The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The Automobile Club OF Maryland is
erecting 532 road signs on the Eastern
Shore.
An oyster supper will be held at Octo-
raro M. E. church Saturday evening.
Nov. 20.
The Hartford county Grand Jury has
strongly recommended that the automo-
bile law be vigorously enforced.
The formal installation of Rev. George
H. Turner as pastor Of the Oxford Pres
byterian Church. took place Wednesday
evening. November Goth.
The Compulsory Education law as
passed by the last Legislature has been
accepted by the Hartford School Board and
will be applied to that county.
Thu sday next, Thanksgiving. will be
observed as holiday by the public |
schools of the county, which will remain
closed until the following Monday.
The pike from Oxford to the Upper
Oxford line is practically completed.
On the Barnsley end the road is stoned to
A. A Kinks and top-dressed to George
Kinks.
The North East Mining and Milling
Company has awarded the contract for
building plant near North East TO the
Consolidated Engineering Company. Of
Baltimore.
T. B. Ferguson. of Newark. has been
awarded the contract TO erect $4,000
frame dwelling house at Iron Hill Tor ].
W. Wood, Of Newport. Delaware, who
will engage in the poultry BUSINESS.
c. c. Kirk, proprietor of hotel at
Quarryville, has been convicted of vio-
llating health laws by allowing sewage
from his hotel to empty into a stream
from which the borough water supply is
drawn.
Mrs. Ambrose Drennen. formerly of
this town. has succeeded Miss Blanche
A. Logan at the North East Telephone
Exchange. Miss Logan having been ap-
pointed teacher at Hart's school, No 3,
Fifth district.
The teacher and pupils of New Valley
school will hold Box Social in the school
house. near Rock Springs. on Wednesday
evening. Nov 81. If stormy on that date
social will be held next clear evening
Everybody welcome.
Herman r. Tyson. the trainer and
driver of Newark, Del, has returned with
his string Of horses from the Southern
circuit after a successful season, during
which he won first money in al races.
Last year he won SO races.
A petition has been filed by the creditors
of Oliver B. Edwards. of Quarryville. to
have him declared in United States court
an involuntary bankrupt. The creditors
and their claims are: A. G. Fritz. $50;
Fritz Brothers. $3.50; Phares S. Her
shey $23o.
After being without regular pastor
since the resignation Of the Rev. DIR.
Rowan. several years ago the congrega-
ton Of Pencader Presbyterian Church at
Glasgow. has extended call TO the Rev.
George Smith, of Cedarville, N. J., to be
come the pastor, and the call has been
accepted.
Pafurn;ny frnn,s tha a~.d. =. r,ii..1
Tuesday night an automobile in which
were number of members of the
Utopian Band. of Kembleville, broke an
axle near Blue Ball. necessitating the
abandonment of the machine by the road
side for the night and long tramp home
for the passengers.
Walker Nichols was found lying near
his home, at Red Lion. east of Kennett
Square. about o'clock Friday morning,
with bad gunshot wonnd in his body
He said he had been shot by Bert Cole,
neighbo Nichols was so badly injured
he was hurried to hospital, where it 4
thought he will die.
The annual meeting Of School Com
missioners' and County Saperintendents'
Association of Maryland will be held at
Baltimore December aud g. The dis
cussion of the topic SHOULD the State pay
the whole cost of the Secondary Schools"
will be opened by Superintendent Joseph
M. McVey, of Cecil County
The Newark Creamery operated by the
Dolfnger Dajries of Philadelphia will
move its operations from the Dean plant
at Deandale to the B. and o. siding. A
half acre, of land on the Elkton road has
been purchased upon which new plant
viii be erected. The new plant will be
so located that the milk can be loaded