The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Rutchering has the right OF way
with our farmers at the present time.
After four days of rain and dreary
! weather Old Sol smiled again on
wednesday.
1t is reported new weekly news
paper is to be published in kennett
Square, Pa.
Christmas falls on Sunday and by
Tho law Monday, December 26, will
be a legal holiday.
( The fiftieth anniversary OF Moore,s
Chapel, near Blake, Cecil county
was celebrated on Sunday.
-phe dwelling of Mrs. J. G. Hind
man and family has been brighteheu
and improved by new coat OF paint.
The w. c. t. U. will meet with
Mrs. Koons and Miss Grace wilson
ON Thursday, Dec. Sth, at 1880 p. m'
From Monday until Thursday OF
last week 1880 baskets Of musn-
rooms were shipped from Avondaie
to dealers in Philadelphia and Ne"
York.
The hardware firm of S. H. King
e. Sons has broken ground for new
store building in Eikton, on the iot
adjoining their present store, wn'eh
is on ground rent.
Y The cost to the county Of the Sep
tember primary election was $S'-
08e II. and that of the regular elee-
tion on November was $5.4s1,z6.
Total, &1e,586.47.
Thanksgiving was wet ana afeary
ant OF doors, but there was good
Atheer indoors where family dinners
and reunions were held. The day
was quiet one in. Rising Sun. =
Lee I. Heeht, Of Hayre de Grace
! has been appointed one of the re-
eeiyers for the Federal System OF
Bakeries of Maryland, Baltimore
and has given bond for $4,000.
The 8s-pound rails on the Octo-
Yaro Division are being replaced
with 1O0-pound rails, and when
completed some of the heavy loco
motives will be used for hauling
freight over this road.
Given hearing before Magistrate
Cove s. Scotten, of Elktoa, charged
with soliciting wedding couples al
the Elkton depot, Price Graves, a
jitney driver, was fined $40 ano
costs, amounting to $3.50.
The net sum of $62.58 was reali-
zed on Saturday afternoon and eve
ming by the Sunday School classes
OF yerna Grason and Ethel Briscoe
from the bake held in the schoo
room of Miss Mabel Reynolds.
Samuel Little, a Newark, Del.
contractor, has been awarded th'
contract for the tile construction o.
seven big buildings for the Govern
msnt Gsneral Hospital t9 be located
on the Government Reservation a
Perry PolRt:
The Tell4nteer Fire Company o
Hayrs de Grace has appointed
eammittes composed Of Messrs J
L. Moore, G. F. Johnson and H. ]
Crawford. to purchase new auto
fire engine, equipped with pump
from the money raised by the stree
carnival held last summer:
After the Sixth District contri
button to Union Hospital, Elkton
was packed and delivered, an add
tionai contribution Of various pro
visions, valued at $500, was re
ceived from West Nottingham Acad
emy and taken to the Hospital thi
week.
While Justice w. s. Caldwell. o
New London, was in Newark, Del
restaurant one evening last week
his Ford car, left standing in from
of the Deer Park Hotel, was stolen
The machine was later foun'
abandoned, badly damaged, nea
Glasgow.
The engine and chassis of the bi
nRpto-bns filled with Eordham Col
,ege football rooters. which plunge
into the creek at Conowingo on Nc
yember S, has been removed an
taken to New York The rest O
the wEeckage was left where the bu
aF0ppea;
christmas is closer at hand tina
is realized. and will catch you wit
YOUR buying yet to Do If yep are nc
careful Better DO your shoppin
now: CUR stores all have splendi
eFEaE Of goods on display and clerk
can better attend your wants mo-
than later. when the real rush bt
gins. Shop early and make it easie
for yourself and the clerks as wei