The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-07-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
wheat going in shock.

Some fine harvest weather tnis
week.
The residence of Ferree Johnson
ID heing improved by painting.
remember, we are limited to three
,,o,nds of sugar a month per capita.
The sum of $3.50 was netted py
+ba Community Sale recently helo
for the benefit of Red cross anu
NAVY League of Elkton.
The whitaker Iron Company pur-
chased the Whitaker residence prop
artv at Principle Furnace for $5'ooo'
z sold last week at trustees sale.
John Sproat of near Kinks Mills
Do lost a valuable Holstein bull the
mast week by the animal getting its
back broken in some unNho" L
manner.
rlo concrete work on the new
bridge over Little Elk creek at ne"
Mil, near Elkton, has been COM
nleted and the structure Will oe
onaned to the public as soon as the
grading and filling in Is compie'eo'
DIR. Harvey Ewing, of Morgan
Town. West Va, who is spending 'ao
summer at zion, has accepted a can
10 the pastorate Of Union NJ, e. r.
church, Wilmington, and Will entef
nnon his new duties in the early
fall.
I while In action on June Z, IN
France. James E. Caldwell, formeras
of Kent county, and nephew OF o
q. Caldwell of Galena, was hiiieo'
ITbe Young man had many relatives
& Cecil county. He was ~ years
90 and enlisted in Philadelphia
"a mong those who have made ap'
ea+ion to the Department OF
Aor. U. s. Employment Service
smore. Md, for farm hands are
,ar McFadden, Elkton, for gen
farm work, and c. E. Hofersett,
Deposit, dairy, for two gooo
r. ,.,,.. ,..,
work at the chrome mines near
pock Snrings is progressing. Last
week the first carload OF ore was
sntnned from Conowingo that mas
gone out from that section for years
when the mining of chrome through
ont this locality was conducted oi
an extensive scale.
with headquarters at San Leean
an island near Houston, leAaS
l.ieut. Howard Bratton, OF Inc
Aviation Corps, U. 8. A., has peci
annointed instructor in Aerial Gun
nery, a new departure in the prancl
of aviation. Lieutenant Bratton II
q son Of DR.. Howard Bratton' o.
Elkton.
Arthur Derrick, aged As years
and his brother, Oscar Derrick agee
90 Years, two of the men who were
Killed in the Wallace-Hagenbec cir
Gus train wreck at Ivanhoe, lha.
Saturday morning, June 22, were
property owners in Cecil county
About a year ago they bought tn'
Shiyery farm, two miles south o
Elktdn.
Thirteen persons charged will
violations of the Food Administra
tors rules were given hearings II
the State Administrator Office II
Baltimore last week. Thomas Il
Kirby, of Aberdeen. was among ths
offenders, and after being warned
\ was compelled to pay $75 to the Rec
Cross for neglecting substitute regu
1ationS.
A handsome new Pierce-ArroV
car. stolen from Duncan Phillips, IL
Washington, was badly smashed
early on Tuesday morning OF las
week when the two men who ha'
stolen it crashed into the abutmen
of the bridge near Charlestown
Both men were injured, but hat
their injuries dressed by DR.. c. b
Collins. of North East, and mad
their escape before they were sus
pected. The damaged car wa
taken to Elkton by the Sheriff.
Numerous patrons OF Meadow
Rock Dairy took their coffee with
out cream on Friday morning, a.
there was delay in delivery. The
horse attached to the delivery wager
raised objection to something, while
coming down Pigeon Hill, and kick
ed the entire front panel out OF tn
p wagon. The vehicle was upset
driver thrown out and severely Gu
about the hands and arms by hyint
glass, 36 quarts of milk loss ant
numerous bottles broken. Mr.. Bird''
4 escape from serious injury was re
markable.