The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-01-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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fine AZ inch ice being cut on Hunters
dam.
DR.. H. A. Mitchell. of Elkton. has been
selected membero of Governor Harring-
ions staff with the rank Of adjutant-gen-
eral
Another survey of the route for the
State road between Rising Sun and
Porter's Bridge has been made by State
engineers.
III. w. burlington. representative Of the
Oxweld Acetylene Co., has sold one OF
these lighting plants to ] M. Atkinson. Of
Porter's Bridge.
wreck Of fourteen freight cars on the
Acolumbia railroad. between Port DePosis
nd Perryville. on Monday delayed traf5S
Or several hours.
w. Scott Silver. of Havre de Grace.
who operates corn cannery at colora,
will build a bungalow in that town as
summer home.
We have received from Hagerty, Sr., &
Son, distributors of High Grade Motor
Cars, at Port Deposit, very pretty
calendar for 1916,
Avondale and Oxford parties have been
negotiating for the rent Of the public hall
Ia this town. with view Of establishing
moving picture business.
Dir. r. c. Dodson. of Waycross,
Georgia, has rented the Offices of the late
DR.. I. H. Jenness, and will locate in our
town for the practice of medicine.
I. c. Hindman, real estate agent of
Rising Sun, has sold at private terms to
I. F. Saddler. of Roanoke. Va. for Mrs.
Clara /. Turner. her ara acre farm, near
town.
Allan D. Price. son Of Mayor w Don
Price. Of Elkton. has been appointed chief
enerossing clerk in the Maryland House
Of Delegates, now in session at An
napolis.
The report Of the Maryland Public
Library Association for last year shows
that two travelling libraries werecirculated
in Cecil County. one at Elkton. and one
at North East.
Or. Thomas Mccrae. of the Jefferson
Medical College and Hospital. addressed
the Winter Meeting of the Cecil County
Medical Society held Thursday. at Union
Hospital. Elkton.
B. F. Slater, ofAvondale, has purchased
the Maryland House hotel property. in
this town. from G. R. Grason. for $500.
The sale was consummated BY real
estate agent ], G. Hindman.
The Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone
Company announce the appointment OF
Harry w. Raab as Plant Wire Chief
with headquarters at Havre de Grace. to
succeed E. L. McFrederick. who has
Resigned.
The new board of trustees of the Poor
and Insane for Cecil county. have organi-
zed by electing Edward Taylor. of Elkton.
president; Thomas M. Tyson. of North
East. vice-president. and Thomas 7. War
burton, secretary.
Representative J. Fred c. Talbotb in
sroduced bill In the House Of Repre-,
sentatives. asking for survey OF the
Havfe de Grace Harbor, with the view OF
scouting an unobstructed channel of
ra-foos depth TO the city wharves. The
dredging Of the channel will necessitate
the removal OF much rock.
Invitations are out for the tenth annual
in,erscholastic field and track meet to be
held at the Tome School. on the third Sat
urdav In May. Practically every second
arv school in Maryland. schools in Wash
ineton, Philadelphia and other places
within radius of $50 miles have been
Invited to compete. and in all about 200
Invitations have been extended.
The Sheriff sale Of store goods and
fixtures Of Long & McVey, Of this
town. took place on Monday and Tuesday
ot this week Despite the bitter cold
weather the attendance was good both
days. Some Of the goods brought {air
prices. but as is generally the case in a
sale Of the kind. many bargains in the
provision line were TO be had by the
biddsss'
We have had real winter for the past
week. Saturday was cold straight
thro1gh. In the morning Thermometers
n lsown registered ten degrees. while
Il. L. Glacken reports six degrees at bis
home, near town. About an inch OF
snow fell on Sunday night, and Monday
WAS another cold day. Al night the
mercury went way down in the tube. zero
ana degrees below, being reported.
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