The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-07-19
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| The annual shoot at Betterton will be
held July "a. a3. "a and 2s
| The Christian Endeavorers Of Mary
land win hold an Institute at PEN Mar.
from July ~ to July aS.
Burglars entered store at Elkview
and the station at Kelton on Thursday
might last. but secured little Of value.
Thettime of settling for the Lancaster.
Oxford and Southern Railroad has again
been extended BY the courts to July ~.
The annual State convention of the.
Patriotic Order Sons Of America will be
held in chestertown August "a and IS.
| The explosion Of threshing engine.
near Dover, Del. resulted in the serious
Injury of three men. The explosion was
caused by the blowing out Of safety
|plug.
The new roadbed eliminating danger
Gus curve at the Hartford county end Of
the B. & o. bridge across the Susque-
hanna river, has been placed in COM
mission.
The Board Of Directors have elected
w. N. Coale Cashier. of the First
National Bank Of Havre de Grace. TO the
vacancy caused by the death Of R. X.
Vanneman.
Letters of administration have been
granted to Millard T. Harkins. of Hickory
Hill, in the estate Of Thompson Wingate.
late Of Elk township. Bond in the sum
of $500 was given.
William R. Kennedy. machinist living
in Newark. secured the 5-passenger Ford
automobile which was disposed of at the
Firemen's Carnival. in that town. The
winning ticket cost but four cents.
Postmaster John Cuncannon. of Tough
kenamon. Pa. has just been presented
with a cane that one time belonged to
President Tyler. II was presented TO him
by friend who has just returned from
trip 70 Virginia.
Two horses and two mules belonging
10 j. Nj. Tucker. Of Elkton. were gored
by bull that broke into the pasture.
One Of the mules died from its wounds
land the other animals have been put out
of commission for weeks to come.
o. H. Whitman. Of Philadelphia. a
former resident Of Little Britain township,
has entered suit against the Lancaster
Automobile Company, claiming that he
kept his car at their garage and they used
it on several occasions, upon one Of which
lit was wrecked and it cost him $3.50 for
repairs.
The Hartford County Baseball League
has been organized. The teams compos-
ling the league are Darlington, Kalmia,
Whiteford and Berkley. with the pro-
liability Of Bel Air and Forest Hill being
admitted. The rules governing the
league are somewhat similar to those OF
Ithe Tri-County League.
| Magistrate Nichols court exacted $40. 50
in fines and costs last week, On Wednes-
day night disorderly drunk from near
Principle was fined $Io and cost, and on
Friday night three young Lotharios were
taxed $3.50 and costs for attempting to
settle their differences over young lady
by rough and tumble fight.
Henry Bender. Of Port Deposit. IS
Ewanted by the Lancaster authorities. The
young man was put of trolly car
near Lancaster for disorderly conduct.
In retaliation he hurled a. stone at the
conductor. The missile struck Miss
Millie Netf, Of Millersville. injuring her
seriously. Bender, who is tough one.
made his escape 10 the darkness.
i A wagon load of wheat, to which pair
Of horses were attached. caught FIRE from
a threshing engine on the farm of Henry
George. near Bethel. An effort was made
10 drive the blazing load away from the
wheat stack. but the horses became un-
manageable. The frightened animals
finally dashed into tree and broke loose
from the wagon, but not before they were
terribly burned. The wagon with its
burning load was gotten away from the
wheat stack and the spread of the flames
prevented.
Tbs farm Of Miss Ada Lockwood. sit
uate near Warwick. and containing 22r|
acres, has been purchased by Richard B.
Merritt, Jr., Of Warwick, for $r76so.
/ The Worlds End Farm" containing
3o7 acres. owned by the late John Ward
Davis. Jr. has been purchased by John
n R. H. Price, for $I3.Ioo. The farm is
situated in Sassafras Neck Cecil county
/ The three-story brick Bennett properly.
store and dwelling on Main street. Elklon,
recently bought At mortgage sale by The
] Mutual Building Association, has been
] sold for AaIoo 10 Mrs COLUMBIA Gardnlln.