The midland journal., 1917-04-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

an hour an a half or two hours that
afternoon and evening.
While playing ball on the Aber-
deem school grounds last week
James Aaronson of that town, col
lided with another lad and sustained
fracture of his left leg.
President Patterson of Maryland
State College, has selected May 3Oth,
Memorial Day, as the time for hold
ing Farmers Day this year at the
Maryland Agricultural college.
Joseph T. Grove, David Mcdowell,
Charles Morris, Amos Martindale,
Mearns Moore, John Fassitt and
William Murray have been elected
Trustees of Zion Presbyterian
church.
The War Department has issued
7 warnings to fishermen about placing
poles in the navigable waters of the
4 Chesapeake bay and it's tributaries.
Severe penalties will be imposed for
violations.
Miss Myra Sherburne for the past
three years domestic science teacher
in the Elkton High School, has
rendered her resignation to take
effect the close of the present school
year next month.
The play entitled ''The Poor Mar
ried Man." will be given at Liberty
Grove school on Thursday evening,
April 10, at 1880 o'clock. Admis-
sion Is and 10 cents. If stormy,
the following evening.
The high wind on Monday, follow
ing the heavy snowfall of Sunday
night, drifted several of the roads
badly in this section, completely
blocking travel on some of the
public highways.
Rev. Joseph B. Turner, D. D.,
pastor of Port Deposit Presbyterian
Church, has son, Vanarsdale Turn
er, in Petrograd, Russia. He is
attached to the U. S. Embassy and
was in the midst of the recent
revolution.
Gamers in Kent county have con-
,tracted with farmers to plant 2SOo
acres of tomatoes this season. This
is great decrease from the
acreage planted last year, many
farmers holding out for better prices
from the Gamers.
The body of the suicide found on
the shore of Broad Creek near
Charlestown on March 16, and inter-
red in the burial ground at the Cecil
county almshouse, has been identi-
fed as that of DR.. Franklin Tinkley,
J of White Stone, Pa.
The Delaware Legislature appro-
rriated $125.0o0 at its last session
for the erection of a dormitory for
tbo Women's College, Newark, Del.
Work is to begin on the building
shortly, but it will not be ready Tor
occupancy until September 1918.
The annual entertainment by the
pupils OF CeCIl CouA'J A'o
school will be given at Mechanics
Hall, Elkton, on the evenings Of
Thursday and Friday, April 10 and
20, at eight o'clock. "a Perplexing
situation" and "Who is Whiskers'
will be presented.
Charles j. Ogle, of the Maryland
Tax Reform League, spoke before
the Board of Town Commissioners
Monday evening in the interest OF
reform in the method of taxation,
pointing out that a way was open
for the enactment of new law by
recourse to the Home Rule act
Easter did not bring the sunny
skies hoped for. The atmos-
phere was. raw, cold and dis
agreeable all day. A few fakes of
snow in the afternoon gave warning
of what was in the air. Between
seven and eight o'clock in the eve
ming it began to snow, and kept it
up all night apparently, the ground
being covered with a blanket of
heavy, wet snow to the depth OF
fully eight inches by Monday morn
ing.
Easter was appropriately observed
at James M. e. Church, Rising Sun,
on Sunday. In the morning the
cnoir rendered special music and j.
M. Campbell, of Port Deposit, gave
a talk in the absence of the newly
appointed pastor, who was unable to
be present. The Sunday school had
charge Of the evening service, and
gave a program of Easter music,
recitations, responsive readings, etc.
The chancei Of the church was
prettily banked with potted plants
and cut flowers.