The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-03-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Tomorrow is St. Patrick's day.

pearance.
Moving day, with the inevitable
bad roads, is almost here-the bad
roads are already.
Mrs. Joseph Jenkins, of Rock
Springs, lost fine cow last week.
The animal choked to death on an
apple.
Harvey T. Davis has embarked in
the general merchandise business,
in Colora. at the Fryer stand, re.
Gently purchased by him.
The Marian H. Poist farm of "a
acres. at Gathers Corner, was sold
on Saturday at attorneys sale to-
Mrs. w. B. Claggett, for $1,000
George Benson, of near Chesa-
peake City, has announced himself a
~ candidate for the Democratic ncm1-
Tnation for treasurer of Cecil county.
n Her clothing catching fire from a
~gasoline stove Mrs. L. B. Phillips, OF
: FIkton, was seriously burned about
the body before the flames could be
extinguished.
John D. Gill has sold his large
farm in Middle Neck, where he has
resided for some years, to William
Price, for $4,000, and will move
his family to Philadelphia.
Telephone lineman under direc-
ton general manager Reeder, trim
med and topped the shade trees IN
front of the M. E. church this week.
and the Job was no small one.
Practically all the churches OF
Baltimore have agreed to celebrate
Sunday, March 1S, as Go-to-Church
Flag Sunday, at which patriotic SER
mons and songs will be featured.
Price Gray, colored chauffeur OF
Elkton, was fined SIS and costs by
Magistrate BARLEY last week, for
disorderly conduct at the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad station by annoying
wedding couples.
Poultry thieves are operating in
the neighborhood of Cecilton. FRANK
Hessey of near that town lost over
ono hundred fowls one night last
week, when his chicken house was
raided.
The members of Rising sun
Dramatic Club are rehearslpg
three-act play, "The Dream Tnat
Came True" which will be given in
the public hall on the evening or
March 80.
Ice on the Susquehanna river
broke between HOLLYWOOD and SAFE
Harbor, Sunday, and left the dam at
} HOLLYWOOD free. The ice has passed
ont of the river below Port Deposit
>a1d all danger of serious gorge Is
over.
number of sportsmen interested
in the restocking of Chester county
will release IS pheasants this spring
at different locations. The blrds
will be released in trios, two hens
and one cock.
The recent election for commits
s;oners of the town of Port Deposit
resuIted in the choice of the follow
ing. A. M. Vannneman, president;
A. ". Vannort, treasurer; r. l.. steD-
bings. Hugh Falls, L. w. Abrahams'
George w. Trowbridge and William
p. Chick.
The heavy weight of snow on tne
roof of the barn on what Is known
as the Buckley place, north OF town.
owned by ]. H. Harris. crushed the
building in, one day last week. Mncn
damage was done to the binder,
wheat drill and other agricultural
,nonlements stored in the building.
a Ford touring car, supposed 10
be the property of the burglars VINO
recently robbed the postoffice at
Georgetown, Del, was found las1
week. near the farm of Harry Buck
worth. on the outskirts of Elkton.
The car had been stolen ana was
later claimed by its owner.
william Rice, colored, formerly
NJ this neighborhood, who has been
wanted by the Pennsylvania author
tiles for two years on the cnarge Oh
bigamy and other offenses, mas
finally been captured and landed in
Aiaal. at Media, Pa, and will probably
\ receive a penitentiary sentence.
The operators at the exchange of
the Cecil Farmers Telephone Co., in
this town, went on strike Thursday
morning of this week, the demand
being an. addition operator for the
afternoons. Telephone service was
completely tied UP for about two
hours before differences were ad-
justed and the operators resumed
work.