The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-03-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED,


reported in the town of North East.
The March term of Cecil Circuit
Court will convene at ElktoE on
MONDAY.
The dates selected for Chautau-
qua this year at Rising Sun are June
10 to Is inclusive.
The w. c. T. u. will meet VIA
Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds on THURSDAY
March 10th, at 2:30 p. m.
Two cases of scarlet fever in tie
family Of Harvey Pomraning, on the
J. H. Kimble farm, near town, are
reported.
e. s. Dorcus, of Port Deposit, has
announced himself a candidate for
the Democratic nomination or AS
sistant County Treasurer.
The Kennett Square Fire Co. held
a celebration last week during which
mortgage for $4,000 was burned,
the company now being free of debt.
The Circuit Court for Cecil Coun-
ty on February 18 granted the peti-
tion of Harry Appleby, better known
as Harry w. Dean, to change ms
name to Harry Appleby Laws.
Justice Pratt of Elkton has inn
posed a fine Of $40 and costs upon
each of twenty-nine owners OF motor
vehicles who had failed to title them
within the time limit, which expired
in December.
Fire on Thursday morning OF last
week destroyed the store and dwell
ing at Oak Hill occupied by the
family of L. C. Eckert, who lost all
their household possessions. The
loss falls heavily upon the family
John F. Pierce, Of Colora, has ar
nounced his candidacy for the Dem
ocratic nomination of County Com
missioner, long term. Mr.. Pierce
is well known throughout the cour-
ty, having served in the capacity o'
Commissioner.
Deputy ]. j. Hooper, Internal
Revenue Department, will be IN
Port Deposit March Z and Rising
sun on March 8, for purpose of Civ
ing out information and assisting
tax payers in making out their 1920
income tax returns.
Arrested at Chestertown by a
state police officer, Richard B. Esh-
man was fined $135 and costs--$lOO
for operating an auto while uLder
the influence of liquor, SIS for ex-
ceeding the speed limit, and $40 for
failing to title his ctr.
Fire>on the property OF Pierre ).
Du Pont at Mendenhall last week
destroyed four frame buildings.
causing a loss OF $4,000. Forty
horses in a stable, one of the build
ings destroyed, were rescued by the
caretaker and neighbors with Con
siderable difficulty.
According to plans now being laid
out by the War Department, Camp
Meade and the Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, the most important CEN
ters in the Third Army Corps, will
be converted from temporary wood
en- building cantonments into per
manent brick structure army posts.
Ted Gather, Cecil county 10y
who played third base on the Rising
sun team last year and is vel
known to base ball fans, lef. fol
Oakland, California, this week. He
has been signed by the Oakland
team. which is a member of thS
Pacific Coast League
Martin Foley, Jr.. was arrested al
Hayre de Grace last week charged
with disorderly conduct on train cl
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
The warrant charged Foley. who IL
employed at Edgewood Arsenal
with spreading on one Of the som
pany's trains powders used in the
manufacture of chlorine gas. fole,
was held for the action of the granc
jury and gave bail in the sum O
$3.50.
Alfred B. Mcvey, Attendance or
flcer for Cecil County, brought sui
the past week before Police Justice
Cove s. Scotten, against a number
OF patrons Of North East and Elk
tom schools whose children have
failed to comply with the require
ments Of the Compulsory Attend
ance Law. The following were
fined $500 and costs, amounting tt
$500 each: John F. Harris. Harr,
Boyer, David Leonard, Walter sim
pers Of the North East school, ant
Allan Kline. of the Eikton school
At the same time several other cases
were either dismissed or continued