The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-06-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| Matinee races will be held at Kemble-
vile track Saturday afternoon, June 3.
| A festival will be held on the church
lawn at Ebenezer on Saturday evening,
June 10.
Oxford Spring Fair will be held on
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Of
next week.
A young bull owned by George E.
Dean, near Childs, was killed by light
ming Tuesday afternoon.
| The regular annual meeting of the
Maryland State Teachers Association
will be held at Braddock Heights, Fred
erick county, June 27-3o.
| The Horrigan Construction Company,
builders of the Rising Sun-Cather's
Corner road, have almost completed the
macadam road leading from Newark to
Appleton.
Chairman Murray Vandiver of the
Democratic State Central Committee. on
Monday issued call for a meeting of
the Committee at the Eutaw House, Balti.
more, on June 7.
| The closing exercises of the Maryland
Agricultural College will be held June
II-I4. Congressman ]. Harry coving-
ton will deliver the commencement ad
dress at IL a. m. June "a.
The members of Garfield Post, 6. A. r.,
attended services at the M. E. church in
this town on Sunday morning last, in a
body. Rev. z. H. Webster preached an
able and appropriate sermon.
The w. C. T. U. will not meet on
Thursday, June g. on account of West
Nottingham commencement. but an
nouncement of the meeting will be made
from the pulpit on Sunday morning next.
A rear wheel came off one of the big
paper mill wagons, on South Queen
street Wednesday afternoon, necessitating
the transfer of the load of three tons of
coal to other wagons before the damage
could be repaired.
| By the quilting of $50 quilts by the
Ladies society of the Dover Reformed
church. of Lancaster county. church
debt of 81, 400 was wiped out. and thus a
meeting house once covered with mort
gage has been uncovered by quilt.
The American Mechanics of Colora, to
the number of over one hundred, were
present at the morning services at Mount
Pleasant M. E. church on Sunday last,
when Rev. B. L. Mcfarland delivered a
special sermon to the members of the
Order.
Articles of Incorporation for the Credit
Mems Association of Havre de Grace
have been filed in the Circuit Court for
Hartford County. The following officers
have been elected: Joseph Good, presi.
dent; Joseph H. Moore, secretary; A. B.
Lake, treasurer.
Earle M. Cochran, of Colora, and
Harold Bogart, Cheyenne. Wyoming,
figured in an automobile accident in Will
mington. and while the young men es-
capped serious injury the automobile, a
new oo-horse power imported machine
that cost $S, 500. was completely wrecked.
Robert L. Russell, of Oxford, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank G. Ruessell, jumped
from the L. o. & S. passenger train near
Tweedale on Monday afternoon, and
fell under the car wheels, one foot being
badly crushed. The lad was taken to a
Philadelphia hospital and it is hoped the
foot can be saved.
Elkton Town Council held a special
meeting last week, owing to no election
being held this year. and reorganized for
the coming year.
v. R. Bennett was reelected Secretary;
1W. R. Gilpin, Town Treasurer. R. C.
Thackery, Esq, Counsellor and Robert
Rudolph, Town Bailiff.
| WuiC piaStuS pciL on one OF tne
machines at the box factory in Havre de
Grace, last week. William Jones had his
arm broken. Another accident of similar
nature occurred on farm near that town
whereby Fred R. Webb, of Ohio, had his
left arm broken in three places while
giving demonstration of the operation
of an auto plow.
Millard Taylor, colored, IS years old.
was given hearing by Justice Robertson,
in Wilmington. charged with stealing 800
pounds of meat from Edward Green, of
Iron Hill, on November rs last, and also
setting fire to Green's barn. which was
destroyed along with two horses and
i COW He was held for courf rlnder &ooo