The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-02-20
TOWN AND COUNTY. :
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The first thunder gust of 1920 oc-
Cured in this vicinity on Saturday
night.
e. r. Burlington & Son have placed
handsome new auto delivery truck
in commission.
Guy Brothers Minstrels showed to
a fair sized house in the town hall
here on Monday night.
The young ladies of Elkton will
give a Leap Year Dance in Llkton
Armory, Friday, February 20,
Miss Wotring, the County Home
Demonstration Agent, has organized
a childrens sewing class in Elkton.
The County Commissioners will
meet in Elkton on February rs and
26 for the revision of personal prop
erty assessment.
F. A. Hambleton and family
moved this week from South queen
street to the Jesse Hambleton prop
erty. on East Main street.
Our physicians are kept busy an
swering calls Of the afflicted, there
being numerous cases OF Illness
throughout the neighborhood.
Monday, February 2Srd, being a.
legal holiday, (Washington's Birth
day) the National Bank OF Rising
sun will not be open for business on
that date.
Bohemia Lodge of Odd Fellows
Chesapeake City, celebrated the sew
entieth anniversary of it's organiza-
ton on February 9.
William H. Harper was on rep. 4.h
appointed postmaster at Avonoaie' 10
fill the vacancy caused by the Iesis-
nation of George L. Anderson, VINO
resigned May 28th last.
The hoard of trustees for the poor
and insane for Cecil county have ap-
pointed James Hartnett as superln-
tendent and DR.. Vernon Mcknignt
as chief physician at the county
buildings.
Milton Lloyd, son Of Mr.. and MIS-.
Joseph Lloyd, Of Chesapeake CITY
narrowly escaped drowning one DAY
last week, when he fell into the locks
Of Chesapeake & Delaware canai.
The little fellow was rescued Dy
James Kane.
r. l. s. Bullock, who formerly
taught public school at Oakwood' mas
secured a Government position IN
Washington and will hold puDiic
sale of personal property at MS nome
near Oakwood on Monday, Fep. 20
at 10 a. m.
The dwelling of Mrs. Edward
Foard, near North East, was to'ails
destroyed by fire on Monday nlgnt =,
last week. The flames had gained
such headway when discovered thaI
the family was compelled to nee anu
was unable to save anything
Fhe Stewards of the New York
Jockey Club have selected Friday
April 18th, to Friday, April sum
as the dates for the Spring Meeting
of the Hartford Agriculture anu
Breeders Association, at HaVre ue
Grace, when the ponies will run anu
the coin will be dropped.
The weather man after giving us
some mild weather last week tna'
looked like a general breakup OF ICY
conditions had set in, turned loose .
thunder gust on Saturday night ana
then called up Old Boreas, VINO in-
mediately came bowling down on US
with another cold wave that sent tne
mercury almost to the zero marx
Sunday night.
Elwood Haas, a young man en-
ployed at the plant of the American
vulcanized Fibre Co., Newark Del
met with a serious accident on Mon
day evening at the B. & 0. CROSSING
while on his way to work. lac
safety gates being down ne "ai'eu
until a train passed and then doageo
under the gates onto the tracks onis
to be struck by train coming IN a.
opposite direction, that he had faiiee
to see. His injuries are serious Du
it is not thought they Will proV'
fatal.
walter Carroll, a former soldier
held in Bel Air Jail on the cnarge y
robbing Sadler's hardware store II
Aberdeen. assisted by three negroes
4 Willis Williams, Perry StarKey, ant
unS1nalas .Bowser, also inmates OF th'
Ade an attempt to break lal
ht asst week. They succeeos'
hg a steel bar out OF one o
rs, and gained access 10 ln'
pr. Sheriff Atkin had peei
by trusty, and was pre-
pr them. Williams was takei
penitentiary to begin MI
pf five years, and the othe
placed In solitary connne