The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-06-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

MISS Florence NICE drlduu, lOT d
number of years past teacher in the
public schools OF Elkton, has ten
dered her resignation to the School
Board.
A Philadelphia syndicate has
asked of the City Council of HavSe
lde Grace for a franchise to erect a
| gas plant and run mains through
the streets.
1t is expected that quarters will
be ready on the goth inst, for
occupancy at Childs, where a.
Catholic Seminary in being estab-
lished by the Oblate Fathers.
Poison spread by some unknown
person has killed birds in large
numbers in the vicinity of Barks.
dale. The case is being inves
tigated by the State game warden.
The trustees of North East M. E.
Church and Cemetery will erect a
building in the cemetery for the
accommodation of persons attend
ing funerals and for other cemetery
purposes.
The John F. Davis dwelling and
store property in North East has
been purchased by j. Frank SIM
pers, of Mechanics Valley, and the
J. H. Bacon dwelling purchased by
Harry B. Arrison.
At the regular meeting of North
East Lodge No. 80, I. o. o. f. on
June 9th the following officers were
elected for the ensuing term: A. c..
Goodnow, N. G.; Andrew Reyn-
olds, V. G.; J. Frank Peach, R. S.
Master Lyell Lethiser, of Hayre
de Grace, while out on the Sus
quehanna River in small canvas
boat, had a narrow escape from
drowning when his boat capsized.
The lad was rescued by David
Fisher.
| The town of Newark has been
authorized by the legislature to
issue $4,000 in bonds, which
amount will he devoted to the
erection of a new school building,
plans for which have been pre-
pared.
Joshua Clayton has been elected
president of the Elkton base bali
association, and Guy johnson
manager of the team, to succeed
DIR. Howard Bratton, president,
and Fred N. Leffier, manager,
resigned.
i A life size portrait in oil Of the
late Jacob Tome of Port Deposit,
has been completed by Miss Francis
Louise Thompson, of Washington.
The portrait will be hung in the
Cecil National Bank, of which Mr..
Tome was the founder.
i The salary of the Presiding Elder
W. G.. Koons, Of the Easton
district of the Wilmington M. E.
Church, has been increased from
I$17OO to $500 by the District
stewards. Mr.. Koons was formerly
stationed at Rising Sun and also at
North East, and has many friends
in Cecil county.
| A divorce has been granted, in
Baltimore, to Mrs. Nina Lay,
wife of Rudolph Lay, the Court
giving the former the custody of
her two children. They were
married in Hartford county, Jan. 5,
1898, but have not lived together
since November 81, 1902.
The Quarryville Dairy Com
pany's creamery which has been
successfully operated several years,
has been sold to Charles T. Smith,
of Coatesville, Chester county, for
$3.50. This plant has been con-
Quoted on the cooperative plan,
the stock being owned by patrons
of the creamery.
| Isaac Burns, a former Cecil
. county boy well known in this
town, where he formerly resided,
and one of the firm of Burns Bro
thers, the carriage builders of
Havre de Grace, has designed a
machine for making cement build
ing blocks, which he will have
patented. Mr.. Burns has several
of these machines at work making
blocks on the lot next to the car
riage factory in Havre de Grace.
Henry Haley, colored, was struck
by a Baltimore Central passenger
J train at Avondale on Friday morn
ling and instantly killed. He was
I walking ON the tracks and failed to
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