The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-02-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

canal has been closed for week OF
more to undergo repairs.
While playing with a revolver
little Laird Steele, of Zion, was
shot in the finger by its accidental
discharge.
On Wednesday afternoon the
barn on the farm of Thomas Saun
ders, near Cherry Hill, was struck
by lightning and burned.
| DIR. st. Clair Spruill, of the
Maryland University Hospital,
Baltimore, has been appointed
consulting surgeon for the Union
Hospital, Elkton.
The Nottingham Band will hold
a fair and festival in Nottingham
Hall Friday evening, February 26.
Sandwiches, ice cream, cake and
lemonade for sale.
Vim. 81. Hoover, a truck farmer I
of near Elkton, has several straw.
berry vines in his patch that put
forth blooms during the mild
weather the past week.
The Delaware House of Repre-
sentatives last week passed the bill
submitting the local option ques
ttion to the voters of rural New
Castle county at the election in
1910.
The property of A. A. Hutch
ison, in East Nottingham, consist
ing of buildings and "a acres of
land, was sold Saturday afternoon
TO E. G.. Boyd of Nottingham, for
1926.
Beginning April 1st all the
general merchandise stores in West
Grove, will inaugurate thirty day
credit system, which means that all
purchases must be paid for within
thirty days.
The Mason Multiple Washer
Company, of Oxford, has gone into
a receivers hands, the Court
having appointed A. A. Hutchi
son to take charge of the affairs of
the corporation.
In the Lancaster County Court,
John j. Pennell, of Kinks Mills,
has entered suit against William
Phillips, executor of the estate OF
William Pennell, to recover $500,
alleged to be due on a note.
| On Monday, February 22nd,
there will be a moving picture
entertainment at Mt. Pleasant
church.
On the evening of the 26th, The
Ushers Union will hold a Coon and
Poultry Supper at Colora,<
The appraisers appointed in the
case of the Times Publishing Com
pany of Oxford, have appraised
the real estate and personal prop
erty OF the corporation at $12,O16.
The property will likely be sold on
March IL.
Hopewell M. E. church, Wood.
lawn, Sabbath services Feb. 21,
Sunday school at 10 q. M; preach
ingat Ill a. m. and 8 p. m. Eve
ming subject, "Jeroboam." Ep-
worth League at 7:30 p. m. Preach
| ing at Asbury at 3 p. m.
i William j. SINNERS, of the Sixth
district, and j. Frank Blake, Of
ChiIds, have announced themselves
candidates for County Commits
sionerships in Cecil county. S
j. Turner Cameron, of North
East, is also a candidate for County
Commissioner.
The Harvester Mission Band ol
Zion Presbyterian Church, elected
1.-THE following officers for the en-
suing year:-President, Miss Lor
raine Fassitt; Vice President, Miss
Edna McVey; Secretary, Miss
Helen Grove; Treasurer, Miss
Kathleen .Fassitt. y
The remainder of the stock ol
Balls Oak Han Clothing House al
Elkton, was sold in bulk to city
parties last week for $1,000, by L.
NJ. Haines, ESD, receiver in>bank-
ruptcy. A portion of the stock
had previously been sold by Omar
D. Crothers, Esq, assignee of Mrs.
Sarah Ball.
Sparks from blazing kitchen
chimney set fire toSthe roof of the
dwelling of Norris Irwin, neal
Lombard, one nightlast week. Al
alarm was given by ringing the
farm bell and the neighbors who
responded succeeded in extinguish