The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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View have purchased new carpet
for their handsomely furnished
lodge room.
Howard Bucknell, of Cherry
Hill, while adjusting belt in his
sawmill had his arm caught in the
machinery and badly lacerated.
1t is expected the new shirt
factory will be put in operation at
North East next week, the
machinery having been installed.
On motion of James J. Archer,
VIM. Pepper Constable, of Elkton,
Cecil county, was admitted last
week to practice at the Hartford
Bar.
| G. A. Andrew and Lee Stabler,
of Berkley, Hartford county, have
formed a partnership for the con
duct of large poultry plant which
will be stocked with 1,5OO Leghorn
chickens.
Thomas Curry, of chesapeake
City, while cutting wood at his
home, had his ak DETECTED by
catching in a clothes line, and
| glancing off, cutting a deep cash in
his forehead.
At the election held on Monday
in North East the following Town
Commissioner G were chosen for the
ensuing year: e. B. Fockler, 3. J.
Campbell, r. C. Reeder. Robert
Simpers, and s. s. Reynolds.
Frank E. Gorrell, who for over
seventeen years has been connected
with the editorial department Of
the Egis, Bel Air, has severed bis
connection with that paper and
entered the mercantile business.
The Brewster mill property on
the Big Elk creek, near Barks-
dale, this county, has been pur.
chased by the Baldwin Manufac-
turing Co., the report being new
textile mill is to be erected on the
site.
| Elwood Sweet, of Elkton, has
been awarded the contract by the
Trustees of the Poor and Insane,
for supplying bread to the two
lcounty institutions during the
ensuing year at three cents per
loaf.
The postoAice at Macton, Har
ford county, was closed on the 10Th
Inst, patrons of the Office receiving
their mail in future by rural free
delivery from Street, Hartford
lcounty, and ConowingO, Cecil
county.
| The quarterly distribution of the
free school fund, for March Is to
June 15, as announced by Comp.
ltroller of the Treasury Atkinson,
lamonnts to 100000. The appor-
Itionment for Cecil county is
I$6, ,126.42.
The Deland Mining and Milling
Company, operating plant near
Conowingo, for the manufacture of
tale, which recently went into the
hands of receivers, as noted, has
satisfied the Court decree and the
receivers have been dismissed.
j j. a. Miller, of Perryville, who
lis employed as an elevator man at
the Office building of the p, B. &
lW. railroad, in Wilmington, met
with an accident some time ago to
his right leg and foot, and it is
feared amputatiOn may be pec-
essary.
A pair of horses belonging to
Thomas Russell we're drowned one
day last week in Stony Run, near
North East. The team was driven
into the fording, and the creek
being greatly swollen the animals
were swept from their feet, and
becoming entangled in the harness
were drowned. The driver fortu-
nately made his escape.
"Maryland Day." which the
State Board of Education has desig.
mated March %, will be observed
in all public schools on Monday,
) when the early history of the State
will be considered. The topic
selected by the Board for study and
consideration on that day is "The
Beginning of Popular Government
in Maryland"
A new postal route will be estab-
f lished in Hartford 90. from Fallston
, to be known as Route No. Q. The
. service will commence May 1st and
will serve a population Of about