The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-02-03

The ducklng season cioSou
Tuesday. January 81.
The ]. H. Humphrey farm near
Calvert. has been sold to M. F. Ley.
man, OF Illinois.
George H. woodaii has bought the
store business of P. J. Celia, on Main
street. in Elkton.
The w. C. T. u. will meet with
Mrs. Joseph s. Pogue on Thursday
Feb. 9Th, at $3.50 p. m.
Roland Cameron has bought the
Rachel Brown farm of "a acres, near
Wrightsdale, Pa. for $4,000.
The rain wednesday night and
Thursday helped wonderfully IN
cutting down the snow banks.
Elkton Town Council has sold to
the National Bank Of Elktcn $15,-
900 sewer bonds for $15.616.1S.
The dwelling OF Mr.. Robert Gil
hert. near Bel Air, was destroyed by
flre Wednesday evening, Jan. Is
Yesterday was Grounding Day
only six more weeks OF winter
whether he saw his shadow or not.
oxford has withdrawn from the
susauehanna base ball league. Elk
Mills viii probably fill the vacancy.
Wm.a d. -Leithiser has severed his
connection with the Havre de Grace
Republican as editor and manager.
The % acre property of Mrs
Anna Boyd in East Nottingham, was
sold last week to Robert McMulien'
for $4,000.
!. Gamers OF Caroline county are
contracting with farmers to grow
tomatoes the coming canning season
at SIS per ton.
Fearing an ice gorge residents OF
Port Deposit are moving coal ana
other supplies from their cellars tc
higher quarters.
Throw out few crumbs to the
birds. They will have trouble find-
ing enough food while the ground Is
covered with snow.
The Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
was closed at midnight Jan. 2S, fof
ones week, in order to make repairs
to the locks at st. Georges.
The heavy weight of snow crushed,
in the root OF the old warehouse Q.
the Rowland & Buck Lumber Co.
Port Deposit, on Saturday night.
The home Of Mr.. ]. I. Ringgold a;
Kellville, Hartford county, was de-
stroyed by fire Jan. "a. The cause
of the fire was an overheated fiue.
The dwelling Of Clyde Mcdonald
on Mt. Pleasant avenue. Oxford. was
totally destroyed by fire on Tuesda.
morning. Most of the household
goods were removed safely. There
was partial insurance on the prop
erty.
Waiter Wood, OF Peach Bottom
has killedsa Holstein bull, four years
old, that dressed 1918 pounds. The
hide weighed 1876 pounds. There
were 275 pounds Of rounds for dried
beef and the heart weighed sever
pounds.
Charged with shooting two quai
out OF season Earle r. Melrath, OF
Oxford. was fined SCI last week b.
Justice Patrick, of West Chester
AS an added penalty Melrath will be
deprived OF q gunner's license for
1--WE years.
The plant OF the Hayre de Grace
Electric Co. has been purchased by
the Northern Maryland Electric
Co., whose lines extend through this
section, current being supplied from
the McCall's Ferry plant, on the
Susquehanna river,
The Board Of Directors of the
Farmers and Mechanics Mutual In
surance Company, at the recent an
nual meeting OF stockholders az
Zion, was reelected. Robert Cam
eron was chosen President and e
b. Carhart, Secretary-Treasurer.
The Havre de Grace and Perry
yiile Bridge could be reproduced at
cost OF i&e17,7s1, according to a
report fiied recently with the Public
Service Commission. The report
- survey was solicited by the
Aission with view to valuine
property and revising present
hn Colbert, colored, charged
stealing clothing and other
es from the home of Jennie
at Warwick. has been lodged
on: Jail In default OF $500
nrris. Wilmer and Etter
rec other Warwick colored
in Elkton jail. charged
TEN stealing.