The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-04-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| ISnAo, Ae'o OSA eAsSOAAS "
Newark.
The Cecil County Teachers In
stitute will be held in Elkton Octo
Der 25 30.
Harry E. Mahoney has been ap-
! pointed manager of the Leeds Base
ball Club.
Nottingham, Pa, is having a
building boom, seven new dwellings
being in course of erection in the
town.
Robert Hodgson, of Oxford, has
embarked in a house cleaning en-
terprise by the new vacuum
method.
G. 3. Twins, of Aberdeen, has
purchased the Wakeland Hotel at
Churchville, Hartford county, and
will shortly remove to that place.
According to reports made at the
Grand Lodge, Maryland Odd Eel.
lows increased 1011 during the past
year; paid $23, ,58O.76 for relief and
$6430.73 to widowed families.
A movement is on foot among
the Oxford merchants to have the
stores of the town and in the sur
rounding neighborhood observe
uniform nights for early closing.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted for relay race to be run
in half mile dashes between West
Grove and Kennel, Saturday after
noon, May 1st, starting at West
Grove postoffice at 1:45.
Attorney General Isaac Lobe
Straus will enter suit against the
several ex-Sheriffs whom State
Auditor Ash, of Elkton, reports as
lowing the State over $46, 900 in
excess fees collected, but never
turned over.
John Donnelly has sold his farm
of 143 acres, located along the Sus-
quehanna river near Havre de
Grace, for $4,000. 1t is reported
the property was purchased for a
company which will quarry stone
on it fol State road work.
George B. Ensor has filed a bill
lin the Circuit Court of Hartford
County, asking for divorce from
his wife Virginia 81. Ensor, alleging
desertion as the cause. They were
married in Staunton, Va, in 1865
and have several adult children.
Hopewell M. e. church, Wood
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray, pas
tor. Sabbath services, April %:
Preaching at 1880 a. m. and o.
m. Sunday School at $50; Ep
worth Leagueat 7:30 p. m. Preach
ing at Asbury at 8 p. m. All
welcome.
D. Clarence Gibboney, ESQ.,, sec.
retary Of the Law and Order So
ciety of Philadelphia, was the-gnest
of homer at banquet given in
the lecture room of the Oxford
Presbyterian Church by the Mems
Brotherhood of Oxford on Thurs.
day evening of last week.
A class of thirteen graduated
from Lincoln University on Tues
day of last week. Three of these
colored students are from South
Africa and will return to their
native country, having completed
a seven years course at the Uni
versity, to take up the work of
teaching and preaching among
their people.
The public are cordially invited
to the following services held week
ly at Mt. Pleasant. Church Sunday
School, $3.50 a. M; Church Service,
1880 a. M. and 7:45 p. M; Ep.
worth League, Z p. M; Probation
ary Glass every Tuesday at s p. m;
Bible Class every Friday at 6 p. m.
The Sunday School will reopen
May 2, and a full attendance is
desired.
Adjutant General Warfeld has
ordered the State Rifle Range to be
open for practice from May l to-
October 80, and for the First Mary
land Regiment, known as the
Eastern Shore Regiment, to be di-
vided into two battalions of five
companies each, one to attend from
July IA to IL and the other from
July 26 to 20.
A verdict of $2500 damages was
awarded to Roco Stricho, of Will.
mington, formerly a lineman for the
Wilmington City Electric Com
pany, who had both hands burned
a 2 -