The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the sCounty
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Heavy frost on Thursday morning.

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been held Monday, has been postponed
until May 10.
Robert L. Stebbings has purchased the
building in Port Deposit, in which his
store is located.
If you will get up at AGO in the morn
ing you can see the great HALEY Comet
lust above the eastern horizon.
The Henry Deibert Barge Building
Company, of Elkton, will locate a marine
railway and boat yard at Chesapeake
City.
Clifford Armour, of Greenhurst, is filling
the position of clerk at Rising Sun station,
taking the place Of Malvin Grason who
has been moved to Media.
James T. Armour will shortly begin the
construction of half-mile track on his
farm near Greenhurst, to be used for
training and racing purposes.
The election supervisors for Cecil county
have appointed William W. Burnley and
Charles H. Jeffers registrars or voters
under the new Elkton election law.
The drama, Down In Dixie" pres
ented in the town of North East by a
number of amateurs for the benefit of the
Athletic Association, netted $IoI.I5.
Melvin Thompson, who has been en-
ployed in the North East Bank for three
years, has secured position in bank at
Roanoke, Va, and left for that place last
week.
The steamer Susquehanna of the Toll
chester Line made her first trip to Port
Deposit, Monday and will make her reg
ular runs to and from Baltimore in
future.
E. R. Carey. of North East, waselected
a member OF the executive committee of
the Manual Training Teachers Associa-
ton of the State, at the recent annual
meeting.
w. D. Price has been appointed trustee
in bankruptcy for T. ]. Murray, of Elkton,
who had made an assignment to Messrs.
]. F. Powers, w. s. Evans and Omar D.
Crothers.
r. B. Irwin, Henry Wilson and F. M.
Boyd, State Road surveyors, are making
survey for the Fair Hill -Elkton section
of improved road and will later make an
other for the Elkton-Chesapeake City
section.
Charged with burying in Cecil county
without permits, Robert Jones, an under.
taker of Newark, Del, pleaded guilty to
three charges and was fined $IO and costs,
amounting TO $2I. by Squire Gilpin, at
Elkton.
There will be a meeting of the base
ball club. for the transaction of important
business, at s o'clock on Friday evening,
18th inst, at C. T. Snyder's restaurant.
All players and others interested are
urged to be present.
The students of West Nottingham
Academy gave delightful entertainment
in the Chapel on Friday evening last. 1t
consisted of two little comedies. "A String
of Pearls, and IA Box of Monkeys" also
performance of the Mt. Zoar Minstrels. ;"
The Dinah Gibson property, recently
purchased by Miss Gertrude Parson. is
being greatly improved by the erection of
two-story addition. Additional ground
has been purchased from Duyckinck,
Sterrett & CO., enlarging the lot and
Strengthening the line.
The following trustees have been elected
by Zion Presbyterian church: William
Stewart. Wilmer Fox, Cecil Mackey. Ross
Smith, Mearns Moore, Austin Carhart,
Alfred Fassitt. Charles Morris has been
elected elder to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Ross Martindale.
] The Hunt building is being remodelled
lby removing the partition on the first
floor, with other changes, making one
4 large room, which is occupied by w. L.
Ely for store purposes. he having added a
complete line of shoes to his stock of
gents furnishing goods, necessitating in
creased space for the proper display Of his
stock.
The employees Of Principle Forge Com
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were voluntarily granted a 10 per cent
increase in wages on April Ist. ]. A.
Hartenstine, formerly of this town, who
for number of years has held a position
with the company, recently received a
merited promotion to general manager of
the forge, and is inaugurating number
Of Improvements. which include the light
ing Of the plant by electricity and the
installation of complete private tele-
phone system.