The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-04
. TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Peach trees are in bloom.

afternoon, 10th inst. at ago o'clock. with
Mrs w 3 cooney.
Mrs. Orton Taylor. Of Port Deposit. has
purchased the Katharine K. Jackson
properly. near Perryville. for $rIo5.
The dates Of the Holiness Camp al
Copson Park. North East for this year
have been fixed for August "a to 24. .
John a. Krumrine and Or. Arthur
Csntwell, Of North East, have purchased
new Overland cars from the Rising Sun
Garage.
This annual stockholders meeting of
Cecil Farmers Telephone Company will
be held in Woodman's Hall. Rising Sun,
April 40, at p. M
William Scott Of the Elkton base ball
team. had rib fractured by the handle
Of crane striking him in the side while
/ al work at the Pc vers Foundry.
The Alnmni Of Delaware College has
started acampaign to raise $a5o.ooo. The
primary object Of this fund is for the
payment of the presidents salary
Governor Goldsborough has designated
April II as Arbor and Bird Day ia
Maryand. and ii will be appropriately OBJ
served in the public schools Of the State.
c. Arthur Darlington, Of Birmingham
township Chester county has brought a
100000 damage suit against Robert E.
Fisher for alternating his wife's affections.
Charged with interfering with teach
er while conducting public school in
Port Deposit. Teresa May. colored was
fined $40 and costs by Magistrate Ash, Of
Elkton.
The work Of repairing and top-dressing
the Rising SUMO Gathers Corner macadam
road was resumed this week. after being
suspended some months ago on account
Of winter.
A lad giving his name as Marcus. was
arrested in Elkton last week. charged
with stealing new bicycle in Whining
ton He had ridden the wheel to Elkton
and sold il.
M. Campbell will sever his connec-
tion with the firm of ]. M. Campbell &
Co .of Port Deposit. and move to Hick-
ory. North Carolina. where he will make
his home in future.
Clarence Rea, aged 32 years. has been
arrested at Nottingham. charged with
breaking into number Of public school
buildings in Cecil. Chester and Lancaster
counties, and committing vandalism.
The Allen Contracting and Engineer
ing Company, recently awarded the con-
tract 20 build the permanent road between
Chesapeake City and Elkton. is moving a
plant TO Elkton and getting ready to start
work.
Preparations are being made for the
spring meeting at Havre de Grace track,
where racing win begin April rs and con-
tinue until May l. inclusive. It is ex-
4 pec.ed r.ooo horses win be stabbed At the
track.
The first Susquehanna shad were
caught Monday. when Philip Torbert
landed fifty as fne specimens as were
ever taken from the river. Prices pre-
vailing are 80 cents for melt and 90 cents
for roe.
When Mrs. Alva Tyson returned home
to her Black Barren dwelling after the re-
cent death Of her husband she discovered
that much Of her fine linen and many
other things had been stolen, during her
absence.
Frank Holt. recently with the Conroy
Manufacturing CO., will become assistant
cashier at the First National Bank of
North East. 10 place Of Clarence Diggs.
who has resigned 10 accept position
with the new Banking and Trust Com
pany Of Elkton.
A consignment Of eight Io-driver loco
motives Of the largest type. passed over
the Columbia & Port Deposit railroad On
Sunday. The locomotives were for use
on the Chicago & Alto road and the Atchi-
son. Topeka & Santa Fe road Two
large Pennsylvania engines we're required
10 pull the string Of locomotives.
Scott Wilson has remodeled and greatly
improved the property adjoining his dwell
ing. converting il into a handsomeI store
room with metal ceiling and walls, and
large plate glass windows reaching
from door to ceiling. Almost the entire
front is glass. the panes in the show win
dows measuring SKI feet. with door be-
tween, the glass In which measures 6ox33
inches. The room will be devoted to dis
play purposes for bathroom fixtures. etc.