The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-12-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

u0 OCCll GA hlOAo AS'ORnOAS
company has placed its exchange
at Port Deposit in operation.
The annual meeting of the
Rising Sun Detective Association
will be held on Saturday, Jan. 8.
Elkton and Chesapeake City are
requiring all owners of dogs in
those towns to muzzle their CANNES.
There are at present Al inmates
Of the Cecil County Aims House
and 80 inmates of the Insane
Asylum.
B. P. Nichols is improving his
store and dwelling at the corner OF
Queen and Cherry streets with
coat of paint.
While butchering a hog on
Saturday Benjamin Garrett, Of
near Elkton, accidentally cut two
of his fingers off.
Elwood Balderston, of Colora, is
in the front rank with fat hog
lust butchered, which tipped the
beam at 500 pounds.
Ducks are now reported plenti-
full on the Susquehanna flats, hut
wary and "wise" as to the gunners
tricks. The season has not been a
profitable one.
Ex.Sheriff j. Albert Boyd, who
operates a restaurant at Perry
Vile, met with very painful acci-
dent recently, by pan of hot lard
upsetting on his hand and burning
it badly.
The stores in town are taking on
their holiday attire, the decorations
showing considerable artistic skill,
and the many pretty and useful
things displayed tempting the
Christmas buyers.
JOS. w. SINNERS, of Greenhurst,
butchered five hogs on Saturday,
whose aggregate weight was 1862,
the two heaviest weighing 416 and
400 pounds respectively. The
porkers were nine months old.
Persons purposing to feed par
tridges and other game birds this
winter may obtain requisltlon
blanks covering expenses by apply
ing to State Game Warden John
w. Avirett, at Cumberland or
Baltimore.
The working clothes of the hands
employed at the Bibb stove foun-
dry, at Port Deposit, were burned
one night last week. The clothing
had been left in the drying room
over night, as was the custom, and
caught fire and was consumed.
The portion of the Rising Sun.
Pennington macadam road con-
structed this summer was resurvey-
ed on Wednesday by Maryland
Highway engineers, who also resur
yeyed the Perryville- Aiken road
and are now engaged in similar
work in Hartford county.
A "Doll Social" under the
auspices of Hopewell Epworth
League, will be held at the home
of Mrs. Fl. Fl. Keiholtz, Saturday
evening, Dec. 9. Admission, ten
cents, including refreshments,
Dressed dolls, ice cream and cake
for sale. Everybody invited.
Norris Reynolds, young son Of
WAYNE Reynolds, broke his left
arm last Monday evening. The
lad was returning from school and
attempted to jump from a stile
which crosses wire fence on the
farm. His foot caught on the wire
and he was thrown to the ground,
sustaining a fracture of the arm
between the wrist and elbow.
DIR. and Mrs. ]. 1. France have
moved all their furniture out ol
their summer home on the farm
formerly owned by Mrs. Laura
Moves. near Port Deposit, and ex-
pect to spend the winter in BALTIC.
II is understood that the Insti-
tute will soon purchase the Tome
mansion, as provided by the will
of the late Jacob Tome.
These are among the shortest
days of the year and now would be
a good time to agitate the electric
light question in this section,
, Homard Terry stands ready to
furnish first class power for plant
at a pbiIanthropic rate. With lines
Of telephone poles already along
most of the roads In this section,
the transmission of current would
entail but small cost.