The midland journal., 1916-01-28

The Cecil Farmers Club met on We'd
nesday with John S. Cullen.
Changeable weather-zero on Tuesday
morning of last week. 54 degrees above
on Friday morning.
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
will be closed for repairs after February 6
If not closed earlier by ice.
The mild weather this week has brought
the frost nearly all out of the ground and
made SOFT going on all dirt roads.
The new hosiery mill in Elkton is now
in satisfactory operation, with plenty Of
orders booked to keep it running in
definitely.
4 M. Holden, of this town, has received
the appoiotmet Of Assistant chief clerk Of
the House of Delegates, in the Maryland
Legislature.
CecilB. Cummings has rented the stable
on the premises of the late DIR. ]. H. Jen-
mes, on Cherry street, and will embark in
the livery business.
Seventy-ive men from Havre de Grace,
and twenty-five from Perryville, left for
Kennebec, Maine, to help harvest the ice
crop for the American Ice Co.
At the annual meeting of the Peninsula
horticultural Society at Easton, Charles
E. Warburton, of Elkton. was reelected
Vice President for Cecil County.
Revival services, which had been in pro
gress at the M. E. church in this town for
some time past. have been discontinued.
Eight penitents professed conversion.
Thomas Abrams, employed at the Cecil
Fire Brick works, North East, fractured
three ribs and was otherwise badly in
iured by falling into one of the kilns last
week.
In the assigned destate of Ephraim Black
burn of Glenroy. the assignee, Hanson P.
Passmore, of Oxford, settled with the
creditors last week, paying 100 cents on
the dollar.
I. Springlike signs-George L. Ewing
killed water snake in the woods at the
head of Hunters dam on Tuesday, and
there was report OF blowing on a farm in
this neighborhood the same day.
Ernest Cruikshank, a former Elktonian,
and now head of St. Mary's College,
Raleigh. N. c., has presented the Cecilton
High School with several hundred vol
umes of English and American literature.
The Green Hill Fire Brick Company Of
North East has made an assignment for
the benefit of its'creditors This company
has been engaged at North East for more
than quarter Of a century in the manu-
facture of FIRE brick.
] be Deibert Manufacturing Company of
lkton, w. Scott Debert, of Philadelphia,
Mas reelected its president; Elmore Del
ert, of Elkton. treasurer, and Clarence
s)eibert, of Chesapeake Cily, Secretary.
William T. Dantz. formerly editor of
The West Grove Independent, has been
appointed Captain of the Guard at the
IIopewell. Virginia, plant of the Du Pont
Powder Works. position of great re-
sponsibility, in view of the activities of
spies in that vicinity.
D. E. F. Buchner, of Hopkins Univer-
sity, Baltimore, delivered an address in
the Cecil county court house, Elkton,
Saturday evening on the proposed state
wide compulsory school attendance. The
meeting was held under auspices of the
Women's Club of Elkton.
BY request of the Town Commissioners
of Chesapeake City, Senator Williams has
introduced bill in the Legislature, con
ferring authority on the town to issue
bonds to the extent of $4,000. in order to
provide for existing indebtedness and to
secure funds for contemplated improve
ments.
The Rising Sun Gun Club will hold an
all day shoot Saturday, Jan. 2oth. Pro-
gram begins 10 a. m. A number of
valuable prizes will be offered, also chick
ems and guineas. Lunch and ammunition
sold on the grounds. A number of Pro
fessionai shots will be present. Shoot in
charge of H. L. Worthington. Come out
and enjoy the sport.
The stockholders OF the First National
Bank Of North East have elected the
following directors for the ensuing year:
NC Al. Benjamin. A. Anderson, R. c.
Reeder. DR.. R. G. Underwood. Ross R.
Smith. E. T. B. Day. S. J. Mearns and c.
v. Housekeeper. The directors elected
officers as follows: c. A. Benjamin. Presi-
denf. Anderson vice. president. r. c.