The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-07-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

day, July 23rd.
The twenty-6fth session of the Rawlins-
vile Camp Meeting begins August 9th
and closes August I8.
The sixteenth annual summer shooting
tournament under the management of
James R. Malone will be held July rs, 26,
27 and 2s at Betterton.
A horse and buggy stolen from the
stable of Philip ]. Fitzpatrick, of Joppa,
Hartford county. were recovered in Balti-
more, after twice being sold.
The Havre de Grace and Perryville
Bridge Company is having retaining
wall erected on the north side of the ap-
proach to the bridge in Havre de Grace.
Capt v. Edwards, a cripple, who has
driven from California in buggy drawn
by angora goats, passed through Cecil
county last week on his way to Baltimore
Daniel A. Bay has been granted a
divorce by Hartford County Circuit Court,
from Ellen G. Bay, and she has the right
to resume her maiden name Ellen G..
Brown.
An Aid Society child. making its home
in East Nottingham, with Miss Emma
McVey was bitten last week four times, in
four different places, by the vicious dog of
neighboi.
Allan & Wilson, who operate the flint
mill at Conowingo, are making some
changes in the machinery and in future
will grind the flint without burning in a
kiln as formerly.
| According to reports received by the
Tri-State Packers Association, the acre
age of tomatoes planted in Maryland,
New Jersey and Delaware this year is
about rs per cent. less than last year.
Attention is called to the advertisement
of the public sale of buggies, wagons,
harness, etc., at Oxford on Saturday.
July 80, at the factory of Wilson Brothers
& Co., the well known vehicle builders.
The directors of Williams Caramel Co.,
Oxford. have decided to change the name
to the Oxford Confectionery Co. In ad-
dition to caramels complete line of con-
fectionery will be manufactured in future.
During the heavy rain of Saturday
night the old wooden bridge across White
Clay creek, in London Grove township,
Pa, was carried away by high water.
Work had begun at this point on new
structure to replace the old bridge, which
was in dangerous condition.
A dog belonging to William Garlis,
gardener at Westtown Boarding School,
went mad one day last week and bit Mr..
and Mrs. Garris and their three children,
the animal afterwards dying. The parents
and children were taken to the Pasteur
Institute. Baltimore. for treatment.
Maggie M. Brown has entered suits
against India B. Adams. Minnie Brown
and Harry and May Writ to recover
s.. 900 from each for SANDER The persons
live in Fulton township, Lancaster county,
and the plaintiff claims that the defend
ants circulated reports rejecting upon her
REPUTATION for chastity.
| Under the auspices of the Willing
Workers of Rock Presbyterian Church
there will be festival on the church
grounds on the evening of July 26
Among the attractions for the evening
will be Japanese booth and tulip bed.
Utopian band from over the line in Ches.
ter county will furnish music.
i The c. E. Society of Zion Presbyterian
church. has elected the following officers
for ensuing six months: President, Mis-:
Edna McVey; Vice President. Mr.. Will
liam Brown; Recor ding Secretary. Miss
Anna Rittenhouse; Corresponding Secre
tary, Mrs. Alfred Fassitt; Treasurer. Mr.
Cecil Mackay; Organist, Miss Minnie
Carhart.
| The Chesapeake and Delaware cana
was blockaded on tuesday by the sink
ing in the deep cut mile from Chesa-
City of the barge Laura v. Groves, heav.
lily loaded with lumber. Passengers and
freight had to be transferred in rowboat:
around the sunken barge, which complete.
ly blocked the fairway for vessels using
the canal.
Nine cows have been killed in weel
as the result of an epidemic of rabie:
which seems to- be spreading over East
Nottingham township. The disease is
supposed to be due to a mad dog which
passed through that section several weeks
ago. Farmers are greatly worried, and are
watching their stock closely for the frs
! sign of the disease.