The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Heavy frosts on Tuesday and We'd
nesday mornings of this week.
The Feehley farm of 76 acres
near Leeds has been sold to Howard
M. Deaver, for $1445.
Miss Anna Zebley, of Fourth dis
trict. has been appointed teacher in
school in Washington, D. G.
The James Lynch property, near
Lombard, containing II acres,, mas
, been bought by w. D. Irwin, fol
$500.
The influenza is still epidemic in
this neighborhood. The victims are
SO numerous that the family to nave
ESCAPED one or more cases is indeed
fortunate.
The Department of Labor, Wash
ington, d. c., has appointed William
r. Warburton, of Elkton, one OF the
Industrial Advisers to District DRAFT
Boards in Maryland.
On Tuesday of last week ]. Scully,
a civilian employed at the Aberdeen
Proving Grounds, was crushed 10
death by a big gun he was helping
to unload from a car.
A. H. Hambright, Lancaster, mas
sold the farm of 1876 acres in Full
ton. formerly known as the Kirk
Brown property, to o. H. Shenk OF
Ridgeway, for $4,000.
Poultry thieves made a raid on
the farm of Mrs. Emma Pierce, al
Cecilton, one. night last week ana
stole over two dozen chickens, all
there were about the premises
George w. league, of Sussex
county. Del, has purchased for
$1,000 the farm of the late Jos. B.
Kitchens, near Barksdale, Cecli
county, and containing 80 acres.
The meat and grocery store OF
Francis Iglehart, in Bel Air, was
totally destroyed by fire on Tuesday
Of last week, entailing loss OF
$40 .ooB, The property was partially
insured.
The Mccall power plant, Holt
wood, is taking steps to increase its
orse power $4,000, by Installing
mother turbine and generators. The
apacity of the plant is now 9O,oOo
orse power.
Eugene M. Haines, of Pleasant
Grove, treasurer of Pleasant Grove
Fair Association, has paid over TO
Lancaster Chapter Red Cross, the
net proceeds of the Black barren
Fair. amounting to $3.50.
The football team of Perkiomen
Seminary automobiled to Oxford on
Friday and remained over night.
Saturday morning they went to Port
Deposit, and were defeated by the
Tome team, nineteen to thirteen.
Lieutenant Ira Burns, of Havre de
Grace. who is with the British
Expeditionary Forces in France, has
sent home as a souvenir OF the waf'
shoulder straps taken from Ger
man high officer captured in a recent
battle.
Frederick Williams, member OIL
Company E, First Maryland Regi-
ment, of Elkton, who was sent over
seas in June, was killed in action
last week in France according 10
official notice from the War Depart
ment received by his parents.
Saturday, October IL, is the four
hundred and twenty-sixth annlvef-
of the discovery of America.
President Wilson has proclaimed II
Liberty Day ana requests the citi-
zens of every community in the
United States to celebrate the day
The officials of the North East M.
r. Church have started a campaign
to induce the members of the con-
gregation to purchase $4,000 in LID
erty Bonds for the benefit OF the
church, to be used for paying OIL inc
church indebtedness and make re-
pairs.
Fourteen bales of clothing. weigh
ing 1850 pounds, for the desutute
Belgians, were packed at the Heo
Cross headquarters, Elkton, ana
shipped to Newark, N. j., on Thurs
day of last week. The bales con-
tanned all kinds of clothing for men,
women and children.
The championship trophy OF tne
MISUNDERSTANDING base ball league,
won by Rising Sun with a record OF
ii games won and lost mas oeeh
! placed on exhibition in the WINDOW
pf Rising Sun Pharmacy. Tne
rophy is handsome. silver LOVING
cup from the Reach sporting goods
house. engraved with champion