The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-03-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events ii the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Governor Crothers has designated Fri
day, April AZ, as Arbor and Highway
Day.
Elmer Robinson. Of Peach Bottom has
been appointed station agent at octoraro
Junction.
The horse and buggy stolen from
George Rhodes, a farmer near Warwick,
were found in the possession Of a young
negro near Chester. Pa.
Morgan Mitchell, of near Aberdeen,
has sold his speedy trotter, Charley Nit
chell, to Thomas w. Murphy, Of Pough-
keepsle, N. Y, for $1,000.
| Having been authorized By. the Legis-
lature Of Delaware to issue bonds for the
purpose, the New Castle County Levy
Court is planning the construction of
about 80 miles Of good roads this summer.
The Hartford County Circuit Court has
awarded George Harris $1,000 damages
against the Husband Flint Co. While at
work at the plant near Kalmia stone
crusher fell upon Harris breaking both
his legs.
| George LAM, Canadian giant. seven
feet tall, who is on worldwide walking
tour. collecting material for a book, spent
several hours in Elkton. He left Ant
Il
werp, Belgium. November I, 1910, and
figures on circling the globe in four years.
Postmaster General Hitchcock on Tues
day designated As additional postofices as
postal savings repositories in as many
states and territories, mostly at industrial
centers where there are many wage
earners. Among the towns designated is
Havre de Grace, Md.
Charles B. Lloyd, Of Talbot county, has
been appointed an additional member of
the State Road Commission by Governor
Crothers. The position was created
through the consolidating Of the State
Geological Survey with the Road Com
mission, giving it supervision over the
Shoemaker roads.
Mrs. Fannie Rphl, of ST. Helena, Balti-
more county, was awarded So, 3I4 so by
the Circuit Court Of Hartford county,
against Baltimore & Sparrows Point rail-
road, for the burning of her dwelling and
its contents on the night Of April 4, 1908.
The house was set on FIRE by sparks from
a locomotive Of the railroad company.
Rev. Alpheus S. Mowbray, formerly
stationed at Port Deposit, and for six
years superintendent of the Wilmington
district of the Wilmington Conference,
has received callato the pastorate of
North Capitol Methodist Church, Wash
ington, D. c., and probably will be trans
ferred TO the Baltimore Conference this
week.
| The Susquehanna Transmission Com
lpany has fled for record in Hartford
County Court mortgage for s., 500, 900
to the Knickerbocker Trust Company, of
New York. The mortgage and deed OF
TRUST covers the pole line from McCall's
Ferry to Baltimore, which passes through
Hartford county. Five per cent bonds
are to be issued.
The Cecil Democrat reports that the
Board Of County Commissioners has been
unable to find suitable persons in all the
districts Of the county for Constables who
will accept the positions. One of the
principal duties Of Constables is to collect
dog taxes, and nearly every one who has
been offered the position has refused be-
cause of the objection to collecting dog
taxes.
| Young Friends Association will be held
April and. Opened by selection. Adj
dress by E. R. Burlington. subject. "A
Passing and Growing World" Question
No. I. What Does the Individual Owe
the Community" Answered by Belle
Haines. Question No. ?. What Does the
Community Owe the Individual" An
swered by general comments and free
offerings. These are vital subjects and
should claim the thought and study Of all.
albert L. BURLINGTON. Supt.
The annual spring slaughtering Of viii
ducks is now on, and the big bags bring
killed are being gleefully rehearsed.
With ducks mating and unfit for food. and
as tame as chickens, this annual spring
killing is simply an outrage, and as The
Republican has been urging for past
several years, the season for killing wild
fowls should close not later than March
10th. but SO long as these so-called
"sportsmen" can have their fun" killing
them, it seems useless to attempt to
amend the law--and their ultimate ex-