The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-04-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Arbor and Bird Day.


pointed Thomas Johnson Dailiff.
William B. Davis has purchased for
$500 the Stanley lot and greenhouse in
Cecilton.
Mrs. Annie w. Shivery, Of Childs, has
brought the 56-acre Borland farm. near
Fair Hill. for 5000.
Duyckinck, Sterrett s. Co, this week
sold i Regal Roadster automobile to Dr.
Ernest Rowland. Of Liberty Grove.
Suffering from rabies, large shepherd
dog was killed Saturday by Fred Racine
near Elkton. after 1t had bitten one Of his
dogs.
The weather conditions on Easter Sum
day were anything but pleasant, the cold
wind making it decidedly uncomfortable
out of doors. despite the bright sunshine.
The bridge spanning North East creek at
Bay View has had new roof put on IT.
The old roof had been on the bridge ever
since the structure was erected, ifty-one
years ago.
Mrs. Eva p. Schwatka, Of Masseys, died
Wednesday night Of last week at Union
Hospital. Elkton, Of peritonitis. She was
admitted to the hospital twenty-five hours
before her death.
James Gayley, trustee Of Jacob Tome
Institute, and formerly vice-president Of
the United States Steel Corporation, will
deliver an address before the students Of
the institute on Friday, April Fl.
Fou, students Of West Nottingham
Academy, Harris Bryant, Edward Russell,
George Garrett and Christie Crothers,
walked to Baltimore via Bel Air, on
Thursday Of last week, stroll Of some
forty odd miles.
Zion Presbyterian church has elected
the following trustees for the ensuing
year: Wilmer Fox, Austin carhart,
Charles Morris. William Stewart, Joseph
Grove, Cecil Mackey Mearns Moore.
VIM. Murray and Ross Smith.
George Gibson, young colored man OF
Fredericktown, who had been committed
10 Elkton jail couple Of months ago on
account Of epileptic mania which made il
dangerous for him to be at large, died
Saturday at the jail from an epileptic Goa
vulsion. He was twenty-five years OF
age.
The Hydro Electric Plant, located on
Furnace creek, near Principle Furnace,
was sold at trustees sale on Tuesday to
James n. Harlow, Of Dublin, Hartford
county, for 81 900. The property includes
concrete power house and machinery, 4
dwelling house, IS acres Of land known
As Hines mill property.
Arrangements are being made by the
Independent Order Of Odd Fellows for the
celebration Of the ninety second anniver-
sary OF the founding of the order, which
occurs on April 2o. 1t was started in
Baltimore on April 26, 1877, and now has
membership Of more than two millions.
Every lodge in Maryland will take part.
Fire destroyed the barn on the farm
Of Edward Greens eolored, near Iron
Hill. on Friday night last. Two horses
and two cows perished in the flames. The
supposition is that the building was set
on fre as some time ago the barn was
entered at night and one of the horses cut
IN the throat by some unknow miscreant.
The fishing season, which is ten days
or two weeks late, is now on ia real
earnest. Shad and herring are running
in the upper Chesapeake bay by the
thousands and the fishermen are now
reaping harvest Reports from fisher
men from all parts Of the Bay are 10 the
effect that the run is so great as to tax the
nets 70 their utmost capacity.
w. Smith Campbell Of near Sylmar, Is
reported 10 have entered suit for damages
against the Brandywine Summit Feldspar
Co, for the burning of his home, which
was located near the quarries of the com
pany. II IS charged that the nre IN tne
BarrensH that caused the burning of the
dwelling started through careless1ess q
Italian workmen at the quarries.
The light over the action Of the towr
Council In leasing the waterworks ant
ielectric light plant to the new Newark
Water and Electric Company withou
advertising for proposals, which ha'
waged for nearly two months, was carries
into the annual town election on Tuesda,
Of last week. Those who are fighting
she lease placed ticket IN the field TO
president Of Council and four members 0
thar body, which won over the ticke
supported BY those favoring the lease q
the plants.