The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-22
COUNTY NEWS.
Happenings In The County The
Week Before Christmas.
LOCAL EVENTS BRIEFLY N, TED.

LOCAL EVENTS BRIEFLY N, TED.
Monday next is Christmas.
According to the almanac winter begins
today.
We wish our readers one and all a
merry Christmas!
Jacob Tome Institute. Port Deposit,
closed at noon on Tuesday for the Christ
mas vacation, and will reopen January 4.
The public schools of the county closed
yesterday afternoon for the Christmas
holidays. and will reopen Wednesday,
January 3.
Dnyckinck. Sterrett & Co. this week
sold Jos. L Devon an Overland roadster
automobile and Allen Kirk Haverford
motor cycle.
The cunning season in Cecil county
closes on the 24th. making tomorrow the
last day it will be legal shoot partridges,
rabbits or squirrels.
A divorce has been granted John H.
Price by the Circuit Court of Cecil county,
on the ground of abandonment, from his
wife, Emma v. Price.
The successful revival that has been
conducted at MI. Pleasant M. E. church
for some time past is still in progress.
Forty-three have professed conversion.
We have been favored by S. M. Brick
ley, agent for the Mutual Fire Insurance
Co. Of Chester County, with one of their
fine business calendars for 1919, for which
we return thanks.
Sylmar Sunday School will hold a
Christmas entertainment on Wednesday
evening Dec. ~. Should it prove stormy
on that date the entertainment will be
given the following evening.
and treat of the Sunday school will be
held in the M, E. church of this town on
Friday evening, 22nd inst. at o'clock.
A silver offering will be taken at the door.
The annual meeting OF Rising Sun
Detective Association will be held in this
town on Saturday, January s, at O'Clock
am. Dinner will be served at IL o'clock
by theiadies of the Mite Society in the
basement of the M. E. church.
In marked contrast to the mild weather
we have been enjoying thus far this
winter. atthis time last year zero weather
prevailed. the ground was covered with
snow and ice to the thickness of between
and 9 inches was being harvested.
Telephone lineman Conrad Jamison.
who was injured some days ago by fall
while stringing wires and was taken to a
Philadelphia hospital for treatment. was
successfully operated on for appendicitis,
that developed. He is reported as inn
Blowing rapidly.
Contractor Ryan began last week the
. tearing down of the rear portion of what
is known as the DIR. Kirk dwelling, on
Cherry street, preparatory to its remodel
ing. The property is owned by c. R.
Biles, who will occupy it after the i'm
provements have been completed.
H. L. Worthington, of this town, won
the Professional Trophy on Saturday at
the annual shoot of the Du Point Gun
Club. in Wilmington, breaking 90 out Of
100, andsbeating German, Kelly, Banks
Doremus, Lewis, Joslyn, Steynes. Colfax,
Everett and Richards. The trophy was a
handsome sterling silver table piece.
VIM. L. Taylor was arrested and
lodged in the lookup Saturday night by
bailiff Barrett, for being drunk and dis
orderly. He was given hearing Sun
day morning and mulched with fine of
$Io This same dose should be admins
tered to several others who have recently
been making spectacles of themselves on
our streets at night.
About the meanest thief we have heard
of yet is the one who entered the home of
George Kepler at Principle and breaking
open his little daughters savings bank
stole all the child's savings excepting a
1--WE cent piece and few pennies. The
amount taken was over $40 in silver
pieces. No fit punishment has yet been
devised for anyone contemplate enough
TO perpetrate such mean price of
shievery.
pc miscreant went cunning for W.
ten's turkeys on Saturday night
inc o'clock, shooting one off It's
place in tree near the house.
.llily heard the report of the gun,
but Thought nothing OF it until next morn
ing. when one of the turkeys was missed
: Feathers were noticed nader the tree and