The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-03-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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in Elkton, has been purchased by
Frank Stillman.
H. Clay Hart, we'll known
farmer of Elk Neck, is critically i'll
at his home with gangrene result
ing from a frostbitten foot.
! The supper held on Friday eve
ming last for the benefit of Oxford
Fire Department netted 5000. The
repast was partaken of by 53S
people.
Bernard Thyson has severed his
connection with the Gilpin's Falls
Electric Light Plant, near Bay
View, and returned to his home in
Warrenton, Va.
1t has been decided to hold the
annual convention of the Maryland
State Teachers Association at the
jamestown Exposition on June 20,
26, 81 and 2S.
Mrs. John Mcdonald fell on the
ice in her yard at Havre de Grace
Saturday, breaking her wrist and
injuring her back seriously. Her
condition is serious.
Frank E. Gorrell, of Bel Air, was
elected Secretary and Treasurer OF
the National Gamers Association,
at the recent annual meeting of the
Association in Buffalo, N. Y.
Forty names have been enrolled
for the military company which is
being organized in Havre de Grace.
The organization will be Company
z, of the First Maryland Regiment.
The Impro, ement Fund of the
Havre de Grace High Sch""
amounts to $l3S 75, which will b+
devoted to the purchase of 25O
books of reference and q typewriter
Isaac Hecht has repurchased the
Hecht Hotel in Havre de Grace.
which he recently sold to E. G.
Barrett, and will take possessson
of the property and conduct the
business as formerly.
At the recent meeting of the
Harvester Mission Band of Zion
Presbyterian church Miss Marietta
Mearns was elected president for
the ensuing year, and Miss Rachel
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| Rev. Francis Everett Stever,
of Albany, N. Y has been extend
ed a call to the pastorate of Oxford
Baptist Church, and has accepted
the call. The new pastor is 26
years old and unmarried.
William E. Walker, of Chris
tiana, Pa, has recovered $242 from
the borough council of Atglen, for
the death of a horse which stun
hled over a projecting stone on a
street of the town and was killed
by the fall.
| About $96 was realized by the
hazar recently held in the town
hall, Port Deposit, by the Senior
class of the Girls High School
The proceeds will be devoted to
defraying the expenses of a trip to
Washington by the class.
George r. Carver, of Havre de
Grace, was convicted in Hartford
County Court, at Bel Air, lasI
week, of violating the State Duck
ing Law in crossing the line on the
Susquebanna fats before 3 a. m
Carver has appealed his case.
Albert s. Twinging a Hartford
county farmer, drove to Belair on
Thursday evening and hitched his
team at the Eagle Hotel stable yard
TOR the evening. During his ah-
sence some miscreant took the team
and disappeared. There is no clew
to the offender.
A meeting of the citizens of Elk
ton to consider the matter of pro
noting the advancement of the
town by inducing other industries
to locate there was held Monday
evening. A committee of twenty
one was appointed to consider
the best means of attaining the
desired ends, and report at future
meeting.
A ruling of the Pension Depart
ment in Washington ID. c.,
permits the cutting off of pensions
of men who spend the cash for
liapor and various sections of the
country are considering the ad
visibility of having action taken
upon the matter in the cases of