The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


A decided drop in temperature
Friday night, when ice formed.
Sunday school will be held in the
main auditorium of the NJ E. church
ON Sunday morning, November 10.
While cranking his automobile,
Harry Fillagame, of Chesapeake
City, mail carrier, fractured his
right arm.
The County Commissioners have
stareed repair work on the road
bridge at Chesapeake City, to cost
about $500.
Woman's Organized Bible Glass
will meet at the home of Mrs. II. L.
Shepherd ON Sunday morning, at
9:45 o'clock.
Undertaking to separate two fight
ing dogs, Mrs. Harry johnson, OF
near Fair Hill, was badly bitten
through the hand.
The work of resurfacing all the
improved streets of the town OF
Newark, Del, with tarvia dressing
has been completed.
The Local Board has been in
structed to rush all work prepara-
tory to heavy calls for men in No
vember and December.
The ice house property, at Hunters
>mill, north of town, has been sold by
Woodrow & James to Mrs Ida Volk,
of Rising Sun. Terms private.
The entertainment course in Rising
Sun hall will open on Thursday eve
ming, Nov. IA, when the Maude
Stevens Concert Co. will be the at
traction.
]. Frank Blake, Jr., of near Childs,
has been awarded the county schol-
arskip to Washington College, Ches-
tersown, by the Orphans Court for
Cecil county.
The Washington House in New
ark, Del, has been sold at Sheriff's
sale to the Newark Trust and Safe
Deposit Company, for. $1,000, sub
ject to mortgage.
John C. Hindman, real estate
agent. of this town, has sold the
Lincoln farm, near Rising Sun, con
tanning, 256 acres, for $12,S0O, to Fl
H. Baugher of Virginia.
Owing to- the repairs in progress
at the M. E. church, of this town, the
Mems Bible Glass will meet on Sun
day, Nov. 10, at the home OF the
President, VIM. M. Pogue.
William Ray Baldwin, of Elk
Mills, this county, has been appoint
ed a Major in the Ordnance Depart
ment of the United States Army, and
assigned to duty at Washington, d.
G.
Official reports, UP to OCTOBER
26th, of the total number of army
influenza cases in this country since
September 13, was 3O2,252. There
have been 49,224 cases of pneu-
monia and 16,642 deaths.
Rev. E. H. Collins has accepted
the invitation of the North East M.
e. Church to become the pastor.
The new pastor has been in the Con-
ference since 1895, and comes from
Eastlake Church, Wilmington.
The State Roads Commission has
we'll under construction the addition
of shoulders to the state road ex-
tending from Bel Air to Washington.
These shoulders will increase the
width Of the road from Ia to 20 feet.
The members and friends Of the
w. @, T. u. are urged to leave liberal
donations for the Kindergarten, at
the home of Mrs. A. B. Keen on, or
before Nov. Is. Vegetables, cereals,
fruit. canned goods, and money are
asked for. Please be prompt.
The automobiles of DR.. j. b.
Slicer,, of this town, and John Weir,
Of Chester, were in collision at the
corner of Queen and Cherry streets
on Sunday, about noon. The ma
chine driven by Weir was consider
ably damaged, but able to proceed
Cecil County Teachers will receive
their regular salaries for OCTOBER
and no deductions will be made for
the II days lost on account OF the
SPANISH Influenza. The State De-
partment has plan under consid-
Grafton whereby part at least OF
the time may be made up.
Woodrow and James have sold to
Harry Montgomery and Chas. T.
=, Moore, of Colora, two very fine Hoi-
Elm heifers, sired by the Company
hi, King Pontiac Alcartra korn.
dyke. Messrs. Montgomery ana
Moore propose TO use these heifers
Aes, the foundation for pure bred
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