The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-04-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
hort Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

numbers, but the nsnermen repoi'
shad scarce.
Elkton boat yard has been COM
pelled to close down on account or
being unable to get lumber.
Rev. w. G. Koons of Rising Sun
expects to occupy the pulpit at West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church on
Sunday, April 14th.
H. C. Harvey, of North East, has
bought the store building formerly
owned and occupied by Samuel J.
Reeder, and will move his store
there.
Edgar P. Young has recently pur-
chased from S. Cloud England, OF
near Rising Sun, the purebred
registered heifer Topsy Pontiac
Aaggie.
The Board of Education of Har-
ford county has ordered the colored
Z schools of the county closed on Fri
day, June z, and the white schools
Friday, June 81.
The Red Cross will meet Friday
afternoon, April 12. at two o'clock,
in the Lecture Room of the M. e.
church. All the officers are urged
to be present at this meeting.
The barn, carriage house, hen
house, hay house, granary and
fodder-rick on the farm of Howard
Foard, near Bel Air, we're totally
destroyed by fire of unknown origin
last week.
Vito Gallo. of near -Elkton, be-
came mentally unbalanced through
grief at the sudden death of his wife
recently, and has been taken to the
Eastern Shore Hospital at Cam
bridge for treatment.
The Public Athletic League of the
State has arranged the schedule for
the county school meets in Mary
land. The athletic meet will be held
in Cecil county on Tuesday, May rs,
at Elkton.
Horatio B. Crowgey, OF Wythe-
Vile, Va, has purchased the Elhton
Farm from Laurance B. Levy, OF
4 Philadelphia, and will move his
family there shortly. The price
paid was $4,000.
The property of the late Margai ct
Fl. Phillips, located at Harrisflile
and embracing a dwelling and six
acres of land, sold March 80 at
assignees sale, was purchased by
W. X. Bird for $4,000.
Jumping from truck on which
he was riding, sergeant belonging
to company enroute to Phiiadel-
phia was seriously hurt last week
near Fulford He was knocked
down and run over by another ma
chine, both of his legs being broken
Two colored men who with II
other criminals escaped from the
District of Columbia Jail on the
night of March II, were arrested in
Hartford county last week. The two
men had been working on a farm
near Pleasantville since their escape
from Jail.
A heavily loaded truck broke
through the covered bridge at Davis
& Vinsingers mill, Elkton, one day
last week. The rear wheels caught
on the abutment, which saved the
truck from going into the stream
The bridge was badly damaged and
the road closed until repairs could
be made.
Two airplanes flew over RISING
Sun on Sunday between twelve tsad
one o'clock, and were seen by a
large number of our residents. One
was travelling in a northcastoyly
direction. and the other going south
west Both were at great height
but the spurr of motor was very
audible.
A large box containing expensive
ladies wearing apparel, such as silk
waists. skirts, ETC., was found few
days ago on the river shore at liavre
de Grace. The box contained nc
name or address, and was speedily
relieved of it's contents by number
female folks. It is puzzle to ex-
plain how the box came to be on the
shore.
The weather man gave us ieai
right out of the middle OF March
this week. The storm was the worst
one this spring, lasting all day Tces-
day, Tuesday night, Wednesday
Wednesday night and Thursday
bringing wind, rain, hail and snow
The temperature had fallen so low
by Thursday morning that the fine
drizzle of rain froze, forming coat
ing OF ice over everything. 1t was
the roqghest weather experienced for
many 4 day.