The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
]. hort Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

received a cablegram from his son
John announcing his safe arrlvai
"over there"
Mrs. Ruth Haddock has been ap-
pointed teacher of Bay View school,
to take the place of Miss Mary
Mahoney, resigned
The Jockey Club has announced
that the spring races on the HaVre
do Grace track will begin April l
continuing sixteen racing days.
During the past year the business
done by the American Road Ma
chinery Co., of Kennett Square, Ia,
amounted to over $2,000,OOO.
Rev. j. B. Kendall, D. D., OF
Lincoln University, will occupy the
pulpit at West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church on Sunday next
the 17th.
r is reported that a resident OF
Colora vicinity while on a recent
visit to Baltimore was detained for
time. under suspicion OF Delne q
German spy.
William Pepper Constable, of ELK
ton, was re-appointed as member
of the Board Of Liquor License Com
missioners, for Baltimore City, by
Governor Harrington last week.
The Red Cross will meet Friday
afternoon, March Is, two O'CLOCK
in the Lecture Room of the NJ. II.
church. All interested ave urged to
he present and assist with the work
Tomato growers generally on the
Eastern Shore peninsula are stirred
up over the price of/$21 ton fixed
by the Government, and state the
. crop is too uncertain to grow OH the
close margain that this figure makes.
Gertrude Dickerson, of kennett
Square has applied to the court Tor
a divorce from Jos. A Dickerson, OF
West Grove, to whom she was mar
ried, at Kelton, on December 23'
1874. and who deserted her on July
2, 1885,
Henry T. Deaver, former cashier
az the Chesapeake City National
Bank, has been appointed assistant
of the Centreville Natcnal
Bank. Vice president T. Harold
Davis. resigned to accept Federal
noeition as National Bank Examiner.
The aurora borealis on Thursday
evening Of last week, lit up the
heavens and was beautiful display;
While the ordinary color is pale
greenish-yellow, this time 1t was
generally a white-steel, at times
changing to crimson but only for a
few seconds durations.
Our Busy Ladies' Aid was repeated
in the public hall ON Thursday eve
Ming of last week, and again brought
out a full house, and was thoroughly
enioved. The entertainment was
given for the benefit OF the Red
Cross and the net receipts were
over $50.
The big mail truck got mired
deep in the mud near the end o. tne
new concrete road at the Sadler
farm, on Tuesday evening, and had
to he abandoned for the night. II
reouired block and fall to drag the
machine out Of the mudhole on
wednesday.
rho Charlestown Sand and Gravel
Co.. represented by S. r. Andrews
az Elkton, has been taken over by
the government for the period OF the
war. 1t is to be used in connection
with the Proving Ground and the
Perry Point Government Station
furnishing all the sand and gravel
for both places.
cantain Edward v. Stockham
whose land holdings and canning
factories were Included in the porp-
critics taken over by the Government
for the Aberdeen Proving Ground
has purchased the Delmar Lumber
Co. property in Havre de Grace. and
wall establish a large cannery, VILE
a capacity of between 100000 and
10000 cases annually, ana tne
product will consist largely OF con
eentrated tomatoes.
The Mendelssohn Sextette was
greeted by crowded house on Mon
day evening, and this number OF the
entertainment course was gooe
one, the playing and singing oil the
young ladies being much enjoyed
Their program was varied one, en-
bracing classic music, as well as
number Of the popular present day
war songs, etc.
The concluding number OF thu
course will be on March 2S, wheI
the Treble Clef Club will appeal
here
Y A pie social will be held at New
Valley school on Friday evening
March Is.