The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-12-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Miss Elizabeth r. Stephens was
a Philadelphia visitor last week.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare is visiting
in Philadelphia and Camden.
Miss jeanette Reynolds is enjoy
ing an extended visit to New Jersey
friends.
Miss Charlotte Otis was the guest
last week of Miss Margaret West,
at Sylmar.
Harry Fairbank, of Baltimore,
was the guest of 81. L. Worthing-
ton this week.
Miss Naomi Farra, of Philada.,
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Saml. P. Ryan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip r. West
left Rowlandville on Monday FOR
Texas, where they will
spend the winter months with Mr..
A. j. Durham, Mrs. Vests
brother.
The supper held at Chrome last
week for the benefit of Mt. Olivet
Aid Society, netted $47.
William FL. Booth has installed
new machinery at his Elkton ice
house to facilitate its filling.
William A. Wheeler has been
appointed Clerk of the Board of
Commissioners of Hartford county.
Reuben Bond has purchased the
dwelling in Port Deposit which he
at present occupies, from the John
Lamm estate.
The Hartford County School
Board has awarded Miss Elsie
Reckord of Belair scholarship in
the Maryland Institute of Arts and
Designs.
Mrs. Alfred Thomas, of near
Christiana, Pa, was badly burned
one evening last week, her clothing
catching on fire from lamp upset
Dy HeF CuIluIcu.
An italian laborer boarded an
express train at Perryville Satur-
day evening, and when Havre de
Grace was reached jumped off. He
fell beneath the wheels and one leg
was SO badly crushed that amputa
tion was required.
An overheated stove caused a
blaze Saturday evening in one OF
the upper rooms of the house in
islkton occupied by VIM. Brown,
colored. Singerly Fire Company
responded to the alarm and soon
extinguished the flames.
Within the past month Ivanhoe
Willis a farmer near Chester
Bridge, Kent county, lost 100 hogs
and 81 turkeys from disease re.
sembling cholera. A number Of
neighboring farmers have also lost
swine and poultry by the disease.
Rev. A. M. Rich, former rector
of st. James Church, Port Deposit,
and later st. James, Newport, Del,
has been appointed curate at st.
Luke's, Park avenue and Monu.
ment streets, Baltimore, one of the
leading Protestant Episcopal
Churches in that city.
Rev. J. A. Arters, at present
located at the Port Penn, DEL,
charge, will shortly retire from the
ministry. The Rev. Mr.. Arters,
who is 20 years of age, is one ot
the Oldest ministers in the Will
mington M. r. Conference. He
was last year stationed at Charles
town, this county.
Michael Gardella has brought
suit against Mrs. Annie Albenese
in the sum of $50 damages, on the
charge of polluting a spring on the
property of the former. The
parties concerned in the suit live al
"Little Italy," about two miles from
Elkton. Argument was heard be.
fore Magistrate Gilpin,> n,>of Elkton
The first of a series of dances was
given on Saturday evening at the
residence of DIR. and Mrs. j. II.
Jenness by a number of young
ladies of Rising Sun. The evening
was one of social enjoyment, excel.
lent music for the light fantastic
being furnished by piano and har.
monica. Those present were DR.
and Mrs. J. 81. Jenness, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. M. Sterrett, Mr.. and Mrs
II. l.. Worthington, Mrs. Sara Buf
fington, Mrs. II. B. Patten, Miss
Mary Brumfeld, Miss Gertrude
Dare, Miss Hanna Kirk, Miss Lula
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