The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

an increase of 10 cents over the last
year.
Seized with cramps while bathing
in Sassafras River, Paul Dunn, 3S
years old, of Masseys, was drowned.
His body was recovered.
Abel G. Cameron has been elected
Superintendent of North as t
Methodist Sunday School, suaceed-
ing the late Isaiah Biddle.
Last July Lester X. Burge, of Mid
dletown, Del, purchased two pure
bred Holstein calves for 1925. He
recently sold them for $3.50.
September IL to 80 have been
<selected as the dates for the next
n race meet at Havre de Grace, and
October to-31 at the Laurel track.
The hum of an airplane was heard
Sunday evening passing over town,
just as the storm was brewing. The
machine was above the clouds and
could not be seen.
Summerfield Tilghman, of Queens
town, has been appointed deputy
game warden for District No. g.,
which embraces Cecil, Kent and
Queen Annes counties.
At the annual meeting of the
Chesapeake City Red Cross Mrs
James S. Hopper was elected chair
man; Miss Kay Price, vice chairman;
Mrs. Harold Steele, secretary; Mrs
Julius Clayton. treasurer.
The old railroad round house at
Oxford, that was one of the land
marks of the road, has been torn
down. The policy of the railroad
company is to do away with the
round houses all over the system.
The steam shovel has been work
ing this week at the western limit OF
town, closing the road up Pigeon
Hill, and making necessary detour
from Center Square out Walnut
Lane to Harrisville for all traffic.
The hot wave that kept the mer-
curry up around the one hundred
mark several days last week, was
broken on Sunday evening by a
glorious rain that deluged us and
cooled the atmosphere wonderfully.
A big touring car, with st. Louis,
Missouri, pennant on 1t passed
through town Wednesday morning.
The car was fine one and attracted
attention because of its peculiar
painting, being in all colors of the
rainbow.
The commissioners of Worcester
county, Md, are to sell on July 10
the county almshouse farm, three
miles from Snow Hill. The property
contains 426 acres and will be
knocked down to the highest bidder.
1t is the purpose of the county
commissioners to comply with the
act of the Legislature requiring the
county to provide a suitable home
for the poor by providing them with
a boarding house or home in or near
Snow Hill.
nC AUClOOCh 1ShtOA "a ASO ~A~N~>
new management, j. Wilmer Cronin
and w. Earle Jacobs, who recently
purchased the paper, comes to us all
dolled up spick and span in new
dress, under date of July 4, Messrs.
Cronin and Jacobs have gotten in
line with the Improvement and ad-
vancement going on about Aberdeen
since war activities put new LIE in
that section, and have put the Enter
prise abreast with the progress all
about it.
We have received the Premium
List of the Maryland State Fair and
Agricultural Society, of Baltimore
County, Timonium, N. c. R. W., and
which is to be held on September /,
2, 8, A, 5, and 6, 1919. The Advi-
sorry Board includes Messrs. ]. Roy
ston Sitter, VIM. N. Amos, j. Alexis
Shriver, E. A. Wilson and H. e. Jew
ett. All communications should be
addressed to the office of the Secre-
tary, $50 Equitable Building, Balti-
more, Md.
Main street has more the appear
ance of a canal bed than roadway,
since the work of steam shovel last
week, and when the rain camc Sun
day evening last several autos were
soon in distress passing through
town. Three or four got too close to
the side ditch in passing other ma
chimes and sank hub-deep in the soft
mud, requiring trucks to pull them
out. The steam shovel has moved
to Pigeon Hill, where grading for
the State road is proceeding rapidly.
Just when concrete laying will begin
in town is not known, but 1t can't
begin too soon.