The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-17
TOWN AND COUNTY
,hon Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
81. Patrick's Day.
Spring begins Tuesday next.


Brinton Nichols lost fine COW last
week. the cause Of its death not being
known.
The Maryland Water Company win
build new reservoir and filtration plant
Al Elkton.
Be sure and read the opening chapter
Of Miss Selma Luev on the third page Of
this issue.
william Willard of Chester county,
has purchased the Scott farm Of I53 acres,
near Fair Hill.
The little daughter Of Rev. O. E. Jones,
Of Cecilton fractured her left arm by a
fall while playing
Thomas H. Harlan has purchased the
Howard Hons. livery business. in Elkton.
from Fl. H. Mitchell
Granville c. Barretrhas been appointed
constsbIe for the Sixth district by the
County Commissioners.
5A5l ne StCll FdtinSis Niuo VII it'SSt
Wednesday. March 20. with R. K Raw
lings. near Woodlawn.
The well on the property occupied BY
Stewart NJ Ward has been sunk several
feet deeper by well digger Costello. Of
Oxford.
W. o. Fowler. former resident Of this
section, has moved from Harrisburg, Pa.
to the house on Pearl street vacated by
Ross R. Lynch.
A leaking gasoline lamp caused lively
blaze in the postofice on Monday eve
ming but il was extinguished before any
damage wassdone.
Mrs. Samuel Mccardell fell down 4
fight OF stairs at the home Of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joseph D. Poist. near colora,
and fractured her arm.
David McNutt. Of Sylmar, was seriously
injured on Saturday, while at work in the
Montgomery spar quarries, by large
stone falling upon him.
Plans have been prepared for new
station at Port Deposit. to replace the one
destroyed during the ice gorge last year.
The structure win be Of frame.
The ladies of Porters Grove Church
win hold a fancy fair and pie social in the
Church on Friday evening, March "a.
Ii stormy. the next fair evening
E. Fl Wo,thington and family. moved
from Pennington to Rising Sun this
week. and are occupying the Ann Kirk
property on North Queen street.
Miss Eva Dean has rendered her resig-
nation as teacher in the Elkton High
School. to take course in nursing al
fJohns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore.
M. Holdenis preparing to replace the
stable on his premises ia town with a
larger and better arranged structure. W..
Louis Ryan has the contract for the
building
The Auto Transfer Co. Of Cecil County
has been Incorporated by number of
Chesapeake City and Eikton business
men. for the purpose of operating autos
between Elkton and Chesapeake City.
AT i meeting of. the Board Of Trustees
Of West Nottingham Academy. held on
the 10th inst it was decided to place the
institution under the direct management
II Rev. Samuel Polk during the scholastic
year of 1orr-Ia
The steamer Annapolis, bound from
Port Deposit 10 Baltimore. ran aground
between Port and Perryville during a
heavy fog Thursday morning OF last
week. and it required the combined effort
Of TWO tugs to dislodge hei.
Tuesday evening we had rain, hail and
snow. and on Wednesday spring like
weather. with a thunder guest in the eve
ming, Thursday a, high gale and the
mercury below freezing March is GER
tainly keeping the weatherman guessing
bv dealing outevery sort OF weather
The nnfavorable weather on Wednesday
evening was responsible for small at
tendance Al the entertainment given al
West Nottingham by students Of the
Academy. The three. act comedy "A
Count OF No Account, was well received
and'it has been decided to repeat the en-
ertainment onthe evening Of Thursday
larch 23.
~ The quarterly distribution Of State
school tax, and alsr an apportionment ol
the free school book fund. payable on
aad ,fter March rs. was made by Comp
troller Clagett on Wednesday. The
school tax distribution amounts 10 $500,
COO. and the free school book fund $37,-
600 Cecil ennuty's apportionment is
S. i26. 4a. and ssI2.74 respectively.