The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Our farmers are busy with the
Spring plowing.
The movers were favored with
fine weather on Wednesday.
The State tax rate for the next
two years will be 16 cents on the
800.
Colora Council, Jr. O. U. A. NJ,
will hold a supper on Friday even
ing next.
The sports and young American
in general are limbering up their
base ball arms.
Pink.eye is prevalent in the
neighborhood, especially among
school children.
Maryland Day, March %, was OBJ
served in our public schools with
appropriate exercises.
Jacob Tome Institute closed on
Friday last for the Spring vacation
and will re open Oh Monday, 3Oth
inst.
Isaac Rogers has purchased the
property at Bay View, lately occn
pied by John Churchman, for
$500.
The annual election for a Presi-
dent and two Town Commissioners
will be held in Elkton Monday,
April 13.
The Chesapeake City Cornet
Band has been re organized. A
recent entertainment for the benefit
of the organization netted $50.
Company E, M. N. G., of Elk.
ton, will participate in the big gun
practice at Fort Howard for week
next summer, beginning June 6 y.
S The moving picture entertain.
ment of Bryan Spaun, in the town
hall Friday, Saturday and Monday
evenings drew crowded houses each
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night.
Drs. Stump and Clemson oper-
ated on Ray Tome, at his home at
Port Deposit, last week, for appen-
dicitis, the operation proving
successful
Will Booth, of Bay View, was
seriously injured a few days since,
by falling through the chute from
the hay loft to the stable floor, a
distance of fifteen feet.
Josiah's Courtship, the enter
tainment given in Rising Sun hall
last week by the Hopewell ORA
matte Club, drew crowded house,
the receipts being over sixty
dollars.
Preparations are being made by
number of the young ladies OF
the Sunday school and Epworth
League for an entertainment to be
given in the town hall at an early
date for the benefit of the church
organ fund.
The Park Hotel, Chesapeake
City, sold under mortgage fore
closure, was purchased by Thomas
J. Murray, for $14OO. Mr.. Mnr
ray bid in the property for the
mortgages, Reckords & Colds
borough, of Baltimore.
Woodrow & James vacated the
MARYLAND House this week, remov-
ing to their farm near town. The
hotel, owned by G. r. Grason, has
been leased to Little Brothers, of
Cochranville, who were expected to
occupy the property today.
Eyre-Shoemaker, contractors for
the piers onthe island above Havre
de Grace, for the new Baltimore
& Ohio railroad bridge. have com
plated the erection of twenty one
piers, and are now engaged in work
in the cut on the Hartford side of
the river. e9
The dwelling of John Brown, at
Frenchtown, was robbed on Satur.
day night. Walter Greenway,
colored, was arrested in Havre de
Grace with the stolen property in
his possession and has been lodged
in Elkton Jail to await the action
of the grand jury.
Seed corn testing is being car
ried on by the pupils of Calvert
Agricultural High School, ,-7S per
cent good ears has been the best
test. Last year most of the samples
t,sted showed over 80 per cent,
This is good proof that all seed
corn should be tested before plant-