The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-06-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

of Elkton is forty five cents on the
$1OO.
Because of lack of State funds
Gov. Crothers has decided there
shall be no brigade encampment for
the National Guard this summer.
For assaulting Charles Price with
ia pitchfork, at Havre de Grace,
Samuel Wilson, colored, has been
sentenced to two years in the
House of Correction.
Rev. W. w. Herberton, of
Wayne, Pa, formerly pastor of
Elkton Presbyterian church, has
presented that church with a
handsome communion table.
The members of Bethesda church
will hold festival at Pilot on
Saturday evening, 9th inst.
Proceeds for church purposes.
Music by Rising Sun Cornet Band
County Treasurer w. Arthur
Mitchell has sold his fine farm Of
$40 acres, south of Elkton and
known as the Mitchell homestead,
to Lawrence B. Levy, of Philada.,
for $15, ,250.
Mrs. Lawson Love wishes to
thank all those who so kindly sent
flowers and post cards to her little
son, Lawson, while he was in the
Samaritan Hospital, whore he un-
derwent severe operation.
Charles r. Foard, of Elkton. has
entered suit in the Circuit Court
against the P. B. & w. Railroad
company for damages caused by
fire, which burned over tract OF
the plaintiffs timberland on Red
Hill.
Rev. A. G. Sawtelle will preach
his farewell sermon to the congrega-
tion of Little Britain Presbyterian
Church Sunday, after which the
pulpit will be declared vacant.
Rev. Sawtelle has accepted call to
Middleburg, N. Y.
The following officers have been
lelected for the ensuing six months
by National Lodge, No. 81, I. O..
10. F., of Elkton Noble Grand,
Harry T. Alexander; vice-grand,
Walter Fl. Taylor; recording Sec
retary, p. M. Groves. !.
On Sunday, June %, the moon
will pass between the earth
and the sun, causing a partial
eclipse, which will be visible
throughout the United States.
The eclipse will begin at $3.50 a.
IN. and end at 1868 p. m.
For the accommodation of farm
ers during harvest, until July 10,
the closing hours of Buffington's
store will be 8 p. M, except
Wednesdays, 6 p. m. After that
date the closing hours will be as
heretofore, s p. M, except Wednes-
days, 6 p. m.
Andy Jones lost his pocket
book, containing a small sum of
money and some valuable papers,
on Wednesday, and rural mail
carrier Howard Reynolds found it
the same afternoon along the road
side between Greenhurst and
Theodore, restoring it to its owner.
Lewis Kirk, of Nottingham
suffered bad fall a few days since
at his warehouse. The fitting of a
bale of hay upon which he was
standing threw him violently to
the floor, and being a heavy man
he was so severely bruised and
damned up as to be confined to
his bed for several days.
| 1t is said there is a stropg pro-
liability that the Diamond State
Telephone lines In Caroline, Queen
Anne and Talbot counties, will be
sold to the Farmers and Merchants
Company. Negotiations with this
end in view have been in progress
some time. There are about 200
miles of line and 800 telephones in
the territory likely to be trans
ferred.
George b. Titus, whose death oc.
curred suddenly on the 10Th inst,
at New London, Pa, had his will
drawn up by an Oxford attorney
Ijust week previous, and was to
have signed the document the day
upon which his death occurred.
Notwithstanding the instrument
was not signed the children have
decided f0 aoaQnf the T,rouiaione,