The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-24
Thursday next is Thanksgiving.


on Sunday morning NJ B. Levy lost a
diamond ring valued at $Ioo.
The Cecil Farmers Club will be en-
tertained tomorrow afternoon by Alfred
B. McVey, near Pleasant Hill.
The West Nottingham Academy foot
ball team was defeated Saturday by the
Cedercroft school team, of Kennttt. by
to o.
The public schools of the county will be
closed for the Thanksgiving holiday on
Thursday and Friday of next week, re-
opening Dec. a.
The ]. c. Egan property, containing 10
acres at West Nottingham. was sold at
public sale on Wednesday to John H.
Terry for $1,000.
Mrs. P. S. Shaffer, Of near Rowland
vile, has purchased the Geo. 5. Fox
property on Cherry street and will remove
thereto next week.
William ST Clair, of Port Deposit, sus-
tanned broken leg above the knee, on
Monday, by falling from the roof OF his
stable. His condition is serious.
With butter at az cents pound, eggs
at 81 cents per dozen, turkeys at 23 cents
pound and none offered in the local
market, Thanksgiving is almost upon US.
The Ladies Aid Society of Mt Pleasant
M. E. church has elected the following
officers: President, Miss Emma Bradley;
yice-president, Mrs. Harry Dowland /;
treasurer, Miss Emma Christie; secretary,
Miss Mercie Brown.
A prize purple top strap leaf turnip has
been left at the JOURNAL Office. The tur-
nip measures 23 inches in circumference.
weighs five pound. five ounces. and IS
perfectly formed. 1t was grown by VIM
R. Smith, near town.
Rev E. L. Hoffecker, district superin-
tendent, preached at Hopewel and As
bury last Sunday At the quarterly con
ference held on Saturday evening Rev. J..
M. Lindale was invited to return to these
charges for another year.
There is no doubt that buckwheat cakes
will be plentiful this winter, and as proof
of this. F. E. Baker, the expert miller at
the old stand on Stone Run, reports he
has ground $4,000 pounds of buckwheat
already this fall, and the buhrs are still
humming.
The place of meeting of the Cecil
County Sunday School Conference has
been changed from Leeds M. P. church,
as previously announced, to Zion Presby-
terian church. where the conference will
be held Sunday afternoon and evening,
November 20, and the original program
carried out.
y An oyster supper for the benefit of Eb-
enezer M. E. church will be held Wednes-
day evening. Nov. "a, at the home OF
Harry Armour. near Greenhurst, from S
to O'Clock. Supper rs cents. Ice
cream. cake, ETC., will be on sale. Il
stormy on above date, supper will be held
the following evening.
The Union Hospital of Cecil County
located at Elkton, will receive from the
estate of the late B F. Chambers the sum
of $5I.243. The first and final account OF
Frederick T. Haines, executor, has beer
passed by the Orphans Court and distri
500, 6I2.57 and under the will. after the
payment of certain legacies total o.
$5I.243 remains as the hospitals share.
Frank R. Scott. of Elkton, was or
Wednesday elected president of the Ma
tional Bank of Elkton, vice Dr. Charlie:
M. Ellis, deceased. Charles B. Finley
of Elkton. was elected vice-president, and
Henry Lay Duer, of Baltimore, was made
director. President Scott has been con.
nected with the bank as a director and
vice-president for years. He is president
of the Scott Fertilizer Company. of Cecil
county. which operates an extensive planl
in Elkton.
Run over by train at Marshallton,
Del, on Saturday night, George Lammey
of Elkton. had one of his feet severed
Lammey had been in Marshallton to seek
employment at the fibre mill, and was tc
90 10 work on Monday. On reaching the
station to board the train for home he
discovered it was just starting. and at
tempted to cross the track in front of ar
approaching locomotive. In doing so he
tripped and fell. the train passing ovel
one foot. The unfortunate man was
taken to hospital. where it was founo
necessary to amputate his leg just below
the knee.