The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-10-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Wednesday with Jos. T. Grove, near
Zion.
w. lB. Cooney has made his store bril-
LIANT by a newly-installed gasoline light
ing system.
Elkron has been selected as the place
for the spring meeting Of New Castle
Presbytery
w. T. Fryer's tomato cannery at colora
closed on Friday with seasons pack Of
10000 cases.
Charles R. Foard. of Elkton. has ship
ped ten-thousand-baske crop of Keifer
pears to Chicago.
Revival services are in progress at Syl-
mai M. E. church. in charge of the pas
tor. Rev. 2. H. Webster.
$y John NJ. Clark. a farmer living near
-Elkton, last week shot a chicken hawk
which measured As inches from tip to tip.
Charles Wilson. colored. has been.
lodged ia Elkton jail. charged with rob.
bing the store of R. H. Duhamell at
NEarleviIle.
In 4 buggy contest given for the benefit
81 Bay View M P. Church. Harry T.
Montgomery was the winner of a fine
new buggy.
The congregation of the Episcopal
church Of Port Deposit has purchased
dwelling in that town. and will improve
it for the rector of the church.
Ii was stated ia our last issue that the
sum Of $40 was cleared at the recent festi-
val held at Oak Grove school. This is in
correct and should have read the gross re-
ceipts were $40.
The trustees of Ebenezer M. E. church
will hold an oyster supper at the home of
BENZ. Reed at Greenhurst on Thursday
evening. Oct. "a. Supper. 25c; proceeds
for church painting fund.
The Trustees Of Mt. Pleasant M. E..
church will hold poultry supper in the
hall adjoining church on Wednesday
evening. Oct 23rd If stormy, next eve
ming. Everybody invited.
j. M. Slerrett's bird dog. Sport. was run
over by Herbert t. Kinks auto on
Thursday evening of last week and SO
badly crippled that the canine was killed
by chloroforming to put it out Of its
misery.
The Rev. William Robinson. of Will
mington. has been appointed pastor of the
Rowiandville, Bethesda and Porters'
Cove Methodist Protestant Clutches to
Acceed the Rev. Carroll Maddox. who
wae transferred to Finksburg.
AtNa meeting of the vestry of St.
Mary's parish. North East. last week,
call was extended to Rev. A. Osmond
Worthing. of Little Falls. Mimi, to
become the rector. in place of Rev. DR..
o. H. Murphy, who recently resigned to
go to Millville. N. ].
John Anderson, who farms the Thos.
H. Patton place, near Port Deposit, miss
ed fine Guernsey COW from the pasture
field on Saturday. and as search failed to
disclose her where abouts concluded she
had been stolen. The animal was found
dead Ia one of the fields on Wednesday,
however, but just what caused death is
not known.
J.. ]. Minister has at his store in
Elkton, handsomely framed engrossed
copy OF resolutions adopted by the Balti-
more City Council on May 2s. roI2, the
day OF the funeral of the late Governor
Austin L. Crothers. as tribute of his
services to the State. The resolutions
were presented to Emerson R. Croth-
ers. a nephew Of the late Governor.
Captain Carroll Edgar. for some years
( in charge of the Manual Training Depart
ment Of the Cecil County High School,
has accepted a position as craftsman
with the Sewerage Commission of Balti-
more. Captain Edgar will move to Balti-
more and accept commission with the
Fifth Regiment. after severing his connec-
fion with Company E, First Regiment,
Maryland National Guard.
A picked team from Rising Sun. COM
posed principally of tri-counry league
players. visited West Nottingham one
lay last week for the purpose of having
title practice with the Academy base
bail team, but the way these leaguers
went down before Hindman's pitching.
backed up by the sharp fielding and
general all around fine playing Of the
Academy boys. took all the wind out of
their sails and sent them home licked
bunch Of ball tossers. the score being Aca-
deny S. Rising Sun 4.