The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in~the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Ice yesterday morning.


Church, Woodlawn, will be celebrated
October %.
Sturgeon are reported reappearing in
Elk river where in former years they were
quite plentiful.
Beautiful moonlight nights, these.
The Hunters moon will be full on
Tuesday, 18th inst
H. ]. Efing has sold his lot north Of
town, used by him for garden purposes,
to Samuel M. Brickley.
Elkton Town Council has appropriated
$500 to the Singerly Fire Company for the
purchase OF new hose.
James ". Bailey, of Earleville. has pur-
chased for $6.75o the I4S-acre Morgan
farm, in the First district.
The Barnes farm of 20 acres, near
Cowantown, has been sold to Downing
town. Pa, parties for $2,75o.
w. B. cooney has cherry tree in full
bloom, presenting an unusual sight for
this season Of the year, with its branches
covered with blossoms.
The II4-acre farm in the Second district
Of Cecil county, along the Bohemia river,
hasx been bought by Richard F. Lyndon,
Of New York, for $1,000.
New Bridge public school. near Cecil
Paper Mills, has been ordered closed as a
precautionary measure, on account of a
reported case Of diphtheria in the neigh
borhood.
The p. E. Sharpless Co., beginning
this month. will pay four cents tenth
for milk testing above a per cent. This
is double the price that has been paid
heretofore.
c. Ross Biies, of Blue Ball, has been
elected president of the Farmers and
Mechanics Fire Insurance Company Of
Cecil County to succeed the late Aaron
Michener.
81 The great McCalls Ferry power plant
will be formally opened on Friday, Oct.
I4th. A special train from Baltimore will
be run having on board the city officials,
prominent 6nanciers and others.
A train Of 90 cars passed through Elk
toh last week, equipped with testing ap-
paratus to show the pull on the locomotive
at any part of the road. It was the long
est train ever sent over the division.
The Rising Sun team played Mike
Grady's crack team Of bali tossers at
Kennett Square, on Saturday, Kennett
easily walking away with them by score
Of 8toI. Heimiller and Gibson were in
the points for Rising Sun.
A celebration marking the fftieth ami
versary Of the present edifce of the Elk
ton Methodist Church began on Sunday
last and will continue over next Sunday.
Services are held each evening. in charge
Of former pastors of the church.
The David Maher property at Krauss'
crossing, consisting of AZ acres, with
d dwelling and other buildings, was offer
ed at public sale on Monday and with
drawn at bid of $500. 1t has since been
sold at private sale by Saml. A. Taylor to
VIM. c. Fisher for $500.
The West Nottingham Academy foot
ball team played Wilmington High
School, at Wilmington, on Saturday last,
and was defeated 20 to 0.
Kennett High School will play the
Academy boys at West Nottingham
tomorrow afternoon. Game called at go.
Mrs. H. X. Garvin was very painfully
injured on Friday last. by a fall, while
washing windows at her home near
town. In stepping upon chair, it tilted
throwing her head foremost against a
table. Her face and head were badly
cut and she received other severe injuries.
The rain on Friday and Saturday was
good one and was appreciated to its full
est as ii was the first we have had since
the second week in August. The ground
was dry as powder, and dust sifted over
everything. The drouth greatly inter
fered with wheat seeding, but corn cutting
and other fall farm work has progressed
rapidly under the stimulus of good
weather.
The Salvation Army closed their meet
ings here on Sunday evening. The meet
ings were conducted for two weeks the
attendance being large each evening. On
Sunday the hall was too small to accom-
modate the crowd. aisles and hallway
being packed A statement of receipts
and disbursements showed that over $I2s
had been collected, the expenses amount
ing to about $Ss. The surplus win be
devoted 70 slum work in the cities, where
the Army does such good service,