The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-09-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Frank B. Evans, son of VIM. S. Evans,
Esq, has been admitted to the Elkton Bar.
Frank w. Moore, of North East. has
accepted a position with the Whitaker
Iron Co., at Wheeling, w. Va.
A festival will be held on the church
lawn, in this town, Wednesday evening
Of next week by the members of the
Junior League.
The Riverside Cornet Band of Port De-
posit is planning to hold bazaar in that
town for three nights, during the last
week of October.
The Rising Sun base ball club which
has won the Cecil County League cham
pionship will play its last league game at
Elk Mills tomorrow afternoon.
Edgar Britton, who for some time past
has been clerking for c. T. Snyder, has
accepted position with the Grand Union
Tea Co., with headquarters at Elkton.
Justin E. Harlow. son of James E. Har-
low, of Darlington, Hartford county, has
been appointed resident engineer OF the
Tome School for Boys, at Port Deposit.
Elmer Johnson, wanted as witness in
the McAllister murder trial, has been
lodged in Elkton Jail. Scott Johnson,
brother of Elmer, is charged with the
murder.
The register of Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, which opened for the school
year this week, shows students from
twenty-five States and from Panama and
Porto Rico.
The annual inspection of the Philadel-
phia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad
will be held on October 20. Prizes for
well-kept tracks win be distributed
amounting to "a. 500.
Butter and eggs have reached the high
est prices ever known during the summer
months, in Elkton. Eggs are retailing
for IS cents per dozen and butter has
reached IS cents per pound.
The new church at Elk Mills, which has
just been dedicated by the natter Day
Saints, is handsome structure 35x4o feet
in dimensions. The main auditorium has
seating capacity of 900 The structure
cost $4,000. -
Roman R. Crothers, Esq, son of Mrs.
Fannie crothers, of Colora, has accepted
position in the legal department of the
American Bonding Company. Baltimore.
He has been practicing his profession in
that city for the past year.
The West Chester A. A. played the
third game of series of five for the
championship of Chester county, with
Coatesville. Wednesday, and lost to o.
Efing md Snyder. of this town, were in
in the points for West Chester.
The Midland pilot car of the Munsey
Reliability tour, passed through Rising
Sun on Saturday morning enroute from
the factory at Moline, ILL.,, to Washington,
Those in charge Of the car stated they left
New York Friday evening and were on
the road the greater part of the night.
Memorial exercises in memory of their
late Rector, Rev. C. M. Cant, were held
by the congregation of St. James Epis-
copal church, Port Deposit, Sunday, Sept.
10. Holy Communion and blessing of
memorials presented to the church by the
members and loving friends, consisting of
a brass altar desk and prayer book, were
part of the exercises. -
While the gasoline engine in Mrs. E.
M. Hunts building on South Queen
street was running last Monday some
thing about ii broke and within few
seconds the engine had almost completely
wrecked itself itself. and and sgaaeRIy stopped,
The small agantity at gasoline In the
base Of the sneiAe hlaEed UP but the
Rramns work soon extinguished the
flames and the, only damage done was
10 the engine which Is almost complete
wreck,
Wilmer Bradley who operates the steam
roller on the lakewood road work wishes
to correct report that a passing team
became frightened and damaged the
buggy and occupants while the roller was
in operation last week. He claims that
although the road is supposed to be
closed to travel he uses the utmost care
and caution to avoid frightening teams
whose drivers use the road and to his
knowledge no accidents have occurred
while the roller has been in operation.
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