The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Good Friday.
Buds are bursting.
Next Sunday is Easter.
Look out for the April fool on
Monday.
Farmers are busy with their
spring plowing.
Mumps are prevalent in the
neighborhood of Calvert.
The public schools of the county
will be closed Good Friday and
Easter Monday.
The Ladies Art Circle of Perry
vile, realized $29 by the recently
held Progressive Supper.
The entertainment given on Fri
day evening last by Calvert Agri-
cultural High School netted S34.
The sun and wind have dried the
roads up and improved them won
derfully, although they are rough
and give those who travel them
many a bump.
The members of Porter's Grove
M. P. church have extended an
invitation to their pastor, Rev. j.
E. Brown, to return the coming
Conference wear.
w. B. Cooney has purchased OF
Jos. t. Riale his abandoned cream
cry Building, north of town, and
will manufacture ice cream on an
extensive scale at the plant.
While at work on the new rail
road bridge at Frenchtown, last
Friday. Chas. Norman, of Charles
town, had his left arm broken by
being struck by a falling timber.
A horse belonging to J. M.
Ward, of near Childs, had its leg
broken Friday by catching its foot
in a hole, while being driven along
the Elkton Newark road. The
animal was later killed.
The strike at the textile mills at
Baldwin, Cecil county, Which has
been on for the past three weeks,
was broken Tuesday, when a num-
ber of the men returned to work
and the mills resumed operations.
Some unknown party broke into
Duyckinck, Sterrett q Co.'s feed
and aour building, at their ware
house, on Wednesday night, but it
lis not knewn what was stolen from
the large stock stored in the build
ing. Entrance was effected by
breaking the paddock on the door
with a large iron bolt.
John H. Terrell, DR.. W. y,
Cawley, Harry d.. Taylor, Samuel
j. Keys, James 2. Powers and
Herman Jeffers were nominated at
a citizens meeting in Elkton Mon
day night as candidates for Council
men. Two Councilmen are to be
elected this year at the annual
municipal election, which will be
held on April s.
VIM. B. Steele has decided to
operate the VIM. Brown cannery
at Rising Sun this season and made
definite announcement to that effect
this week. Although the acreage
secured for tomatoes is not as large
as he had desired Mr.. Steel has
contracted for sufficient to warrant
"a pack in this vicinity and is now
supplying the seed to those who
wish to plant.
The young child of Jas. Shea, OF
near town, was severely bitten on
the arm by "a cross dog a few days
ago. The dog belonged to the
family, and although somewhat
cross was a great pet with the chill
dren. IT was promptly killed by
Mr.. Shea after it had bitten the
child. The wound, although a Sc
we're one, is not expected to cause
serious results.
Two run offs occurred on South
Oueen Street Friday afternoon
last. but no damage was done in
either case. The horse of Haines
Il Kirk, attached to a light wagon
was left standing at the railroad
freight station and walked off,
Discovering it was without driver
the animal increased its speed until
finally brought to sudden stand
still by colliding with the hitchine
rail along side the store OF b. r
Nichols. The horse OF @. L. Snyder
walked away from the front of his
store in the same manner but was
caught before any damage was