The midland journal., 1908-10-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Fine autumn weather.
Heavy frosts this week.
Election day drawing near.
Sausage cutters getting busy.
Some of our farmers report corn
husking finished.
d. W. McVey expects to embark
10 the general merchandise business
in Sylmar, at an early date.
Falling from his wagon, Carroll
G. Woolleyhan, rural mail carrier
of Chesapeake City. fractured his
arm.
It being illegal to gun on Sunday,
the open season. for rabbits and
partridges will begin on Monday,
October 26.
W. T. Flyers cannery, at Colora,
closed down on Wednesday of last
week with a seasons pack of 1880
cases of tomatoes.
Hollis H. Reynolds has applied
to the Cecil County Court for a
divorce from his wife, Gertrude s.
Reynolds, of Wilmington.
The October meeting of the Cecil
Farmers Club was held Wednes
day- at the home of Joseph S. Scar
borough, near Pleasant Hill.
The Senior Glass Of Cecil County
High School will give an enter
tainment in the Opera House at
Elkton on the evening Of Oct. u.
Bernard and George tinker. of
the State Of Washington have pur
chased what is known as the
Singerly Stock Farm, near Elkton,
for $S,0QQ.
The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Felpel of near Colora,
was severely bitten in the light
side and thigh on Friday morning
last, by vicious dog.
G. T. Snyder is excavating for an
ice house, 1920 ft. in. Dimensions,
and 1s feet in depth, in the rear of
his restaurant, at the corner of
Queen and Cherry streets.
State Senator Jos. 1. France and
Frank E. Williams, of Elkton,
addressed the Sixth District Taft,
Sherman and Jackson club on
Thursday evening of last week.
H. K. Garvin is fitting up the
room on the north side of the public
hall building with counters and
shelves preparatory to opening a
restaurant business at the stand.
Governor Crothers delivered an
address Sunday evening at the
Harvest Home celebration in Elk
ton Methodist Episcopal church,
on "Young Men and Natural Life. :"
At the public sale of store fix
lures held on Monday by Nathan
Britton, good prices were realized
for most of the effects sold, which
included cash registery, delivery
wagon, etc.
G. G. Hopkins lost a fine driving
horse on Sunday night. Mr.. Hop
kins has been particularly unfor
tunate in this respect, having lost
fifteen horses from various causes
during a period of 25 years.
farming.
Mrs. Robert F. Pierce, of Colora,
fell while decending the steps at
Rising Sun station, as she was
about to board a train for her home
Monday evening. She received
severe injuries by striking her head
against the stone foundation of the
building. While painfully hurt
she was able to proceed to her
home.
Attention is called to the adver-
tisement of Ephrain l.. Anderson,
of Nottingham, Pa, which appears
elsewhere in this issue. Anyone
having piano in need of repair
or tuning will do we'll to give Mr..
Anderson call, as they will find
him thoroughly qualified to put the
instrument in first class shape. He
guarantees satisfaction in his line.
There is general complaint from
the lower end of Pennsylvania at
the early opening ,Of the game
season in the State October Is,
before the young rabbits are more
than half grown. Cacil county has
law that is as ridiculous as that
of Pennsylvania, as it opens on the
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