The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-03-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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dirt roads are almost impossible.
Damaged by ice Oldfield Point
light has been discontinued until re-
pairs can be made.
The North East Fire Company
will hold their annual carnival this
year, September / to IL.
The w. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Joseph H. Smith on Thursday,
March 9Th, at $3.50 p. m.
American Railway Express agents
l. r. Swergert. at Elkton, and Leslie
Hilton, at Havre de Grace changed
places on March /.
The 32 acre farm of the late
Nancy Jane Brabson, in Lancaster
county, has been purchased by
JameseMahan for $270O.
! state Senator Millard e. Tydings.
of Havre de Grace, has announced
his candidacy for Congress from the
Second Congressional District.
Bayard Black, .Robt. B. Foard and
Victor r. Bennett have been reap
pointed Supervisors of Election by
Governor Ritchie.
Wilson avenue, between Main ana
Cherry street. is sight to see. The
best way to travel it is to keep on.
The ruts> and mud are more than
axle deep.
Prof. C. r. Martin, professor OF
Chemistry and Physics at Tome
School for Boys, Port Deposit, has
resigned to accept a position in
Cincinnati.
More snow Wednesday night,
when between an inch and ahalf anu
two inches fell, followed by drizzle
OF rain that formed crust of ice
over everything.
The next session of the Maryland
Annual Conference Of the Methodist
Protestant Church will be held IN
Chestertown, beginning on the first
Wednesday in April.
The large maple trees in the yard
directly in the rear OF Rising sun
Bank were cut down this week. 1t
is reported dwelling is to be erect
ed on the lot by w. K. Alice and H.
L. Shepherd.
An officer of the Internal Revenue
Department will be at the Cecil Ma
tional Bank, Port Deposit, Md. on
Friday, March 3rd for the purpose OF
assisting those making their Inter-
nal Revenue Income reports.
A Rotary Club with thirty mem
bers has been formed in Havre de
Grace. Frederick Lee Cobourn has
been elected president, Hiram Stan
ley vice-president, Chas. B. Silver
treasurer. Frank Marshall secretary
The newly-appointed board OF
trustees OF poor and insane for Cecil
county has organized by electing
George e. l.. Hess, OF Fair Hill,
president; James Hartnett. overseer
and DIR. v. H. Mcknight, physician.
Failing upon ice Feb. II, Walter
M. Smith, former Chief of Police in
Hayre de Grace, was hurt about his
head and died an hour later from
hemorrhage on the brain. His wiie
and four grown children survive
him.
Harold Bonney, a crippled soldier
EMPLOYED in the Government print
ing plant at Perry Point, was pain
fully injured when his foot caught
in the fly wheel Of a printing press.
He was taken to the government
hospital for treatment.
William Cam, Jr., Eikton, catcher
on the Hagerstown. Md, ball team
last year, has been traded to the
Durham, N. c., team. Day Moore,
also of Elkton, has signed as
pitcher for the Waynesboro, Pa,
team this season.
A meeting in the interest of milk
production, with moving pictures.
will be held at Rising Sun, March 8,
at 1880 p. m. The meeting will be
conducted by State Agricultural Ex-
tension Service. The Philadelphia
Interstate Dairy Council and the
Interstate Milk Producers Associ-
alton cooperating. y
Lieutenant William e. Riley, who
was recently transferred from the
Aberdeen Proving Ground to Lang
ley Field. Va. was one Of the vic
Tins in the disaster when the big
army airship Roma, with her crew
and a number Of civilians totaling
As in all. plunged 1000 feet or
more In the air to the ground at the
Hampton Roads Naval base.