The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-04-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

the Wnlto ScnOOlS June III.
Fl. L. Robinson has purchased
the property Of the late James
McKelvey, near Mt. Olivet church.
D. j. Wood of the Somerset Can.
ming Co., Of Hartford county, has
purchased the Robinson cannery at
Still Pond.
The trustees of Cochranville M.
E. church have purchased the
frame dwelling of j. B. Howe for
$2350, and will use it as a parson
age.
Woman's suffrage in town
elections has been granted Still
Pond, Kent county, by the charter
amendments voted it by the Legis-
lature.
Governor Crothers on Wednes,
day signed the bill chartering the
Conowingo Ferry Co.; Incorporating
Elkton Banking and Trust Co.; and
the Cecil County Game Law.
The twenty-fifth child has just
been born to Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Button, of Colesburg, Potter county,
Pa. 1t is claimed this is the
largest family in the United States.
The Swastika Glee Club, an or
ganization of Young folks of North
East presented the pastoral op
eretta, "Sylvia," at the Grand
Army Hall, in that town, Friday
evening, April 8.
The barn on the farm of Miss
Ella Chubbs, near Bartville, was
burned Friday night. Besides the
hay, grain and implements destoy
ed, five head of cattle and three
horses were burned to death.
An examination of the head of
the dog which bit j. J. Minister,
of Elkton, while fighting a fire last
Friday, mas disclosed that the
animal was suffering with the rabies
Minister is under treatment at Bal
timore.
The recently elected Board of
Town, Commissioners of North East
organized by electing r. G. Sim
pers president, and e. j. Campbell
secretary. John L. Moore was
re appointed treasurer and collector
of taxes.
The Hartford County Commits
sioners have passed a resolution re
pealing the recent action of that
body whereby an appropriation
of $500 was made for the main
tenance and support of the pro.
posed roadway bridge at Havre de
Grace.
Elk township school board on
Saturday brought suit against II
10. Yerkes for violating the Com
pulsory Education law of Pennsyl
vania in not sending his children to
school. The case was heard before
a justice of the peace but the de-
cision not rendered.
Wing Laon, formerly of Oxford,
left Philadelphia on Tuesday for
China to take up the Mission work
in behalf of bis countrymen. The
Chinaman was employed in a
laundry at Oxford and embraced
the Christian faith through the
efforts of Miss Drennen, a teacher
in Oxford Presbyterian Sunday
school.
! VIM. A. Wheeler recently sold
as auctioneer for Superintendent
Wright three abandoned school
houses in Hartford county as
follows: Mine Branch toJohn W.
Galbreath for $l00; Sylvan Retreat
to James Snodgrass for $3.50, and
Heaps K Roads, to VIM. F. Hays
for 5000.
| In the Educational Butter Scoring
Contest, conducted during the past
year by the Dairy Husbandry De
partment of the Pennsylvania State
College, q. @. Wivel, of FultoI
House, made the highest average
score, namely 924 out of a possible
100 points judged OH market stan
dard, and was awarded silver
cup. Thirty eight butter makers
took part in the contest.
The Court of Appeals has affirm
) ed the verdict of the Baltimore
city court, in the case of Rebeccs
Wilkipson vs.. the city of Havrt
: de Grace, and the Pennsylvania
; Steel Company. The case was re
, moved from the Circuit Court fol
Hartford county TO the superior
Court of Baltimore, where tn,
, plaintiff was awarded verdict O