The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-10-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
The Hunters Moon is full tonight.

The Farmington and Gathers Corner
macadam roads are being oiled and top
dressed.
Company E. of Eiklon, is moving into
the new $4,000 Arnory, which is practi-
cally completed.
The Fall Meeting of the Cecil County
Medical Society was held at Union Hos
pital, Elkson. Thursday, October III.
The Nottingham. Pa, Band has decided
to disband and will sell it's band hall, fix-
lures and instruments at public sale.
Salmon fishing is reported good below
the dam at McCall's Ferry. Aaron Shank
and party of fishermen landed sixty
nine fine ones last week.
John H. Kimble has rendered his res
ignation as secretary of the Jacob Tome
Institute, after about twenty years service.
He will remain as member Of the board
Of trustees.
The Red Men of North East have ar
ranged for a Halloween parade, to be
held on the night OF October 80, in which
ali the tribes of the county have been in
vited to join.
A Community Club has been organized
at Appleton with Rev. Van Overn. New
ark, president; Hosea Smith, vice-prcs-
ident; Mrs. Chas. Blacksten, secretary;
w. T. Lofand. treasurer.
The forge works at Principle Furnace.
this county, owned by the Whitaker Iron
Company, resumed operations this week
after being closed down for long period.
56ers of the executive committee of
1tne Delaware State Poultry Association at
a recent meeting decided to hold their
ninth annual exhibition during the week
commencing December I, in Wilmington.
Joseph Hinchffe, Elkton's veteran
newsdealer. is celebrating his fiftieth an.
niversary as a newsdealer this month as
he started in the business in October
1866 Mr.. Hincnliffe in the 70 year, OF
his age.
Al a meeting OF the Board of Trustees
81 the Tome School, Professor Peabody
Brush, Dean of The Johns Hopkins Uni
versity, was elected trustee to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr..
Frederick T. Haines. of Etkton.
AT a meeting of Cooch's Bridge Chap
ter, Daughters of the American Reyolu-
tion it was decided TO place a marker al
the point where the old Frenchtown and
New Castle Railroad. the first railroad to
be built in the United States. crossed the
state road.
Rev. c. A. crisman. Of Forest Hill,
rector OF Rock Spring and Holy Cross
Protestant Episcopal Churches in Hartford
county. has rendered his resignation. tc
take effect the first of next month. He ex-
poets to 90 to San Antonio. Tex, on
account of the health of his wife.
The ladies of the Sixth District Aux
Hilary of Union Hospital are arranging fdr
a birthday social, to be held In the public
hall, Rising Sun, on the evening Of Fri
day, November S. In addition to pleas
ant social time promised, good program
is being prepared for the evening.
On Wednesday morning of last week
the body of an unidentified white man was
washed ashore from Rush River, neal
the Pennsylvania Railroad bridge. DR.,
C. H. Kriete, .of Aberdeen. examined II
and found that the body had been in the
water for probably two OF three weeks.
Although it has been more than week
siace Frank Carzecoi and George Cape
ritto, the two Italian laborers, were killed
by premature explosion in the quarries
Of the Keystone Lime and Stone Company
near Port Deposit. their bodies have moi
yet been found. They were buried be-
meath tons of falling stone and dirt.
We have been requested to correct the
statement, in our last issue, that Webster
White, Of Calvert, was injured while al
work on the State road Mr. White had
not been employed on the State road
work, but was driving water tank for a
threshing outfit that was in operation on
his farm, near Calvert when he met with
his serious accident
County Agent Marsh has made arrange
.mepts with Prof. R. H. Ruffner. Head o.
fbe department OF. Animal Husbandry al
Nbe Maryland Agricultural College. tc
ddress public Neeting of the Farmers
and Dairymens' Association at the cour
house. Elkton. Saturday, Oct. 23. at 7.3t
m. Prof. Ruffner is an authority OF
e subject of feeding and breeding, ans
interested should come out and heal
lecture.