The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-03-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Green getting IN the grass.
Trailing arbutus is budding.
Herring frog holding choruses.
The forepart of the week was real
spring.
Daffodils are unfolding their beau
tiful blooms.
March term Of Court convened at
Elkton on Monday.
Flocks of geese have been going
over this week, headed north.
Walter Elville has purchased the
property of the late Andrew ]. Bar
rett for $780,.
Good time to cleanup about your
premises and help make the towr
look spic and span.
A violent thunder gust, the see-
ond within a week, prevailed in this
section wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck, Chairmar
of Rising Sun Auxiliary Of Red
Cross, has rendered her resignation
.Neiper Edwards has broken
ground for his new store and bun
.galow, to be erected on West Main
street.
The Maryland annual conference
of the M. P. Church will be held this
year in Newark, N. j., opening on
April 6.
Having sold his property mar
Liberty Grove to Virginia pur-
chaser, Joseph Cutler will remove ~
New Jersey.
The Perryyille Athletic Associa-
ton cleared sos at the Polly anna"
moving picture show in the Psrry
Point Theatre.
Eggs are down to 33 cents per
dozen and the faithful hen is uoiig
her share toward cutting down the
high cost of living.
The work of remodeling and en-
larging the cottage of B. II. Brown,
west of town, has been begun by
contractor w. l.. Ryan.
Sunday brought us reminder Of
rapidly approaching spring, with
mild temperature and happy song
birds making the welkin ring.
w. X. Blake has sold his store
and dwelling at Mechanics Vale;
to VIM. T. Weaver, who will con-
tinue the business at the stand
A Board Of Trade has been OF
ganized in Chesapeake City with
Frank p. Conrey, chairman, and
William w. Schaefer, secretary.
Former Assistant Teasurer John
H. Terrell, of Elkton, has announced
his candidacy for the Democratic
nomination for County Treasurer.
The Rev. Mr.. Goldey, OF Connect
cut has been called to the Church of
the Good Shepherd, at Chesapeake
City, St. Stephens Church and
North Sassafras Parish.
Charlestown Commissioners az a
meeting on Saturday, March 12, will
decide whether the old order, for
bidding turning live stock loose
within the town limits, shall be en-
forced.
The beautiful swimming pool at
Tome school, Port Deposit, was
opened last week to all the boys,
both boarding and day students.
The pool was constructed by con
tractor w. l.. Ryan, of Rising Sun.
Most people were surprised on
Saturday morning to find the ground
covered with over an inch of snow.
but the white blanket disappeared
as if by magic as the morning wore
along, there being scarcely re-
minder of the snowfall left by noon.
Brown & Fisher have leased
portion of their store and pool roouj,
in this town, to the American Store
Co., which company will open one pf
their stores at the stand next month.
+ The storeroom will be remodeled,
the portion at present occupied by
Neiper Edwards being extended fur
ther back and used by Brown &
Fisher for pool room, Mr.. Edwards
moving March 25th.
Jos. T. Tyson. of this town, has
announced his candidacy for the
democratic nomination of Register
of Wills.
The cards of Benjamin Briscoc.
candidate for long term County
Commissioner; R. d. Bowland, pres
ent incumbent OF the oflce, candl-
date for Register Of Willis, and
George M. Potts, candidate for
Sheriff, also appear in this issue