The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-12-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY
NOTED.
News Notes OF Minor Events In
Our Neighborhood.

Our Neighborhood.
wednesday next is Christmas.
Red Cross. canvassers busy.
The rain of last week was well
come one.
w. Wylie Hopkins has resigned as
postmaster of Belair.
e. r. Sebold has sold his farm
near Colora to J. Frank Foster
Holiday shopping is at high tide
and our stores are thronged with
buyers.
Rev. e. O. James. pastor of Mt.
Pleasant NJ E. church, has been ap-
pointed principal Of Rowlandville
public school.
Fire of unknown origin complete
ly destroyed the barn on the Dela-
ware Clark farm near Glasgow Oh
Sunday, evening.
- The public schools of the county
viii close for the holiday vacation
on Friday Of this week, reopening
Monday, Jan. 6.
William H. Brown sold his bakery
business in Cecilton, to John e. Fer
guson, of Chestertown, who will take
possession January l.
A call has been extended to Rev
William Davies, of Georgetown, Del /,
to become pastor of Zion and ROCK
Presbyterian Churches.
William Reynolds, Of near town
has sold to Mrs. Hoffman OF North
Carolina, a fifteen months old regis
tered Holstein heifer for 5000.
The State Road Commission has
EfHSd the Cecil County Commits
oners that Bohemia River bridge
will be maintained by the State.
! Rosebank Sunday School, of Cal
yei.t.A will render their Christmas en-
tertaihment on Thursday evening
Dec. 26, at 7:45 o'clock. Silver OF
fering at the door.
The rain of several days last week
was blessing, and had been wished
for for weeks in order that numer-
GUS dry" wells might be converted
into wet ones again.
Miss Elizabeth Jobes, of the
Fourth grade at the Havre de Grace
High School, has been awarded u
worth of Thrift Stamps for having
the best War Garden.
To make room for the elevated
railroad tracks on North street, II
tho town of Elkton, the residence OF
Cecil Sentman has been moved
considerable distance.
Thomas Weaver, of Rowlandville
recently butchered two spring pigS
each 250}days old. One of the hog
tipped the scales at 277 lbs, and tn
other Weighed 315 lbs.
The teacher and pupils of Wash
ington School will hold their Xmi'
entertainment in the school building
Friday evening, Dec. 20, at 7:3c
II stormy, Saturday evening. Ad
mission Is cents. For benefit OF Re
Cross and War Savings Stamps.
Sunday morning of last week
force of 100 hundred men arrived a
Rosedale, Pa, station with two lars
cranes and between the hours or
m. and p. m. removed the old lrol
bridge and replaced the rails on tn
concrete walls that were ready Io
the new bridge. All done withou
any delay in trains.
Two young men who came in al
automobile to Elkton one day las
week. aroused the suspicious
Bailiff George M. Potts, who caile
pn philadelphia and learned ina
the car had been stolen in that CITY
The young men were arrested an
taken to EIkton jail to await the al
rival Of an officer from Phiiadeipnia
A slick sneak thief relieved Tn
cash register in the store OF Curti
q. Irwin, in this town, OF about ~
On Friday about noon. Mr.. lrwl
had gone to the cellar to look at nj
eater fire and heard some one
e store, but thought it was Mr'
vim. The latter was on the secon
br. in the living room, ana ais
.a soma one. but thought 1t wa
n husband. Meanwhile the snea
.his loot and left no tracks.