The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-07-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The annual Holiness campmeetira will
open at Copson's Park. near North East,
on August3.
Port Deposit NJ. E. Sunday school re-
allied $2I from the automobile carnival
held last week.
E. Kurtz Taylor, the present Cecil
county Treasurer. has announced himself
candidate for denomination.
A festival will be held at Rowlandville
on the evenings of August 4 and S, by
the Modern Woodmen of America.
Milton D. Sentman, of Blue Ball. has
announced his candidacy for Judge of the
Orphans Court on the Republican ticket.
The Stanley estate of 2co acres. in the
Fifth district. has been purchased for
$4,000 by Mrs. Mary Seller, Of Atlantic
City.
The annual convention of the Cecil
County Sunday School Association will be
held on Woodlawn camp grounds on
Tuesday. August 8.
Miss Mabel R. Wiley, for number of
years past principal of Love Run public
school, has resigned and Miss Beatrice
Riley appointed to fill the vacancy.
Last week the thermometers were work
ing over time way up in the nineties.
while during the fore part of this week
they were sticking close TO the sixties.
The directors of Union Hospital, Elk
ton, have decided to build an annex to
the hospital and the executive committee
has been authorized to devise plans for
the same.
Arthur Reynolds, who has conducted a
store business at New Bridge for some
years, has purchased the store property of
Ernest Kirk. at Sylmar. and will take
possession on the 25th of March next.
Stone mason W. T. Scott completed the
foundation walls of Joseph Smiths stable
this week The building will be ISx32
feet, and is to be erected on Mr.. Smith S
recently purchased lot, on South Queen
street
Joseph Coudon, of Henry. has obtained
warrants from the Maryland Land Office
for FIVE islands or bars recently formed in
the Susquehanna at its mouth, of which
County Surveyor Alfred B. McVey will
lay out the metes and bounds.
William T. Warburton, of Elkton, has
announced his candidacy for the republi-
can nomination to the House of Delegates
AZ the primary election of August 49, ].
Myron Miller is candidate for the re-
publican nomination of Sheriff.
The farmers of Elk Neck will hold
their third annual picnic in Thompson s
grove on Elk River on Wednesday,
kugust I6.' Prominent speakers on agri-
cultural subjects will be present and many
other plans for entertainment and amuse-
ment VIII pc PROVIDED.
AT hearing in the bankruptcy case OF
James H. Smith. of Cecilton, held Tues
day at Elkton. Mr.. Smith was present and
was examined by creditors as to his assets
and liabilities. Joshua Clayton, ESQ.,,
was appointed Trustee in Bankruptcy to
collect outstanding accounts, sell the pro-
perty and make settlement.
The Bell farm at Conowingo was
offered for sale by the trustees on Tues
day. but no bids were received and the
sale was declared off. This is the site
of the proposed second hydro-electric
deyelopement on the lower Susqhehanna.
The farm has front on the river of one
and one half miles and is one of the most
valuable properties in the county.
The trustees of North East M. E.
church have decided to have the arehi-
tects make new drawing for an edifce not
to exceed $4,000 in cost. The bids re-
Gently submitted were all rejected as they
were considered too high. 1t is the in
! tenIion to erect new parsonage Also, and
as consequence the plans for the church
win be changed to conform to less elab-
orate and expensive edi6ce.
The will of DR.. Charles P. Gilpin, late
of chestertown, who died recently while
visiting at the Gilpin homestead. near
Elkton. has been probated in the Orphans
Court of Cecil County. He bequeaths all
his Cecil county property to his sister.
Miss Margaret Gilpin and brother, David
Gilpin during their life. At their death il
is to go to children of William R. Gilpin
and the late Mrs. McIntire All his other
property is bequeathed in the same man