The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-11-26
A white Thanksgiving.

There are 4, 500 pupils enrolled in the
public schools of Cecil county.
A literary society has been organized
by the young people of Pleasant Hill.
The supper held recently by the ladies
of Perryville M. E. church netted $500
Webster White, of Calvert, fractured his
arm by falling from the hay NOW of his
barn.
The dwelling of Mrs. Carrie Riaie, on
East Main street, is being brightened'by a
coat of paint.
Edward McCaslin, of Rock Springs sus-
tanned broken arm this week by being
kicked by horse.
The 234-acre Reed farm, in Upper Elk
Neck, has been bought by John E. Gonce,
of Elkton, for $1,000.
Johnnie Tobin, of North East, accident
ally fell and broke his left arm while play
ing one day last week.
A North East fisherman caught three
herring in seine last week, something
unusual for this time of year.
While digging a grave in ST. Marys
cemetery, North East, last week, grave
stone marked S. T., I776, was uncovered.
E. H. Reynolds has sold his plumbing
business to Scott Wilson who will conduct
it in connection with his hardware and
tinsmith business.
A defective flue set fire to the residence
of Miss Sallie Carter. at Cherry Hill on
Friday, but bucket brigade of men,
women and children saved the house.
A vacancy has been caused in the
Board of Election Supervisors for Cecil
county by the Republican member, VIM.
A. Cameron, of Zion, moving out of the
State.
DR.. Charles M. Ellis. of Elkton, and
Samuel c. Rowland. of Port Deposit, have
been named as delegates to the National
Civic Federation Conference in Washing
Toni January.
Tuesdays all-day rain was the first for
months in this section, where wells and
springs were giving out, quite number
of our residents being compelled to haul
water for domestic purposes.
The supper given in the chapel at West
Nottingham last Friday evening by the
ladies of the church was great success.
The gross receipts were $I57, which netted
the ladies for their carpet fund $I26.4o
The Port Deposit Times, Charles X.
Thayer editor, is new newspaper ven
ture which has been launched at Port
Deposit. Two or three previous launches
of this character have come to grief on the
granite rocks of that town for lack of local
support. May the Times have more
prosperous voyage.
Thanksgiving was observed quietly in
this community. Business was suspended,
the stores in town being closed. Family
reunions and dinners were the order of
the day, Hosts of gunners were dis
appointed. as numerous cunning ex-
petitions that had been planned had to be
called off, il being unlawfulto hunt when
the ground is covered with snow.
The unfavorable weather this week has
nut a veto on road work since Tuesday.
All preparations had been made for in
ere lsing the number of teams hauling
crushed stone, in order to hurry the COM
pletion of the work, as far as the roadbed
had been graded. A short section of the
road east of town has been completed, the
work of applying the top dressing begin
ming on Saturday.
A barrel Of Ash consigned to Charles
LaWseA. from a New Jersey dealer, was
received at the station here last week.
Mr.'Lawson not having ordered the-ship-
ment refused to accept the fish and they
we're sold at auction, for express charges,
$3.50. Elmer Mayberry, Of Farmington,
was the purchases. and he had little diff
Guilty in disposipg Of the sea food which
was carefully iced and in first class con-
dition.
A decided change from the baImy
weather experienced NEST of the fall oc-
CURED this week. when, following the
cold rain Of Tuesday, the semPeEasure
took a Sudden tumble, the wind having
a sharp tinge. A further feEe-taste of
winter vas experienced Wednesday, rain,
hail and snow falling, wet blanket of
white covering the ground for the first
time this winter. The storm continued
on Thursday morning. by which time
more than two inches of snow covered the
ground. the high wind swirling it about
and drifting il to a considerable extent.