The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-10-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

(. Election next Tuesday.
Halloween tomorrow night.
The cunning season opened on
Monday.
Work on the new macadam road
between Leslie and North East is
progressing rapidly.
The Ladies Aid Society of North
East cleared over $50 by the supper
recently held in that town.
Rev. John McElmoyle. D. D., OF
Elkton, has been elected Moderator
of the Synod of Baltimore for the
ensuing year.
Emory B. Cox, of Elk Neck,
raised 27 perfect ears of pop corn
from three stalks. One stalk had
ten. ears on it.
Election day, Nov. 3, being a
legal holiday, the National Bank OF
Rising Sun will not open for busi-
ness on that date.
While cunning for rabbits on
Monday George Wilson, of Elk
Neck, was shot in the leg by the
accidental discharge of his gun.
A. t. g. Allen, of near Rising
Sun. has been chosen First Lieu
tenant of the Cadets Battalion at
Charlotte Hall Academy, st. Mary's
county.
The proposed new road through
the Cain property IN the Ninth
district, will shortly be opened, the
County Commissioners having con
tirmed the report of the viewers.
The citizens of North East will
present petition to Congress ask
ing for an appropriation to dredge
the channel of North East creek,
which is badly filed up with mud.
Express Agent Benjamin Wells,
of Elkton, reports that his gold
watch was stolen from his pocket
on Tuesday, and Elmer Z. Dorsey
says his pockets were relieved OF
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Elkton High School crushed
West Nottingham Academy foot
ball team on Saturday afternoon
last under score Of 38 to 0. The
game was played at West Not
tingham.
Under the direction of Professor
NJ. B. Stephens, of Denton, State
Superintendent of Education, the
twenty. ninth annual Cecil County
Teachers Institute convened in
Elkton Monday for a five.day's
session.
Young Friends Association will
meet next Sabbath, IL mo. 1st, 2:30
D. m. Subject to be considered
"Religions Teaching Factor in
Education" A paper by DIR.
Truman Coates. of Oxford. Mary
81. Way expected.
By. the accidental discharge of
his gun James Sanders, colored, of
Elk Neck, had his hand badly
lacerated and the member may
have to be amputated. The. acci-
dent happened on Monday.
Governor Crothers has appointed
Elmore Deibert, of Elkton, and
Joseph Steele. of Chesapeake City,
Maryland delegates to the Atlantic
Deeper Waterway Conference at
Baltimore, November 1918.
The Jury in the suit of Aaron
Jones, of Eikton, tried before the
Kent County Circuit Court, against
the Philadelphia, Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company,
brought in verdict late Saturday
! evening for $500 in favor of the
plaintiff. He sued the railroad for
false arrest in the station at Havre
de Grace, some months ago.
Attention is directed to the ad.
vertisement of the Town Hall Res.
taulant appearing in this issue.
Mr.. Garvin, who has just embarked
10 the restaurant business, has
fitted his place of business up in
spick and span shape and will give
carafnl attention to, the wants of all
who favor him with patronage.
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After threatening for several
days the much needed rain came
Saturday, continuing nearly every
day this week, when frequent
showers fell. The drouth had been
so prolonged that the supply of
water in cisterns was exhausted,
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