The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-02-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

School Superintendent w. D. Bratton,
visited the schools here on Monday.
Wednesday, February FL. marks the
beginning Of Lent Easter falls on Sum
day, April y
Monday. Feb IL, is the anniversary Of
Lincoln's birthday, and legal holiday
in some States. but not in Maryland.
Delegate Clendenin has introduced a
bill in the House fixing the duties of
Comfy Commissioners of Cecil County.
Howard Brady was thrown from his
vehicle one night last week when his
horse ran away. and sustained broken
arm.
The Bradbury residence property on
West Main street, Elkron, has been pnr-
Achased by Miss Margaret Gilpin, for
Pa,ooo
Cholera has broken out among hogs in
the neighborhood of Earleville, Cecil
county, and number of swine have died
from the disease.
More cold weather this week, when the
mercury has been nearly down to the
zero point. Thermometers in town reg
istcred as low at g on Monday morn
ing.
The 2oo-acre High Point farm along
Furnace Greek. near Susquehanna Flats,
has been bought from the heirs Of William
simcoe by John B. Mccall, Of the Phila-
delphia Electric Company
On occount of the ice. the lights have
been discontinued at Turkey Point and
Fishing Battery Light station. on the
Susquehanna River. and the Old Point
and Persimmon Point on the Elk River.
A scaffold around large boiler in Elk
ton Pulp Works collapsing, Hugh Nc
Gready sustained a broken leg; Grace
Purnell, an injured back and head, and
Superintendent !. D. Ayerst, sprained
ankle.
A favorable report has been made on
the bill recently introduced in the Mary
land Legislature Incorporating the Farm
ers' Banking and Trust Company of
Rising Sun. and it has been ordered en-
crossed for third reading.
The grounding had no difficulty in see-
ing his shadow on Friday. providing he
woke up and came out. At any rate,
whether he did or did not, there is always
enough winter between the forepart Of
February and spring TO satisfy everybody.
The American Ice Co. has succeeded in
filling its four large houses near Perryville
and its house at Havre de Grace with
good, clear ice ranging its thickness from
to IS inches. This is the FIRST time an
ice harvest has been secured from the
Susquehanna by the company since 1906.
All recent meeting of the Board of
Trustees Of Jacob Tome Institute George
r. Gather and Richard Fl. Edmonds,
Baltimore. and Oliver G. GayIey, Of New
York, were elected to succeed Gen.
Thomas J. Shyrock and Mr.. Robert H.
Smith. Baltimore. and Mr. ]. c. Heald.
OF Washington.
For the FIRST time in many years the
famous Susquehanna fats are frozen over
and not duck is to be found there. Can
vasbacks usually remain about the fats
all winter and feed through the holes in
the ice. but this year not hole exists and
no food is available for them. Conse.
quently they have gone south.
DR.. Howard Bratfon. of Elkton, a mem
Der OF the State Board of Health. suggests
that the outbreak of typhoid fever in that
town might have resulted from the sewer
pipe, which crosses the mill race on Della
ware Avenue. having sprung slight
leak. The town water is pumped from
the mill race of Davis s. vinsinger.
Norris Reynolds. young SON of Mr.. and
Mrs. |. Wayne Reynolds. and pupil at
the Grammar School in this town. met
with painful accident on Tuesday.
During the noon hour he. with other
pupils Of the school, enjoyed coasting
on stubbs hill. when Norris was thrown
from his sled and suffered fracture Of
the right wrist both bones being broken.
saml A. Taylor while attending to pre-
& pairing a grave in Brookview cemetery
last Sunday slipped and fell on the icy
ground. injnring the back of his head.
His head pained him to quite an extent
the following day and on Tuesd ~ he was
suddenly seized with convulsiona and for
time was in a very critical condition.
Medical aid was summoned as quickly as
possible but ii was some time before his
condition improved. Al the present time
however he is considerably improved and
bis early recover is confidently anticipated.