The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-05-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Edgar Young. of Chesapeake City,
suffered a broken wrist while cranking
his automobile.
Lewis A. Seth, of Elk Mills, has been
appointed Constable for the Third and
Fourth districts.
A street sprinkler will be purchased by
Elkton Improvement Association and
presented to the town.
Charles Godfrey, of Elkton, while at
work in the fibre mill at Newark last
week was seriously injured.
Mrs. Eliza N Harper has filed bill in
the Cecil Circuit Court for divorce from
her husband, R. J. w. Harper.
Dnyckinck. sterrett & Co. have sold to
Daniel L. Baldwin of Elk Mills, a hand
some fve-passenger Regal touring car.
James P. Martindell has been granted
divorce in Arizona from his wife, Mrs.
Mary E. Martindell, of Cecil county.
A divorce has been granted to Mrs.
Alice S. Carroll from her husband,
jeremiah Carroll. by the Cecil Circuit
Court.
Health Officer DIR. H. Arthur Mitchell
was called to Port Deposit on Friday,
owing to case of diphtheria developing
there.
The assessors who are making re-
valuation Of all property in Cecil county,
completed their work in the Elkton dis
trict last week.
The young son of William Wilson, Jr.,
fell from the barn bridge at his home
near Calvert one day last week, and
suffered broken collar bone.
The receipts from the play given on
Thursday evening of last week in the
public hall Of this town by Nottingham,
Pa, talent, amounted to about $500.
DR.. Eugena A. Noble. president of
Goncher College, Baltimore, will deliver
the address at the commencement of the
Girls High School of Tome Institute,
june Io.
"A festival will be held on Wednesday
evening next. T7th inst. at Oak Grove
school, near town. Icecream, cake, fruit.
etc, on sale. Music will be furnished by
Rising Sun Cornet Band. 49,
Little Misses Angela and Helena Nichols
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. B. P. Nichols
Of this town, are the happy possessors Of
a beautiful little shetland pony, hand
some cart. and also riding saddle, the
gift of their parents.
The Rev. T: R. Mcdowell. of Elk View,
Pa, will preach the baccalauerate sermon
to the graduates of West Nottingham
Academy on JUNE 8, and DR.. ]. M. H.
Rowland, of Baltimore. will deliver the
commencement address on June 10.
The Commissioners of,Rising Sun have
posted signs on all roads leading into
the town warning automobiles that the
speed limit on our street is ten miles an
hour. Other signs at the approach Of
corners and crossings warn them to blow
their horns.
H. M. Duyckinck, manager of the auto
department of Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co.,
brought from Philadelphia under its own
power yesterday afteSnoon seven-passen-
ger Regal 40" touring car. Mr.. Duyck-
inck reports difficulty in securing cars
from the manufacturers agents fast
enough to supply the demand this spring.
The subjects for the Senior Essays of
the Calvert Agriculture High School are
Money Madness" Robert Crothers
..Uncrowned Kings" Ruth Murray; .sThe
Founders of Human Civilization" Frank
Mckinney; Character VS.. Reputation, "
Edna Mayberry; THE Influence of
Wealth." Paul England; self Made
Men" Margaret Cameron.
The annual election of officers of West
Nottingham Friends' Cemetery Associa-
tion was held on Saturday afternoon.
when the following were chosen: S. J..
Reynolds. president; Edwin Haines vice
president; Belle Haines, secretary; /.
Wayne Reynolds, treasurer.
A committee was appointed to arrange
for the centennial celebration of the cree.
tion of the old meeting house, to be held
in September next.
While at bat in the ninth inning of the
Rising Sun-North East ball game, at the
latter place, Saturday afternoon last, Ed
ward Jenkins of the Rising Sun team was
struck in the head. by a swift in-shoot.
Although painfully injured he continued
in the game but on reaching home that
night was taken violently i'll and for
several days this week was in a serious
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