The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-09-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

days.
The first frost Thursday morn
ing of this week.
The annual Teachers Institute for
Cecil county will be held at Elkton
October 21-25.
The gross receipts of the festival
held at Victoria school, near Zion,
last week, were $50. .46.
Corn cutting has begun in the
lower districts of the county, but
not in this immediate vicinity.
After the first of October W. K.
Bird announces to his patrons that
the price of milk will be advanced
to six cents per quart.
Freedus F. Johnson has pur-
chased for so, 200 the farm of Will
bert W. Maxwell, containing IS
acres, near Pennington.
s. J. Morrison and family moved
this week from the station property
to the dwelling on Pigeon Hill,
lately vacated by Howard Shank.
The Fourth District Democratic
Club has been organized at Fair
Hill with Harvey Ell. Mackey,
pres; W. B. Scott, sec; W. D.
Thompson, treas.
Joseph H. Perkins, son of Mr..
J. Will Perkins, of Elkton, who
graduated from Delaware College,
last spring, has been appointed In.
structor in Chemistry at Swarth.
more College.
The County Commissioners have
awarded the contract for the repair
of Scotchman's Greek bridge, in the
First district, to Levi o. Cameron,
his bid of 81 900 being the lowest
of four submitted.
The store of Homer Campbell, at
Providence, was damaged by fire
to the extent of about $1O0, one
F, night recently. Timely discovery
of the blaze prevented the destruc.
tion of the property.
The County Commissioners have
awarded the contract to furnish
the county buildings with coal to
Evans & Vinsinger, they being the
lowest bidders, at $5. go for furnace
coal and S6. .O5 for stove coal,
Thomas Estabrook for the past
year vice-superintendent of the
Kenmore Mills, at Providence,
Cecil county, has severed his con-
nection with that firm, and been
made superintendent of the Berlin
Mills in New Hampshire.
The Columbia and Port Deposit
railroad has been reopened to travel
and a number from this vicinity
have availed themselves of the
opportunity presented to view the
work being done on the immense
power plant at Mccall Ferry.
The EIkton and Port Deposit base
ball teams will play the second
game of the series for the cham
pionship of the county on Saturday,
at Port Deposit. The game at Elk
ton Saturday last resulted in favor
of Port Deposit by score of 8 to 2.
The P. E. Sharpless Co., pro-
prietors of Rising Sun condensery,
have announced the following
prices for A per cent milk: Septem-
ber, $1.50; October, S1.70; Nov
ember, $1.75; December, S1.75;
January, s1.75; February, $1.65;
March, $1.6O.
The large dredge, "Washing-
ton," owned by the Maryland
Dredging and Contracting Com.
pany, is being used in the work of
removing the piers and drawbridge
foundations of the old p, B. & w.
Railroad bridge, across the Sus.
quehanna river at Perryville,
which has been superseded by a
ucW OAAuSO'
A horse belonging to Ross Biles
and driven by Thos. Harlan be-
came frightened at a passing load
of hay opposite Haines & Kinks
yesterday and in its efforts to run
away became entangled with and
overturned a vehicle standing in
front of the store. In the buggy
was Mrs. II. III. Keilholtz, of Hope.
well, who was thrown out and
slightly injured about the face, be
sides receiving other bruises and
cuts. Prompt assistance prevented
further injury to the lady and a
broken shaft was the extent of the
damage done to the buggy.