The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1905-11-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Several cases OF typnOlu lever are
reported in the First district.
The Elkton foot ball team real
lied S43 by the Box Social recently
held by them.
The u. s. Government geodetic
surveyors are engaged in surveying
near Chesapeake City.
The Cecil Farmers club was
entertained at the home of Elwood
Balderston on Wednesday.
The Democrat reports that not a
marriage license was issued last
week by the Clerk of the Court.
Mrs. Fitzgerald, Of Calvert, who
is S4 years of age, has just COM
pleted quilt composed OF 216O
patches.
The Colora Red Men royalty en-
tertained thirty-one members OF
Oxford lodge of Red Men Monday
evening.
George A. McKinsey, who oper.
ates a flour mill on Stone Run, fell
and sustained a serious injury to
his knee cap last Monday.
The Cecilton public school has
been closed for the present on ac-
count of an outbreak of scarlet
fever in the neighbOrhood.
Rev. R. K. Stephenson, formerly
located at Elkton, has been elected
president of the Wilmington Dis
trict M. E. Preachers Association.
The American Ice Company has
erected large new ice house
at Perryville to take. the place of
the one burned down in the summer.
The ladies of West Nottingham
Presbyterian church realized over
$50 by the supper held on Friday
evening last for the benefit Of
missions.
The twenty fifth anniversary of
the organization Of OFT Sunday
school, near Iron Hill, was cele-
brated with appropriate exercises
on Sunday last.
A baseball lost thirty years ago
by G r. Ash of Elkton, was found
behind the weather boarding of an
old building few days ago, and
was in fair condition.
Calvert Epworth League will
held a social in Rosebank hall
Saturday evening. Nov. Is. Re-
freshments for SALE. A cordial
invation is extended to all.
While stretching a clothesline a
few days ago, Mrs. Lucy A. Yerkes
of Lombard, sustained fractured
arm by the line breaking and
throwing her heavily to the ground.
The Jacob Tome Institute has
placed an order with Baltimore i'm.
porters for a new set of china for
use at the Institute dining hall.
The set embraces three hundred
and fifty dozen, or 4,20O pieces.
c. G. Hindman, L. A. Hindman
and L. @. Boyd, of near Port De
posit, made a record in handling
their corn crop this fall. The three
men husked and hauled to the crib
COS barrels of corn in seven and a
half days.
Mrs. Isabella s. McSparren was
awarded a verdict in the Chester
County Circuit Court on Wednes-
day, of SIS, 900 against the p, B. &
w. Railroad for injuries received
in a wreck at Chadd's Ford
Junction, in November of last year.
Clemens James France, who has
been a member of the Jacob Tome
Institute faculty for the past four
years, has entered upon the prac-
tice of law in Baltimore, being a
member of the firm of Drake &
France, with offices in the Law
Building.
The Hartford County School
Board has granted the principals
of Bel Air Academy and Graded
School, Havre de Grace, Oar
lington, Jarrettsville and Aberdeen
schools permission to attend the
sessions of the High School Prin
cipals' Association in Baltimore,
December s.
The annual meeting of Harmony
Detective Association was held at
New London Hotel on Saturday,
when 104 members partook of the
oyster supper provided. The AS
sociation was organized in 1868,
and still has. upon its roll three
surviving charter members.