The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-02-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
4. During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
romorrow IS ground hog day.

Tomorrow is ground hog day.
Mumps are reported in the neigh
borhood.
The Elkton- Chestertown Bus line
ia now owned by s. G. Caldwell MT.
Davis having sold him his interest.
4 chicken supper for the benefit
Of octoraro M. 3. church will be held
Thursday evening, Feb. z, at the
home of George Green.
freight train, made up Of II
carloads of coal, was derailed near
Harmony station, Newark, on the D.
q o. road Tuesday Of last week
w. r. TWarburton, ESQ, Of Elkton,
has been invited and has accepted
an invitation to deliver an address
at Tome institute on February -
next.
william e. CHING was the only
annlicant who took the examination
FOR mail carrier from Conowingo on
Route / held in Elkton on Saturday
last.
q =. Couch, has sold his IS acre
farm near Darlington, to Robert
choate. Of near Bel Air, together
with the personal property loF
$4,000.
John Anderson, of Rising Sun, has
,,.oho.ad the Hambleton Hotel
nronerty at Calvert and will open
the house for the benefit OF automo-
bilists travelling through that section.
The old timers who in by-gone
days delighted to tell Of the winter
Of ,56, need not go any further back
now than 1917 and 1S, as we nave
had everything there was in '60. ana
then some.
NOTIFICATION has been issued ina. .
tho nublic schools are to be kept
omen on Monday in future the closing
Of the school on "heatless Monday
not being Of any real benefit to the
conservation Of fuel.
The members of the Cecil county
delegation. accompanied by Delegate
Howard Bryant. called upon Cover
,ose harrington, In the interest OF
n nnual appropriation OF $500 for
Nottingham Academy.
The Navy League Unit OF zlon
held literary and box social In the
High School Building on Friday eve
ming. About s26 was cleared 10.
tbe init. The money will be useo
to purchase wool for knitting
Harry Hayes and Roy Allen, both
employed at the boat yard at Elk
landing met with serious accidents
last week. Mr.. Hayes had his linn
broken and Mr.. Allen Dadiy
lacerated foot. Both are in Union
Hospital.
blazing chimney set fire to the
roof OF the dwelling OF Stanley
smith. zion, one day last week, but
prompt work by neighbors who re-
snonded to the alarm soon extin-
guished the flames, but slight dam
age being done.
A service flag with twenty stars
was unfurled in the Elkton Presby-
terian Church Sunday morning, Jan
20 with an appropriate sermon by
the, pastor, Rev. John McElmoyle
d. D. The flag will be placed on the
front Of the church.
M. Gardullo has sold his store and
= dwelling on Main street. Elkton, te
J william j Cameron, Of North East
Mr.. L. McLane. who is now engaged
in the boot and shoe business in Elk
ton. will take charge Of Mr.. Cam
\ eron's store and conduct 1t alonf
general lines.
II is reported that several OF tht
Elkton merchants have been notifiet
by government officials that they vii
not be allowed to sell sugar durint
the remainder OF the war, because
they sold the article above the prizes
Of ten cents per pound. the figure Sc
by the government.
Stili another snow storm Sunda!
night and Monday morning. PROB
ably the heaviest this winter. TIT
amount that fell is pretty muci
guess-work, but it was deep, any
where from eight to ten inches. Th'
ground is now covered with a heav!
blanket Of snow. more than foo
deep and fine sleighing is beinc en-
Br foyed by those who own sleighs.
y Still more snow Wednesday after
Z noon and evening Of this week, thre'
j or four inches. Added to that al
ready on the ground it makes
depth of over a foot on the level, an'
where shoveled from walks is pile
/high on either side, our streets ant
yards resembling series Of trenches
akof our citizens have been takinl
species Of military training
digging trenches.