The midland journal., 1917-02-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

w. Paul Keen is spending the
weekend in Philadelphia.
Miss Anna Mary Tosh entertained
on Thursday Mrs. Claude Buck, Of
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Claude Buck, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue.
Mrs. Ida Heacock and son Ralph,
of Swarthmore, were auto guests of
j. M. Sterrett on Sunday.
The Mission Study Glass will meet
on Wednesday evening, February
| IA, at the home of Edwin L. Haines
Norris Reynolds has returned to
Swarthmore, having been kept out
of college since the Christmas holi-
days owing to an operation for
appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hand, of
davre de Grace, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Helen Grace,
to Mr.. Roland Close, of Philadel-
phia, to take place February 14th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew j. Laugh
lin, Nottingham, have issued invita-
ions for the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Edna Ida, to Mr..
Joseph Martin Yarnall. The cere-
mony will take place Wednesday,
Feb. IA, at 12 o'clock, noon
The Index, Dover, Del, has issued
an. almanac for 1917, combining
with it State and county directory.
We are indebted to the Index for
copy of this splendid publication,
which contains wealth of infor
nation in addition to the almanac
'eature.
We have received from VIM. G
Vest, who with Mrs. West is spend
ng the winter in Bradentown,
Florida, splendidly illustrated
older descriptive of the town and
;he Land of Manatee," which is
one of the garden-spots of the sunny
South, and is in the heart of the
orange and grapefruit district.
Fire at the Green Hill. Fire Brick
plant, North East, ON Jan. 26, totally
| destroyed the main buildings, caus-
ng a loss of $240O. They were
insured by the Hartford Co., OF
Conn, for $1750. The origin of
the fire is Unknown. The property
lad recently been purchased by the
| North East Mineral & Mining Co.
| 1t is reported the promoters of the
new 100000 hotel, at Havre de
Grace, have decided to go ahead witt
their plans. After Havre de Grace
voted dry last November the hote
men threw up their hands, and tn
impression prevailed the scheme wa
nothing but ruse of the whiskey
people hatched up in the hope OF
Winning wet votes.
There was such delay in the dig
ging of the grave at Brookview
cemetery on Wednesday, that the
undertaken had to assist with its
completion after the arrival of the
1ody and most of the friends assem-
bled left before the interment. The
grave diggers report the ground was
frozen to a depth of sixteen inches.
Joseph 1. DeCourcy, a colored
barber of Havre de Grace, had the
misfortune to fall and dislocate his
shoulder some days ago. The Havre
de Grace Ledger says. Joe, as he
is familiarly known to all, has
shaved and trimmed the hair OF
many of the most prominent men in
Hartford and Cecil counties for over
SO years. He has a remarkable
memory, being able at all times to
give day and date of almost any
happening of interest, for the past
GO years"
The promised cold wave swooped
down on Friday last, when Old
Boreas howled and sent the mercury
away down in the tube. Friday
night was probably the coolest this
winter. Thermometers in town reg
istered close to the zero mark, while
reports from several localities near
by were that the mercury went be-
/ low zero.
The cold snap continued all day
Saturday, with a low temperature,
but on Sunday the weather modera-
ted somewhat. Sunday night, how
ever, the temperature again went
dOun apd hu Monday morning hliZ-
zard weather prevailed There
was a light snowfall that the high
wind swept up and sent scurrying,
the mercury going down in the tube
to eight degrees and lower.
over $4,000 was realized from the
pie social given by the Calvert
IndioaI Aid Society ON Friday eve.