Elkton-
Lewisville road. south of Singerly
station, which will be improved by
macadamizing.
The small bridge Oh the road
east of town, near Pleasant Meadow
school house, was replaced this
week, the road being closed for
several days to permit the work
being done.
A heavy casting fellupon George
Stewart and Parker Ilyrd, employees
at the Hanna Clay Works, Bacon
Hill, one day last week. Each
suffered a badly mashed foot by
the accident.
Miss Jeanette Goodwin, of New
York, who graduated with high
honors at the State Normal School
at North Adams, Mass, has just
been appointed one of the instruc-
tors in the Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit.
The quarterly distribution of the
school book fund, payable after
August l to the different counties,
has been announced by Comptroller
Atkinson. Cecil county will re-
ceive $3,57O.59.
T.. n. Cummings, of Pleasant
Grove, was successfully operated on
Sunday afternoon for appendicitis
by Drs. Stump, of Perryville, Hop
kins, of Havre de Grace, and Gil
lespie, Of Oxford.
W. Louis Ryan, of this town,
while putting up some corrugated
spouting at T. Bradun Gillespie's
Yesterday afternoon received cut
in the right wrist which severed
an artery, and it was with difficulty
that the bleeding could be checked
until he could reach medical aid.
The republican primary Satur-
day was conducted with unusual
quietness in this town. Forty-n nine
votes were cast in the Sixth dis
trict, the delegates chosen being;
M. E. Kirk, j. e. Brumfield,N j.
Otis Kennard, Elisha Kirk and
William A. Reeder.
Drew H., Beatty, sou of ex.Judge
Chas. e. Beatty, of North East,
who has been in the employ of the
B. & o. Railroad Company for the
past year, has been promoted to the
position of yardmaster on the east
side of the Schuylkill river, Phila.,
to take effect August L.
The wind and rain storm OF
Thursday evening of last week was
of unusual severity in this immedi-
ate locality, and was accompanied
by some hail. Corn and other
growing crops were damaged, shade
trees suffered to some extent and
numerous fences were blown down.
Chalmer. G. Reynolds, of this
town, who last year made such a
excellent record with the Rising
Sun team and who has been play
ing at Betterton for the past month,
has signed to pitch for the Morris
town, N. -, team and will join
the team this week. Morristown
is a fast team and "Jake's" many
friends in this neighborhood hope
he will be able to "make good'
with the club.