The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Full moon tonight
This is grounding day.

This Is grounding day
More snow on Friday last.
Five cases Of typhoid fever are reported
III the town 81 Elkton.
The sleighing was never better than it
has been since Mondays sIeet storm.
Daniel S. Terrell, Of Elkton. had his
wrist broken last week while cranking his
nswly-purchased automobile.
The publication Of the Cecil Democrat.
whose editor, Geo. r. Ash, died suddenly
last week. will be confined BY Mrs. Ash
William b. Bradford, Of Cecil county.
has been appointed member of the
Beard Of Trustees Of Maryland Agricul-
tural College.
The sleet storm Of Monday spread a
mantle OF ice over everything. Il made
slippery going for pedestrians. but was .
JOY 10 sleighers
The ladies of the Fourth district have
organized an auxiliary committee Of
Union Hospital with Mrs. Thomas 3
Miller as president.
Falling from freight car in Whining
ton. Arthur w. Lindsay, of Perryville, was
seriously injured, his right leg being
broken and left wrist fractured.
Cecil Kirk has purchased at tprivate sale
the James 6. Egan property, comprising
ten acres with small dwelling and other
buildings, at West Nottingham.
The Gilpins Falls Electric Co. has
very generously offered TO wire the new
North East NJ. E. parsonage without
charge. except for material, which will be
furnished at cost
Dr.. g. H. GTapp, Of Port Deposit, for a
number Of years Live Stock and Dairy
Farm Inspector for District Of Columbia,
has recently been appointed member Of
the State Veterinary Medical Board.
Joshua M. Ash and Levi o. Cameron
are applicants for appointment as Magis-
trates. and i Will Perkins. John r.
Mahoney, Grason 1. Bennett and J Polk
Racine. for notary public in Elkton.
Mrs. Clara Roche, who has been con-
fined ii the Elkton Jail since December.
under the Indictment by the Grand Jury
for bigamy. was released on Monday.
The State was unable 10 make out a case
against the woman.
The Riverside Cornet Band, of Port De
post. has elected James H. Touchton,
president; D. T. st. Claire. vice-prcsidentI
]. 3. Abrahams, secretary; S. D. Lamm,
treasurer; Hugh Falls. leader; r. v. At
kinson, assistant leader.
States Attorney Albert Constable, Of
Elkton; Levin Wicks. Of Chestertown,
and Assosiate Judge William H Adkins,
Of Easton. are mentioned as candidates
for the Democratic nomination for Chiel
Judge At the May primaries.
Amos S. Moore purchased the Mary
Muilin property at Rock Springs at public
sale last Saturday, consisting OF I23X
acres. improved BY stone hotel building,
brick residence. barn and other outbuild-
ings and tenant house. The price PAID
was $4oas
Delegate Clendenin has introduced !
bill ii the Maryland Legislature incor.
porating the Farmers Trust and Banking
Company. Of Rising Sun. The incorpora
tors are /. Wayne Reynolde. c. Ros.
Biles. Jesse T. Cameron. ]. T. Grove
Harvey H. Mackey w. T. B. R. Rober
son. S. ]. Reynolds. w. r. Cameron. j
H. Maxwell. ]. M. Holden. Cecil Kirk
John B. Fassist, W. M. Pogue.
Henry Bair, Of this section. who disap
peared very strangely some months age
and whose Whereabouts had since been
unknown. was found near West Noting.
ham on Tuesday night lying in the snow
and in terrible plight from exposure
His feet and hands were badly frozen
The unfortunate man was taken to the
home Of relatives where he is being cared
for. He stated he had been working fol
some months past on farm in Hartford
county
George J. Liddell. who for the past two
years has been engaged quite extensively
|. jD the chicken business at Liberty Grove
has given US some figures which show hi.
flock Of pure bred White Leghorns is
tom good laying strain. One pen O.
I4s May pullets in December layed a4ss
eggs. Ia November this pen Of pullet.
layed 700 eggs A number Of the pulletI
began lay ia October Mr.. Lindell ha.
been shipping eggs 70 the New York mar
ket and receiving fifty cents dozen
for them.