The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-01-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Feed the birds.
Did you get a tumble?

Feed the birds.
&. Did you get tumble?
Ice creepers have been in demand.
Monday next, February 2, is
Ground Hog Day
Warren ]. Haines has sold to a
nurchaser from the West, his farm
at Barksdale, known as Laurandel
Farm.
Chesapeake City Fire Company
has purchased for $4,000 new fire
engine with rated capacity of 500
gallons per minute.
zion Methodist Episcopal church
has been undergoing extensive re-
pairs. new pews installed and other
improvements made.
sleighs seem almost a thing of the
past, as despite the fact that All
roads were a sheet of ice for days
hut few cutters were to be seen.
Five applicants took the Civil Ser
vice examination in Elkton Tor the
nosition of rural mail carrier on
route No. 5, from Elkton postoffice.
curtis E. Irwin has greatly i'm
nroyed his store by tearing out the
dividing partition, making one large
store room, in place OF two as mere
tofore.
Jacob singman has bought the
store and residence property on Main
street. Elkton, now occupied by HIM
self from w. Arthur Mitchell, Tor
$3.50.
The Farmers' Institute which was
To have been held at the Calvert
High School on Saturday, Jan. 24th'
has been postponed until some time
in February.
Harry M. jackson, Jr., OF Perry
vile. was arrested last week by
Deputy Sheriff John. Seth, and
taken to Elkton jail, charged win
assaulting his mother.
A large army truck broke through
a bridge on the State road between
North East and Perryville on Friday
and stopped traffic over that section
of the road for day.
On and after February z, Rising
Sun Bank, of the Elkton Banking g
Trust Co., will change its Saturday
banking hours. The new hours VIII
be from $3.50 a. m. to IL m, anu
to D. m.
DR.. H. C. Zimmerly of Mechanics
Grove, was last week sentenced Dy
Lancaster Court to serve one year IN
aeii, being convicted Of performing
n illegal operation. His plea LOT
new trial was refused.
Herman Glocker will reopen his
plant near North East, and resume
the manufacture of porcelain lnsu-
lators, in which work he was en-
gagged prior to the war. Quite
number of men viii be employed.
Rowlandville Calhp of Modern
Woodmen have paid Mrs. Grace
Murphy, of near Colora, the sum OF
$1,000 on account of the death of her
brother, Chester C. Riley, who was
killed in France, September, 1918.
Invitations have been issued by a
committee of Rising Sun young men
for program dance to be held IN
the public hall on Friday evening"
January 80. Music will be furnish
ed by an orchestra from Wilmington.
Two public sales Of horses were
held in Rising Sun last week.
Cooney, Woodrow & James on wed
nesday sold 20 head, and on Satur-
day Brown & Fisher sold IL head.
Despite unfavorable weather ana
icy roads both sales we're largely at
\ tended. Fair prices were averaged
at the sales.
DIR. M. Bates Stephens, State Su-
perintendent of Education, will ad-
dress the Colora School Improve
ment Association at the regular
meeting on February 4th. Mr.
Thomas L. Gibson, State Supervisor
Of Music, will also be present ana
conduct Community Singing All
those interested in the schools OF
Cecil County are urged to be present
Ralph skillman and William Hev-
erin, students in the Grammar
A.E@ndam in the Elkton High School,
ven hearing before Poiice
Cove s. Scotten on Wednes-
asst week en- warrants sworn
States Attorney Henry A.
on on the charge that Ralph
had carried at the school q
hdeadly weapon, and that
Verin had sold the pistol
minor. Both boys
ilty and the States At
kem severe lecture.
Dended.