The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-01-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| A case Of smallpox is reported in the
town Of Kennett Square.
| Nine carloads Of tobacco were shipped
from Quarryville on Tuesday.
A creamery is to be erected at Darling
ton. Hartford county, to be run on the
co-operative plan.
The Hartford County Commissioners
have refused to make an appropriation
toward the purchase Of q hospital site in
Havre de Grace.
| Herman R. Tyson. of Newark, has sold
his PAGER Caffeeno, 2.o7 IA. by Tuscorora
Sea King, to F. H. Bellows, Of Dorchester,
Mass, for $I,25o.
| Harvey A. Gilbert, of Hartford county,
has leased the Thompson cannery al
Newark, Del, and will pack both corn
and tomatoes the coming season.
Roland P Hood, of West Grove, has
filed a petition for divorce from his wife.
Mary As, (Null) Hood. upon the ground
of desertion The couple were married
on March 80, 1907.
Ray Showers. Of Nittany, Pa. student
lat Williamson School. was struck by a
train on the Baltimore Central Railroad,
near Elwyn Station, Thursday night last,
and probably fatally injured.
| meeting of all building and loan as
sociations of Maryland will be held at the
Eutaw House. Baltimore, on the evening
of January 81, when an effort will be
made to organize State League.
In the examination for postmaster al
Barnsley, held on Saturday afternoon. but
one candidate put in an appearance, Mrs.
Walter R. Andrews, and it is probable
that she will receive the appointment.
At special meeting of the Southern
Bell Telephone Co.. Of Kirkwood, Ian
caster county, Pa, last week. it was voted
to increase the capital to the value 81
$Ioo,ooo. The company has goo phones
installed.
Samuel ]. Tilden, said to be the oldes,
horse in the United States, owned BY
Joseph Guest, of Chestertown, Nd, died
on Friday last The animal was az years
old and had been owned by Mr.. Guest fol
oveS SO years.
The Supreme Court Of Delaware has
affirmed the verdict for $6,a5o damages
awarded to Robert L. Buchanan, !
butcher of Kirkwood, for injuries received
on the Delaware Railroad crossing. neal
that town, some time ago.
A broken rail caused the wreck Of a
freight train on, the Columbia & Port De.
Posit railroad ion Monday, near Peach
Bottom. Nine cars were wrecked and
about 500 feet of track torn up. Traffic
was delayed for several hours.
Raising pickles is reported almost as
profitable for the farmers around Stras.
burg, Lancaster county, as growing tobac-
co. A big packing concern has sailing
plant there and last summer the company
paid out over $4,000 to the farmers.
| w. w. Knowles, of Wilmington, acting
for the Initiative and Referendum League,
has compiled a bill to amend the consti-
tuition of Delaware so as to provide the
initiative and referendum and Represen.
tativc Moore will present it to the Legis.
lature.
The Tri-State Packers Association has
elected the following officers: President,
Walter o. Hoffecker. Smyrna, Del. ;secre.
tary and treasures. c. M. Cashell, Prin.
cess Anne, Md; vice presidents. E. Green.
baum. Seaford. Del ! Robert S. Fogg,
Salem, N. J.. and Charles T. Wrightsel,
Easton. Md.
Complaint having been made TO the
Auditor General Of Pennsylvania by Rev.
M. L. Ross. that the West Chester and
Oxford agricultural fair associations per.
mitted gambling at their last exhibitions,
these two associations are on the anxious
bench for fear the State appropriation Of
$500 will be withdrawn.
The officers elected by Rosebank Gene
terry Association. Calvert. are: President,
A. R. Brown; vice-president. E. L.
Duyckinck; secretary, c. M. Reisler;
managers. A. R. Brown, E. L. Duyckinck
c. M. Reisler, ]. B. Slicer, Webster
White. Howard Mendenhall. Calvin
Brown. Norvil Brown.