The midland journal., 1905-07-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. Daniel Bunting has sold
her store property in Elkton to
Karl brothers, for 81, 900. !.
Miss Helen Scott, of the Fourth
district, has been appointed princi-
pal of Liberty Grove public school.
The railroad excursions to Toll
chester this year will be run Jon
Wednesdays July 26, August 9
and %.
James Knight was badly injured
one day last week at McClenahan's
quarries, Port Deposit, by a crane
falling upon him.
Miss L. Myrana Tomkinson, a
member of the faculty Of the Jacob
Tome Institute for several years,
has rendered her resignation.
The wheat crop in Cecil, just
harvested, gives promise of being
above the average yield, while the
hay crop is also reported good.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
Social will be held at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John l.. Stephens,
near town, this (Friday) evening.
The W. G. T. U. will hold a
Mothers Meeting at the home of
Mrs. Jos. s. Pogue on Thursday
afternoon, July l3, at 2:3O O'Clock.
Miss Blanche M. Ford, of Elk
ton, and Miss Bell Nesbitt, Of
Colora, have resigned as teachers in
the public schools Of Cecil county.
The workmen engaged in digging
and washing chrome on the s. j..
Reynolds farm, near town, were
transferred to diggings below Balti-
more last week.
The Sparvetta Mining Co. is in
stalling a new cable hoist at the
quarry north of town, which will
replace the old tramway formerly
nsed in taking the spar from the
quarry.
The stewards of Octoraro M. E.
church will hold a festival on the
church lawn Thursday evening,
July 13. Nottingham Silver Cor
net Band will furnish music for
the occasion.
Jesse Cameron was kicked on the
leg Wednesday evening by horse
being led from the stable. He
was knocked down and painfully
hurt, but fortunately no bones
were broken.
III. Linn Worthington left Rising
Sun on July LIST to accept a
position during the summer months
as travelling representative of the
Winchester Arms Co., of New
Haven, Conn.
Nelson Sweet, aged four years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood N.
Sweet, of Elkton, was seriously
burned one day last week by his
clothing being set on fire by an ex-
ploding fire. Cracker.
The Board of School Commission
ers visited Perryville on Monday
with view of arranging for in
creased school facilities, owing to
the large number of pupils attend
ing the school in that town.
Sunday, 2:3O p. M, weather per-
mitting, Sylmar church will be re-
opened. The seats have been put
in first class condition and all are
invited. The Presiding Elder, DR..
A. 8. Mowbray, will preach.
1t is probable that new ballot
boxes will have to be purchased
for the Eastern Shore counties for
use at the fall election, as the Jack
son-Smith contest has prevented
the ballots cast last fall being re-
moved from the boxes and de-
stroyed.
james M. E. Church-2nd Quar-
terly Conference, Saturday, 1890
a. m. Preaching by Pastor Sum-
day, 1890 a. M. Combined Ser
vice 7:3O p. M, in charge of the
Epworth League. The Pastor will
give the first of a series of brief ad-
dresses on "Less Known Bible
Characters"
Preparations are being made at
Cecil Paper Mill, near town, for
the installing of new boiler and a
new beater and the erection of new
iron smoke-stack. When the foun-
dations upon which they are to be
placed are completed the mill will
close down about q week to permit
the installing of the new machinery
and the making of other needed