The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-02-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Tomorrow. the 14th. is 81. valen-
tines Day.
More snow Tuesday. to add to the
"littie bit" we already had.
John Blakeley has sold his farm
near oakwood to a Virginia party for
s475O.
A County Nurse has been applied
for by the Cecil County Chapter Of
the Red Cross.
The Havre de Grace Electric Co.
has purchased the Perryville electric
light plant, formerly owned by J. H.
Harlow.
The warm sunshine this week has
nlayed havoc with sleighing, al
though there is still plenty OF snow
in evidence.
william Ayers was seriously in
iured last week at Providence Paper
Mills by being caught between the
calender rolls.
Feeding salt in mistake for buck
wheat Miss Fanny Rawlings, Of Port
Deposit, lost one hundred and fifty
of her chickens.
A meeting of the Maryland Press
Association was held at Carvel Hail.
Annapolis, on Wednesday, FEBRUARY
18th, at / o'clock p. m.
Thieves entered the store. of Mrs.
Carrie Massey, in Port Deposit, on
Saturday night and sole a quantity
of fresh meat, tobacco, candy, etc.
Her clothing catching fire while
she was toasting bread Mrs. Hester
Reasin, of Havre de Grace, aged ~
years, was so badly burned tnat
death resulted.
Governor Albert C. Ritchie has ap-
pointed H. Ellsworth Shippers, JUS
tice OF the Peace for North East, to
fill the vacancy caused by the death
of Isaiah Biddle.
The annual election for seven
commissioners of the town OF Port
Deposit, will be held in that town ON
Monday, Feb. %. between the hours
of four and eight D. m.
The directors of the Perryvilie
National Bank have reelected JOS.
Coudon, president; w. H. Cole ana
]. T. C. Hopkins, vice-presidents;
George Cobourn, cashier.
w. B. Cooney and woodrow &
James will sell at public sale, on
Tuesday, February IT, at the Mary
land House stables, in this town, q
carload of Franklin county horses
and mules.
AT a meeting Of the stockholders
of the Havre de Grace improvement
Co., the action of the Board OF
Directors, In deciding to wind up the
affairs Of the company, and dissolve
the corporation. was unanimously
endorsed.
Ground has been broken on the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds Tor tne
erection of a field exhibition storage
warehouse. II will be a one-story
structure Of steel and glass, and VIII
be $40 feet long by 1876 feet wide. bl
feet from floor to ridge and 30 feet
at the sides.
The Board Of Election Supervisors
for Cecil County has appointed v.
n. Bennett and Joshua NJ. Ash. OF
Eikton. and Emory @. Lowe and J.
Frankiln Diggs. Of North East 10
make a complete new set OF regis
s..t.. -. g. &ha alaeff0n Dre-
einets for this county.
While workmen were tearing down
the old stables In Chesapeake CITY
where for many years the hundred or
more mules we're housed that were
used on the tow path Of the Chesa-
paake and Delaware Canal. they
found a quart Of whiskey. which nad
never been opened after being sealed
Becoming mentally deranged as
the result Of injuries received Dy
falling on a load Of fodder on MS
head. Edward Talbot. a farmer OF
near Rock Springs. chased his family
out Of the house with q shot gun
sheriff Seth was called to the scene
~8~ NA@&1a A@iNCNt uhN~A ~tA-'
took him TO the county jail In Eikton'
A Washington Birthday Social
viii be held by the Mems Bible Class
IN the N. Y. church of this town on
Thursday evening. February IS. Mr.
william II. Berry. OF Chester, WIN
deliver an address and there Will be
- short literary and musical program
ker which refreshments VIII De
ped. The public Is cordially IN
Va 20 attend and help enjoy the
kcaalon.
n DE Once Building on West Main
AIN this town. erected by tue
pmmissioners. will be ofered
sale on Saturday. Feb. III
b. Also at the same time'
Slater property on the
Mount and Pearl streets