The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

A farmers institute will be held in
Eoxford on Wednesday and Thursday.
March and 2.
i George Brown. Of Little Britain. Pa!
had the banner crop Of tobacco last season
in Lancaster county, raising 1000 pounds
on five and a-half acres Of ground.
Jacob NJ. Fox. of Russellville. has sold
his farm Of 7o acres to J. ]. Reynolds, Of
New York, a former resident Of Calvert.
who will take possession in the spring.
The 5. n. Messick farm. near Bridge
vile, Del. containing 1900 acres, which
has been in the Messick family for forty
years, was sold last week to the Delaware
Apple Co. for $4,000. ~
Jackson w. Dinsmore. Of Peters Creek,
and Miss Ada E. Gallagher, of McSpar-
iran: were married Wednesday. Feb. IS,
in Lancaster, by Rev. r. L. Clark. pastor
of the Bethany Presbyterian Church.
P. H. Mccormick, Of near Bel Air, has
sold his herd Of twenty-nine registered
Guernsey cattle to Runnell & Fruit, of
Wisconsin, for $500 Mr.. Mccormick
sold to F. Phillips Of Pomeroy. Pa, a fine
Registered Guernsey COW for $aoo
The annual convention Of the Maryland
BANKERS Association will be held at Deer
Park Hotel, if satisfactory arrangements
can be perfected. If not. the meeting will
be held at the Blue Mountain House.
Tuesday. Wednesday and Thursday,
June 20, 2I and 20.
The estate of the late Samuel Hurlock
OF the First district, consisting of two fine
farms in Cecil of 400 acres each. seven
farms in Kent and one in Queen Anne's
county, comprising a total of $500 acres
goes to his son. Clarence S. Hurlock, Of
the Massey's section. as the deceased left
no will.
Albert Souter, Of Havre de Grace,
while employed at painting on the B. & b.
railroad bridge over the schuylkill river
at 4oth street, in Philadelphia, fell,
stricking the frame work and breaking
his leg before plnnging into the river
Foreman Richard Peale rescued him from
drowning.
Mrs james Jones, colored. who resides
in the tenant house on the farm OF Samuel
Tyson. near town. attempted suicide a
few days ago, following quarrel with
her husband, by drinking carbolic acid.
Her mouth was badly burned by the acid
but physician was summoned and her
| life was saved.
| Oxford social circles have been given
jolt by disturbance on the street IN
front Of the postofice in that town, il
which two Of its feminine members, Miss
MAY Ferguson and Miss Hanna Ewing,
figured. Burgess Stubbs had the beIliper-
ents before him and fined Miss Ewing,
the aggressor, Eve dollars.
| Attention is directed to the large adj
vertisement of the Regal automobile, on
our fifth page Duyckinck. .Sterrett & Co.
OF this town, have the agency for the
Regal and H, M. Duyckinck, manager Of
the auto department, will be glad to give
demonstrations and explain the MANY
good qualities Of the car to all interested.
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| Charged with stealing letter contain
ling $a5 from the, mails Frank ri. Penn
ington. aged Io years. a clerk in the
ticket Office Of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Brandywine Summit, was arrested Sun
Iday. He was given hearing by the u.
S. Commissioner Craig in Philadelphia
who held him under $500 bail for Court.
It is said that the young man acknowl-
edge his guilt.
Young Friends Association will be held
3rd month 5th, at ago o'clock. Subject
Obedience. Select reading by the Super
intendent. Opening remarks by E. r.
Burlington. Or. Q. Edward Jenney who
recently returned from Europe. expects to
attend the morning meeting at 10 o'clock.
and address the Association in the after
noon. Religion and Good
Health" Followed by voluntary offering
by all interested.
A. l. BUrrINcroS, supt,
The citizens of Newark. Delaware.
have had an injunction issued restraining
the Town Council from-leasing the muni-
cipal water and light plants 10 private
corporation knownsas the Newark Water &
Light Co. The Council granted the lease
at speeiel meeting. the people being
kept In ignorance Of the fact. The
charter declaies thatt the plants cannot be
leased or disposed Of in any manner