The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

have been designated as postal savings
banks.
Mr.. M. Miller has purchased for $I.I5o
the Hannah J. Nickle property in Port
Deposit.
vicious bull owned by George Jones,
Of near Earleville, gored one of his horses
last week.
A volunteer fire company with sixty
members. has been organized by the
citizens of Perryville.
A. E. Barber has purchased the 63-acre
farm Of Mrs. Margaret England, located
near Calvert, for ST. 300.
Milton S. Sentman. of Fair Hill, the
new Judge of the Orphans Court for
Cecil County, qualified on Tuesday.
A car load Of stone tagging was re-
<eeived on Tuesday. for additional paving
on South Queen, East Main and Mount
streets.
Albert N Vannort on Tuesday, was APP
pointed postmaster at Port Deposit, at a
salary Of $1,7oo, to succeed William T..
Coulson.
Register of Wills Thomas B. Miller has
been elected director of the National
Bank of Elkton, vice John M. Tucker.
resigned.
Mrs Jarley's Wax Works given for the
benefit of the Rectory fund of the ST.
James Episcopal Church. Port Deposit.
netted $780,
A Christmas eve entertainment will be
held in the Chapel at West Nottingham
on Saturday evening, Dec. 23, att o'clock
All are cordially welcome.
Harry Price. of Principle, sustained a
fractured wrist last week by falling from
a I6-foot ladder that tilted while he was
painting at D. B. McDoweIi's near
Lombard.
The dwelling of A. T. Tyson, at Bay
View. was slightly damaged by fire one
morning last week. The blaze was dis
covered and extinguished before it had
made much headway.
Lodged in Elkton Jail on the charge of
stealing freight from railroad cars, Benja-
min Harman was taken to Bald Friar on
Friday, and showed where the goods had
been hidden in the woods
Conard Jamison. employed by the
Diamond State Telephone company, fell
from tree while installing phone near
injuries which necessitated his being
taken to the German hospital in Phila-
delphia.
AThe weather for the past week has
en- remarkably mild and balmy for this
of year, thermometers recording
/, successive days this week. Colder
4hd more seasonabe weather is promised
for the latter part of the week by the
weather man.
The old Board of County Commission,
ers held their last meeting on Tuesday
and after their adjournment the newly
elected Commissioners. William M. Reyn
olds and E. Wilmer Jackson. qualified
and the Board organized by electine
Irwin G. Griffith president.
George Biddle. of the Second district
has pair of silver knee buckles and {
pair of silver shoe buckles, which wer,
worn by an ancestor of his when he cam,
to this country from England some two
hundred years ago. The heirlooms arr
well preserved and highly priced by thei
possessor. or.-Democrat
There will be shadow social held a
the home of Altman Ferguson on Satur
day evening. Dec. 10. 1911. If stormy
social will be held on Monday evening
Everybody welcome. Proceeds for tn,
benefit OF Octoraro M. E. church Cak,
and coffee will be served.
To inspect the Io-miIe strip of road be
tween Elkton and Perryville. in Ceci
county, committee consisting of min,
niShNo oSiS SoSu ltSh t"S AutotnoohS Niui
and the Greater Baltimore Committe,
visited Elkton on Tuesday. The com
mittee appeared before the County Com
missioners and urged the permamen
royement of the road.
istmas Social will be held a
Grove M. P. church, Saturday
Dec. 23rd. Everybody come ou
this evening with your friend
5nst before, Christmas. Be sure that yo,
get a nice box prepared by the younI
ladies Of the community. Pies, cakes
candies. ice cream, boxes. sandwiche
and coffee will be for sale M Saturda,
night is stormy, this Social wiki be hell
= the following Tuesday, Dec. 2oth