The midland journal., 1912-11-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Herbert Alice, OF Detroit. Mich, visited
his brother. w. Alice. last week
| Mrs. Clifford Robertson, of Brooklyn, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. R.
Biles, of Blue Ball.
Mrs. Stewart Ward, Miss Esther Web
ster and Miss Grace Wilson were Phila-
ldelphia visitors last week.
Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds was called to
Baltimore this week by the illness Of her
father. who is in critical condition.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Smith. Of -Town
Point, Cecil county. celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary on Thursday
last.
Charles Dingee. veteran of the Dingee
& Conard Co., Americas pioneer rose
grower in the mail order trade, is criti-
cally i'll Of hear trouble at his home in
West Grove. Mr.. Dinger is s8 years old.
The marriage Of Miss Sarah Woodall.
of Georgetown. Md, and Mr.. William
Hyland. of Galena, Md, has been an
nounced. to take place at high noon on
Wednesday, November goth, at the home
of the bride-elect.
The New Castle County Levy Court has
Iagreed to accept the old Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad bridge spanning the Brandywine
Creek at Wilmington and will alter it for
tvehicles.
His first day employed at the casket
factory in West Grove on Monday last.
Hugh MacIntyre. Oxford, had his left
hand nearly severed by power saw he
was running.
| Since the death Of Major w. T. Fulton
of Oxford, William Corkadel is the only
surviving member of the Purnel Legion
in Chester county. There are several
survivors of the Legion in Cecil county.
Mrs. Ida Blumbere. OF Havrelde Grace,
has been awarded $4,000 damages
against the Philadeiphia. Baltimore and
Washington Railroad Company for per-
sonal injuries received at Union Station.
Baltimore.
The Bentztown Bard. of the Baltimore
Sun win give one of his popular readings
| in the town hall, Port Deposit. on Tues
day evening. November TO- at 8 o'clock.
under the auspices Of the Silver Cross
Home. Admission as cents. children IS
cents.
Harry Crone, William J. Asbury and
Thomas Matthews. three negroes accused
of having assaulted Miss Emma Dilworth.
near Rosedale. Pa. were arrested and
lodged in Wester Chester jail on Monday.
One of the fends is said to have con-
fessed.
| An overheated stove set FIRE late Tues
day night TO the shanty at the Elkton
cannery occupied by William Mills, the
waichman. The building and contents
were consumed. and only by hard work
by local fireman was the cannery saved
from destruction.
| Thomas Lambazius a stiunch demo-
crat of Martic township. Pa. who is in
his goth year. attended the election in
Rawlinsville. having voted since 1874.
never having missed State or national
election 10 that time. His maiden, vote
was for James K. Polk.
| The Oxford Agricultural Association
viii not get the five hundred dollar ap-
Precipitation which heretofore has been re-
ceived from the State. Instead, the
money will be divided prorata between
the two fairs Of the county, according to
the amount of the premiums paid.
| Plea for new trial has been dismissed
in the case of Mrs. Sarah A. Campbell,
West Nottingham. VS.. Brandywine SUM-
init Kaolin & Feldspar Co. In October.
1911. before Judge Butler. plaintiff. re-
covered $500 for manages to her property.
due TO FIRE started on defendants land.
The body Of Mrs. Hayes Boyd was
found hanging from a joist in the barn
at their home in Highland township. Pa.
on Monday by her husband. Mrs. Boyd
had become respondent through illness
and the recent death of her mother She
was s4 years of age. Her husband and
three chilrden survive.
J.W. Miller. of Oxford. is unable to lo-
cate his sister. aged rs years, who LETT
her home in Newtown Square last week 10
answer an advertisement for position in
Pittsburg. and has not been heard from
since. A detective has been placed on
the case. Il is feared the girl may have
folfan snfr the hande of evhsta oIa .tnra