The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-11-29

suffered fractured rib last week by a fall.
A mad-dog was shot in Elkton on
Friday afterit had bitten several other
dogs.
DR.. H. Jenness has purchased q
Ford touring car from Duyckinck, Ster-
rett & Co.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with R. K Rawlings.
Hopewell.
The Cecil Paper Mills have been equip
ped with a FIRE fighting system and an
electric lighting plant.
Maurice c. Reedet has been elected vice
president fol Cecil county of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society.
The two milel section of Blue Ball
Pleasant Hill public road is being regrad-
ed, graveled and put in tfp-top order.
Miss Bessie Hartnett, of Childs, has
been appointed assistant ia the Primary
Department Of the public school here.
The annual meeting of the Cecil Detec-
I i've Association will be held in Rosebank
Hall, Calvert. Wednesday, Dec. II. at
III a. m.
Bay View M. P. Church has been
newly painted and improved. The ladies
OF the church are now preparing to ie-
carpet the main auditorium.
Judge-elect Albert Constable, of Elkton.
will succeed Chief Judge James Alfred
Pearce. OF Chestertown. on the bench in
the Second Judicial Circuit on Dec. I.
A peculiar freak of the weather was a
thunder guest on Sunday morning be-
tween six and seven o'clock. 1t was
blustry and cold all day. with rain and
an occasional snow furry.
Edward Naylor, of Elkton, has been
held on the charge Of shooting Charles
Dilks during quarrel Saturday night in
Elklon. and also on the echarge of carry
ing concealed deadly weapons.
Rev. ]. p Otis, OF North East. will
preach; in Mt. Pleasant NJ. E. church on
Sunday afternoon, December I. at 3
o'clock, and DIR. w. F. Cochran. OF Will
mington. in the evening. at 1890 o'clock.
His horse frightening at traction en-
CINE on the road near Singeriy overturn-
ed the buggy and threw George L.
Spence out. Mr.. Spence was badly cut
about the face and had FIVE teeth Knocked
out.
@teps are being taken to -reorganize
eslie Camp Meeting Association, and
4 place it in control Of the National Associa-
ton of Local Preachers, which organiza-
tion has subscribed $1,000 toward the
purchase Of the I5-acre camp-site.
Among the I2s graduates of Goldey
College. Wilmington. the: commencement
exercises OF which were held Nov. III,
were the following: Morris K. Biddle,
JohntA. Clark. Ernest A. Howard. Frank
A. McGready. Chester R. Warmkessel,
all of Elklon.
Earl Kiffenderfer. aged IA years. was
arrested at North East and brought tc
Elkton jail, Thursday night last. charged
with stealing horse and carriage from
farmer named Creswell. near Blythe
dale. The boy attempted to dispose Of
the team at North East.
William G. Pyle, a farmer Of neal
Chesapeake City, this county. and his
sons. Adm and William Pyle. Jr., in a
< naptha launch on their way to the Sus.
quehanna fats. were run down by the tug
Malvern and thrown into the river. The
crew of the tug had great difficulty in
saving them.
The supper given by the ladies of West
Nottingham in the chapel on Friday even.
ing last. was, the biggest sort of success.
and was so largely attended that the sup
per room was perfect jam. While there
was scarcity of room. this cannot be
said of the provisions, as the ladies had
looked carefully to this feature. and every.
one taking supper was amply provided
for. the cuisine being parexcellence
The gross receipts were $2oo.o6, of which
100000 was net.
During the thunder storm last Sunday
morning bolt of lightning struck large
Awalnut tree on Calvin Riley's premises al
Vest Nottingham. The concussion wa.
great that three panes of glass in two
tndows OF the house. TOO yards distant
ron the tree. were completely shattered
While the tree showed plainly where tn,
bolt struck. there was no mark to indicat,
that il had been within 100 yards of the
house. showing il was the terrific concus
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