The midland journal., 1908-10-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events. in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


week of October 26.
Samuel Roland Hopkins, of Darl.
ington, has been appointed a sec
ond lieutenant in the United States
army.
Mrs. Mabel Barrett Garlack, OF
Perryville, has been granted a
divorce from her husband, John
Garlack.
The ladies of Charlestown M. E.
church will hold a supper in the
basement of the church on Sarur-
day, October 10. Everybody in
vited.
The village of Sassafras had a
mad dog scare last week, when a
rabid animal passed through the
place, biting several dogs. A num-
Der of the CANNES we're shot.
A largely attended and enthusias.
tic democratic meeting was held
Saturday evening at Fair Hill,
which was addressed by s. s.
Field, Esq.,, of Baltimore, and Gov.
Austin L. Crorhers.
Judge Van Bibber of Hartford
County Circuit Court has sentenced
John Smith to fifteen years in the
penitentiary for murderously as.
saulting Henry j. Macatee, an aged
deaf and dumb man.
Comptroller Herring on Oct. I
announced the last quarterly dis
tribution of the State school fund
for the present year. The total
appropriation is $3.50, 900. (edl
county will receive $5,1O5 81.
The total receipts from the recent
Fall Fair of Oxford Agricultural
Association were $4, ,25O 90, and
the total expenses $3, ,695. .64, leaving
balance of $554 36. This will be
devoted to payment for improve
ment and repairs of buildings and
fences.
The firm of W m. 7. West & Co.,
of Rowlandville, Md, has been dis
solved by mutual consent. Lea
Moore and w. T. West of the firm
have formed a new partnership
under the name of "The Relt Paper
Company" and will continue the
business.
Hopewell M. E. church, Wood.
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray pastor
Sabbath service Oct. II /: Sunday
School at $50; preaching at 1880
at Hopewell; Morning subject,
'sHope;;" Revival at Asbury at
7:45; Epworth League at 1880 at
Hopewell; preaching at Asbury 8
p. m.
On Tuesday morning a freight
train ran into a work train on the
Columbia & Port Deposit road,
near Creswell, killing one man and
injuring seven. The heavy fog
which prevailed prevented the
engineer of the freight from seeing
the tiagman in time to check his
train.
Oscar Boldly, colored, who two
months ago stole diamond pin be.
longing to Mrs. Edwin Schively, of
West Nottingham, was arrested in
Philadelphia last week while trying
to pawn the article. Requisition
paper have been secured and Sheriff
Hager will bring him back to Cecil
county.
A valuable farm horse belonging
to A. G. Ramsey of Lower Oxford,
ran away Saturday morning while
being hitched to a moving machine.
The horse got its feet entangled in
a twin harrow and falling upon the
implement was pierced by one OF
the levers and died almost i'm.
mediately.
The business of the Wilson &
Kenney Company, at Towson and
Lutherville, which went into the
hands of a receiver several weeks
ago, has been purchased by Mr..
Harrison Rider who has leased the
property from Mr.. Fred o. Smith
for three years. The receivers will
remain in charge until April L,
1909, but Mr.. Rider will conduct
the coal business Independently
Towson News.
The business of E. x. Pusey,
West Grove, packer and shipper OF
meats and provisions, has been in.
corporated under the firm name of
the Pusey & Jones Co., Inc, by
Elwood K. Pusey, Thomas P. Jones,
Emmor b. Morrison, Stephen r.
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