The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-02-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past, Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Havre de Grace's new siren fire
alarm is to be erected on sixty
foot tower in that town.
Avondale, Pa, Grange realized
$3.50 by supper given for the
benefit of their piano fund.
Miss Carrie Lewis, an Elkton tail
or. fell on the icy pavement in that
town and sustained a fractured arm
The pupils of Elkton colored gram
mar and Industrial school cleared
over 500 from recent entertain
ment.
Superyisor Of Colored Schools j..
w Burlington, is organizing night
schools for colored people in Cecil
county.
Elkton Town Council has elected
Miller F. Magraw superintendent OF
the town water supply, at salary OF
5000 per annum.
The Lower School at Tome Insti-
tute Port Deposit, was closed on
Monday on account of the influenza
which is prevalent.
The Jackson property, near Lesiie'
occupied by John H. Hambletcn, was
sold last week by Robert c. Thack-
CIV. as Trustee, for $11OO.
During the absence of Daniel H.
smith. of Cecilton, from his home, a
burglar entered through window
and stole $50 left in the pocket OF d
coat.
E. S. Kaufman, Lancaster coun-
~ farmer, butchered the prize
haavv-weight hog recently. 1t was
a Poland China and dressed I'D
pounds.
while hauling a load of 19 forty
cuart cans of milk to Abbotts
creamery. oxford, George HaversticK
had an upset, and spilled all but one
can of milk.
The small office building on West
Main street, sold at public sale on
Saturday by the Commissioners OIL
Rising Sun, was purchased ny W.
Louis Ryan for $3.50.
The 3OO-acre East Stafford Han
farm, near Clear Spring, Washington
county, Md. that fourteen years
ago sold for $s3.4O per acre, was
RECENTLY purchased by William Sell
her for $4,000, or $3.50 per acre.
Charged with breaking into tne
store of Henry Biddle and steahns
ciqarettes and other articles, four
small BOYS were taken before Justice
Scotten. in Elkton, last week, ana
naroled under charge of their par
ents.
Morris L. Clothier, OF the firm OIL
strawbridge & Clothier, Phiiaaei-
nhia. who bought large tract Oh
land along the Sassafras river, dur
ing the past year, is having a $zo'-
900 bungalow erected on the prop
erty.
The hundred and thirty-ffth anni-
yersary of the organization OF Inc
first Methodist society in Annapois
will be celebrated by the Firs.
Methodist Episcopal Church, IN ina.
Mace during the week of March Z
to IA.
A. L. Wiedler, of Mannheim Town
shin. Lancaster county, Pa, mas
made an assignment for the penens
Of creditors to G. G.. Weldler' oi
Eden township. A. L. Weidler Is
the owner of fern Of IS acres ana
has other real estate.
There is much sickness through
out this neighborhood, NUMBER oi
deaths having occurred the past TWO
weeks from pneumonia, foiiowine
attacks Of the influenza, whicn mas
been prevalent and has kept our
physicians busy answering calls.
In another column we are printing
an article on "The Parents Relation
to Medical Inspection OF Schools ny
DIR. e. Blanche Sterling of the uniteu
States Public Health Service, who Is
conducting the physical and mental
examinations of children in thls
County.
Among the contracts let by the
Pennsylvania State Highway Depar''
ment at Harrisburg last week was
one for 4s41 feet of concrete in Wes'
Grove Borough to the Hill Construc'
ton Co., Philada., for $S6, 6,lS1.oo
This is a section of Route 1871 run
ming from the borough line at Dingee
bridge to the western borough hmi's
at Guefpsey avenue.
The lancaster Automobile CLUB II
making an effort to have the names
of. East and West King streets
lnnnd to Lincoln Highway. Tne
Highway Association VIII
Highway marked from
apast, at cost Of $4,000
let will be asked to defray
Of the cost Lancaster
lotment being $3.50.