The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-05-06
TOWN:TAND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Frost on Thursday morning.


next Monday.
Il blows both hot and cold these days.
with little warning between changes.
The w. c. T. u, will meet with Mrs.
S. Taylor Reynolds on Thursday, May
II, at ago o'clock.
Warrants were issued in Elkton on
Monday, for Susquehanna fisherman vio-
lating the Sunday fishing laws.
Charles B. Finley, Jr,, has been elected
second lieutenant of Company E, First
Regiment, M. N. G., Of Elkton.
\ Mollie Mccoy, principal Of Elkton
schools. will next year become assistant
principal Of Cecilton High School.
AT the public sale of Woodrow & James,
on Tuesday, cows and pigs brought un-
usually high prices. Pigs sold as high as
$3.50
The May meeting of the Cecil Farmers
Club will be held at the..heme of A. j.
Michener, near Colora, on Wednesday
18th inst.
"A gold watch lost last fall by James
Armour, of Greenhurst, was found last
week buried in the barnyard. in good
condition.
Marion Garvin has built for H. M.
Duyckinck neat II #. fat-bottom boat,
which will be launched on Hunters dam
this week.
The Deamon property of "a acres, at
Charlestown, was sold at trustees sale last
week to Chas w. Shippers, Of North East,
for 1880.
Charged with disorderly conduc on q
Pennsylvania Railroad train at Perryville
Frank Dougherty was placed in Eikton
jail on Friday.
Burglars entered the home of William
Pryor, of the Second district, on Monday
night and secured $50, a gold watch and
a lot of clothing.
4
G. w. Brooks, of Middletown, Del, has
been appointed district manager Of the
Diamond State Telephone at Elkton, vice
George Strahorn, resigned.
The County Commissioners have ap-
pointed Messrs, E. H. Biddle, Thomas S.
Miller and A. L. Beaston examiners on a
proposed road in the Sixth district
A box Of choice Buck cigars is offered
by Mr.. Drury TO the person making the
highest score on the bowling alley in this
town. between this time and May "a.
DR.. H. Arthur Mitchell has filed nom
ination papers for president, and Samuel
H. King and o. c. Giles for Councilmen,
Of Elkton. The election win be May rs.
Col. Geo. w. F. Vernon, of Baltimore,
who commanded Coles Maryland Cavalry,
during the Civil War, will deliver the
Memorial Day address. for Garfield Posl
at Calvert. May a.
Rev. S. M. Perry will preach to the
graduates of the Chesapeake City High
School on May ~. and Congressman
Covington will deliver the commencement
address on May a6.
Thos. Weaver, Of Rowlandville, agen
for w. w. Gibbs. of Philadelphia, the
Eighth District Klondike" promoter. ha.
sold. the Chas. H. McGuigan tract, con
tanning "a acres, at Pilot, to VIM. L
Gross.
A meeting of West Nottingham Friends
Cemetery Association will be held in
West Nottingham Friends meeting house
Seventh day. sth month 9TH. at ap. m
A full attendance of all interested i.
desired.
A festival will be held at Oak Grove
public school, near town, on Wednesday
evening. May 1S. Ice cream, straw
berries, cake, lemonade and other good
things on sale. Rising Sun Cornet Band
will be present and furnish music.
John S. Strahorn, Esq, well-knowr
young member of the Elkton Bar, will
shortly remove to Annapolis, and engage
in law practice with James M. Nun
roe. Esq, of that city. Mr.. Strahorn will
have charge of Mr.. Munroe's Baltimor,
Office, going to and from Baltimore daily
Samuel Haines. near town. had fms
young mare and mule badly injured OF
Saturday afternoon. Azariah McCum
mings was driving with lead line, thre,
head to springtooh harrow, when tn.
mare got her leg over the chain and hegaf
to kick. The team got tangled up and II
the mixup one mule and the mare wer,
SO badly cut by the sharp harrow teeth
as to require the services of a veterinary
to sew up the wounds. The driver wal
badly hurt about the face, shoulder ane
arms in endeayoring TO free the team
from the tangle.