The midland journal., 1910-08-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

}. Elkton's newly organized Improvement
Association has membership of nearly
lie hundred.
The National Bank of Port Deposit has
made application as depositary for
postal bank funds.
Thomas Saunders, of Wilmington, Del,
has bought the 100 acre farm of Cecil W.
Ferguson, in Fourth district, for $1,000
A one-third interest in the ive-acre
Cornish property. at Cokesbury, has been
sold by trustees to George a. Blake for
$a1o
The camp meeting Of the Pentecostal
Church Of the Nazerine opened onl
Thursday at copson's Park, near North
East
Ely Wright. of the Third district, losr
his old family horse few days since.
The animal is said to have been go years
Of age.
The large greenhouse Of Daniel H.
Green, near West Grove. has been pur-
chased by Allen R. Brown, an experienced
florist, for 5000.
Miss Arlene Atkinsons near Farming
ton. has been appointed teacher at Liberty
Grove school, TO succeed Miss Armenia
Wilson, resigned.
DR.. Vernon H. Mcknight, of Elkton,
graduate in medicine at the Maryland
University, has passed the examination
by the State Board
The first excursion over the Baltimore
Central to Atlantic City was run. on Tues
day morning. Twenty-eight tickets were
sold at this station.
While handling freight at the the Elk
ton depot William P. Dean had small
bone in his foot fractured by a barrel Of
sugar falling upon it.
The Local Preachers and Exhorters'
Camp-meetine at Leslie came to close
Tuesday after one Of the most successful
sessions in recent years. 1
The ladies of Porter's Grove church
held festival in the grove at the church
on Saturday evening last. Music was fur
nished by the Cornet Band of this town.
A greenhouse I7xIoo feet and a tank Of
6ooo gallons capacity, are being erected
on the Mercy farm, east Of Elkton, which
was recently bought by George Juergens.
The Northern Convocation Of the Dir
ocese of Easton, wiilNmeet at Shrewsbury,
on Tuesday and Wednesday, August 10
and II. Wednesday evening the closing
service will be held at Galena.
The Colchester excursion on Wednesday
was well patronized. 1t required four
teen coaches to transport the Baltimore
Central contingent to Perryville. One
hundred tickets were sold at this station.
The date of the Elk Neck Farmers
Picnic has been changed from August s
to Wednesday, August 10. Speakers on
agricultural subjects will be present. and
number Of amusemeuts are being ar
ranged for.
The contract for building the two and
a-half mile section of State Road between
Elkton and Singerly has been awarded to
Geo. w. French. of Talbot county. for
$2I.ss3.s2. Work is expected to begin
this week.
The rain and wind storm of Saturday
afternoon was of short duration but quite
severe. Hail is reported in some sections.
A number Of trees were blown down and
considerable other damage done by the
high wind in this vicinity.
President Charles w. Shippers. of the
county Board of Election Supervisors, has
resigned, and ]. Polk Steele, Of Chesa-
peake City, has been appointed member
of the board, of which DR., W. D. Cawley.
of Elkton, becomes president.
The open air service held on the church
lawn Sunday evening was largely attend
ed, the seating arrangements provided
hardly proving adequate. Services win
be held in the open each Sunday evening
during the remainder Of the summer.
weather permitting, beginning at o'clock.
A colt being driven by Joseph Tyson
on the pike south of town, Monday even
ing, frightened at an automobile, and run
ming up the embankment at the road
side, upset the vehicle Mr.. Tyson was
thrown out and considerably cut and
bruised. but not seriously hurt The
colt broke away but was later caught, the
) vehicle being wrecked and harness much
broken.