The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-01-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Full moon tomorrow night

Full moon tomorrow night
Tuesday next February 2. is Ground
hog Day
The sIeet storm made slippery going
Sunday night and Monday.
Oxford Agricultural Association will
hold the Spring fair June q. 3 and
George K Houck. of Chesapeake City
has announced himself a candidate for
County Treasurer on the Democratic
ticket
r H. Kimble. of near town, has poiiti-
tical aspirations. and has announced his
candidacy for the Office of Clerk OF the
Court for Cecil County
The Red Men Of North East will attend
service al Episcopal Church. North East.
In body on Sunday evening, January 81.
Meet al hall at 7 o'clock
The school board for Kent county have
appropriated 5000 and the United States
government $500 TO establish girls cam
ming club and boys corn growing club
in that county.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have abolished the sale Of liquors and
closed the bars in their New York and
Philadelphia stations and will close all on
the entire system
President Thomas Kay, Of Elk Mills,
has issued a call for meeting OF the
League managers to be held in Elkton, on
Saturday. February 6. when plans for the
coming season will be discussed.
Rising Sun is to have third garage.
RI M. Wilson and A M McNamee are
preparing 10 embark in the automobile
business, and staked out ground for their
garage on Wilson avenue. Monday.
During the heavy storm two weeks ago.
part Of the roof on the grandstand of the
Hartford Agriculture and Breeders Asso-
citation race track near Hayre de Grace,
was blown off. entailing a loss Of about
$1,000.
The dredge working on the canal at
Lewes. Del. sucked up an old Dutch
shoe. supposed to have been worn by one
Of the colony Of Dutch tina. settled near
this spot in 1890 under the command Of
Capt. Devries and massacred year later
by the Indians.
An oyster supper for the benefit OF
Ebenezer M. E. Church. will be held at
the home Of T. Ernest Brickley, Farm
ineton. on Friday evening. January 29.
If stormy. next evening. Supper IS
cents. Ice cream. cake and home made
candy for sale.
Comptroller Emerson G. Harrington In
his annual report. which he has handed
TO Governor Gnldsborough. shows that
kduring the last fiscal year, which ended
On September 3d. 1914. the appropriations
exceed the expected receipts BY about one
million dollars
Gilbert Alice Eldredge, impersonator.
Is the next attraction OF the entertainment
course, in the public hall. Rising Sun. on
the evening of Thursday, Feb. q. Mr..
Eldredge gives varied program Of cost
.umed impersonations of high order.
Seats on sale at BufHngton's.
Six boys giving their names as George
Mcdonald. Marshall Alexander. Samuel
Faul. Thomas Brown. George Travis.
Frank Travis. and believed to be the boys
who ran away from their homes in Will
mington. Del. were arrested al Havre de
Grace while on board a B. & o., freight
train.
Frank J. Hoen and James Archer. as
attorneys for William NJ Longley and
Bertram M. Stump. have been granted a
temporary Injunction. BY Judge Harlan.
restraining the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road Company from putting into effect
their new fare rates. so far as they effect
points in Hartford county.
The Baltimore Sun reported last week.
the FIRST Chesapeake Bay shad of the
season was received Ia Baltimore on
Wednesday. nearly Two months ahead Of
the regular time. 1t was magnificent
roe shad in perfect condition. weighing
six and three-quarter pounds.
The FISH was one of two caught in
the Pianka.ank river.
Yopng Friends Association win be
held in Rising Sun and mo. 9TH. at a:3o
O'CLOCK. to be attended by Daniel Batche-
ri Germantown Subject Americas
bportunity for Peace
A meeting at West Nottingham fore
NOON Of same day at II o'clock.
Everybody welcome and invited to join
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