The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-03-25

Full moon tonight.
Sunday next is Easter.
Monday was the first day Of Spring.
Shad and herring have made their ap-
pearance in our local market.
Calvert Agricultural High School has
purchased fine new upright piano.
Patrick J.-McGready has sold his resi-
dence in Elkton to George Shuster, for
$I45o.
William Sprout sustained broken leg
Friday by falling over a barrel at the
Rowlandville paper mill.
Charles B. Finley, of Elkton, has been
elected second lieutenant of Company E,
First Maryland Regiment.
Howard Brown has purchased the john
Clayton farm Of 1903 acres, adjoining his
own, near Calvert, for So, 500.
The roads are in excellent condition,
for which-movers are glad-that is, if It is
possible for mover to be glad.
March has been doing herself proud
with mild spring weather, which has
prevailed for the past two weeks.
Falling from a step, Frances, little
daughter Of William Lipscomb. fractured
her wrist at her home near Cecilton.
The Commencement of North East High
School will be held Friday evening. May
27th. There will be seven graduates.
Spring work, on the farms has been
progressing steadily under the influence
Of good weather for the past ten days or
more.
Nearly all the industries in Port De-
posit, which have been closed since the
January ice gorge. have resumed
operations.
The bill authorizing the purchase of
Conowingo bridge by the State Road Com
mission, passed the Senate last week and
is now in the House.
Struck over the eye by an oyster shell
thrown by another boy, William, S-year-
old son of Dorie Foster, of Elkton, sus-
tanned dangerous wound.
Rev. ]. H. Mitchell was presented with
silver water pitcher and tray by the
members of Calvert M. E. church before
his departure last week for Conference.
DR.. Ernest Rowland, of Liberty Grove,
has purchased Hupmobile runabout
from Duyckinck. Sterrett & Co. H. M.
Duyckinck drove the machine from Balti-
more to Liberty Grove on Saturday.
The annual town election at North East
ON Monday resulted in the election of the
following Commissioners: DIR. r. G..
Underwood, Andrew Anderson, H. w.
Shallcross, E.. J. Campbell and Albert
Roney.
The Town Commissioners Of North East
have passed an ordinance prohibiting
unmuzzled dogs from running at large on
the Streets and ordering the Bailiff to kill
all CANNES found on the street without
muzzles.
Prof. R. w. Sylvester, President of
Maryland Agricultural College, will
deliver the address to the nine graduates
ofthe Calvert Agricultural High School,
at the first Commencement of the school.
Friday, May 27th.
Sheriff McAllister with the assistance of
Bailiff Potts, of Elkton, and A. B. Darby
arrested James Hall, colored, of Cecilton,
Saturday, after desperate fight. The
negro is tough character and has been a
terror in his neighborhood.
Maryland Day. which has usually been
celebrated March rs, was not held on that
date this year. which is Good Friday. 1t
was celebrated instead in the city on March
23. In the counties the Maryland Day
celebration lin the schools was held on
March "a.
NtAe <sAaeN H@o PHiNueSSu the NAtS w CS-
ley Williams residence in Port Deposit.
which was washed into the bed Of the
K street In the recent food. Mr.. Allen will
remove 1t and place il as an addition to
bis own residence. The John Fritz resi-
dence. which was damaged by the flood,
win be removed to higher ground.
A Havre de Grace paper reports that A.
Freeborn Brown. who is creating herd
of hogs. received from Ohio on Wednes-
day, two specimens of registered swine
known as the mule-foot hogs. These hogs
are the only pair of their kind known in
the State Of Maryland. The peculiar
feature about them is their having solid
hoofs, and are absolutely immune TO
cholera.