The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Jupiter Pluvious hau MS
again this week.
Four frosts in May are predicted
nv a Hazelton weather seer.
The General Assembly Of the Pres
hvterian Church will be held in phil
adelphia May 1928.
g T. Kennard, of Colora, has put
a handsome new auto-truck in SER
vice on his butcher route.
The teacher and pupils of Butter
school, near Greenhurst, will hold a
festival at their school, Friday eve
ming, May Z.
total eclipse of the moon Will
occur on May 2. The eclipse peglns
at 4:49 p. M, is total at '7:l4 ana
ends at 1858.
The Cecil County Medical Society
is making preparations for dinner
TO be rendered the members OF tne
society who served in the war.
Tickets for the Chautauqua to be
held at Rising Sun June 4-9 Will pc
nlaced on sale Wednesday, May o.
season tickets, adult, $3.50; child
rem, $1.OO.
Fifteen years ago eggs were seiilng
at 18 cents per dozen, butter at 80
cents per pound, buck shad at ~
cents each and roe shad at 40 cents
each, but look at them now.
The Teachers Association of Cecil
County has recommended DR.. M.
Rates stephens, Of Denton, for reap
nointment as State Superintendent OF
Education. to Governor Ritchie.
Harry Altland, Special Agent OF
the Bureau of Census, Washington
is now taking census of all manufac-
tnrers in Cecil County. He will call
upon you, if he has not already made
you visit.
By the explosion of an oil stove
in the kitchen of the nj. e. Parsoh-
age. at Chesapeake City, CONSIDER
able damage was done. The prompt
response of the Fire Company pre-
vented a serious fire:
Reniamin Simmons, of Casho Mliis,
lost a valuable horse last week. me
animal stepped into a hole on tne
Newark -Elkton road near J. T. VIII
sons warehouse, breaking one OF its
legs. and had to be killed.
woodrow G James, agents for the
Economy silo, will receive a carload
of silos in May. They have maoe
sales recently to Frank Kelley, Jonn
Gamble. Howard Brown, CALVIN
Riley and Levi Balderston.
John Simms, colored, arrested ~
New Mexico as the murderer OF Raii-
road Detective Lawrence Beers, OF
Childs. near Swan Creek, ana
brought to Hartford county, VIII
probably be released as all enorts 10
identify him have failed.
We have received and put IN
type the proceedings of April meet
ing OF Cecil Farmers CluD. put
owing to it's length, three columns
and the demand of other matter
upon our space, are compelled 10
hold il over until next week.
w. B. Cooney of this town reports
the following record in feeding two
pigs: They weighed on March q,
1920. at 1880 p. m, 80 ana 90
pounds respectively. On April ~ q.
1890 a. M, they weighed 1T ana
1877 pounds respectively, gain per
day of "a 2-7 ounces for the neav,el
one and 231-7 ounces for the
lighter.
The bake held on Saturday after'
noon last by the teachers and pupi's
Of Rising Sun public school was
success in every way. The contrt'
buttons of bread, rolls, pies, canay
etc in addition to the provision
made by those connected Win ths
school. we're SO generous and tne
patronage OF the puuS
that the net sum of $45 was reaiizeu
The money will be used to procure
suitable banners, etc., for the haii'
Day parade, to be held In Eik'ol
during May, when the school expects
to be largely represented.
Concrete laying on the State roae
at Harrisville began on rhursuas
afternoon of last week and about 10.
feet put down up to the followlnt
afternoon. when there was a Dae
break in the mixer, since which time
the machine has been entirely out o.
commission, waiting on repairs. ms
is the sort of report We gave Sc
frequently last year that some on'
has suggested we have it stereotype'
for use from time to time this sum
mer, the probability being that a.
long as the contractor persists II
ng a wornout machine on the 1op
refuses to learn from experience
hlts viii be the same.