The midland journal., 1912-06-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
This is Flag Day. unfurl Old Glory.

New potatoes and watermelons are
noticed in the local warket.
r. T. Cameron is erecting stable on
his property on South Queen street.
Strawberries at their height this week.
Fine homegrown ones retailing al 10 and
ra cents per box.
II. L. Worthington landed nice string
OF fifteen rock fish on Tuesday by a trip
to the Susquehanna river.
Friends will hold special meeting at
West Nottingham ONO. 10th. No meet
ing held in Rising Sun that day.
The quarry on the coulson farm, near
Port Deposit will be reopened by Charles
Morrison and Philip c. Cameron.
d The Boy Scouts Of North East took
their fist hike" Wednesday. the walk
, being to Pleasant Hill and back.
The State road east Of town is being
patched up in places that show signs Of
wear. with oil and topdressing of Clipped
stone.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Union
Hospital. Elkton. netted more than $Ioo
by strawberry festival Friday and Sat
urday nights.
Duyckinck, Sterrett & Co. sold to D. L.
Baldwin. Elk Mills. this week. hand
some, forty-fve horse powe, Overland
touring car.
The commencement exercises Of the
Giils High School, of Jacob Tome Insti-
tule. were held on June g. II and II, and
exercises Of the School for Boys on June
and 10.
Brakeman Edward Herman, on Gill.
gan's train. had one of his hands badly
injured last week by getting it caught in
the door of baggage car. A small bone
in the hand was broken.
Jefferson D. Beltz, Of Cecilton, has
docketed suit in the Cecil County Cir
cult Court for an absolute divorce from
his wife. Mrs. Susan v. Beltz, on the
ground Of abandonment.
c. T. Snyder, who recently purchased
an automobile, had the misfortune to
fracture his right wrist on Monday even
ing. while crapking the engine for a
practice spin in his car.
The Copson Park Camp, North East,
under the direction of the Pentecostal
Church. of the Nazarene. win begin on
Thursday, August !. to continue for three
Sundays. and close on the 10th of August.
The Maryland Bankers Association. of
which the Cecil county National Banks
are members. will hold its seventeenth
annual convention at the Blue Mountain
House from June goth to June 25th in
elusive.
A great many of our farmers had con-
siderable replanting of corn to do this
year Failure Of the seed to germinate
was in some cases the cause of trouble, in
Others the cut worm played havoc with
ehe young sprouts.
The body of Alonzo Owens. the sixteen
year old son of William Owens. of Perry
vile. who fell from launch near Stumps
Island. and was drowned, was found
about five miles from the point where the
young man lost his life.
J. Albert Haddock will give a lecture
with siereoptican views. on Bermuda, in
the session building at Zion, on Wednes-
day evening. June Io. at s:3o o'clock,
under the auspices of the Woman's
Missionary Society. The lecture will be
from personal observations obtained by
travel in Bermuda. and views taken by
Mr.. KaddocK with his own camera.
Missing numerous of his chickens
Hugh Schoff. of near Rowlandvilie, lay
in wait at night with gun. his vigil
being rewarded by the capture of Daniel
Peters. colored. Of Mount Zoar. The cap
tured thief was marched TO the house
at the point Of the gun and locked up.
Mr. Schoff then went for assistance. but
when he retnrued il was discovered the
negro had broken out and made his
escape.
Edward H. Eaing. formerly of this
town. who has held position in the
National Rank AT Wesf Grove for fha ms,
6ye years, has been appointed cashier of
the New Farmers National Bank Of
Parksburg. Pa, which will open its doors
for business on August IS. The young
man is son of H. ]. Efing. for number
Of years resident of our town. He for
meriy held a position ia the National
Bank of Rising Sun aud his friends here
are greatly grati6ed to learn Of his pro-
motion TO the responsible position that he