The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Today is the tooth anniversary Of the
birth Of Horace Greeley.
A numbel Of young men of Kimbles
vile are preparing TO organize brass
band.
Wexford Love is reported to have pur-
chased for $500 the property Of Charles
Roby, in Conowingo
A catch Of 4,5oo perch at one haul is
reported to have been male this week by
a fisherman at Lewes, Del. in the Lewes
river.
A patent has been granted Irving l..
Dempsey, of Galena, Kent county. for a
corn planter that eliminates the chain
device.
The Elk River Electric Light and Power
Co. which has its plant near Barksdale.
Cecil county. has been granted franchise
for service in West Grove. Pa.
The general reassessmcnt of property
in Kent county has been completed in
three districts, and shows q gain thus Tar
Of $22o,ooo in the taxable basis.
P. A. Dutton, formerly superintendent
on the College Farm. at Newark, DEL,
has just resigned $1,000 position in New
Jersey to go into business in-Alberta.
The Agricultural Department of Della
ware College, Newark, has an exhibit at
the National Corn Exposition being held
it Columbus, Ohio. Jan. 3oto February
Attention is directed to the adv. of
Baker & Silver, proprietors of the Aber-
deem Sale and Exchange Stable. on last
page. An opportunity is offered to secure
some fine horses and mules at reasonable
prices.
Night trackwalkers on the lines of the
Pennsylvania railroad will shortly be fur
nished with watchmen's watches which
will be key-wound at points designated.
A fixed night schedule along the lines will
also be adopted.
Upon the petition Of Mrs. Lewis H.
Kirk, of Nottingham. the Chester County
Court appointed Robert A. Walker, Ok
ford, trustee in Mr.. Kinks estate. he
being unable to properly attend to his
business affairs. The properly, real and
personal, was appraised Saturday by
Alexander Wilson, of Nottingham, and
Washington p. Bunting. of Oxford.
We are in receiptof the annual catalogue
of 7. w. Wood & Sons. seeds.nen, Of
Richmond, Va. This well known and
reliable house is especially equipped to
supply the farmers and gardeners with
seeds particularly adapted to this section
and we would draw attention to their adv.
on another page in this issue and advise
the sending for copy of this handsomely
illustrated catalogue
Many Of the oranges being received
from Florida at the present time are
covered with what appears to be SCOT. and
such It's. The oranges come from the
northern section Of the orange belt, and
the SCOT is due to fires kept burning in the
groves at night to prevent damage by
frost. The fires are fed with kerosene, and
the heavy smoke that settles over the
groves covers the ripening fruit with SCOT.
The Oxford Borough Council is having
all sorts of trouble over the new we'll at
the reservoir. The welI'had been driven
down several hundred feet but no strong
flow of water was struck. and an effort
was being made TO sink ii still deeper
when the drill became stuck at the bottom
and it is impossible to extricate it, The
new well has cost the town $4,000 and ii
is probable it win have to be abandoned
entirely.
| The sale of the Belair turnpike in Har-
ford county, to the State Road Commis-
sion has been ratified by the commission.
The consideration to be paid is 5000,
and includes the substantial bridge over
Winters Run. but does not include the
tollgate house and adjacent property,
situated near Belair. AS soon as the
deed is executed the tollgate of more
than so years standing will come down
and the public win enjoy free travel.
George w. Abbott, the well-known de-
tsigner and builder Of boats. has under
construction at his boat building establish
ment an elegant speed boat for John B.
McCloskey, of Philadelphia, The boat is
thirty,t two feet long and Ave feet beam,
and will be equipped with 40 horse
power gasoline engine. The boat is ex-
pected 10 develop speed of not less than
rs miles per hour. Mr.. Abbott expects
to have the boat completed in about two
weeks Mr.. MeCIoskeys the owner of the