The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-03-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


P. E. Sharpless has sold his farm
at Concord, Pa, to John Merton.
There will be pie social held at
Colora, in Flyers cannery, Sat1r
day evening, March 20.
! Charles A. Andrew, of Como
wingo, one day last week shipped
four hundred and fifty dozen eggs,
all laid by his own hens.
The G. G. Kirk farm of 55 acres,
near Nottingham, Pa, has been
purchased by j. Clyde Montgomery,
of Randor, Pa, for $4,000.
Myrtle Lloyd, aged nine years,
little daughter of Mrs. Mary Lloyd,
of Oxford, fractured her arm at the
elbow joint, Sunday, by fall.
Henry A. Warburton, Esq, of
ElktoD, has been chosen as the
official umpire for the Tome Insti
tute base ball games this season.
Joseph s. Scarborough, of the
Fourth district of Cecil county, has
bought the Mccartney farm of ITO
acres, near Fair Hill, for $4,000.
Michael Murphy, of Havre de
Grace, who has been collecting used
postage stamps, has sold over
200, 900 of various denominations to
Philadelphia parties.
Daniel Wise, respected, colored
citizen, of Havre de Grace, while
reproving his son, was shot in the
abdomen with a pistol and danger.
ously, if not fatally wounded.
On account of impaired health
George Witworth has sold his
carriage and harness business, in
the town of Elkton, to M. F. Ma
graw, who will conduct it in future.
Chester county's bill for the
Hanging of Irwin A. Lewis, on
February %, was $105 30, nearly
twice as much as the cost of Palm
er's execution the same day at
Reading.
By holding a supper two nights
the pupils,of Miss Carrie Ricketts,
Sunday school class at the Elkton
M. e. church Melted $74 toward
placing memorial class widow in
the church.
MacKublin, Goodrich & Go. of
Baltimore. last week bought $50, 900
of State Road bonds at par with
accrued interest, 81 per cent, the
price at which they will be-sold to
residents of Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. Whiteside
and two sons, of Tayloria, were
Overcome by escaping gas from a
stove early one morning last week.
Fortunately they received medical
aid in time to save their lives.
Behring'S are being made to find
suitable foundations for the new
piers to be constructed at the draw
and on each end of the old Susque-
hanna railroad bridge, between
Perryville and Havre de Grace,
which is to be converted into a
vehicular bridge.
The little son Of William Hur-
lock, of North East, was rendered
unconscious one day last week, and
narrowly escaped death, by grasp.
ing broken telephone wire that
was lying across a live electric wire.
Fortunately his plight was dis
covered Immediately by his mother
who rescued him.
A meeting of the public school
teachers of Cecil county will be held
in Elkton early in May, to discuss
the new curriculum which goes into
effect in September. This meeting
will be in the nature of an exam
ination as to the intent, meaning
and requirements of the new law,
a copy of which-State By Laws
has been mailed to each school.
The operations of the United
States Fish Commission at the Bat
terry, below Havre de Grace, are
now under way and quite number
of yellow perch eggs have already
been secured. Captain William
'Hamlin on March 3, secured in the
North East River 100000 yellow
perch eggs, the first of the season.
Last year the first eggs taken were
on March 10th, just week later.
Excitement among the Rugs and
Art Squares. Arrival of large
lot this week at Buffington's.
Pure fresh Groceries, the best