The midland journal., 1917-01-26

E. Wilmer McVey, Zion, butcher
ed a 630-pound hog last week.
The Cecil Farmers Club met OF
Wednesday of last week with RoDt |
T. Cameron, in this town.
Eggs SCARED to fifty cents dozen |
in the local market last week, but +
dropped to forty cents dozen this
week.
J. Frank Frazer, of Elkton, was
attacked and bitten on the leg by
strange shepherd dog one evening
last week.
The Liberty Grove Community
Club will hold spelling bee Ill
Liberty Grove school house on We'd
nesday evening, Jan. 31st, at 1880
O'Clock.
While fixing a shoe on his horse
q John R. Davidson, of near Elkton,
was thrown to the ground by the
animal and had his left knee cap
fractured.
Mrs. George R. Ash editor of the
u.
clined the appointment on the State
Library Commission by Governor
Harrington.
Miss Josephine Stearns, of War
wick, has been appointed principal
of Grove Neck school, to take the
place of Miss Short, who was mar
ried recently.
The Trustees of the Poor and In
sane have reorganized by electing e.
w. Taylor President, Thomas II.
Warburton Vice President and JOS
Tyson Secretary.
Snow fell Sunday morning to the
depth of about two inches. followed
in the afternoon by sleet which de
veloped into downpour OF rain
later in the evening.
The Board of Education for Cecil
County, has appointed Miss Martin
dale, of Port Deposit, principal OF
New Valley public school, succeeding
Miss Ada Brown, resigned.
A shoot will be held Saturday
afternoon, Jan. 27, on the grounds
of Rising Sun Gun Club. One OF tho
events will be a team race between
the Providence and Rising Sun clubs
Samuel Chambers, Of Russellvilie,
Pa. the we'll known cattle dealer
who because OF financial difficulties
left suddenly for other parts, is said
to have been located in Massacnu-
setts.
Rising Sun Milk Producers Pro-
tectiye Association held a largely
y attended special meeting on Satur-
day last, at which several important
matters relative to milk production
were discussed.
The annual meeting of the Del
Mar-Via Press Association will be
held in the Hotel dupont, Whining
ton, on Monday, January %, at 2:So
o'clock. The meeting will be pre-
ceded by luncheon at 1880.
The North East Star reports fish
ing through the ice popular and
rrofitab1e occupation. Some fine
strings Of yellow perch have been
caught. The fish bite greedily at
che little lead rninnow and bit of red
flannel
A cut of % cents per hundred
mounds in the price of milk paid
patrons of Dolflnger's creamery IN
the neighborhood of Providence
Cecil county, has caused the farm
ers In that section to agitate organi-
zation.
The Court House Commission has
decided to have an architect prepare
plans and submit prices for mod
ern Court House, as the first steps
necessary in ascertaining whether or
not 10000, as provided for in the
Act. will be sufficient for the pur-
pose.
A case of diphtheria in the family
OF Samuel T. Little, of this town,
caused the closing Of his barber shop
/. ON Saturday and the public school
four days this week. Leonard
Little. aged about 16 years. is the
sufferer. He had been employed in
the barber shop and the County
Health Oficer ordered its closing
and the public school as precaution-
AIRY measures. The patient is pro-
Rressing nicely and is on the road to
recovery.
A second case of diphtheria has
been reported In town, the little son
OF Rev. and Mrs. F. H. Huffman
being the victim Warren Kennard.
son. OF j. Otis Kennard, of near
town. and a pupil Of Rising Sun
public school, has also contracted
ahe disease,