The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-07-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Sugar Is uISn fbut tHShO Pho
to be good honey crop to help out
in the sweet line.
Deputy Game Warden John AN
derson has liberated 10000 bass and
cat fish fry in Sassafras river.
p E. Garrett is building hand
some two-story 10-room bungalow
ON the river shore Of his farm in Elk
Neck.
nine hundred pound pig Is at
tracing considerable attention at
the farm Of Henry Anderson, Lower
oxford.
carnival is being held this week
at Perry Point by the U. $. Pubic
Health Service Band. on the Sth, stnI
and 10th.
Poultry thieves raided the henne'y
Of George S. Biddle. near Warwick,
one night recently and carried on
100 fowls.
Pennsylvania has adopted oval
tags for 1921, dog license tags and
kennel tags will be in the shape cf q
dogs head.
Wilson & McNamee have purchas-
ed from Harry Buckley two building
lots ON West Main street, opposite
their garage.
Preserving season is at hand, but
with sugar selling up near the thirty
cent mark there will likely be more
empty jars than common.
The population of Delaware by
the recent census is 223, ,003, an M
crease Of 1912 per cent. This is the
first state census announced.
Prof. J. Herbert Owens, for the
past eleven years principal OF HavreI
de Grace High school, has been ap-H
pointed superintendent Of Schools at
Newark, Del.
!. 8. Lansdale & Bro, of Mont
komery county, have purchased the
Salmon mill, on Back Creek. Cecil
county. Mr.. and Mrs. Salmon VIII
move to their farm near Singerly.
The first registered trapshooting
tournament of the Port Deposit Gun
Club will be held on Saturday, July
10. The progi am will include l5Oi
target match and SO target handicap
Shooting will begin at 10 q. m.
Prot. s. B. Shaw, Secretary Of the
State Horticultural Society, este
mates that the orchards of Maryland
will produce 100000 barrels Of ap-
pies this fall, if later conditions DO
not upset the present prospects.
An auto-truck mail service be-
tween Easton and Elkton, and Elk
ton and Philadelphia, via Oxford,
Pa, was inaugurated by the Post !
Office Department ON July I. The
service will be mainly for parcel post.
but other mail will also be carried.
Miss Anna Mary Tosh, daughter OF
James M. Tosh of near town. was
stunned by lightning during the
storm of Saturday. She had her
hand on the sink when the bolt
struck, and was knocked down and
rendered unconscious.
A span in the Bohemia bridge, IN
lower Cecil county. which for long
time has been settling, finally gave
way last week. fortunately withou.
causing serious accident. Much
inconvenience is occasioned the
travelling public. as it is necessary to
detour by way of Warwick and Mid
dletown.
The plant Of the United Firebrick
Co., North East. offered at public
sale by the receivers last week, was
withdrawn for lack Of an adequate
bid. The tenant house was sold to
Brown & BARLEY for $1S75; the
Summerville tract went to John Rus
sell for $1o5, and the Wakefield lot
to A. C. Cameron for $T7.50.
The Fourth Of July falling on Sum
day this year, Monday was observed
as the Natal Day. 1t was Q quiet
one in our town, and generally (
busy one for our farmers in the
neighborhood, with harvest on and
little help. The day was an ideal
one, weather conditions considered,
both fer work in the harvest field OF
days recreation.
1t has recently been announced
from the ofice Of the Home Demon
nstation Agent, that Miss Eva Ander-
|nf Butler school and Miss Cath
Cochran of Warwick, are VIM
the trip to Maryland State
College Park, Md, for the
Rnd Boys Club Short Course
ugust 2-6th. Both these girls
me splendid work in their re-
clubs for several years and
rving Of this fine educational