The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-10-13

M~ et~SS etS PutsAAAS -. Ns'A~A.
autumn tints.
!. M. Holden's well has been completed
after drilling TO depth of las feet.
Diphtheria has caused the closing of
the second grade rooms at Elkton public
school.
Raymond F. Gaskill, of Port Deposit.
has been granted a patent for an internal
combustion engine.
DR.. L. F. Hamrick has discontinued bis
medical practice in North East and estab-
lished himself in Baltimore.
A party of New York automobil:sts
were fined $I2 so for exceeding the speed
limit while passing through Elkton.
Twenty Ave new names were added to
the registration list Of the Sixth district at
the sitting on Tuesday, and eight re-
moved.
Miss Sadie Cavanaugh has been sub
stituting as assistant teacher at the
Grammar school, in this town, for the
past week.
A large touring car with party en-
route from Los Angeles. CAL, to Moose
head. Maine. passed through town on
Wednesday.
Chestnut gathering is popular pas
time and not for many years have chest
nuts been SO plentiful in this section as
they are this fall.
Howard B. Ragan has purchased from
William c. Reynolds the oo-acre farm in
the Eighth district. known as the Han
shaw property, for $500.
Elkton Democrats will hold mass
meeting on Saturday night Of next week
to be addressed by Governor Crothers,
Arthur r. German. Emerson G. Harring-
ton and Edgar Allen Poe.
Appropriate ceremonies marked the lay
ing of the corner stone of the new Metho-
dist Episcopal church at North East, on
Sunday. The ediice replaces the one de-
sfroyed by FIRE last spring
On the charge of cruelty to animal by
whipping horse drawing load of coal
when it baked. Charles H. Martindale. of
Port Deposit. has been held under $3.50
bail for appearance at Court.
Historic old Rock Presbyterian church
near Fair Hill. celebrated its sesqui-cen-
tennial anniversary this week. with app
propriate exercises beginning on Sunday
and continuing until Tuesday
The Senior Order American Merchanics
Of Calvert will attend divine service at
s Zion NJ. E. church Sunday morning. Oct.
1I5. Revival services begin at Ebenezer
Oct. IS, Rev. w. H. Briggs. pastor.
Howard Reeder. night trackwalker on
the Philadelphia. Baltimore & Washing
ton Railroad between North East and
charlestown. was struck by train and
suffered broken arm and other injuries.
BY order of Governor crorhers, a num-
Der of State employees have been dropped
from the list. Among them is John S.
Evans. of Elkton. clerk in the Office of
Charles ]. Fox. head of the Bureau of
Statistics and Labor.
Taylor W. McKenney has purchased
the site of the burned Deibert Textile
Works. opposite the Elkton railroad
station. aud will erect livery stable and
automobile garage thereon. The reported
purchase price is $500.
Marriage licenses have been issued at
the Office Of the Clerk of the Circuit Court
in Elktou. to the following white persons:
William H.. Lane, s5. and Jennie Lloyd,
II. both of Chesapeake City: William
Henry Michaels. 2s. OF Langhorne. Pa,
and Mary S. Haines. 2s. of Rising Sun.
All traffic on the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad was interrupted for two
and one-half hours Thursday evening by
a hugh blast at the keystone Lime and
Stone Quarry. south of Port Deposit.
Before trains could pass it was necessary
to reblast the mass Of rock thrown on the
track and relay the rails.
In driving accident at Havre de Grace
Thursday afternoon Gen. Murray Van
diver Mrs. vandiver. Miss Dorothy VAN
diver and Mrs. Lydia Courtney were
thrown from the Generals trap.
General vandiver's foot was injured.
Mrs. Vandiver was badly bruised about
the side and Miss Dorothy had her right
hand cut and bruised. Mrs. Courtney
escaped without injury.