The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

A new hardwood floor has been laid in
the waiting room and Office of the station.
The citizens Of Oxfo,d are discussing
the establishment of hospital in that
town.
Earle Robinson, of Newark. was acci-
dentally shot in the hand while hunting
one night last week. The thumb and
one finger were blown off.
In appreciation of services rendered at
several Decoration day celebrations. Ad-
miral John Rodgers Post. G. A. R.. Havre
de Grace. has presented Laura B. Tam.
many an engraved gold medal.
The management of the fair and races
to be held at the Belair grounds. October
20 and 2I. will divide 10 per cent. of the
profits equally between Havre de Grace
I Hospital and the Fresh Air Farm.
Jacob S. Baer has purchased from ]. A.
G. Allen. of Darlington. the Woolsey
farm of 3I2 acres near Churchville for
$780, $50. Mr.. Baer formerly owned this
farm and sold it to Mr. Allen about a
lyear ago.
According to report the commissioners
OF Worcester county, have decided to build
road, corresponding, in almeasure. with
dupont boulevard in Delaware, connect
Il ing with the latter at SelbyvilIe, and ex-
tending to Snow Hill, Nd
The directors of Union Hospital for
Cecil County have decided to open a train
| ing school for nurses at Elkton. DR.. w.
T. Morrison headed the committee which
outlined the plans. The local physicians
have consented to act as instructors.
c. X. Sober, the Northumberland
chestnut farmer. has recently purchased
machine for threshing chestnuts or re-
moving the nuts from the burrs. The
machine will thresh out as many chest
nuts in day as 100 men can do by hand.
The Christian Endeavor society Of West
Nottingham Presbyterian church will
hold social in the chapel Friday eve
ming, October 20. A program of music.
recitations, ETC., will be rendered. Ad-
mission, five cents. All are invited to
attend.
Tobacco is the big money crop in Lam
caster county, Pa. One of the very lare-
est packers of leaf tobacco of Lancaster
city expresses the opinion that it will take
very close to $4,000. 600 to pay the Lam
caster county farmer for his tobacco crop
this year.
Sixty-seven indictments for the illegal
sale of liquor in Sussex county. Delaware.
have been handed in by the Grand Jury,
and it still is at workon cases of similar
character. Many persons have been in
dicted on several counts. one man having
seven bills against him.
| For the loss of two fingers by his hand
coming in contact with broken feed wire,
Park Erb, through his father Isaac Erb,
of near New Providence, Lancaster coun-
Ity, has entered suit in the court of common
pleas against the Strasburg Electric
Light. Heat and Power Company for
$40 900 damages.
Sparks from threshing outfit last week
set FIRE to the wheat stacks on the w. M.
Clendaniel farm near Kennedyvilie, Kent
county. The flames spread to the barn
and stable. which were burned with the
stacks. Loss on building, $1,000. Two
calves, 30 tons of hay and 500 bushels of
wheat were also consumed.
| Joseph F. Nonemaker, of Hartford. son
of Mrs. ]. w. Mccall. of Bel Air. one of
the linemen in the employ of the Electric
Company. Of Baltimore, was recently in
jpred while at work for the company and
has entered suit through Walter w. Pres
ton, of Bel Air. and S. S. Fields. of Balti-
more, for $4,000 damages.
Ronald L. Carpenter. aged IS. son of
Tobias Carpenter. of Wilmington, form
erly Of Chesapeake City, accidentally shot
himself Thursday afternoon last while
cunning for birds near Wilmington and
died early Saturday morning at the Home
pathic Hospital where he was taken i'm
mediately after the accident. The body
was brought to Cecil county for interment
at Bethel cemetery.
Acow judging contest is to be one of
the features of the Maryland State Fair
at Laurel on the 18th inst. and prizes
aggregating $4,000 in gold will be
awarded the winners. Jerseys. Guernseys.
Holsteins, Ayrshires and sweepstakes
class will be judged. All young men of
Maryland. under ar years of age are in.
vited to participate. The contest will be