The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-03-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Moving day tomorrow.

NON luS uoy tOiholAO"'
The first thunder storm of the
season Sunday evening.
The Tome Institute minstrel
troupe will appear in the town hall
tonight.
The price of bread has been re-
duced to four cents loaf by North
East bakers.
Maryland Day will be observed
in the public schools today with
appropriate ceremonies.
The equinoxial storm arrived on
scheduled time, and Monday and
Tuesday were dreary days.
County Commissioner Davis, of
Cecilton, it is stated, will stand for
denomination on the democratic
ticket.
Miss Mary H. Smith, of Elkton,
has rendered her resignation as
principal of Jones public school,
Elk Neck.
The W. G. T. U. will meet at
the home of Mrs. Chas. s. Pyle on
Thursday afternoon, March 80, at
2:3O O'Clock.
A new school house is to be erect
ed at North East to replace the one
recentlv condemned as being unsafe
for occupancy.
A landslide at Mt. Ararat, about
half a mile south of Port Deposit,
Tuesday morning, delayed train
service four hours.
Work on the Cecil Farmers tele-
phone line was resumed this week
after having been suspended since
the blizzard on the 25th of January.
G. T. Snyder, one of the success
full chicken raisers of the Sixth dis
trict, is erecting a commodlous
house for his fowls on his lot facing
Main street.
II. Linn Worthington spent
Wednesday ducking at the mouth
of Furnace creek and brought home
a bag of eleven ducks as result OF
his craftsmanship.
The Susquehanna has been very
high this week and residents OF
Port Deposit and other places along
its banks have been kept in a state
ofapprehension. While the ice OPP
The little daughter of VIM.
Owens, of near Woodlawn, suffered
a broken leg a few days ago by the
upsetting of hayrigging upon
which she was riding home from
school.
The annual town election of North
East was held on Monday. when
the following board was chosen;
Isaiah Biddle, II. L. Harvey, R.
G. Shippers, j. B. Fockler, VIM.
Shallcross.
With the disappearance Of ice
from the Susquehanna flats, ducks
have again made their appearance
on those feeding grounds and num-
bers are being killed. The season
closes March 81.
Rural free delivery mail carrier
Chaimer G. Reynolds. of Route
No. 1, was able to cover his entire
route on Monday for the first time
since January %, when the blizzard
blocked so many of the roads with
snow.
The report of the proceedings OF
the Cecil Farmers Club, which
met at the home Jas. II. Maxwell,
near town on the 10Th inst, was
received too late for publication
this week, and will appear in our
next issue.
All members and others interest
ed in the Rising Sun base ball club
are requested to meet at @. @. Reyn-
olds' restaurant at 8 O'Clock Satur-
day evening 25th, inst, to perfect
arrangements for the coming season.
@. 7. SNYDER, Manager.
Work on the new dormitory at
Jacob Tome Institute has began,
and the building will be ready for
occupancy by Sept. L. 1t will be
located next to Jackson Hall, com
manding magnificent view of the
Susquehanna river and surround
ing country.
The people of West Grove have
made such strong opposition to the
application of Thomas p. Kennedy
for license for the West Grove Inn
that he has withdrawn it.