The midland journal., 1909-11-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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A bazar and supper held by the ladies
of St. Dennis Catholic church, Galena,
Kent county, netted $35o.25.
| Amos A. Sheaffer, of Lancaster county,
has issued an execution for $25oo against
William J. Adams, of Lyles.
The Delaware College Cadets will hold
a company team match on the range,
north of Newark, on Saturday, Dec. q.
Charles w. Fritz, of Quarryville, has
made application for divorce from his
wife, Emma A. Fritz, charging desertion.
Dealers have notified lower Delaware
holly men to begin making wreaths No
vember 2e, and have first shipments ready
by the 26th.
Amateur actors raised 1922 by play
in Milford, Del, and deposited the receipts
toward a town clock to be placed on top of
the new post Office.
The Grand Jury of Washington county,
Md, has indicted the Hagerstown Fair
Association for permitting gambling at
the fair last month.
John IT. Roberts, Lansdowne, Pa. S
weather prophet, predicts an intensely
cold winter, with the first snow about
Thanksgiving Day.
The open season for rabbits, quail and
partridges in Delaware opened on Mon
day, and, under the new law; non-resi-
dents will have to pay $fo license fee.
Jesse Poplar, U. G. Way and William
H. Poplar, of Havre de Grace, were
fined $25.o each for violating the ducking
law, by crossing the line before daylight
on the opening day.
The Merit Separator Works, at Oxford,
has been purchased by J. S. Keller, repre-
senting party Of Philadelphia capitalists.
1t is expected the plant will resume oper-
| ations in the near future.
E. ]. Perry, formerly Mayor of Green's
burg, Pa, who in fit of dependency,
shot three of his children, killing one of
them, and then committed suicide, on
Nov. E, was native of Lewisville, Pa.
The Upper Oxford Vigilant Association
held its annual meeting and turkey dinner
at Russellville, Nov. II. The association
has zoo members enrolled and a balance
of $I35 in the treasury. ]. S. Pennock is
president, and Frank x. Hoy, secretary
and treasurer.
Farmers Week at, Delaware College,
Newark, will be observed January sd to
9th, 1910, inclusive. The program will
include lectures and informal conferences
on sweet and white potato growing, soil
fertility, wheat and legumes, apples and
grapes and live stock for Delaware
The Eagles of HAVE de Grace, which
order purchased the old Catholic church
and is having it remodelled for lodge pur-
poses, will open it the week of November
20 with bazar. Among the things that
are to be disposed of at the bazar are a
Buick automobile and a handsome
Chincoteague pony.
Miss Martha D. Maslin, former school
teacher of Rock Hall, Kent county, last
| week, in the United States Circuit Court
at Philadelphia, was given judgment for
$4o5o by jury in her $4,000 suit fol-
breach of promise of marriage against
Thornton w. Shelmerdine, stock broker
and son of w. H. Shelmerdine, Traction
magnate, of that city.
At Columbia a two-seated automobile
with five passengers is charged a toll OF
sixty cents for crossing the Susquehanna
bridge. This toll Us shortly to be reduced
to forty-hve cents. At Conowingo two
seated car with five passengers is held up
for $2.oo and there has not been any talk
of reduction in the toll by the bridge
company Either.
Indicted for nuisance, the case against
Harry c. Brown and H S. White, OF New
Texas, was tried in Lancaster county
court Monday. The parties indicted con.
Quoted number of picnics on property
near New Texas, in the summer of 1908
it being charged drunkenness and dis
order prevailed. The jury rendered 3
verdict of not guilty, the costs being
equally divided between prosecutor anc
defendants.
, Hopewell M. E. church, Woodlawn
5 Rev. J. Howard Gray pastor. Sabbath
J services, Noyember 81 Sunday school a
! $50; preaching at 1880 SUBJ; Precious
ness Of Christ" Preaching at 7:45, SUBJ
t "Nightless World" Preaching at Asbar,
at 3 p. m. Revival in the evening a
Hopewell and every evening during weel
sexceDt SATURDAY. evening. All welcome