The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-07-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Monday was st. Swithin's Day. out
it did not rain.
Moonlight nights, with full moon
on Tuesday, 23rd.
na,aware state Fair will be held
September 2, 8, 4, and =, DAY anu
night.
mercury reached 92 degrees ON
Tuesday, and it felt like real sum
mer time.
oxford garages will be closed at
six o'clock each evening, anu al
day Sundays.
In separating two dogs from hght-
ING Omar D. Crothers, OF ElKton'
was turned upon by one OF the am
mails and bitten on the leg.
John Harris, Walter Barringer
and Daniel Osborn, all colored' VI
Tayre de Grace, were arrested iast
week. on the charge Of being ldlers'
Miss Leora Landon, vice-prlncipai
Of North East High School, has beeh
+raneferred to the e-princlpaishlp
~ the Cecil County High School,
Elkton.
The BOARD of Education for Ken
county has awarded Walter 7. Pip
rim the contract for building the
new high school at Galena, at MS
bid, $4,000.
The local Exemption Board has
received orders to send 2S men u
Camp Meade on July %, and aiso
that all new registrants must pe
ready for an August call.
Hillside Lodge, the handsome
homo Of Mrs, P. S. Terhune in North
East, has been purchased by WI
liam !. Gilbert, of Wilmington, who
is former resident Of the town.
William H. Jacobs, of Aber-
daap has resigned as Postmaster at
that place. The vacancy Will DC
flled by a competitive examination
by the Civil Service Commission.
Randall w. Miller has sold his
95-acre, farm near Union Church IN
Third. district, formerly owned oS
ffne late Judge Thomas S. Miller, 10
III. B. Craig of Missouri, Tor Soooo'
Edward Robinson, of near Ches-
4 1ertown, is one of the first FARMERS
IN Kent county, to finish tnreshins
this years wheat crop. HIS yielu
was Slightly over 20 bushels per
acre.
Iohn C. Hindman, Jr., has sold
his, property, including the grocery
and restaurant business conductea
hv him. to Nathan Volk of Lancaster,
Pa. who has taken possession OF the
same.
The dwelling of j. w. Hambleton'
,,aar town was entered on Sunday
night by some unknown party ana
nocketbook containing $12 stolen
IRON, n room in which Mr.. Hamble-
ton was sleeping.
he on the lookout for night
prowler who has entered seVerai
bonses in this neighborhood recent
" He is reported to be negro.
A shot gun would be a handy thing
To meet him withs .
DR.. Edwin D. Graves. of Chesa-
peake City, has sold his auxiliary
yacht. Seyarg, to Messrs. Arthur ano
Henry Mitchell, Elkton. The new
owners will operate the yacht IN
Government service between VIII
~rd NarmaUss Point
Flag Day will be celebrated ON
Thursday, August /, 1918, in Cecil
ton The United States Flag, flank
ed on one side by the Red Cross
rag. and ON the other side by the
Honor Flag won by the First district
will be raised at the Post Once.
The Juniata Company. which Is
constructing the Rising .Sun-Porter's
ABridge road, has been awarded the
Acontract for building Route Isl
through oxford, via Lincoln, Marker
and South Third Streets. 1t is not
known when they will begin oper-
ations.
All school teachers in this county
who received SALARY VI %'Vo
for the last school year and taugn'
in the county the entire year. VIII
receive a bonus of $50, which was
appropriated by the last session OF
the Legislature as State Emer'
gency Fund.
The Principle Furnace Navy
League Unit will hold fete on th'
Principle Furnace school grounds OF
saturday evening, July 27. 1918
War bread, war cakes, sugaries'
candies and ice cream for sale
DOH to be chanced off; a prize tuiiI
bed. Proceeds for the benefit OF 'n'
AhAAy League Unit. Everybody cor
iially invited.
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