The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-12-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Moonlight nights.
Ice harvesters busy.
Fine sleighing this week.

Fine sleighing this week.
Zero on Saturday morning.
Between three and four inches more of
snow Saturday evening
The Christmas vacation of Jacob Tome
Institute. Port Deporit, begins today at
noon.
The revival meetings held at North
East M. E. church resulted in one hun
dred protesting conversion.
Mrs. Martha ]. McNamee will hold a
public sale of personal property tomorrow
afternoon, at her residence near Rock
Springs.
Alexander Sentman, of Perryville. an
engineer on the Pennsylvania Railroad
has been appointed assistant road
foreman.
The Maryland Game Protective Asso-
citation is requesting farmers to feed part
ridges where known to exist, SO long as
the snow remains.
The public schools of the county will
close for the Christmas holidays on
Thursday, December 20, and reopen on
Tuesday. January 3. 1911.
Ernest Smith, son of William Smith Of
near Pennington, while entering the
4 stable on Saturday evening was kicked
twice by horse and seriously injured.
T. K. Mcdowell. of near town, was one
Of the exhibitors at the Philadelphia
poultry show this week. and carried off
several prizes for Silver Wyandotte
chickens.
The Zion and Calvert Ushers' Union
win hold a supper in Rosebank Hall.
Calvert, Friday evening, December 10. if
fair. If stormy it will be held the next
evening.
w. D. Bratton. Superintendent of
Schools for Cecil County, has been elected
\ member OF the Executive Committee Of
the State Association of Superintendents
and School Commissioners.
The pupils Of the Calvert Agricultural
High School will give an entertainment
in the High School building at Calvert,
Tuesday evening, December 20. Admis-
sion, IS cents children IS cents.
The cutting of ice began on Hunters
dam last week and is going on steadily
every day. Ice measuring fully six xinches
in thickness is being cut and stored for
future use. and the dam is at present a
scene Of hustle and activity.
Leaning from the cab of hisengine on a
c. & p. ID. train as it struck the curve
near Haines Station, on Friday, Edward
: Rothenberger, fireman. was thrown out
and so severely injured that he was taken
to the hospital at Columbia for treatment.
Benjamin Holt, a farmer of near
Mechanics Valley, was attacked and
severely bitten by hog he was driving
from pen one day last week. Mr.. Holt
was knocked down by the hog, which was
finally driven off by colored farm hand
armed with pitchfork.
The incorporators of the newly organized
Elkton Banking and Trust Co. are;
Norris C. Cameron, Joseph T. Grove,
William S. Evans. Omar D.. Crothers, S.
Wills Lusby Frank H. Mackie, James H.
Smith, William M. Pogue. Harvey H.
Mackey, Henry yinsinger and James c.
Mccauley.
Icy steps and pavements caused three
accidents in Elkton this week, which re-
suited in painful injuries. Miss Harriet
Evans. one of the teachers at the High
School. suffered fractured wrist by a
fall: Thomas E. Biddle. mail carrier. met
with similar mishap. and John Ragan
severely injured his hip by falling.
Work was resumed this week on the
uncompleted section of the Rising Sun
Calvert State road. In order to protect
the roadbed where grading has been
done. and it will be impossible to com.
plete the macadamizing, the snow has
been removed and crushed stone is being
spread. The road had been completed
to the concrete bridge over North Easl
creek, at Howard Browns mill, distance
of something over three miles, when the
recent heavy snow and freezing weather
compelled the suspension of operations
The grading of the roadbed had beer
carried on from the bridge to the eros:
roads at what is known as Thankles:
Lane. distance of several hundred yards
and it is upon this section that the crushed
stone is being spread. to protect the road
bed during the "soft" weather in the
spring, before it is possible to resume
work.