The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-03-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The FIRST herring was caught in Elk
river last week,
The robins have made their appearance
from the Southland.
The Y. P. B. will meet with Miss
Mabel Johnson on Wednesday, evening
April /, at eight o'clock.
Governor Goldsborough has issued
proclamation designating Friday. April
), as Arbor and Highway Day
The case Of smallpox on the Greenway
farm. near Havre de Grace, has about
cleared up. and no new cases have devel-
oped.
The colchester Company resumed its
regular schedule between Port Deposit
Havre de Grace and Baltimore on Mon
day, March 90
Another snowfall on Sunday morning,
and despite the fact thatit measured over
three inches in depth, it had nearly all
disappeared by night.
aReai estate agent w. S. Reynolds has
sold Vat private terms the Rachael a.
Brown property. near Cecil paper mill to
Mrs. Kathryn F. Hanna. Of coatesville,
Pa.
Owing to the meeting at Oxford and
calvert under care of the Advance Com
mittee, on the nth and I2th of 4th mo-.
no meeting will be held at Rising Sun on
the 5th Of that month.
]. Herman Spencer has sold his farm,
in Hartford county, known as the Ben
Silver farm, containing 347 acres, to +.
C. Whaling, formerly of Virginia. but
now OF near Darlington.
Thomas Trout has sold his farm OF 24o
acres, near Red Bridge, in Hartford
county. to Virginia people for $I3.5oo.
The purchase includes most of the live
stock and farming implements.
The congregation of Leeds M. p.
Church has asked for the return of Rev.
Thomas c. Jones for another Conference
year, The Methodist Protestant Confer
ence convenes April /. at Milford. Del.
The ladies of the Missionary Society Of
Zion Presbyterian Church. will hold a
supper in the Session Building. on Friday
evening. April 3rd. from to 9 o'clock.
Supper rs cents. Ice cream. Cake and
Candy on sale.
The play given on March Io by the
young people of Mt. Pleasant M. E..
church was such success that it will be
repeated. by request. on Tuesday evening.
March sr. 1t is eatitled IA Day In
Happy Hollow School" Admission roc
and 2oc.
Testimony was taken last week before
Court Examiner Henry M. Mccullough.
at the Law Offices of Omar D. Crothers, in
the claim OF Amos H. Moore against the
estate Of the late Mrs. Mary c. Mullen, Of
Eighth district. Many witnesses from
that section were examined.
:. DIR. James c. Mackenzie. formerly Dir
y ector Of Tome Institute, Port Deposit. but
3 for number of years past head of Mack
enzie's School for Boys at Dobbs Ferry.
New York, has removed his school TO
Monroe, Orange county, New York.
The school will be greatly enlarged.
SrT.d...s<s.., ,,,ae MarvIaod Day aad ~, ae
appropriately observed by the schools
throughout the State.
Maryland Day was first celebrated in
the schools in 1904, and since that time
events pertaining to state history have
been subjects for exercises each year.
The owners of theshing machines in
Chester and Delaware counties, Pa. have
organized the "Threshermen's and Far
mer's Protective Association" and, will
seek the repeal Of the law that compels
owners OF traction engines to pay for
bridges broken and roads damaged.
The temperance people Of Oxford. as
well as OF our own community. are highly
indignant at the action Of Judge Butler in
going over lock. stock and barrel to the
whiskey interests and granting license
for both the Octoraro and Oxford hote
rum mills. The licenses will go into eff
feet April 1.
Prof. William ]. Heaps. National Mas
Tsr Of Farms and State Secretary of tn.
patriotic Order, Sons of America win lee
ture in the Perryville M. E. church, Sun
day evening. March aoth, 1914. This
will be splendid opportunity for tn,
people Of Cecil County to hear erea
speaker on great subject. Everyon,
who can go to Perryville on this dat,
-ho..ld do 50 The snl,iecr of The lecl. Z.