The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-12-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

storage tanks from Newark to Elkton.
Philip Lloyd has been appointed bridge |
tender at Sassafras river by the County
commissioners
Work was discontinued for the winter
this week on the Elkton-North East road, |
which is being macadamized
Rev. E. G. Eggert, Harrington, Del,
has been extended call to the pastorate |
Of Chesapeake City Presbyterian church.
The public schools Of -the county will
close for the Christmas holidays on FRI
day afternoon, Dec. 20, and reopen Mon
day, Jan. 6.
While operating corn husking ma
chine WilliamH. Warrington, farmer
peg kton. had the ends Of three of his
myers cur off:
May Seedlings. little daughter Of Will
ham Seedlings. OF Port Deposit, fell while
hi play and sustained compound frac.
ture Of the hip.
Rev. D. j. Ford. pastor Of Cherry Hill
Methodist Episcopal church. has been in
yi,ed by the official board 70 return for
another conference year,
Dr.,G. H. Grapp, Of Port Deposit. has
been. appointed by the State Live Stock
and Sanitary Board as Dairy Farm In
spector for Cecil county.
~. f,..s.S..l A1; .eS~a1 Rove ctSved t,.,
packed house on tuesday night, in the
public hall. and made decided hit with |
their jokes. songs. dances, etc.
Poultry thieves operating in the vicinity
of Fair Hill have stolen 900 chickens from
the farms of Allen Wilkinson John
Spots. William Stewart and Alexander
Gregg
S. M. Brickley. Of this town, agent for
the Mutual Fire Insurance Co. Of Coates
vile. Pa, is the first to favor US with a
1913 calendar. for which we are greatly
indebted.
The sum Of $r.3os SO will be received
this year by Cecilcounty as its apportion-
menr Of State Automobile Tax The
county received ST ,62o. IS fromsthe same
source last year.
Mr.. Seigel, an optician Of Baltimore,
wel-known throughout this section,
slipped and fell while in the yard at the
Barnes House on Thursday morning. and
dslocated his shoulder.
THE cold snap of last week froze ice of
,Isuficient thickness on ponds to permit
skating. Hunters Sam was frozen over
with smooth sheet Of ice, and the first
skating Of the season was enjoyed on
Saturday.
The Christian Endeavor Society of Zion
Presbyterian church has elected the fol-
lowing officers for the coming year: Presi-
dent, A. g. Carharts secretary and treas
urer. Cecil Mackey; organist. Miss Min
ME carhart.
The annual Christmas entertainment
and treat for the Sunday school scholars
will be held in the M E. church Of this
town on Monday evening. Dec. 20, at
7:3o o'clock. An admission fee of 10
cents will be charged.
The Holiness Christian church at Pleas
ant Hill erected by the joint labor of
members, was recently dedicated by
Presiding Elder Rev. B. E. Watts. Bessie
F. Hatcher is Pastor in charge.
The lecture in the public hall on
Wednesday evening Of last week by Ora
Samuel Gray on Catching and Training
Wife" brissled with good things. II not
only treated of some OF the most vital
questions of human life. but contained
much wholesome humor as we'll, being
both instructive and pleasing.
AT the annual meeting of the Cecil
Detective Association, held at Calvert
last week. Webster White was elected
president. John Shippers vice president.
]. E. cIothers secretary-treasurer The
old board of directors was reelected.
The ladies Of the M. E., church provided
dinner. which is by no means an uuinter-
esting feature of this annual assemblage,
A bottle OF varaish placed on the warm
ing shelf Of the range in H. L. Worthing-
tons kitchen. on Monday. exploded. the
liquid running over the stove and floor
and catching ERE Immediately Mr..
: Wosthington had one Of his hands pain
burned 10 distinguishing the flames.
time the blaze threatened serious
quences. but was distinguished be-
Any further damage was done than
burning Of hole in the linolenm on
oor and the destruction Of number
,yele hanging bv the Stove l