The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The sixteenth annual convention of
Maryland Bankers Association will be
held at Deer Park, Md, June 20, FL and 20.
Ephraim Blackburn. of Glen Roy. Pa,
has made an assignment for the benefit Of
his creditors to William c. Whiteside, of
Tayloria.
i The Armour Co. up to June 2 had pre-
served GOO barrels of strawberries at their
Ridgley, Md, plant and shipped them
to Chicago
The White Hall Hotel property, located
at Peach Bottom and well known to all
Susquehanna anglers, has been purchased
by Mrs. Seigle. of Lancaster. for So, 800.
The mill and warehouse property of
wv. D. Chandler. in Oxford, was offered
at assignee's sale on Thursday of last
week, but Withdrawn at bid of $40, 600,
A herd of I6 cattle, belonging to Hugh
c. Whiteford. of Hartford county, was
struck and IS were killed during the storm
on Monday night. Two heifers owned
by Glasgow Archer, near Thomas Run,
were killed
| George Jacobs, York county farmer,
lost six cows during the heavy storm last
week. The cattle were in the pasture
field and were drowned by the sudden
rising of the stream. caused by the torrent
of rain that fell
i William Rumsey and Ellsworth Christy,
both colored, of Havre de Grace, have
been lodged in Bir Air jail charged with
|stealing a gold watch and set of veter.
mary surgical instruments from DR.. John
C. Dennis, of Perryville.
Brewing Baker, of Nassau, N. Y. has
purchased Cheston-O -On-Wye, the estate of
the late DIR. William H. Decourey, in
Kent county, Md. The farm contains
1853 acres and brought $45.s25. 1t is one
of the finest water locations on the East
ern Shore.
Mrs. Lammot dupont has donated
$4,000 toward the fund of $1,000 which
the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis Society
lis endeavoring to raise in order to obtain
a like amount appropriated toward the
lerection of an administration building at
i Hope Farm.
First Lieutenant Francis B. Eastman,
Eof the Tenth United States Infantry, has
been assigned as professor of military
science and tactics at Delaware College,
Newark, beginning August I, 1911. He
succeeds Lieut.. Edgar S. Slayer, who re-
Icently passed examination for promotion
toscaptain.
George Stewart and Warren Jackson,
both of Elk Mills were arraigned before
Justice Gilpin, of Elkton. and Jackson,
charged with assault and battery upon
Stewart, was fined SIS and costs. while
Stewart, charged with assault with intent
to kill Jackson, was acquitted. but sub
lsequentiy arrested and fined ST. and costs
for being drunk and disorderly.
Fines aggregating $500 were imposed
upon 10 shad fishermen, almost all York
countians, charged with having Piled
their nets from rocks within 400 feet
below the dam of the Pennsylvania Water
and Power Company at Mccall's Ferry.
Arrangements were made for payment of
the fines, $50 being the penalty in each
lease, with an extra $40 for one Sunday
fisherman.
| A lot of clothing in an upper room of
the home of Chalkley Dawson. Oxford,
Icaught fire in some unaccountable man
ner, on Saturday evening. during the
absence of the members of the family. A
lpasserby discovered smoke issuing from
the house and called out the FIRE depart
ment, which soon extinguished the blaze
but caused much damage by the water
with which the house was flooded.
Mr.. Alfred Jordan, of London, England.
champion checker player, was guest last
week of Mr.. Wilson. Coudon, of Perry
vile. Mr.. Jordan IS making tour of the
world, and has played between o,ooo and
1000 games. Of this number he has won
4.2oo, lost only 3s games. and drawn
the balance. The losses have occurred
in simultaneous play. Mr.. Jordan has
played as many as 50 games at one time.
A festival will be held on the lawn on
Sylmar M. E. church Tuesday evening,
June 10.
| On Wednesday evening, June IA. a
festival will be held on the lawn of Hope
well M. E. church. If that evening
should be stormy, come next evening.
A festival will be held Saturday eve
ming, Juue 10, on the lawn of Ebenezer