The midland journal., 1901-09-27
Friday, Sept. ~ 1901.
MIaORLOCALS

Chas. Puschall has resigned as
constable for the Fifth district.
The Hartford County Fair will be
held next week, October IA.
The first day for registration will
be next Tuesday, between the hours
of s a. m. and p. m.
A festival will be held at the M
E. Parsonage this evening by the
members of the Junior League.
The New Castle Presbytery will
convene in the Presbyterian church
at the Head of Christiana, Oct. 1.
Miss Hattie Evans has been ap-
pointed teacher at the Elkton pub
lie school, to succeed Miss Eloise
Walmsey, resigned.
The Oxford cannery has sold its
acreage to Charles Silver, who is
shipping the tomatoes by rail to his
Liberty Grove cannery.
The Jesse Stoops farm, near Elk
ton. consisting of 13 acres of land
with improvements, was sold on
Tuesday to Jacob Holmes for $3.50.
Plans are said to be in course of
completion for the construction of a
new iron bridge over the Susque-
hanna river at Perryville, on the
p, w. & B. railroad.
Ely Wright fell from the hay
loft on his farm near Elkton, Tues
day afternoon, and striking his
head on sharp rail severed his
left ear and sustained other
injuries.
The annual convention of the
Cecil County Christian Endeavor
Societies will be held in Elkton
Presbyterian church on October %.
The Elkton society will entertain
the delegates.
VIM. Gallagher, of Hopewell, &,
Pa, shot red tailed hawk Satur
day which measured AZ inches from
tip to tip. 1t had carried off nine
chickens before its career was
finally ended.
The Jacob Tome Institute on
Tuesday purchased for $500 the
John w. Deaver farm, lying on
Red Hill, near Elkton, and con
tanning 33 acres of land with
improvements.
Hiram HI. Bower, owner and
manager of the West Grove Inn,
shot himself through the head
Wednesday afternoon, dying in
stantly. 1t is supposed he was
mentally deranged.
The colored citizens of Elkton
have organized a colored school
association. The object is to see
that all colored children between
the ages of 5 and 15 years attend
school regularly during the entire
school year.
Oscar Gale, the driver of the cab
at Atlantic City, from which Mrs.
Reckefus, of Port Deposit, was
recently thrown and severely in
.jured, was sentenced to five days
Imprisonment and fine of 500 for
reckless driving.
Arrangements are being made
for reunion of the members of
Company C, Second Delaware Reg
iment, on October 16, at Elkton.
The company saw active service
during the Civil War, and was
made up almost entirely of Cecil
cOuntians.
While returning from Philadel-
phia to Newark on B. & o. pas
senger train, Saturday night, Lewis
L. Allen died suddenly. Mr..
Allen lived at Hutchinson, Kas.,
and with his wife, who was Miss
Emma Bower of Newark, came East
on a visit three weeks ago.
Arrangements are being made
for the organization of an alumni
association of the former pupils Of
the Friends Normal Institute OF
this town. Much interest is man
ifested in the movement and names
are being enrolled daily at DR..
Kinks drug store, where Lewis r,
Kirk has the matter in charge.
The trustees of West Noting
ham Presbyterian church have
purchased from the Mencely Bel
Company, of Troy, N. Y, large
bell to be placed in a belfry on the
church. The bell is the gift o
James Gayley, first vice presidenr
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion, son of the Rev. DR.. S. A
Gayley, pastor of the church fol
over 80 years.
Major Mckinley Council, No. 81
Daughters of Liberty, was insti
tuted on Sept. 20, at North East
by the following officers Nationa
Councillor, Charles HI. Stein, %
Balto.; State Councillor of Pa, J
Bailey Harvey, of Philada.; ex
State Councillor of Nd, Mrs. H. A
Atkinson, of Rising Sun. Their
were representatives from Calvert
Port Deposit, Perryville, Havre d.