The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-11-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

S. D. Mccullough. near Liberty Grove,
lost one of his fine horses on Saturday.
An annex is being built to the rear of
Elkton NJ. E. church, in which an organ
will be installed.
President Taft has issued his annual
proclamation designating November 80
as Thanksgiving Day.
The net proceeds of the bazaar held in
Havre de Grace for the benefit of the new
Hospital were 81, 500.
The last matinee race of the season
will be held at Jackson Park, near
Woodlawn, tomorrow afternoon.
West Nottingham Academy will play
the Wilmington High School foot ball
team on the Academy grounds, Saturday
afternoon.
Typhoid fever is again prevalent in
Newark, Del. During the year there have
been between 80 and 40 cases in the
town, but most of them were light.
A settlement has been made in the
bankrupt estate of Harry P. Little, of
West Grove, creditors receiving about
thirty-three per cent, of their claims.
The twenty-second annual convention
of the Eastern Shore District Epworth
League, will be held in the Pocomoke
Methodist Church, November and 2.
The ladies of Octoraro M. E. church
will hold Pie and Cake Social at the
home of William Kelley, on Saturday
evening, Nov. 4. If stormy, on Monday
evening.
The managers report of the finances of
Havre de Grace base ball team shows the
total receipts were $66s.7o. expenses
$6I3.42, leaving balance of $s2. SO which
win be divided among the players.
The Sunday School class of Miss Lizzie
Atkinson, at Tome M. E. Church, Port
Deposit, have contributed $125 towards
the improvements that have been made to
the Sunday school room, and have prom
ised to raise $50 additional.
The West End Athletic Club has been
organized in Elkton with c. Ellis Deibert,
president and treasurer, and Walter w.
Deibert. secretary. A basket ball team
has been placed in the field by the club.
The dwelling and blacksmith shop.
near Kennstt. owned by Charles Wood
and occupied by Frank Bowden, were
totally destroyed by fire of unknown
origin last week, entailing loss of 81. 900.
The suit of T. Lawrence Eyre. of West
Chester, against the Western Union Tele-
graph Company for 5000 damages done
in cutting down shade trees on his farm
in East Bradford township. Pa, resulted
in a verdict of $500 90 for Mr.. Eyre.
The case of Mrs. Anna Belle Swayne
Jackson against the boro of Kennett
Square, was tried in the Chester county
court last week and the jury awarded
Mrs. Jackson $II3 damages by reason of
the boro opening street through her
property.
Many poultry raisers in the neighbour
hood of Hockessin. Del, report losing
numbe, of fowls by disease greatly re-
sembling cholera. This disease was prev
alent in the early spring but has been
somewhat checked until now. when it is
looming up again.
II has been definitely announced by the
fish commissioner Butler. of Pennsyl-
vania, that new fshway will be built
that will allow the fish to get over the
gigantic walls of the Mccall Ferry dam,
no matter what the cost. The present fish
way is entirely Inadequate for the purpose
for which it was constructed.
Young Erie nds' Association will be held
Sabbath afternoons II month. sth. at 2 go
o'clock. Henry w. Wilbur, minister
from Swarthmore. will attend morning
meeting and address the Association in
the afternoon. Subject: Friends For
ward Look" Followed by comments by
persons interested.
ALBERT L. BURLINGTON.
Superintendent.
West Nottingham Academy foot ball
team met defeat on Saturday morning
last. at the hands of Marston University
team. Baltimore. by score of 6 TO o.
The game was played at West Noting
ham. the visiting team coming to Rising
Sun Friday evening and putting up over
night at the hotel
Lawrenceville defeated Tome in hard
fought and well-played game of football,
at Port Deposit, on Saturday afternoon
by to o. Lawrenceville scored touch
down in the FIRST quarter.