The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-09-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Fall began on Monday.

Registration days are Tuesday, Oct.
and s.
The Golden Eagles Of North East clear
ed $r25 by their recent festival.
Mrs. c. L. Brokaw. of near Blue Ball
suffered a fractured limb by recent fall.
Elkton has decided to hold six-day
Chautauqua next year. during the month
Of June.
While handling revolver. Edward
Kitchens, Of near Elkton, accidentally
shot himself in the leg.
On the grounds of desertion the Cecil
County Court has granted Mrs. Richard
Or. Of Elkton, divorce.
The ladies Of Octoraro M. E. church
will hold pie and cake social at New
s Bridge on Wednesday evening. Oct. and.
Charles Marcus has bought the Fowler
property, situate along the Elkton-- North
East road. The price is reported to have
been $1,000
Iohn A. Long. of Philadelphia. has
bought ten acres of the Whiteoak farm.
along Elk River. and will have $1o,o 900
bungalow erected.
For disturbing school in Elk Neck
and assaulting the teacher, Susan Wan
zer, colored, was fined $40 and costs by
Al-f4-
Justice Ash, Of Elkton.
Rev. Carroll Maddox. pastor of Row
landville, Bethesda and Porter's Grove
Methodist Protestant Churches, has been
transferred to Virginia by Conference.
Clifford Cook, Of near Zion, has sold
the old Cook homestead farm to Miss
Iva c. Mearns. of Calvert. The property
is located near Oak Hill and contains 1853
acres.
The special train to Oxford Fair on
Friday last carried big crowd of excur-
sionists One hundred and ffty-eight
passengers boarded the train at this
station.
The North East Mining & Milling Co.,
expect to award the contract for their new
plant, for manufacturing silica. flint,
feldspar, kaolin and clays at North East.
and have it in operation by the end of the
year.
The P. E. SharpIess Co.. Of this town.
has contracted with Cameron & Davis, of
Colora, for the output of their creamery.
and will put on wagons or an auto-truck
for the purpose Of delivering the milk
hefe.
Oak Grove School. near town, will hold
festival and bazaar on the school lawn,
Saturday evening, September 2Sth.
Music by Nottingham Cornet Band. The
public is cordially invited.
The Farmers National Bank of Ok
ford has fled petition in the Chester
\ County Court for the appointment of an
Auditor to report on the distribution /of
the balance of $40. 76S.ss, in the hands of
Violette H. Taylor. executor of the estate
OF the late David M. Taylor, deceased of
Oxford
Penn Hill and Rising Sun Young
FriendS Associations viii hold meeting
at OctoEaro Peoples Church 9th mo. 2oth,
at 2:39p. m. Mary Head Way to be pres
ent net us all join by each one doing
theirindividual part to make the world
better for our having lived. Now is the
accepted time; be on the alert
The storm that ushered in the present
week brought with it the heaviest rain
fall for the "a hours ending at 8 o'clock
Tuesday evening. that has been recorded
by the Weather Bureau for Al years. 1t
rained continuously all day Tuesday, and
when Wednesday morning dawned the
storm had no. yet passed.
The Junior Leage was favored with
good weather for the festival held on
the church lawn Friday evening last. and
cleared something over $40.
The festival held by Pleasant Meadow
public school, near town, on Thursday
evening last. Melted about $40, which will
be devoted to library purposes.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society IS
Offering liberal list Of premiums TO be
4 given at the meeting of the Society, which
Will be held in Wilmington next January.
~ application to Wesley Webb. Secretary,
Dover. Delaware, lists Of premiums viii
eheerfulIy be mailed. The exhibits will
be stored. free of charge, at the Whining
ton Cold Storage Company. the Pennsyl-
vania Cold Storage Company and the
Reading Terminal. Shipping tags will
be sent 70 those who apply to the secre-
sary for them.