The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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showers Wednesday night.
Falling while carrying a pan oil
boiling water, Mrs. Kennard Blake
of Cherry Hill, was badly scalded.
Under the first quarterly dlstri-
button of the State School Fund
Cecil county will receive $5327.74.
The brood of seventeen year
locusts in this section is due next
wear. the last appearance being lr
1902.
John M. Clark, Of Elkton, has
been appointed a deputy game war
den for the Elkton district OF Cecil
county.
The Red Red Cross, North East,
has elected Mrs. P. S. Terhune chair
man to succeed Mrs. Guy Johnson,
resigned.
James Jones, of North East, EN-
ployed on the State road, was
severely injured recently by being
struck by a careless motorcyclist.
State Senator William N. Andrews,
of Dorchester county, Republican
nominee for Congress, is making
nersonal canvass of Cecil county.
The ducking season opens on
Friday, November l. Partridge ana
rabbit season opens on Monday NO
vember IL, as the 10th falls on
Sunday
The Chester County, Pa, Teach
ers' Institute that was to be held on
Monday, october %, 1918, has been
postponed on account of the inluen-
"a epidemic.
The store property of the late S.
T. Wiley, at Colora, has been bought
by William N. Wilson, for $z4Oo.
The sale was made by John z.
Hindman.
Among the list of graduates at the
nop-commissioned officers training
school at Camp Meade, appears the
namA of H. R. Jourdan, OF Como
wingo, to be corporal
During a meeting at the square in
ATBrt Deposit e. H. Rowland had MS
new Dodge roadster stolen ana
found it on the Institute Hill in gooo
condition the next morning
While attending to some plump
ing at Tome Inn, Port Deposit, Alex
ander Einwachter stepped into pot
of boiling oil and water and is con-
flned to bed with severe burns.
The War Department has notified
Hunter Sykes, in charge OF railroad
construction work in Elkton, that ne
has been commissioned a lieutenant
in the engineer corps of the amy
The property of the late Franklin
C. PYLE at Fulton House. Fulton
Township. has been sold at public
sale to Mr.. Schneider, of near Ian
caster, for $4.62O. The farm con-
tains go acres.
b. d. Derrick, manager OF Plney
Greek farm, in Fifth district, owned
bv DIR Henry, of Philadelphia, who
was srecently appointed Agricultural
Agent for Hartford county, has enter
ed upon his new duties.
Pennsylvania Railroad officials
have conferred with members of the
Elkton Town Council over proposed
improvements in the town, including
the location OF new passenger sta
<tion and the elevated tracks.
Wilson Fisher got his hand caught
In a Job press at the office of tht
Sun In Quarryville, and the ends o.
the fingers had to be amputated
He IL being treated at the Genera
Hospital. Lancaster.
A section Of the old Elkton IAN
grounds. recently used as base bal
field, has been purchased by th'
Pennsylvania Railroad for S14oo
Tha ground Is in the line of the pro
posed elevated tracks through Elk
ton.
The approach to the new Risini
sun-Porter's Bridge road, at what y
known as the Evans woOds' W"
completed this week and will b
opened TO travel In few days IN
sharp turn to left in the old ap
proaeh was eliminated by lengthen
ine the new piece OF roadway. NOR
than 100 feet. making a marked i'm
pFovement.
The Postal Authorities have takol
up the matter of putting Pigeol
hin. west Of town, In shape 80 u caI
N hs climbed In wet weather by IN
hnn truck. stone dust has beel
lpped from the Keystone quarries
near FrenchtoWn. and Is oein
placed upon tho hill. When this be
= comes packed by travel Il will max
= hard. smooth surface.