The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

rrnit trees bursting into bloom.
Gardeners getting down TO real
work.
Grass getting ready for the lawn
mower.
Fishermen report good catches Oh
herring, perch, etc, but snao very
scarce.
oxford M. E. church sent crate
80 oggs to the Philadelphia Metho-
dist Hospital for Easter.
Edward Goodnow has purchased a
dwelling property in North East
from Patrick Reedy for $1,000.
eoodly number from our town
and v;cinity find Havre de Grace a
mace of attraction since the ponies
began to run.
Tho congregation of Zion Presby-
ter;an church has voted to increase
the nastor's salary from $1,000 TO
$1,000 per year.
West Nottingham Grange, No. S5S,
will meet Friday evening, April z5'
in West Nottingham Academy build
ing, at 1880 o'clock.
Tho Directors of Elkton Banking
and Trust Company have declared a
semi-annual dividend of per cent
due and payable on May l.
The commencement of the Chesa-
!. peake City High School will be nelu
on tuesday, June /. OF the eignt
to graduate seven are boys.
The Gem Theatre, in oAioru'
which was purchased some time ago
by the Presbyterian church CT tnaA
town. is being conducted as moving
picture place for the benefit OF the
church.
Fourteen horses, five cows and two
calves were burned to death April
"a on the wilkins farm, three miles
from Chestertown, when the barn
was destroyed by fire. Seven COWS
were saved.
while enroute to Kennel Square
the large Stewart" truck OF the
Kennett Bottling Works caught f1re,
lust south of Clifton Mills, and IN
side Of ten minutes was almost COM
pletely destroyed.
The gross receipts of a carnlval
held four nights last week in New
ark, Del, by the Guild OF st. Tnomas
church were $500. After all ex-
penses were paid there was a net
sum of $1,100 left.
Clayton E. Heffner, John Il. Blue
bacher and Herman T. Grason, OIL
Frederick City, Md, were hailed pc
fore Justice Scotten, in Elkton, oy II.
RI. Williams, representing Automo-
hile Commissioner Baughman, ana
fined SIS and costs for use OF wrong
tags on new cars enroute from tne
factory.
Work on the State road at Harris
Vile is being pushed with vigor'
there being force OF twenty-six men
ON the lob. Two culverts have been
put in and several hundred feet Oh
sub-grading done. Concrete laying
will begin as soon as weather condi-
tions will permit, the frequent rains
holding this work up.
The pre-primary registration Of
voters will be held in Cecil county
Tuesday, April 27. between the hours
of s a. m. and Z p. m. This regis
tration is for the purpose OF register
ing all the voters, presenting them
selves to their respective registers
who have not previously registered
and who may be entitled to vote al
the next General Election.
The railroad strike has ended
after upsetting freight and otnel
traffic all over the country. Aoou'
the only thing that has been accom-
plished has been to give the pro
fiteers. an excellent opportunity u
boost prices of everything possible
the excuse being lack of freight ane
other shipping facilities. And th'
public foots the bill, even the striker
having to pay for his folly in the still
further increase in high cost o
living.
The three adjoining plots O
ground, including the stable on Fear
street and the large building front
ing ON Mount street, have been pur
chased by John Wilson from Chas. 5
Pyle, Eli T. Reynolds, N. c. Brown
w. Louis Ryan and the estate OF J
M. Sterrett. A plot at the corner o
Pearl and Mount streets was reserv
ed, upon which will be placed tn'
Office building used by the Towi
Commissioners and also the build
ings used to. house the fire equip
ment. The property was purchased
some time ago by the board OF towi
&sioners as individuals, and i
Dssary to get an order from
I to sell 1t, as the estate %
brrett was joint owner.