The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Co., has been organized and $1,000 worth
|of shares subscribed.
Charged with conducting drug store
in Belair without State license. John p.
Irwin was arrested while visiting his
mother at Boonsboro
Ernest Armstrong, of KembIeville,
while examining horses mouth had one
finger severed and his hand badly
mangled by the animal biting him.
F. E. Gorrell. OF Bel Air, has been re-
elected secretary and treasurer of the
National Gamers Association and Ed
ward V. Stockham, Of Perryman. one Of
the directors.
Burglars. believed to be tramps, made
a descent upon the Pennsylvania railroad
stations at Pequea and Mccall Ferry on
Thursday night. but they secured very
little reward for their trouble
1 J. Paul MacElree has been appointed
master and examiner in the divorce case
lot William c. Nields vs. Mary Emma
Nields; aud Walter S. Talbot in the case
of Calvin Watson vs.. Ella j Watson.
Properties in Cecil and Hartford counties
belonging to the Susquehanna Power
Company. and the franchises, rights and
aPpuftenance Of the company will be
Ioffered at public sale in Bel Air Monday,
February "a.
Edwad Stively. son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jacob E. Stively. of Darlington. was 9p-
Ierating circular saw last week, and
in reaching for q stick of wood his hand
fell upon the saw, being nearly severed,
He is now in the hospital, the injured
hand being sewed together.
Professor Harry Hayward, dean Of
1.-The agricultural department of Delaware
College. Newark, is being considered for
the presidency of the Maryland Agricul-
tural College by the trustees OF that insti-
tuition. The Office has been vacant since
the resignation of DR.. Sylvester some
weeks ago.
William Shepard Bryan, on Wednes-
day filed petition with the Circuit Court
at Bel Air on behalf of the Mechanical
Fair Association. asking that the court
set aside the recent decision OF the Har-
ford County Racing Commission refus-
ing to grant racing dates to the Mechani-
cal Fair Association.
Miss Sara !. Eddy. of Bristol Ferry.
Rhode Island. has sent to o. r. WASH
burn, for presentation to OTIS Chapel,
Iron Hill, thild oil painting. The sub
ject is wild mountain scene, sunlit. The
title. The Awakening" The chapel is
being repaired and redecorated and when
finished will be very attractive place Of
worship.
The National Bank of Oxford and the
National Bank Of Avondale have filed a
petition in the U. S. District Court, al
Baltimore. to throw the Eureka Fertilizer
Company. of this county into bankruptcy.
The concern had recently gone into the
hands of receivers. who had advertised
the plant on the Susquehanna, at French
town, at public sale
States Attorney Henry l., Constable.
chairman of the committee appointed to
interview the State Road Commission on
the subject of Cecil countys shareof the
Road Loan of 1919. has received letter
from the Commission stating Chairman
Weller is still at Hot Springs, Arkansas,
where he went to recuperate his health,
and that the matter would be brought to
his attention upon his return.
The Milford (Del.) tomato growers have
agreed upon schedule of prices as fol-
lows: Prices per ton of 1000 pounds is to
be $40 for all tomatoes delivered before
August a4th; all delivered from that date
to September 2Ist are to be bought for So
per ton; while all delivered after Sept.
2Ist viii sell for $40 per ton. The grover
us not to deliver tomatoes earlier than !
O'Clock in the morning or later than $50
in the afternoon, or ~ o'clock noon on
Saturday.
The North East Star says the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Co. has submitted to the
Board of Town Commissioners of North
East plans for proposed lowering OF the
bed Of the street and placing it under the
tracks, to take the place of the present
dangerous and Increasingly annoying
grade crossing. We have not seen the
plans but we are informed that a4-foot
tunnel is called for.--Io feet for drive
way and feet for foot passengers. The
height Of the tunnel is to be IA feet. A
stairway on the north side Of the tracks
will lead to the station to the north-bound
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