The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1904-11-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Sylmar M. E. church on Sunday
evening next.
The Elkton Gun Club will hold
shoot on the ball grounds in that
town on Thanksgiving Day.
Ninety ducking licenses were is
sued in Cecil county last week and
seventy three in Hartford county.
Revival services will begin at
Hopewell M. E. church on Sunday
evening next in charge of Rev. F.
x. Moore.
The Jacob Tome Institute foot
ball team will play Central Manual
Training School, of Philadelphia,
Saturday, at Port Deposit.
Walter W. II. Rowe, son of DIR.
Walter B. Rowe of Aberdeen, has
disappeared from home and his
whereabouts are unknown.
Among the list published of
those to whom ducking licenses for
sink boxes have been issued, is H.
Linn Worthington of this town.
Korner Ketch is to have a build
ing boom in the neal future, as J.
J. Hanna contemplates the erection
of two dwellings in that locality.
Thomas Tyson, of Mechanics
Valley, fell from ladder one day
last week while repairing the roof
of his wagon house, and suffered a
fractured elbow.
Congressman VIM. III. Jackson,
of Salisbury, has offered to start
the fund for the erection of a shaft
to Cecil county's soldier dead with
a subscription of $25.
Samuel E. Worth has been sue
ceeded as postmaster at Oxford by
Thomas D. Alexander. The change
was made on Tuesday at the re-
quest of Mr.. Worth's bondsmen.
John Banks, Of Chesapeake City
on Saturday, purchased the scow
and steam hoisting apparatus re-
Gently used by johnson Bros, Of
Lewes, DEL, in removing the sunk
en- piling from Elk river.
William Gillespie, of Principle,
has sold his farm to John Hall,
who operates the s. T. Freeman
farm in the Seventh district. Mr..
Gillespie will engage in the store
keeping business at Principle.
Louis M. Jones, of Pennington
who has had his gray stallion, Ar
butus, in the trainers hands for
some months, took second money
on Saturday in the races at Down
ingtown, the best heat being made
in 2:294.
Rev. David T. Ward, rector of
st. James P. E. church, Port De-
posit, preached his farewell sermon
on Sunday, he having accepted a
call to Martin Brandon, Southwark
Parish, in the Diocese of Southern
Virginia.
Jefferson Boyd, aged six years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Boyd
of Perryville, was badly burned
about the face last week by powder.
The little fellow found a loaded
shell and after extracting the shot
Doured the powder on ihe ground
and touched it off with a match,
with the above result.
/. Messrs. II. s. Kerbaugh & Co., of
Philadelphia, have been awarded
a con tract by the Pennsylvania
Railroad for 100000 cubic yards
of excavation work on the low grade
division of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road between Columbia and the
main line. Work will be started
at once and rushed to completion.
Railroad Detective Jones last
week made raid on Tramp's
Roost at Perryville and arrested
four of the Weary Willies, on the
charge of trespassing. The COM
pany is making a determined cru
sade against the tramp nuisance at
Perryville on account of the fire.
auent freight car robberies at that
point.
Five shares of preferred capital
stock and eleven shares of common
stock of the Scott Fertilizer Com
pany, of Elkton, were sold last week
in that town at public sale. All
the shares were purchased by
Chas. B. Finley, who paid s101
per share for the preferred stock
and SOL per share for the common
stock. The stock belonged to the
late John 8. Writ.
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