The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
hort Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Monday Is Moving Day.

Wilmington M. E. Conference con
ycned in annual session on, Wednes
cav at Dover, Delaware.
B. p. Nichols, of this town, ha9
been appointed an explosive licens-
ing agent for Cecil county.
Elsewhere in this issue Taxpayer
replies to Observer, relative to the
school Law, which is bone OF con
tention with them.
Tho demand on our columns for
advertising matter this week mas
crowded out large amount OF local
news, already in type.
TIL, Cecil Star reports North East
is still ''up in the air. about Wnat L
to pan out from Uncle Sans gravel
prospecting in that locality.
Clarence M. Hoshall, of White
Hall, Hartford county, has sold loo
acres of growing trees on his place
to W.. S. Ford for $500.
The. public schools Of the county
will he closed for the Easter holi-
days--Good Friday and Easter Mon
day, March 20 and April 1st.
Tho one hundred and thirty-seVen
acre farm of Robert A. Kirk, located
near Perryville, has been purchased
by Henry Osborn, Jr., for $10,ooo.
The social given by the pupils OF
Bay View public school on Friday
evening, March 8, was decided sue
cess. Net proceeds for beneht OF
Junior Red Cross, $20.2o.
The Young house and lot i'll Cecil
ton was sold Tuesday at the Court
House door, Elkton, by Robert Q.
Thackery, Attorney, to Alexander
Wilson, of the First district, for
$535.
A movement is on foot by Har-
ford county parties for the ab'lsh-
ment of a corn cannery in Rising
Sun, providing a guarantee OF goo
acres or more of corn will be pledged
by farmers in this neighborhood.
The residence of Miss Libbie
Hayes. at Barksdale, was destroyed
v fire Monday evening OF last week
jhe origin of the fire is unknown, as
It, began in an unused part oil the
house. Most of the furniture was
saved.
Samuel J. Reeder of North East.
last week sold his entire stock OF
clothing and mems and wcmen's
furnishing goods to the Penna. Mer-
camille Co., and will retire from
business. Mr.. Reeder established
the clothing business at North East
in 1876.
St. Patrick's did himself proud on
Sunday in the way of fine weather
and Shelley followed suit on Mon
dav. In fact the weather this week ul
until Thursday. was a splendid fore
taste of spring, mild, with warm sun
drying the ground rapidly and work
ing wonders in Improvement of the
bad roads.
West Nottingham Circle OF the
sixth District Auxiliary OF Red Cross
Society. has finished and sent tc
headouarters the following articles
During January, scarfs, l helmet
ii pairs wristlets, pair socks anc
sweaters. For February. scarfs
helmets, 2 pair wristlets, pail
socks and sweaters A total OF 81
articles.
The gang who have been breaking
into cars on the Wheeler side tiacE
and stealing articles from them ano
from the fair grounds, at Oxford
have been brought to light. A mum
ber of places were searched and
great deal of the booty recovered
but Mr.. Wheeler refused to prose
cute, demanding only that what was
stolen, should be returned or setuee
for.
The Hartford Bank of Bel Air. has
completed plans for the establish
ment of a branch institution a.
Aberdeen. Property has been pur
chased from T. L. Hanway in thai
town. upon which temporary puildd
ing will be erected at once and doors
opened ready for business on o.
about April 1st. A substantial per
manent building is being eontem
plated,
The will of the late Rear-Admira
THOMAS Perry. who died last week
was admitted to probate Wednesday
The estate is devised as follows; Ft
Roy Perry McCienahan. $4,000; Miss
Josephine Bromwell Carson. $1,000
and the residue is devised to Mis-:
Katharine Cassard McClenahan anf
Perry McClenahan, children of Ho.
Perry McClenahan, and the latter il
made executor,