The midland journal., 1911-10-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


The New York & Pennsylvania Paper
Company, of Lock Haven. has again been
awarded the contract for making the
postage stamp paper for the United States
Government
Mary E. Troutner, of Hartford county.
has filed bill for divorce from Wm. A.
Troutner. They were married in Feb
ruary, 1891, and lived together until
February. 1907
]. S. Baer & Company. real estate
brokers of Bel Air, have sold Silverdale
farm. containing 287 acres, near Prestford
in Hartford county, to Joseph Stras and
G. w. Doak, of Virginia. for SIS. 900.
An 'Old Song Concert" will he held in
the Session House at Zion on Wednesday
evening, Oct. II. by the Ladies Auxil-
iary. the proceeds to be devoted to Union
Hospital, Elkton.
The ladies of Bay View M. P. Church
will hold poultry supper in basement of
church on Saturday evening, October 7.
Ice cream, cake, homemade candies,
etc., will be on sale
Fire destroyed the barn on the farm OF
Taylor Johnson, in Lower Oxford town
ship, Pa, on Tuesday night. The live
stock was saved, but all this yaars crops
were destroyed, with machinery, etc.
The Liberty Grove school and Sunday
school will hold an Autumn festival in the
school house next Thursday evening, Oct.
IL. If stormy. the next evening. Ice
cream, cake and homemade candy for
sale.
According to sworn statement the pri-
mary campaign cost Senator Blair Lee
$24,58S. OF this amount 5000 was ex-
pended in Cecil county Senator Cor
mans campaign expenses were but
1880. 80.
Elwood James, the negro who entered
the home of Thomas Casho, near Iron
Hill, about month ago, has been fined
$50, sentenced to be whipped with 90
lashes and serve two years in the Della
ware workhouse.
John K. Zook, SO years of age, of
Brownstown, Lancaster county. pro-
prietor of looks Woolen Mills. committed
suicide one morning last week, by hang
| ing himself in the attic of his mill with a
| woolen rope he had made himself
Rain was as scarce in September as it
was plentiful in August. according to a
summary of the weather conditions for
last month, issued by the United States
Weather Bureau. Only 100 inches of
rain fell in Baltimore in that month
The Presbytery of New Castle held its
83rd stated meeting in Red Clay Creek
Presbyterian Church on October 3 and d.
The meeting on Tuesday evening was ad-
dressed by Rev. ]. A. Herold, and on
Wednesday by Rev. w. T. Beale and Rev.
]. P. Lane.
The Epworth League of Hopewell M.
E. Church will hold PIE Social" al the
home of R. G. Terry Wednesday evening,
Oct. II. If stormy, the next evening. An
admission of 10 cents will be charged
Pie and coffee served. Ice cream and
cake for sale.
'Once upon time in Delaware" has
been adopted by the State Board of
Education for use in Delaware schools.
The Delaware Society of the Colonial
| Danes of America is responsible for the
charming little book. which has been
prepared especially as supplementary
reader for children between the ages of 8
and IL.
| The new comet recently discovered by
Belnsky in Europe was observed Tues
day morning by DR.. William R. Books, at
Smith Observatory, Geneva. N. ". in the
eastern part of the constellation of Leo.
The comet is visible to the naked eye.
Thus two comets are now visible in the
morning sky. Brooks in the northeast
under the handle of the Big Dipper and
the new one low down in the eastern sky.
With the close of the canning season
comes the report that the corn pack
was larger and better than for some
years, although the tomato packers have
had far from profitable season. The
early drought which threatened TO ruin
both corn and tomato crops was broken
just in time to save them and the corn
yield was better than last year. The con-
tinued rain in August is responsible for
the poor crop of tomatoes. Tons of
tomatoes lay on the fields and rotted. and
some OF the packers canned only one
third crop.