The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Thursday next is Thanksgiving.

Thursday next is Thanksgiving.
The recent election cost Cecil
county $500, nearly double the
cost of any previous year.
The President has issued procla-
nation designating Thursday, NO
yember 25, as Thanksgiving Day.
A dog belonging to Homard Terry
was run over and killed by an auto
mobile in Center Square on Satur-
day afternoon last.
The public schools Of the county
will close for the Thanksgiving holl-
day on Wednesday afternoon, re-
opening Monday, Nov. 29.
William ]. Shure, Darlington,
Hartford county's apple king has sold
the entire output of his orchard'
1000 bushels, to Baltimore buyer.
The third Quarterly Conference
will be held at the M. E. church,
Rising Sun, on Saturday evening,
goth inst, at 1880 o'clock by Dr..
Watt.
Friday and Saturday nights were
the coldest experienced so far this
fall. Thick ice formed and the
mercury was down to % degrees on
Saturday night.
William Creswell plucked from
vine in his yard on Friday after
noon the beautiful bloom OF sweet
pea. This shows the remarkable
weather we have had this fall.
Walter Blair, near Elkton, was ar
rested by Federal Police Gamble, on
the charge of shooting ducks from a
power boat. Magistrate Pratt i'm
posed a fine of 500 and costs.
Charged with illegal train riding
sentences of thirty days each have
been imposed on Joseph Burwick,
Samuel Brion, Robert Gray and
Harry Anderson, all of Philadelphia.
There was a decided drop in the
temperature on Friday last, when a
few snow flakes gave warning OF tile
approach of a different brand OF
weather from that experienced all
fall.
The wind and rain storm of
Tuesday, all day and night, was one
of the most violent that has swept
over this section for months, but no
damage of any serious nature is re-
ported.
The Red Cross movi' on Tuesday
night, in the il te1est OF the annual
membership drive, was not well at
tended, owing to the very incIement
weather. The pictures shown were
all of high order
The County Commissioners have
authorized the sale of $4,000 road
bonds, for the permanent improve
ment of roads and highways in Cecil
county, bids to be opened on No
vember 23 at noon.
Finding diamond bar pin, val
ued at $4,000, the property Of Mrs
Albert Guggenheim, of New York
william j. Thompson, of Hartford
county, has received a reward OF
$500 from the owner.
Clerk of the Court H. w. Lewis
up to the opening of cunning sea-
son. on Nov 10, had issued about
$500 licenses to gunners, about one
fifth of which number were granted
to nonresident gunners.
Arrested for the theft of hol sc
and buggy belonging to Chester
Pa, liveryman, Mrs. Jennie Ferris
has been sentenced to one year in
New Castle County Workhouse. The
team was sold to Edward Shivery, oi
Elkton, for $125.
An auto collision occurred on The
pike east of town Wednesday eve
ming whereby Harry Dinsmore and
Robert Rawlings of this neighbor
hood received sundry cuts ant
bruises, and their machines were
badly damaged.
Members of the Havre de Grace
Red Cross visited the Government
hospital at Perry Point and distri
buted among the wounded soldiers
under treatment 1000 cigarettes
(, one hundred pounds of smoking
tobacco, fruits and seventy-flve Vic
trola records.
Our town is now supplied Will
electric currest from the plant 'ol
the SusQuehanna river at McCalls
Ferry, current having been turnet
on Tuesday evening. The town.
electric light plant has been taks(
over, and we will now have b
light and power. with conti7
current.