The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-02-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

The exhibition of the Hartford
County Poultry Association will be
held at Bel Air on February 13
and IA.
The Hopkins drug store property,
at Darlington, Hartford county, has
been purchased for $500 by George
F. Berkeley.
George 81. Johnson, of Oak Hill,
Pa, has purchased the Delaware
House, at Newark, Del, from Ira
G. McLauglin, for 35,50O.
Thomas Slack, of Oxford, has
sold his farm of 153 acres, in Little
Britain township, to John T. Peck,
of the Fourth district, for $4,000.
Warren Matthewson, of Glasgow,
was painfully injured in the side
on Saturday, by the accidental dis
chorge of a revolver, that he was
cleaning.
Governor WarGeld has refused
to pardon Charles Watkins, of
Kent county, serving six months
term in the House of Correction for
violating the local option law.
The public school at Robinhood,
near Aberdeen, Hartford county.
has been closed by order of the
trustees on account of an epi.
demie of mumps among the pupils.
The stock of D. q. Cooper &
Co., transacting general mercan
tile business at Nottingham. has
been levied upon by the Sheriff of
Chester county, on writs sworn out
by various creditors.
A canvass of the teachers of the
State is being taken to ascertain
their preference for holding the
annual meeting, June 25, 26, 81
and %, at Ocean City, Md, or the
jamestown Exposition.
Rev. r. X. Stephenson, of Scott
M. E. Church, Wilmington, for
merly of Elkton NJ. E. church, was
presented With 2 gold watch and
chain by the congregation Of his
church last week, on the occasion of
his 53d birthday.
Mrs. Harry S. Craver, of Bel Air,
a few weeks ago broke from pear
tree in her yard a small limb and
planted it indoors as prop for
flowers. 1t took root and now has
on it eight clueters Of we'll devel-
oped pear blossoms.
Miss May Fletcher, of Havre de
Grace, in August last, had the
misfortune to break her right
shoulder. One night last week
she fractured her right arm, just
below the former break, by turning
over on her side in bed.
BENJAMIN Larue, colored, of Port
Deposit, charged with stealing
copper wire from the Western
Union Telegraph company, has
been released fFom ElktOn Jail and
is held under 5000 bail for appear
ance at March term of Court.
A verdict was rendered by the
Jury in Lancaster Saturday in favor
of the National Bank, of Oxford,
the bank being awarded, $l63O.12,
the full amount of its claim against
the school district of Colerain
township, and interest thereon.
r. D. Bowland, an Elkton chick
en- fancier, sold pure bred Sher-
wood rooster TO a Harrisburg. Pa F..
party who exhibited the fowl at
the poultry show in that city and
won first prize. The owner has
since refused $40 for the rooster.
Mrs Emma M. Knight has enter
ed suit il the Hartford County
court for divorce from her hus-
band, John S. Knight, of Cecil
County. Judge Van Bibber passed
an order requiring the defendant to
pay her $40 per week pending the
suit.
A. chapter of the Presbyterian
Brotherhood has been organized at
the Elkton Presbyterian Church,
with the following officersi Presi
dent, DR.. w. T. Morrison, vice.
president, Henry M. Mccullough;
Secretary, John Frazer; treasurer,
w. Sterling Evans.
Fire was discovered Thursday
morning of last week in the rear
portion of a dwelling on Bourbon
street, Havre de Grace, belonging
to DR.. A. @. Crothers. The Sus.
quehapna Hose Company respond
ed promptly to the alarm and soon
ext;nguished the threatening blaze,