The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-24
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Wednesday was an ideal spring day.
Spring plowiAg has commenced on
several farms ia the neighborhood.
Painters are busy giving j. M. Holden's
store and dwelling new spring dress.
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit,
closed on Friday last for the ten-day
spring vacation.
Lewis Peterson has been appointed a
rural mail carrier from Eikton. succeeding
walter c. Merry, resigned.
Movers are busy. Anumber Of changes
are taking place in the immediate neigh
borhood. but none in town today.
Al party of four surveyors arrived here
last week and have been doing work on
the section of State road near Calvert.
George B. Murray. Of North Dakota,
has purchased the James 1. Stewart farm
near Elk Mills, from the Newark Trust 3
NSafe Deposit Co.
Burns Brothers. carriage manufactures,
of Havre de Grace, have bought the
Perkins Building. on Main street. Elkton,
and will open branch.
The Joint annual meeting OF tfe
Woman S Home and Foreign Missionary
Societies Of New Castle Presbytery will
be held ia Elkton April r. and I3.
Charles Mcvey, son Of E. Wilmer Nc
Vey, Zion, cut deep cash in his foot last
week while chopping wood. Il required
several stitches to close the wound.
The National Fireproohng Company Of
Pittsburg, began preliminary work this
week on the immense new clay plant to
be established on Red Hill, near Elkton.
Allen Kirk, of this town, has joined
the ranks Of the autoists. purchasing on
Monday from Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co.,
handsome new 1912 model Regal :" 2o.f
AL the town election held in North East
on Monday the following commissioners
were elected: H. w. Shallcross, president; !;
Il. G. Shippers. E. B. Folckner, Il. =
Harvey and ]. A. Roney
II. k. Barnes. Of Charlestown, who has
announced himself as a candidate for
nomination as sheriff. on the democratic
Z ticket, paid visit TO this section this
uselx laok;np over the possibilities of the
situation.
William Bechtel, William a. Reeder
and Herbert Kirk visited Baltimore on
Saturday evening and engaged in match
game Of duck pins on the Lombard Alley,
defeating the Baltimore team in three
games by 3S piEs
box social and festival viii be held
{ in Rosebank Hall. Calvert, this evening,
the a4fh, under the auspices Of the Calvert
Agricultural High School Athletic Asso-
citation. Ladies please bring boxes and
men their pockesbooks. Everybody come
ont and help the boys.
The young men Of Iron Hill have
organized an Athletic Association with
/. Howard Ash as manager, w E.
Holton assistant, A. H. Davis captain
and w. B. Walton treasurer. The Asso-
citation will have good ball team to meet
ali amateurs during the season. They
win shortly order new uniforms, gray
with maroon trimmings.
The State authorities are having diff.
Guilty engaging teams for hauling on the
State road work this spring. The price
p,id last year for double team and driver
was $500 per day, but nearly all who
hauled then are demanding $500 per day
now, which the State refuses to give. As
consequence it is reported only the few
hundred yards Of road from the bridge
over North East creek. al Howard Browns
mill, east 10 the end of what is known as
..Thankless Lane" is TO be completed
this spring
II. M. Duyckinck brought from Phila,
delphia. on Wednesday, under its own
power. IoIa five passenger Regal go
touring car. for Duyckinck, Sterrett 8 Co.
Dr.. j. B. Slicer. j. H. Kimble and Allen
Kirk made the trip with Mr.. Duyckinck,
The trip tested the car on good roads and
bad. From Philadelphia to Elkton, via
Wilmingtop and Newark. the roads were
Z ii good condition. while between Elkton
apd North East the autoists were given
something out Of the ordinary. The long
distance telephone conduits we're few
months ago placed beneath this road and
several times the car sank into the soft
fiji until the frame was on level with the
road. It had sufficient power however C
plow out each time without difficulty and
Is mud defer proved q revelation.