The midland journal., 1916-07-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Leslie Camp opens Wednesday, July
Z 20.
These are dog days. and they will con-
tinue until August 20.
The public schools of the county will
reopen Tuesday, September 5.
1t is expected work will be resumed on
the road from Calvert to the State line
this week.
Philip R. West has sold his fine farm.
near Rowlandville, to Boyd c. Etter. Of
Crockets. Va, for SIS 500.
The clay works at Bacon Hill. three
miles south of Elktoa have been placed in
operation after being shut down for sew
eral years. @
South Queen street has been put in
1EAbang up" condition by macadamizing,
1transforming rough street into splen-
did. smooth driveway.
The receipts OF the festival held on
Friday evening last by Octoraro NJ E..
church were $40 Music was furnished by
Rising Sun Cornet Band.
The public road at the undergrade
crossing of the P. B. & W. railroad, near
Iron Hill, is to be lowered. all the ex,
p.nse to be borne by the Railroad Com
pany.
The Ushers' Union will hold festival
on the lawn at Mt. Pleasant Nj. E. church
Thursday evening, July 27. The Rising
Sun Cornet Band will be in attendance
and furnish music.
One ofsthe largest catches of rock6sh
for years was made Friday at the mouth
of the North East river by Barlow Hall.
fisherman of North East, when he land
edtwo tons of rock.
Port Deposits tonsorial artists. M essrs.
Krauss, Wilson and oliver, announce to
their patrons that on and after August /,
the price of all hair.cutting will be ad-
yAnced to twenty cents.
The Deibert Manufacturing Company
of Elktou, reports business as never being
any better. The mill is being operated
both night and day. The only draw
back to the business is the shortage Of
dyes.
Lewis G. Eisenlohr's speed boat the
.sNymph." which was built by Reeder &
Alexander, boat builders of North East
won the race of the Corinthian boat Club
at Cape May onJuly 8. making the 20
mile course in 81 minutes.
Rev. John S. Bowers. D. D.. President
of the Maryland Annual Conference
Methodist Protestant Church. will preach
at RowIandville M. P. Church Sunday
evening. July 23rd. at 7.45 o'clock Come
everybody and hear the Doctor.
The County Commissioners have re-
ceiyed Instructions from the tax commits
ION to appoint an assessor for each dis
Erict and one for each incorporated town
: In Cecil county before July 20, to make a
reaSSeSSment OF real eStates
Rev. E. L. Hoffecker. D. D.. correspond
ing secretary of the Wilmington City
Missionary and Church Extension Society.
will preach attMt. Pleasant M. E. church
on Sunday evening. July 20. at o'clock
aud present the needs OF the work.
The moon shone brightly on Friday
evening almost up to the time of
beginning of the eclipse, when II hid its
face behind clouds and refused to show
itself again that night, consequently the
eclipse was not visible in this locality.
Baugham with several deputies has been
la Elktou and other towns looking for
violations of the new automobile law.
A visit to Rising Sun would undoubted
ly result in several arrests for violations
committed by autoists.
The festival held by the Ladies Aid
Society and Sunday school of the Nj. E.
church Of this town. on Wednesday eve
ming. was very successfully conducted
and pleasant affair. Music by Rising
Sun Cornet Band contributed greatly to
the occasion. The gross receipts were
over $Ioo.
The Ladies of the Eighth District Com
munity Club met at The Peoples Octorarc
Meeting House Thursday and organized
- ladies' Aid Society, electing the follow
MIe officers: Pres, Mrs. G. Lodis Taylor
Vice Pres. Mrs. S. c. Ragan; Sec., Mrs.
r. ]. S. Bullock; Treas, Mrs. |. W.
Ragan; Visiting Committee, Mrs. c. E.
Kirk. Mrs. Marjorie Brown, Mrs. Lind
amood. They will make the program
nfor the next meeting of the Club Friday,