The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-12-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Christmas but two weeks oh,
have you done that shopping!
The December term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil County Will con-
vene at Elkton Monday, Dec. IL.
The John T. Hill property near
Elm. was sold Wednesday week to
Aaron Charles Of Eldora, for $4loo.
Lieut.. Howard Bratton. Jr., OF
Elkton. has received his permanent
commission in the United States
Cavalry.
Failure to receive our supply OF
paper on time makes the Midland
Journal late in getting into the
mails this week.
A pipeless furnace has been in
stalled in the M. E. Parsonage at
Charlestown, gift from the District
Superintendent DIR. Watt.
The work on the new Nazarene
Church, North East, is nearing com
nletion. The building will be the
largest OF its denomination IN the
county.
L. B. Phillips, for several years
agent for the American Railway
Express Co., is Elkton, has resigned
and will engage in the automoDlie
business.
The work of concreting North
street in Elkton, has been compile
ted. Main street from Bow street
to Gonce's store was opened to traf-
fic on December 4.
william J. Bratton, Trustee, has
sold the residence property OF the
late Frederick T. Haines, near Elk
ton, at private sale to John wallace
Scott for $10,500.
The summer home OF DR.. Harvey
Ewing at Zion has been purchased
by Prof. Thomas Smith, of Calvert
Agricultural High School, who has
been occupying it for the past three
months.
Al unknown man was killed at
M ldenhall by a passenger train
Thursday evening of last week. The
accident happened about one hun
dred yards from the Mendenhaii
station.
The lawsuit between Theodore
] Sharpless, formerly Of this section
and C. H. Hilton over the ownership
Of the Hilton farm was postponed
until the next term of Lancaster
County Court.
While on visit to the farm OF
Mrs. H. A. Walters, near Elkton'
Thomas Cornbrooke, of Camden, N.
j., met with painful accident,
being badly injured in the foot by
an accidental discharge of his gun.
The Major properties at Cowan-
town we're sold last week at trus-
tees sale. The lax acre tract with
dwelling house was sold to Hamil-
ton A. Gregg, of Kansas, for $500,
and the 20 acre meadow to Harry
Beers for 1926.
The annual treat for the inmates
of the County Home (the poor
charges of the county, will be given
! on December %. Those desiring to
y contribute may do SO through either
of the trustees-Geo. L. Hess, Thos.
Tyson and ]. T. Tyson.
The young men of North East
have raised a fund for the purchase
bf memorial window to be placed
n the new Nazarene Church, now
hearing completion, in memory of
benjamin Harlan. the only boy from
hat town who lost his life in the
World War.
w. B. Cooney. of this town, butch
red two fine fat hogs last week.
he hogs showed what proper feed
z methods will do. Their weight
March 2, 1920 was 92 and 76
unds, respectively. and on Dec. 2,
date of butchering, they weighed
and Ats lbs, respectively.
ressed they weighed SIS and 422
They showed gain of 3A lbs.
lay for 275 days.
Dur stores all present an attrac-
appearance in their Christmas
orations, and with large and
led stocks of goods suitable for
on display, are busy with
ppers, who are not waiting until
most desirable things are sold
re doing their Christmas buy
Visit them and you will see
gs appropriate and useful, and
have no trouble in making
tions for your holiday needs.
O. shopping early, when the
q complete and the clerks
time to give helpful sug-
20 It now!