The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the Count
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Full moon tomorrow night.

The ground was covered Dy ii& NJ Ian
81 snow Wednesday afternoon and night
The new concrete bridge over Stone
Run. at Ira Witcraft's blacksmith shop,
has been completed.
The Cecil Farmers club will be enter
tanned At the home of James H. Maxwell
on Wednesday. Dec. II.
Alvin. the little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert ]. McCleary, of Andora, had his
leg broken one day last week byNa fall
from a horse.
The dwelling Of Or. John Dennis, Of
Perrysille. was entered BY thieves one
night last week and some silverware and
other articles stolen
The public schools Of the county will
close for the holidays on Friday afternoon,
December 10. and reopen on Monday
morning, January S. 1914.
<Ths Senior Glass Of Calvert High
School will hold Medal Contest on
Wednesday evening. Dec. ~, at the High
school, building. Admission I5c.
The short stretch Of new concrete road
from the foot of Bridge street. Eikton, to
Holly Hall. along the Elkton-chesapeake
City road, was completed last week.
Bs f. Slater OF AvondaIe. has purchased
the wooiIeave Of As acres Of timber on the
Amos Evans farm. near town, and moved
his sawmill equipment thereon Saturday.
lanes Hall Of the Milford, Del. section,
claims the record thus far this season for
bio hogs. He has killed four which
weighed Cog, sS5, $40 and 525 pounds,
total Of 22S3 pounds.
The Fears estate of Cecil county have
donated a tract OF ground at Town Point
10 the Port Herman NJ E. Church on
(which new church building will be
erected in the spring.
& George Jones. Herman McIntire and
Iohn Smith. all1of Oak Hill, Pa, arrested
al the Pennsylvania Railroad passenger
station at Perryville for disorderly con-
duct, were each sentenced by Magistrate
Ash of Elkton, to six months in the Mary
land House Of Correction.
Physicians who were called in attend
ance have found It necessary 10 ampu-
tate portion Of John McKenney's right
foot. McKenney. who is iarmer Of
Elk Neck. accidentally discharged his
d while out hunting for rabbits. the
d taking effect in his foot.
.arol Olympieri. an Italian, night flag
man at the Pennsylvania Railroad cross
ing at Aberdeen. is at the Mercy Hospital,
Baltimore, with no hope Of recovering,
from bullet wounds. inflicted It is alleged.
/. sby Giuseppi Rappazza. day aagman, at
lie same station. on Thursday evening
last
Frederick r. Haines and William S.
vans. Esqs., of the Court House Com
~ sitte, appeared before the Board, last
week asking that the County Commis-
sioners pay the costs of an expert inspec-
lion 81 the Court House. and plans for
repairing same. The Board agreed to do
SO to the amount Of $500.
The Hartford County Medical Society
Is preparing bill which will be sub
mitted 10 the coming session of the Leg
islatars. which provides that the Health
Oaider Of the county shall receive a salary
Of &,ooo a year and have properly
equipped laboratory for conducting ex-
perinents and making analyses.
Winter weather swooped down on us
Monday morning on bowling northwest
wind that sent the remarkably mild
weather we had been experiencing surry
ine. The mercury dropped down into
the twenties Ia few hours. the sudden
change causing general stirring up Of
fires and donning Of winter wraps.
The Senate confirmed the appointment
oi i. Frank Peach as postmaster at North
East, but William M. Brown OF chesa-
peake City. and Cecil E. Ewing. Of Rising
sunnwho had been named by President
wilson, we're not confirmed. and as the
~ session Of Congress succeeded the
Nsssiou. these nominations are now
S5ee for better train service over
uitimore Central Division is again
b. The schedule from Oxford south
esent not only shows Discrimination
PSI Baltimore. but is an outrage for
En6ns1of any road TO be compelled to
il 70 A petition is in circulation
iii be presented 10 the Public Ser
Commission asking that the railroad
anv show cause why the 500 a. M.
hound train from Rising Sun and
M. northbound train are no long,