The midland journal., 1910-09-23
| TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
.LOCAk HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.
Corn eating in progress.

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days in Cecil county. October 18th is
revision day.
Fall begins officially at 5;57 this after
noon. when the sun enters the sign OF
Libia, or the Balance.
The 25th annual convention Of Cecil
County w. C. T. U. was held in North
East M. E. church on Thursday of this
week.
Grove school, near Zion, realized $22
by the festival held on Friday evening
last. The proceeds will be devoted to
library purposes.
Sterling Evans, Of Elkton, has been
awarded the contract for furnishing forty
tons Of coal to the county buildings in
that town at $a3o.2o.
Thrown from his wagon when pair OF
mules he was driving became unmanage-
able, Oscar Mason of near Port Deposit,
received serious injuries. !.
A Grange has been organized at Prin-
cipio with twenty members, A~meeting
: viii be held Monday evening, XSept. 20.
when officers will be elected.
Al number of residents of Colora and
vicinity have petitioned the County Com
rnissioners for new road in that town, to-
avoid the steep hill by Wiley's store.
Accidently stepping into vessel of
strong acid willie at work in the Elkton
pulp mills, A. Jackson Jones, bricklayer
was badly burned on the foot andleg.
A negro answering the description Of
the man who robbed Mrs. Howard P.
Williams on the road near Elkton recently,
has been arrested and held at West
Chester Jail.
Elkton M. E. church was dedicated
September 9, 1860. The congregation is
arranging for observing the iftieth anni-'
versary of the dedication during the week
Of October o-I6.
William G. West Of Sylmar. has sold
his eight year old flly Hoke's Lee, a.I6-
ia, to George L. DeWade. of Wakefield,
Pa, for $3.50. James D. Gallery, of
Pittsburg, purchased Mabel E, 6ve years
old, 2.22 10. for $1,000
The County Commissioners and the
Auxiliary Road Commission has decided
to issue $4,000 worth of bonds the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to improving the
Kirk's Mills-Blue Ball road and the
Port Deposit Battle Swamp road.
The planning mill OF the Rowland
Manufacturing Co, at Port Deposit,
which was completely demolished by the
ice gorge which overwhelmed the town
on Sunday. January a3, has been rebuilt
by contractor w. L. Ryan and force of
workmen Of this town, and resumed
operations last week.
]. E. Brumield has purchased the pro-
perty of Jacob Null. southwest of town,
embracing about four acres of ground,
dwelling. small barn and other outbuild-
ings. Mr.. Null has resigned as fagman
al the station railroad crossing and moved
to Newark. Del. with his family. having
secured employment in the fibre works
there.
A lecture win be given in Ebenezer M.
E. church, near Greenhurst, on Wednes-
day evening. Sept. IS, by Mr.. franklin
Carr. of Philadelphia, known as big
Frank the converted burglar. The sub
ject Of the lecture is 'The Dark and
Bright Side of Life
Admission 2sc. Proceeds for the bene=
ft Of church. If stormy on Wednesday
evening. lecture will be held following
evening.
The State Roads Commission has an
nounced that il will build two sections of
permanent road between Elkton and
Chesapeake City this fall. Bids on the
work will be received on September 80.
The two sections of road will be between
Elkton and Chesapeake City. FIVE and
47-Ioo miles in length. Work is now
progressing rapidly on the macadam road
between Elkton and singerly.
Young Friends Association will hold
their fall opening meeting Sabbath after
noon, roth month end, at ago o'clock,
Subject Culture.
Talk by E. r. Burlington, Nurture and
Culture in the Interest of Religion.
PaDer bv Belle Haines. bearing ON
above topic.
General discussion, opened by Robert
X. Wood
An invitation is extended to take part
in the discussion to follow.
ALBEIT 1. BuFFMcToM,
supt.