The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

I. Herbert Kirk, of near town, has pur-
chased a FIVE passenger Maxwell touring
car.
Mrs. Rudolph Green has purchased the
small farm of VIM. A. Sharpless, near
Colora, for $I5Io.
Patrick Reedy, of North East. has been
appointed keeper of the Battery light
house below Havre de Grace.
The Old Song concert given at Zion on
I Wednesday evening of last week. netted
$35 for Union Hospital, Elkton.
The Democrats of the Ninth district of
Cecil county have organized a campaign
club with Harry Logan as president
The October meeting of Cecil Farmers
Club will be held Wednesday, 25th inst,
at the home of Jos. Scarborough, Pleasant
Hill.
The Brick house on East Main street,
Elkton, has been bought by Howard
Clark of Elkton, from Ricket is Nelson for
$1,000.
The Philadelphia, Baltimore & Wash
ington Railroad Company is laying a
fourth track between Bacon Hill and
North East.
The Seventh District Democratic Club
has been organized at Port Deposit with
]. T. c. Hopkins, Jr., President, Charles
A Morrison, Secretary.
Silver and Strausbaugh packed 37,7oo
cases Of corn at their Colora cannery
during the season just closed, and VIM.
Tryer about 67oo cases of tomatoes.
The Elkton Improvement Association
has elected Frederick T. Haines. presi-
dent; DR.. H. Arthur Mitchell, vice-pres.,
c. C. Strickland, treasurer, and DR.. W..
T. Morrison, secretary
A Sheriff's jury has pronounced Harry
o. K. Foster, of North East. incompetent
to manage the interest he has in certain
property and trustee will be appointed
to care for the same.
I. H. Ford, Esq. has handed his check
for $500 to the building committee of
North East M. E. church. as his contribu-
ton toward the rebuilding of the church.
recently destroyed by fire.
Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co. have receiv-
ed handsome new FIVE passenger Over
land touring car, 1912 model. H. M.
Duyckinck driving from Philadelphia to
Rising Sun in it on Saturday.
Samuel Will, of Octoraro Junction, was
badly injured by fail from the roof of
his dwelling on Monday. He was in the
act of repairing the roof when he slipped
and fel a distance of about twelve feet
The P. E. Sharpless Co. is preparing
ITO install machinery in their plant in this
town for the putting up of their conden-
sery products in small cans for retail
trade. Heretofore the product has been
shipped in bulk
Fire of unknown origin on Saturday
night destroyed the barn on the property
/. near Liberty Grove, owned by Harvey
Tome. The building and contents, which
included thrirty-fve tons of baled hay.
were totally destroyed. The loss is about
$4,000. with partial insurance.
Republican State candidates Colds,
borough. Soper and Cunningham paid a
visit to Cecil on Friday. touring the
county in an auto. They reached Rising
Sun about four o'clock and after meeting
quite a number of voters proceeded to
North East, where mass meeting was
held in the evening.
DR.. C. B. Collins. of Baltimore, has To-
Gated at Calvert. for the practice of medi-
cine, having his Office in the home of the
late DR.. Richardson. DR.. Collins is from
Florida, and is graduate of Maryland
University. He has had two years ex-
perience in hospital work, and hopes to
receive the patronage of the neighbor-
hood in which he has located.
E. R. Burlington & Sons have just COM
pleted extensive interior Improvements to
their store in this town which better facil-
itales the transaction of their ever in
creasing business. A new steel ceiling
has been placed in position, and the entire
western side of the first floor of the main
store room given over to the grocery de-
spartment. The old counters and shelving
have been replaced by new and improved
Warner glass counters and bins, all goods
being on display but under cover, and
kept absolutely free from dust, etc. Other
departments have been shifted. a large
new show window put in, and other i'm.
! provements made, giving the store a
sphinx and spane, up-to-date appearance.