The midland journal., 1906-11-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


schools begins today.
The November term of the Har-
ford County Circuit Court began on
Monday.
J. W. Johns, of Cecilton, has
rendered his resignationas constable
of the First District.
John Rolph, of Earlyille, killed
three wild geese at one shot on
Friday, near Reynolds Wharf.
The Fireside Permanent Build
ing Association, of Bel Air, has
declared a semi annual dividend OF
three per cent.
Mrs. Lindsey Springer of Hick-
ory Hill, has fractured arm, as
the result of a fall down a flight
of steps at her home.
The dwelling and lot of William
Richardson, about one mile south
of town, on the pike" has been
purchased by John Sergeant for
$3.50.
William Warren, an aged gate
keeper at the Bridge street railroad
crossing in Elkton, was severely
injured Sunday by being gored by
a COW.
A heavy piece of iron fell on the
hand of Clarence Perkins, at the
Powers Foundry, in Elkton, Mon,
day, badly MASKING three of his
fingers.
The paint brush is doing active
service on the dwellings of Samuel
T. Reynolds, W. Louis Ryan and
the carriage factory Of J. s. Pogue,
Sons & Co.
The extra supply of ballots for
the election last week, to the num-
ber of $500, were burned in the
furnace of the pulp mills at Elk
ton on Monday.
A decree has been filed in the
Circuit Court of Hartford county
divorcing John T. Murphy, of
Havre de Grace, from his wife,
Mary A. Murphy.
At the 18th annual convention
of the Easton District Epworth
League, held at Queenstown, Miss
Elizabeth Anderson, of Cecilton,
was elected fourth vice. president.
Yesterdays snowfall continued
all morning, turning to rain in the
middle of the day, but as night
approached began again with re-
newed vigor and all the earmarks
of an old.timer.
NJ. f. Mcdowell, of Port De
posit, is reported to have purchased
the granite quarry of Strawbridge
Gerry at Rowlandville, and will at
once begin taking out stone for
building purposes.
Coleman N. Nicholson, for 20
years past Secretary and Treas
urer of the Chesapeake & Del.
aware Canal, has been elected to fill
the vacancy caused by the resigna-
tion of President F. L. Neale.
Thursday, the 18th, was the first
legal cunning day in Cecil county
for partridges and rabbits. A
heavy snowfall made the day
illegal for cunning, but a consid'
cradle number of bunnies and birds
we're bagged nevertheless.
In addition to those mentioned
last week, Garfield BrintOn and
Tiffany Fisher were summoned be
fore Magistrate Taylor and fined S5
aud costs each, making twelve in
all who were fined for disorderly
conduct in the town election night
Mrs. Helen Bullock, national
lecturer and organizer of the w. q
T. u, delivered an interesting
temperance lecture in the M. E
church Monday evening. Mrs
Bullock's visit to our town has
resulted in additional membership
to the local Union, and the impart
ing of increased enthusiasm to thai
already active organization.
A flock of eighteen or twenty
wild ducks stopped in their flight
south on Hunters mill dam, neal
town, Saturday morning, and fur
nished lots of shooting for crow6
of sportsmen, who nearly outnum
bered the game. The ducks stood
the bombardment for q couple o
hours before they left, their mum
bers being depleted only six OF
eight, Notwithstanding all thu
shooting.