The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Some roads still badly blocked with
snow.
Sleigh bells have been jingling merrily
this week.
Sunday next, 2and inst. is Washing
toms birthday.
c. r. Biles has purchased a handsome
new fve-passenger Buick touring car.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with w. P. McFadden at
Singerly.
Lewis T. R. Ward has purchased the
general merchandise business of Samuel
D. Mofitt at Cherry Hill.
Benjamin St:llwell. of Greensborough,
Pa. has purchased the 1II-acre farm of
Thomas F. Grier, in East Nottingham, at
private terms.
Mrs. Annie Greenfield has sold her
Nrm of 62 acres near Kemblesville, TO
Aufield A. Pennington. who will take
possession April first.
A largely ,sned petition has been cir
culated in Cecil county asking that law
be enacted prohibiting the shipment of i'm
toxicating liquors into the county.
Monday. Feb. 23rd. 1874, will be legal
holiday, observed as Washington's Birth
day. The National Bank of Rising Sun
will not be open for business on that date.
Harmony Lodge No. So, A. F. & A. M.
Of Port Deposit. will celebrate the tooth
anniversary of its organization this year.
This Lodge was organized at Rising Sun.
in 1874.
Rev. John A. Schrader.- of Butler, Pa,
has accepted call to the patorate of the
United Presbyterian church. Oxford, at
salary Of $500 per year, parsonage and
six weeks vacation.
At the hearing before Henry A. War
burton. Esq, Referee in Bankruptcy, the
creditors Of Henry Shapiro clothing
dealer of Elkton. elected Frederick T.
Haines. Esq, as Trustee.
Governor Goldsborough has appointed
William T. Warburton. Esq OF Elkton as
delegate to the annual meeting of the
American Academy of Political and Social
Science. at Philadelphia, April 8, 1914.
The dates selected for Farmers Insti-
tutes in Cecil county by Director Richard
S. Hill are Friday and Saturday, Feb. 81
and rs, at Elkton. and Tuesday and
Wednesday. March 8 and 4. at Rising
Sun.
be presented in Elkton on Monday and
Tuesday evenings. Feb. 23-24, under the
management of Miss E. May Bookwalter
Of Harrisburg. Pa. for the benefit of the
Cecil County High School.
The storm Of Friday night and Satur-
day was slight reminder of the bowling
blizzard OF IS years ago.-February II
and Is.lIseo, when the whole country was
blockaded, the snowfall at that time
4 measuring nearly forty inches.
The FIRST dip for herring this season was
made at Delaware City. in the canal locks
on Feb. 6. Two were landed which VIM
Ball, Of the Delaware City Hotel. purchase
ed for dollar. The first herring were
caught there last year on January 24th.
Coaching fire from defective due the
dwelling house of Dufield Pennington.
near Kelton narrowly escaped destruction
Sunday night. The interior of the house
was badly damaged but the flames were
finally extinguished by bucket brigade.
The will Of William T. Clark, former
Judge Of the Orphans Court for Cecil
county, who recently died at his home
near North East. was filed for probate last
week. His entire estate is left to his
widow during her lifetime and at her
death 90 be divided among his children.
Young Friends Association will be held
Ia Rising Sun ord mo- Ist. at 1880 p. m.
A paper on "Stndy of the Bible, viii be
presented by Ella Pyle, of London Grove
Association. DR.. o. E. Janney. of Balti'
more. is expected TO attend and address,
ehe Association.
y Meeting at West Nottingham same day
o'clock.
The rural mail carriers from this office
have experienced considerable difficulty
in getting over their routes since the
snow storm. it being necessary to take to
the fields 10 several places TO get aroand
drifted sections of rood
S. /. Morrison. carrier on No route
had the shafts broken out Of his new
wagon on Saturday when his horse
Houndered 10 drift.