The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-12-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
FOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Young America is happy with his sled
Our stores have taken on their holiday
attire.
Sleigh bells have been making merry
mnsic since Mondays snow.
AS result of fall. Sylvester Bowls
bey, OF Zion, is suffering with fractured
collar-bone.
Eighteen have professed conversion as a
result Of the revival meetings held in the
M. E. church in this town.
George c. Reynolds has sold his farm
of ia acres, near Pennington, to Robert
Mearns, of Zion, for Sc, 200.
The December term Of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county will convene. at
Elkton on Monday, I2th inst
A one-half interest in the Wesley Tyson
property of 27H acres, near Bay View, has
been purchasedby j. w. Abrams for $325.
M. C. Reeder, of near town, has been
reelected vice-president for Cecil county
Of the Maryland State Horticultural
Society.
The ladies of Chesapeake City will hold
fair and bazar Friday and Saturday
evenings for the benefit Of Union Hos
pital, Elkton.
While cunning on Sassafras River, near
Sassafras, Clark Colgain killed swan
weighing 12H pounds and measuring 7
feet from tip to tip.
Falling down flight of steps at the
home of Mrs. c. NJ. Boulden at Elkton,
where she is visiting, Mrs. Emma Ford
was seriously injured about the head.
The house and lot located near the rail:
road bridge northeast Of town, at present
occupied by Azariah McCummings, has
been sold by Samuel Haines to John
Jenness. of Pennington.
Rebecca A. Harriott, of Chesapeake
City. has been granted temporary in
junction against the County Commission
ers to prevent them opening new public
highway through her land.
Rev. J. E. Denight, who has been
pastor of the Pentecos al Church of the
Nazarine in North East, has been trans
ferred to Wilmington. Rev. Wesley
Walls will be the preacher in charge at
North East.
The Hunt Club holed fox on Wednes-
day. after an exciting run, and dug
reynard out. The animal bit Calvin
Brumfeld on the hand while being cap
tured. The fox will be dropped on Tues
day next, and lively chase is antic-
ipated
John w. Miller, of near town, on Mon
day butchered two hogs that were eight
months old the day previous, which
weighed within two pounds of each other.
The porkers were both fine ones and
dressed 26a and 264 pounds respectively.
which is pretty hard to beat for eight
months old pigs.
Miss Bertha Tyson has received a'large
supply Of Red Cross Seals and has placed
them on sale at Reynolds Pharmacy,
,McCoy's Millinery and Mrs. Glllespie's in
Rising Sun and al W. t. Fryer's in Colora.
Christmas shoppers can beantify their
packages and assist worthy cause at the
same time by purchas ng these seals.
II is reported that several dogs thought
to have been bitten by the mad dog that
passed through this section some days
aRc, but whose owners refused to kill
them and penned them up. have escaped
and are roaming at large. This is gen.
orally the case, the lives of people, en-
dangered by these CANNES that are apt to
go mad and escape confinement at any
time. being held OF less value than a
common cur, not worth the taxes paid
upon it. The authorities should take a
hand in all such cases, and compel the
killing of every dogs suspected of having
been bitten.
Town Bailiff Nathan Britton was
aroused early Sunday morning by the
barking of his dog and its tugging at its
chain. and fred shot in the direction OF
the commotion in the expectation of fright
ening the object of the animals wrath
away. supposing it to be another dog.
Two other shots were also fred in the
direction of the commotion by Mr..
Briiton's son. Lighting lantern and
going to investigate. much befuddled
drunk" was discovered leaning against
the fence near where the dog was tied.
So hopelessly bewildered was the victim
OF John Barleycorn, who had narrow
escape from being shot but did not realize
il. that the Bailiff took compassion on
him and gave him comfortable berth in