The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Wilson & McNamee are Duilulhs
an addition to their garage on Will
son avenue.
The cunning season for ducks,
geese, brant, jacksnipe and crow
bills. closes January 81.
sunday next, February End, is
groundhog day, when the little ami
NAL will tell all about the winter.
The auto of Chester Colline Of
Kirkwood, Lancaster county, caught
fire and was completely destroyed
one night last week.
Mrs. Margaret Heath, Elkton, has
received pair of French wooden
shoes from her son, Private G. Man
lev Heath, 313th Infantry.
Albert l.. Teele, head of the Teele
Farm Agency, whose ad. appears IN
our columns, has opened a branch
office at 812. King St., Wilmington.
Postmaster o. c. Giles, of Elkton,
renorts the sale in Cecil county dur
ing last year of Thrift Stamps and
War Saving Stamps to the value OF
$72,603.O1.
William l.. Hall has resigned as
head OF the manual training depart
ment of Easton High School, to be-
come manager Of the orchards OF w.
T. Warburton, near Elkton.
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Mrs, Rhoda B. Bechtel has pur-
chased the store and dwelling prop
erty of B. P. Nichols, corner OF
Queen & Cherry streets, in this town.
the reported price being $500.
Lewis Roster, veteran OF the
Civil War, was found dead Jan. II
in a tenant house on the cooper
farm at Charlestown, where he lived
alone. He was 73 years of age and
leaves no family.
The Chestertown Transcript re-
ports shad and herring caught IN the
Choptank river on December 81.
This is the earliest date ever re-
ported of shad and herring caught
in Maryland waters.
The trustees of Pleasant Grove M.
e. Church have purchased one and
three-fourths acres of land from
stephen Ragan, for the purpose OF
enlarging the cemetery, which is
completely filled with graves.
Influenza has been raging in some
parts of Cecil county for the past
two or three weeks, and while the
death rate is not as high as last fall,
it is believed there are more people
ill with the disease than at any time.
Owing to a press of other matter
we are unable to give space this
week to the proceedings of the
Farmers Club meeting, held Jan.
Is at the home of Robt. T. Cameron,
Rising Sun. They will be published
next week.
Norris G. Cameron, of Perryville,
and DR.. T. B. Moore, of Rising Sun,
have purchased the Keilholtz farm
of 11O acres, near Rising Sun, for
$4,000. This is one of the most
desirable farms in this section OF
Cecil county.
William P. King was seized with
an attack of hiccoughs while attend
ing a public sale at Cherry HILL
Lancaster county, on Wednesday OF
last week, and it was 4S hours be-
fore the attack could be broken up
and Mr.. King secure rest.
Kent county farmers report the
loss of sheep from peculiar cause
The open winter has resulted in
wheat making unusual growth, and
many of the farmers have allowed
their sheep to pasture on IT. This
it is believed, has been the cause OF
the sheep dying.
Aid of the Lancaster County Com
missioners is promised the Lancaster
Automobile Club in it's efforts t.
secure the construction of road
from Lancaster via Quarryvilie tc
the Maryland state line. Lancaster
county is ready to do it's share and
the only need now is to get the State
in line.
Roy Smith, of Drumore Township
Lancaster county, was attacked by q
bull he was driving one day last
week and badly injured, suffering
broken collar bone, two fractured
ribs and other painful hurts. The
infuriated animal was beaten off by
William Grimsey. in time to save
Mr.. Smiths life.
The Middletown, Del, Hotel, pur'
chased by H. G. Smith of Burkeville
Va. shortly after Rural New Castle
County was voted "dry" has beer
sold by him to L. Veazy Kirk, mer-
chant who lost his stock of goods
when the Opera House was burned
The new 0Wnor will rim tha hotel 0T