The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

arst inst.
Friday, April rs, has been designated
as Arbor Day in this State.
&. T. Dare lost mule on Sunday, the
animal dying from old age. It was "a
years old.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with John H. Kimble, near
Port Deposit.
Monday is moving day, and great
deal Of shifting about will be done in the
town and neighborhool.
A dwelling near Leslie camp grounds,
belonging to Geo. A. M. Johnson. was
damaged BY fire last week.
The steamer "Snsquehanna" Of the
i Colchester Steamboat Company has re-
sumed her trips between Port Deposit
and Baltimore.
Charged with stealing pigeons from Dr.
Howard Bratton, of Elkton. Bradford
Ferry and Harry Dean two boys. were
arrested last week.
]. M. Holden has purchased from
Duyckinck. Sterrett & CO.. REQ truck,
which he will place in service 10 his
butchering business.
All the town election of North East on
MONDAY, Harry L. Harvey and Robert G.
N Shippers were reelected, defeating John
A. Tobin and Edw. Campbell.
Woodrow & James received their car
load Of horses from Virginia on Wednes-
day. The animals are at the Maryland
House stables, and are all fine ones
Monday March rs, will be Maryland
Day. in the public schools. This year the
topic for study will be 'The Founding Of
Maryland Colony and its First Half
Century
North East's population by q recent
count authorized by the Town Commits
sioners, showed an excess Of 1000 resi-
dents, IS more than Uncle Sans count
showed in 1910.
The fore part of the week was beautiful
spring weather. with bright sunshine and
the mercury registering as high as 66'.
On Tuesday night there was real sum-
mer thunder gust.
The mansion house on the Lower
Oxford farm Of Arthur A. Hutchson OF
oxford. was completely destroyed BY fire
Tuesday evening about 5so'clock, causing
loss OF about $1,000.
* Enock X. Potts who has been appointed
bostmaster at Leslie TO succeed H. E.
simpe,s, resigned. has declined the APP
pointment and ]. L. Moore is acting as
temporary postmaster there.
Prof. Norman w. Cameron, of the fac
ulty Of West Chester State Normal School.
has purchased the Brown residence on
East Main street, Elkton. formerly occu-
pied by Dr. &. r. Biles. Jr., from George
w. Biles, for $1,000,
AT the meeting Of the stockholders Of
the Maryland Water Company Of Elkton,
Friday afternoon, authority was granted
for issuing bonds to the amount OF &c.,
!. 600 tc retire the old bonds and make
needed improvements to the system.
Subscribers Of THE MIDLAND JOURNAL
expecting TO move this spring should
notify us when they want their addresse:
changed. Always be sure 10 give your
FORMER address, and if on rural route
hive number Of the same and post
Office address. This will insure promp
delivery Of the paper.
The Comptroller of the Treasury has
made public a quarterly distribution
of the State school tax. and also the free
schooIbook fund. The school tax distri
button amounts to 5000. 900. while the
book fund totals $37,5oo. Cecil county
receives S.. 437.os from the school tax,
and $500. 40 from the book fund.
Mayor David R. Armstrong of Port
Deposit. has received $1,000 from the state
Of Maryland to be placed to the credit ol
I the town. the funds being the unpaid
balance of the state appropriation granted
to il during the big flood Of 1910 with
which to remove the ice and debris from
the streets and furnish food supplies.
Much damage was done by the down
fall Of rain on Friday last. The ground
being soft to the depth of three or foul
inches only, where the frost was out,
caused much washing of fields. The
roads also were badly washed. Streams
overaowed. cutting into their banks and
washing meadows lying along them.
The high water carried the ice of oi
Hunter 5 dam. the whole mass going over
the dam breast with roar like thunder
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