The midland journal., 1917-04-06

Sunday is Easter.
Grass growing green.
Gardeners getting busy.
Trailing arbutus in bloom.
Full moon tomorrow evening.
I r. Fassitt is driving a new
Oakland six auto.
The Clerk Of the Court at Elkton
issued 2S3 marriage licenses during
March.
Governor Harrington has chosen
Friday, April 13, as Arbor Day III
Maryland.
Meadow Rock Dairy has placed in
commission a handsome new de-
delivery wagon.
The w. c. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Harry Shepherd on THURSDAY
4 Anril. 9th. at $3.50 o'clock.
J sunday, was an. ideal day with
summer temperature prevalilne'
thermometers registering 80 degrees
The handsome new Calvert Agrl~
cultural High School bulloine 10
nearing completion The plasterine
hoo about been finished.
Tn order to increase its faclllt'es
+la American and Telegraph 20. Is
rov;np additional cables in its con-
onnnfV
The public schools of the county
,losed for the Easter vacation On
Tbursday of this week and Will re-
omen on Tuesday next.
The residence Of Mrs. J. Harvey
Groves. in Elkton, has been pui
chased by 7. Leedom Scaroorousn'
~ pleasant Hill, for $3,5OO.
Groome steele, Of Chesapeake
c,tu hoe heen elected Director OF
the National Bank OF ElKtoh, Suo
ceeding the late Frank r. Seoul
FISHERMEN along the Susquehanhaa
river and the head of the pay are
husy getting ready for the sprlns
fshjng, at the various shores anu
floats.
Mrs Daniel Ferry, of Elkton, was
hodlv burned last week by coming
u contact with an electric wire Iha'
had been broken by tree her nus
band cut down.
gang of Italians arrived mere
tuesday and are employed oy 'he
Iuuiata Co. which has begun woi
~ the Rising Sun-Porter's Brluss
section of State road,
A demented negro, "ho pal ...ie>
+bo streets Wednesday night yelllhls
t.Nsurder," was landed in the lookup
u and will be taken to the ilis"i's
asvlum by the authorities.
Governor Harrington has appolnI
"a Nv Howard Bratton, William 1
Warburton, Henry L. Constaple ali,
Frank B. Evans, Esqs., members u
The war council commission iol
Cecil county.
Former Deputy Sheriff Jaco'
REYNOLDS, Of Elkton, mas been "p
no.nted to the police department o
tbe p. B. & w. Railroad COMPANY
and assianed to special duty II
aa;rg the company's bridges IL
and near Elkton.
There was rumor going TN
rounds last week that GerMai
professor at Port Deposit haa peel
arrested, and plans and drawings .
10Th the bridges at Havre de Grac'
eound in his possession. Ma1o
rockford says the report is uh
founded.
cantain Julian Smith, of the u
Marine Corps, was one of the onlcer
IN charge of the interned Gernal
.o,lors who were recently trans
gerred from Philadelphia to For
Oglethorpe, Georgia. Captain smt
IS a son of Mrs. VIM. j. Smith, Q
Elkton.
During the absence of Charles t
Finley. Jr., Esq, States Attorney Q
Cecil county, while in the service i
command of Company e, First Mary
land Regiment, Joshua Clayton
substituting for him and will be ac'
ing States Attorney of Cecil Count
z urtiI the return of Mr.. Finley.
John G.. Jenness, produce dealer
~ near town, who lost his pocKe
hook containing nearly $780, o
March 26, had the good fortune
fnd IL. with money intact, on Satul
day last, in the road near Pleasal
Meadow public school me pock'
book was deeply imbedded IN tn
"A mud and had been cut to pieces
wagon wheels, but the money was
good shape. other than being wate
soaked.