The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-02-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The spring term of school opened on
Monday.
Snow Sunday. rain Monday. sleet Tues
day. hail Wednesday.
Chesapeake City will hold Chautau'
qua Assembly in March.
Don't let your fres go out yet, even it
the grounding did not see his shadow on
Tuesday
DR.. S L. Anderson, for several years
located al Nottingham, has sold his Prac-
tice and will go to California.
The Cecil Farmers Club will meet with
A. H. Mendenhall on Wednesday. Feb.
cath, instead of the 23rd, as published
A successful revival is being held at
North East M. E chutch Thus far
TWENTY-FIVE conversions have been made.
The official Board of Perryville M E.
Church has invited their pastor. Rev. ].
B. Beauchamp. to return for another
year.
The school house in Back Greek Neck,
Second district, destroyed by FIRE Jan. 10,
viii be rebuilt on the same site by the
School Board.
Former State Senator Omar D. Crothers,
of Elkton. has announced himself a can
didate for the States Attorneyship OF
Cecil county
Harry c. Slicer. Of Glasgow. had his
hand badly mangled last week by its
coming 10 contact with circular saw be
was operating.
Iohn I. McCush of Rising Sun was
awarded first prize for bestp OF White
Plymouth Rocks at the Poultry Show in
Baltimore, slAst week.
A sad accident happened at Bradshaw
station. B & o. R. r., Sunday morning,
when Mrs. Edward Temple, of York. was
instantly killed by an express train
/. R. Foraker of North East. lost
valuable horse last week. The animal
got down in the stall OF the livery stable
and broke its neck, in its struggles.
A Law and Order society has been
formed at Perryville, pledged to enforce
the law against swearing. gambling,
drunkenness and disorderly conduct.
The State Roads Commission has
awarded R. NJ. Sproul. of Philadelphia
the contract TO build mile Of concrete
road through the town of North East.
Ash Wednesday. which marks the be
ginning Of Lent. the season of penanee
and abstinence. comes on February 18th,
and Easter Sunday at the close of Lent
on April 4th
William Whitlock,. 10 years old. sor
OF Mr.. and Mrs Charles w. Whitlock. Of
Town Point. Cecil county, left home jus
before Christmas to attend church al
cayot's Corner. He has not been seer
since.
The Harvey & Blake mill in the Fourth
district has been sold by the owner. Ar
thur Harvey. to Joseph NJ. McVey. Schoo
Superintendent, and Charles Gatchell
County Treasurer. who will put il il
operation March rs.
The Ladies' Aid Society of North Eas
M. E. Church received check for $4s. g
from the Mccall Co., being the amount o
the premium for magazine subscriptions
The Society also added $Io to the treasury
from the sewing basket
Hon. VIM. T. Warburton of Elkton
has accepted the invitation of citizens o
Carroll County to deliver an address at
dinner in Westminster on the evening o
February IL. in honor OF the anniversar.
of the birth OF Abraham Lincoln.
o. P. Hagerty has leased the Friedman
property in Port Deposit from its presen
owner, W. B. cooney, of Rising Sun. 70
years. Mr. Hagerty is having improve
ments made and will in the very nea
future open irst-class garage.
Slipping on the icy platform as h
alighted from train before il came to
standstil at Conowingo station. VIM.
Herman rolled beneath the wheels an
had one of his feet crushed. He wa
taken to Baltimore Hospital for treal
ment.
The Port Deposit Dramatic Club ar
: p cared in the public hall. Rising Sun, o
Fdday evening last. presenting the fou
al drama Farm Folks" The chal
a@lers were all well taken and the aud
ence much pleased with the histrioni
talent OF the amateur performers. Th