The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-02-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Turner & Wescott are installing an ice
making plant at their Glen Roy creamery.
| Miss Bertha Moore, Of Cherry Hill. has
succeeded Miss Clara Mannon as princi-
pal Of Appleton public school.
A thief entered the bedroom Of Amos
Wilson, Of LewisviIle. one night last week
and stole pocketbook containing $Io5
while Mr. Wilson slept.
H. Galen Eshleman, Of Little Britain,
Pa, has been awarded $50 in his suit
against the executors Of Margaret A.
Wilson, to recover for work done.
The Oxford Agricultural Association
has selected dates for the Spring and
Fall exhibitions this year. The Spring
fair will be held June ?, 8 and 9, and the
Fall fair September Io, 20, II and 20.
| A distribution Of the funds Of the bank
Irupt Times Publishing Co, Of Oxford,
has been made and the affairs of the con-
Germ wound up by F. G. Andrews. The
distribution amounted to seventy per cent
of the valuation.
The fortieth anniversary Of the found
ing Of the Union Fire Company. Of Ok
ford, was celebrated by banquet at the
Octoraro Hotel in that town on Monday
evening. Ninety-six banqueters partook
| of the nine course feast.
Howard Mckenzie. who formerly
operated a spar quarry at Rock Springs.
met death last week by being caught in
| the shafting at his quarry at Edgement,
Pa. He was SO years Of age, and leaves
a widow and four children.
Bohemia Lodge, No. 6s. I. o. o. F.. of
Chesapeake City. win celebrate its eighty
seventh anniversary on Monday evening.
February Is. National Lodge, No. 81. of
Elkton, and National Lodge, No. 80, of
St. Georges viii be the guests.
The ladies Of Octoraro M. E. church
will hold measuring social at the home
| Of Altman Ferguson on Saturday evening,
Feb. II. Cake and coffee will be on sale.
If stormy. social will be held following
Monday evening. Everybody welcome.
Mrs. Harry Hardness. near Oxfod, fell
down the stairs of her home, Sunday,
while carrying a lighted lamp. Fortu-
nately members of the family were at
hand to render assistance and extinguish
the blaze that started. but Mrs. Hardness
was painfully burned and otherwise in
jured.
The Cecil Star, Of North East. now
comes to its readers in an enlarged form,
being doubled in size by additional pages.
brim full Of the best Of good reading.
Brother Gary has our congratulations and
best wishes for his continued success in
1.-The Journalistic field.
| The recently organized Excelsior Band
of Elkton, is composed of the following
members: Ernest Kempa. Herbert Shaffer,
Clarence Alexander. Frank Conaway,
Carroll Elder, William H. Elder. Ralph
Morgan, Herbert Morgan, Harry Miller,
Harry Montgomery, Paul Miller, Harry
tStigles, Howard Warren. Milton Morgan.
Harry Denny, John Ferry and William
H. Draper. Director Prof Isaac w. Cos-
lett, Of North East.
The KemblesvilIe brass band has
organized with Charles Fell as president
Charles Richards, secretary; Stanley
West. treasurer; Allen and George Wiki
inson, John and William Pugh, James
Poole. Edward Reardon, George Me-
Clearly, James White, Howard Freely,
Alfred and Warren Mearns, Clarence and
Charles Foote. Emmor Fitch. Harry
Blackburn. Frank Keithly. Alonzo Will
lard and George Wood, members.
For the past year or more Elwood Bal
derston has been experiencing trouble
with tuberculosis in his dairy herd, 20
head in the first instance having failed to
come up to the requirements. Since then
he has been keeping the herd under rigid
control and disposing of those which did
not show clean bill of health. until at
the present time only Eve or six head.
which are under quarantine and isolated.
are betow the standard required by law.
A St. Valentine social and entertain
ment will be given in the Chapel at West
Nottingham, Feb. 18th, by the West
Nottingham Chapter of the Westminster
Guild. No charge for admission but
There win be on sale Valentines. Post
cards, Candies. ETC., and Valentine P.
10. will be installed for the benefit of
those wishing to get their Valentines
delivered that night while this good saint
rules the heart. If stormy, the Social will