The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

in the year.
| North East Town Council has fixed the
municipal tax rate for the present year at
40 cents on the $Ioo.
Hooper Giles. son of Oliver c. Giles,
of Elkton, was painfully bitten on the
hand by a dog few days ago.
The rain last week gave Oxford Fair
lust about the hardest bump it has ex-
perienced during all the years of its
existence.
Hartford has about 7,488 acres of swamp
Hand as shown by statistics. The State
Conservation Commission are preparing
plans to make this land profitable.
| Elkton Town Council has refused to
grant franchise to the American Tele-
phone & Telegraph Company to lay a
conduit system through the principal
streets of the town.
The commencement exercises of Della
ware College, Newark, were held Wednes-
day morning, the graduating class COM
prising 2S members. the largest in the
history of the college.
The stockholders of the new Havre de
Grace Banking and Trust Company,
which will commence business July I,
have elected Isaac Hecht president and. A.
H. Carver secretary and treasurer.
A horse being driven by R. X. Vanne-
man, in Hayre de Grace. ran away and in
urning fell and broke its neck. The
carriage was overturned and Mr.. Vanne-
man thrown out and badly cut about the
face and head.
A carrier pigeon that alighted on the
premises of Wayne Reynols was captured
on Monday by his son Norris. This
makes the second carrier he has captured
within as many weeks. The pigeon has
silver band on either leg.
Mr.. and Mrs Fred. Bauer and Master
Hunkey Bauef,of Havre de Grace, few
days ago caught a roe sturgeon measur-
/ ing ten feet and two inches and weighing
two hundred and eighty-dve pounds.
They sold the fish for $500.
| The City Council of Elkton has issued
a call for special election TO be held on
July III, at which the questionlof issuing
bonds to the amount of 600, 900, to be
known as water, electric light and sewer
bonds, will be submitted to the voters.
It is reported that the National Pottery
Company, which has number of plants
in the Eastern part of the United States,
will build new plant on Red Hill, near
Elkton. Borings have been made and
samples Of the clay shipped for testing.
BY the company paying each plaintiff
$500, the suits of Henry Green, Ernest
Moore, Earl Crawford and Aaron Jones,
all of Elkton, against the Philadelphia,
Baltimore & Washington Railroad for
damages for false arrest, have been
settled.
The Delaware Automobile Association
will hold sealed time run Saturday June
ISth.\ The contest will take place over a
course about So miles long, from the
Court House in Wilmington to Oxford,
Pa, going via Londongrove and returning
via Kennett and West Chester.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
tate Teachers Association will be held
at Ocean City, Md, June 2s to July 1.
Principal Hugh w. Caldwell, of Chesa-
peake City. will give a memorial address
upon the life and services to the cause of
education of the late George Biddle, of
this county.
While crossing the Baltimore Central
tracks at Mendenhall on Wednesday of
last week. the team of AJoseph Way was
struck by train. Mr.. Way was thrown
from his wagon and suffered several
broken ribs, fractured arm and several
other injuries. The vehicle was wrecked
and one horse killed.
Returning from his work at Providence
paper mills at midnight Saturday, during
the storm, Cameron Mcvey. Of Lombard.
accompanied by John White, had narrow
escape fran serious accident. In the
darkness the horse plunged down the en-
bankment at the side of small bridge,
throwing both occupants of the buggy
into the stream. Fortunately they both
escaped injury. The horse was badly
cut but was finally gotten out. of the
water and the vehicle was recovered the
following morning.