The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-01-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The public schools of the county re-
opened on Monday after the Christmas
vacation.
T. Putnam Reynolds has purchased for
$3.50 the I67 acre Shannon farm, near
Woodawn.
The Mission Study Class will meet
Thursday evening, Jan. "A. with Mrs.
Ethel Briscoe.
John Logan son of George Logan, Row
landvile, had his arm broken while
cranking his automobile.
The w. C. T. u. will meet with Mrs.
los. S. Pogne on Thursday afternoon
Ian. IA, at ago o'clock.
Mrs William A. Wilson, of Elk Neck.
sustained a broken ankle BY slipping on
piece Of ice on Christmas morning.
Charles p. Cooke Of Elk Mills. has an
nounced himself as a candidate for as
sistant county treasurer Of Cecil County.
-Messes. Abrahams, Of Port Deposit,
have rented lot on West Main street
from S Terry and are preparing to
erect gafage theron.
The directors of the National Bank OF
Chesapeake City. at their regular Decem-
Der meeting declared semi annual divi-
dend OF ~ per cent.
The directors OF the Farmers y Mer-
chants National Bank of Bel Air, have
declared their regular annual dividend OF
per cent. less taxes.
Joseph B. Mccall. president Of the
Philadelphia Electric. Co.. presented
Union Hospital. Elkton, with an electric
lamp as a Christmas gift.
S. Morris Jones. West Grove. whose
farm buildings Te recently destroyed
by fire has sold hrs land-25 acres and
tenant house. and AZ acres to Henry
Lynch at$Io6 per acre.
The Garden tract Of land OF 65 acres on
Susquehanna River at Perryville was sold
last week by Omar D. Crothers As
signee Of Mortgage. to John H. Gardner
of Philadelphia, for $TIco.
John S. Donahoo. of Perryville. last
week took a force Of seventy-five colored
men with Henry Simmons, as foreman.
to Dykemans. New York. on the Hudson,
10 cut ice for the American Ice Co.
The Citizens National Bank. OF Havre
de Grace has declared its semi-annual
dividend Of 3 per cent.
The Havre de Grace Banking and Trust
Co, has declared its regular semi-annual
dividend Of 2 per cent.
Mrs. Amanda s. calweIi, of Bel Air.
throagh her attorney. las brought suit in
Baltimore, for limited divorce and ali-
mony from <her husband. James S Cald-
well. Mr.. and Mrs. Calwell were married
in 1891, and have six children.
Mrs. Mary Haggerty. the widowed
sister Of Robert A. Scott, and who kept
house for him near Iron Hill. fell
90 the ice in the yard on Christmas Eve.
fracturing her hip. She was taken to
Union Hospital for treatment.
Samuel o. Fowler. track foreman on
ahe p. B & w. R. R. was found lying
dead aloog the track Christmas eve at
Perryman, short distance from his home.
He was-s3 years of age aud is survived
by his wife and several grown chiidren.
Charles S. Haene. Of Kennedyvile.
ehrough his attorney has filed a suit in
Ken, County Court. for $1,000 damages
aeainst Harry Bamberger. Of Church.
Hill, for injuries received by being run
down by an automobile owned by Bam-
berger.
John Howell. aged about II years, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Howell of Iron.
Hill, met with serious accident while
out cunning last week. 10 some man
ner he fell. discharging his gun. the load
teariag off one finger and badly injured
another.
The dinaer served on Saturday by the
ladies Of the Westminster Guild OF West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church. for
Rising Sun Detective Association. in addi-
aion 10 being a splendid repast netted a
good sum for the Guild. The gross re
ceip.s were $3.50 s4, and net receipts
about $500.
7eorge Myers. = young man who 10
stole horse frou Cummings livery
kble al Rising Sun aAd sold tito parties
4 Pennsylvania. comPleted nineteen
months term in Lancaster Counay jail last
week. tie was Immediately arrested by
&rin Morgan on the Cecil County
J charge and taksa 70 Elklon TO stand trial.