The midland journal., 1910-11-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Tuesday next is election day.

Tuesday next is election day.
A good, soaking rain Wednesday night
and Thursday.
The cunning season for partridges and
rabbits opened in Cecil county on
Tuesday.
Excavations are being made on East
Main street, Elkton, for the extension Of
the sewer system of the town.
The Burns Building, on South Third
street, oxford, has been sold by James D.
Burn to Harry England, Of Zion.
John E. Boyle, rural mail carrier from
Rowlandville, has resigned to accept
more lucrative position elsewhere.
The quarterly conference Of Rising Sun
and sylmar have invited Rev. ]. W. Jones
to return to these charges for another
year.
Election Day, November 8. being a
legal holiday, the National Bank OF Ris-
ing Sun will not be open for business on
that date.
We had a foretaste of winter the latter
part Of last week and fore part of this, the
mercury ranging as low as 2so and ice
forming several nights.
The SO, 900 issue sofMbonds for per-
manent road construction in Cecil county,
has been purchased by Hamilton & Co..
Of Baltimore, at $Io3
The newly-instituted State Line Grange,
at Lewisville, has elected ]. L. Strickland
master; j. w. Brown, treasurer and W.
r. Mahan, secretary.
While automobiling between Whining
ton and Perryville, DIR. E. O. Thomas, OF
Wilmington, lost his trunk, containing
clothing and valuable papers.
The ladies Of thegMite Society Of the
North East M. E. Church will hold
chicken and waffle supper in G. A. r.
Hall Friday evening, November 4. Sup
per 80 cents.
DR.. Richard S. Hill, of Upper Marlboro,
has been appointed director OF the Farm
ers' Institute Of the Maryland Agricultural
College. 10 succeed W. c. Amoss. OF Har-
ford, resigned.
|. c. Hindman has sold his farm. locat-
ed about one mile and halfeast OF town
and embracing about 65 acres, with i'm
provements, to Neiper Edwards, Of Land
enberg. Pa. for $4,000.
At the sale of personal property OF the
Stubbs estate. near Delta. on Thursday OF
last week, the grandfather clock was bid
to $2oS and purchased by Samuel Pass
more. of Philadelphia
The w. C. r. u. will hold a meeting
in lanes M. E. church on Tuesday after
noon. Nov. s. at 2:3o o'clock, in the in
terest of Medical Temperance. Afull at
tendance Of members is urged.
The ladies OF West Nottingham Presby-
terian church are arranging for supper
and entertainment to be held on Thursday
evening, I7th inst. further announcement
Of which will be made next week.
The large stone and frame barn on the
farm-of Enos Wickersham in West Mar
boro township Chester county. was totally
destroyed by FIRE Of an unknown origin,
Thursday morning Of last week. together
with all this years crops
Eugene A. Reynolds, formerly of this
town, who for some time past has held a
position as Pullman conductor and resid-
ed in Philadelphia, has been transferred
TO Florida. and given run from Jackson
vile to Tampa. Mr.. Reynolds and
family will reside in Jacksonville.
Among the graduates of Goldey College,
Wilmington. who received their diplomas
on October as. were the following from
Elkton: Miss Stella S. Graves in the
Shorthand, Department and Edward 2.
Ceilings. c. Ellis Deibert and Walter W..
Deibert in the Commercial Department.
Baltimore's AVIATION meet opened on
Wednesday at Halethorpe, with several
exhibition flights by the bird-men. The
meet will close November s. If weather
permits Hubert Latham will fly over the
city Of Balcmere Saturday for prize of
5000 offered BY the Daily and Evening
Sun.
The dncking season on the Susque-
hanna Flats opened on Wednesday. The
day was mild. with no wind, making the
conditions very unfavorable for the sport.
The greater number of ducks killed
were what is commonly called trash.
canvasbaeks and redheads being scarce.
Captain Jesse Poplar's boat was high for