The midland journal., 1906-12-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Mrs. A. e. Reynolds on Thursday,
Dec. 13, at 2:30 o'clock.
The Cecil Farmers Club will be
entertained at the home of Il. X {.
Rawlings on Wednesday, Dec. 10.
William Woodrow, of Singerly,
has been stricken with blindness,
the affliction coming upon him sud
denly.
E. A. Clendenin & Brc. have
recently installed saw mill in
connection with their grist mill,
near Co,ora.
"Montana Joe" who is pushing a
wheelbarrow from New York to
Texas, on wager, passed through
Elkton last week.
S. II. Huston has sold his prop
erty near Fair Hill, and purchased
the Salomon Townsend farm of 14O
acres, near Kemblevill, for $4, 500.
The Board of Stewards of Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church. will hold a
supper in W. 7. Flyers warehouse,
Colora, on Wednesday evening,
December IL.
A number of Elkton's practical
iokers took Philadelphia sport on
"bee hunt' Monday night, the
city chap eclipsing all records on
the run home.
Hugh II. Caldwell, principal of
Chesapeake City High School, has
been elected a member of the
National Geographical Society OF
Washington.
Tuesday morning had the sting
of real winter, the mercury regis
tering 12o, which is the coldest
weather we have experienced thus
far this winter.
Havre de Grace High School and
West Nottingham Academy foot
ball teams played tie game on the
Academy grounds Saturday after
noon, the score being U.
The ladies of Porter's Grove M,
P. church will hold an oyster and
poultry supper on Friday evening,
Dec. IA. Supper, 25c. Public
cordially invited to attend.
VIM. T. Scott on Saturday sold
at public sale his farm of 65 acres,
with improvements, situated about
one and a half miles west of town,
to W. B. Cooney for $500.
James Hardy, veteran of the
Civil War, while at work on the
farm of Eli Strimmel, near North
East, had the misfortune to fall
and fracture his left leg near the
knee.
Prof. J. Albert Loose will give
an entertainment in Porter's Grove
M. P. church on Wednesday eve.
ming, Dec. IL, consisting of moving
pictures and illustrated songs. Ad-
mission, 10c and zoe.
The Northern Convocation of the
Diocese of Easton met in Trinity
Church, Elkton, on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week. This Convocation embraces
Cecil and Kent counties.
The December term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil County will convene
at Elkton on Monday. The pros,
poets are that the term will be a
lengthy one. The Civil Calendar
contains 132 cases, and II are en-
tered on the Appeal docket.
J. M. Holden returned on Satur-
day from two weeks cunning
trip to Virginia, where he had fine
sport, bagging during his stay in
the Old Dominion State II par
tridges and IL rabbits, not one of
which, he assures US, was bought.
Our stores have taken on holi-
iday attire and present pretty
appearance with artistic decora-
tions and splendid displays of
things useful and ornamental to
tempt the Christmas buyers. Don't
fail to visit them and get helpful
suggestions in the selection of your
Christmas presents.
P. E. Sharpless was accidentally
struck and knocked down by a
motor cycle policeman while cross.
ing the street, at Broad and Filbert,
in Philada., one day last week
His injuries were sufficient to cause
his removal to a hospital and he
was unable to make his usual trip
to the condensery here this week.