The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-01-08
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Monday after the Christmas holi'
days.
Breaking its shoulder by fall, a
horse owned by James Casho, near
Elkton, had to be killed.
A good soaking rain all day
Tuesday, just the sort our farmers
have been wanting for a long time.
The Ball Oak Hall Clothing
House, at Elkton, has made an as
signment for the benefit ofcreditors.
Rev. r. G. Walker has rendered
J his resignation az pastor of the
Chesapeake City Presbyterian
Church.
Delinquent taxes in Cecil county
for the year 1908 amount to abont
$25, 900, a slight decrease from the
previous year.
The Algard tract of l25 acres in
Elk Neck, on Elk river, was pur-
chased on Wednesday by Joseph
T. Mckinney, fors$545.
Rowlandville Methodist Prot
estant Church and Harmony Chapel
are made bequests of $75 each BY
the will of Henry Lofiand.
Seriously burned at a fire which
destroyed his home at Frederick
town, Cecil county, George Cohee
has been sent to hospital.
During the absence from home
of the family of Isaac Green, Of
Warwick, thieves carried of five
hams and eight bushels Of potatoes
The advent of the New Year was
heralded by several pistol shots BY
some watchers in town, but on the
whole 1909 slipped in quietly in
our town.
Rev. A. S Mowbray, District
Superintendent has been elected
chairman of the executive com.
miitee of the Wilmington Mis-
soionary Society.
Edward Williams, of Port De
post, has purchased the store con
tents from Mrs. j. F. Rntter, al
Battle Swamp, and will conduct
the business at that stand.
The total receipts from the De
tective dinner and the supper
served on Saturday by the Ladies
Mite Society were $91. The net
receiptsl will be about $50.
Company E, First Maryland
Regiment Of Elkton, has elected
Second Lieutenant Carroll Edgal
first lieutenant, and Clinton j
Reeder, of Cherry Hill, second.
Miss Edna Wilson, of this town
was severely scalded on the arm
Saturday, while assisting at the
Detective Association dinner, by
the spilling of cup of hot coffee
The two Grove properties in Elk
Neck, one improved by dwelling
and the other by a blacksmith
shop, were sold on Tuesday by r
G. Thaekery, Attorney, to j. Harry
AWants, for $570.
The Smithson property, adjoin
ing that of Mt. Pleasant church
has been purchased by the trustees
Of the church for 81, ,06O, from L
G. White Of Port Deposit, and will
be used as asparsonage.
The promised cold wave arrived
Wednesday night, when the mer
curry took drop to ses eral degrees
below the freezing point. Thurs
day was cold with fiurries of snow
giving threats of more to follow.
Relatives of Miss Ella Lewis, O
Elkton, who is on a trip to Italy ir
company with her aunt, Mis-;
Cannon, of Dover, have learned
that they were in Rome when the
great earthquake disaster occurred
and were therefore not in tht
danger zone.
The mild weather and rain thu
forepart Of the week stopped thu
ice harvest, which began on Satur
day, when ice between four and
five inches in thickness was cut or
Hunters dam. Those who succeed
ed in filling their houses were w
B. Cooney and N. G. Brown.
Hopewell M. E. church, Rev. ]
Howard Gray, pastor. Sabbath
service Jan. 10: Sunday school al
$3.50; preaching at10:3O a. m. ant
8 p. m. Morning subject, "Friend
ship of Christi" evening subject
"The Divine Magnet Epwortl