The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-12-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Y Coal slips per ton, and SCARCE at
that.
few flakes of snow Thursday
morning of this week.
Mrs. Levin Wethered Barroll wlle
/. Of Capt. L. w. Barroll, was the first
woman in Kent county to take out
cunning license.
A dredging machine is at work re-
moving the sand bars in Big Elk
Creek. between Cedar Point and the
pulp mill wharyes at Elkton.
A string orchestra has been organ
lied in Rising Sun composed OF ~
y. Hanna. Saml. T. Little, RoWlano
KYLE. Joe Murraca, George Ferguson
Thomas Hutchins, Leroy jones' her
bert RYAN and Merton White.
George Denny, of near Chesapeake
City, reported that on Monday Vi
last week he saw only few yafos
from him a good sized doe crosslne
the Elkton-Chesapeake City roao
from west to the east side or the
meadow along Perch Greek.
Preparations are being made 10
ton-dress the Rising Sun-Caivert
state road, and it is hoped open
weather continues until the work Is
completed. Twelve carloads OF stone
chin are being received and placeo
along the road by auto trucks.
Loaded shells which gunners left
in a field were picked up by Waiter
Emerson, 5 years old, of PorterS'
Del. The child attempted to burn
one Of the shells; when it explooeo'
manning his hand He was treated
at the Delaware Hospital, Winning
ton.
"A few days since a cannon Weigh
I. ing II tons supported by hVe low
Aueels on each side was transporter
the Belair state road. Mo'oi
clys Furnished the motive power
rpridges whose capacity Is sup
to be limited to four TONS
up under the load.
officers and men who serve IN
- department have presenteu
a Tor Joseph Ek Colyer, Jr., head OF
tho finance department at the Aoef-
deem Proving Grounds, with silver
sword. The scabbard and hahuie
v-ase of sterling silver and golo
monogram is on the scabhard.
Omar D. Crothers, VIM. t. war
burton and James F. Evans, OIL tne
Elktos bar, have become assoclateu
with counsel for the defense, Ill Tue
trial of Charles Halwaldt johnson
for the killing of Major King, las'
July at Aberdeen, which Will Dc
tried in the Cecil County Circul'
Court.
while cunning on the York Coun
ty hills, Monday, BENJAMIN ohlPle'
received sixteen grains of shot IN hl'
r;eht leg and two grains in the lef'
hand as the result OF an accIaep'
Another hunter who was unaware O
Shipley's presence and seeing some
thing moving in the bushes hreo
wounding Shipley.
Thanksgiving Day brought over
cast skies, with rain in the evening
While the weather conditions Wer'
dreary outside there was plenty o
good cheer indoors, the day bein'
quietly observed. Business was sus
Appended and a number of family re
unions held. The THANKSGIVING
turkey was not as much in evdenc
as in times gone, because ne wa
roosting SO high in the markets as u
be almost entirely out of reach.
w. B. Cooney, of this town, is ou
for the record as the champion no.
fattener. and here are the facts:
On Sept. 20 Mr.. Cooney purchase
at the public sale of VIM. II. Nesblt'
near Porters Bridge, hog weighh
so lbs. On October 4 the no
weighed 104 lbs, and on Novemne
% when butchered it weighed Il
lbs. live weight. This is gam
1873 pounds IN % udys,
short of two pounds per day.
Owing to the rain on Thanksgi'
ing evening it was not thoueht a'
visable to hold the services planhe
in the M. E. church. This decisio
caused a great deal of adverse crit
cism by our citizens. The servics
were, however, held on Sunday ev'
ming last, short addresses bein
made by Rev. A. B. Hallock' OF Yves
Nottingham Presbyterian churcl
Rev. w. G. Koons, of this town, an
the pastor, Rev. H. r. heeo'
special musical program was renae
ID by the choir
Watch for Volk's Price SaVif
-, - ~~ocarias etc beginnil