The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

udS SSicCtcu Aptit II 10 dud ~ a. SSu
erai clean up days for the residents Of
that town.
The Bay View Base Ball Club will hold
Ia Box Social in o. U. Al. M. hail. Bay.
View. on Wednesday evening. April IT.
at 8 o'clock.
/ The Kent County Protective Association
has purchased pair Of Kansas blood
bounds to assist 10 the apprehension Of
thieves. The animals cost $I25.
The Democratic State Committee of
Delaware has issued a call for state con-
vention on April 80 to elect six dele
Igaies to the Baltimore Convention.
A class of twelve VIII graduate from
Fulton High School. Lancaster county,
this year. The commencement exercises
| will be held in Oakryn Hall on April IS.
The silver card case donated by
Miss Helen Taft to St. David's Protestant
Episcopal Church at Delta was purchased
by Mrs Florence Andrews, Of Baltimore,
for $Io.
Fireman. Frank Upton. was Knocked
from B. & o. train near Aberdeen, by
an overhead bridge on Tuesday and
killed. A widow and six children
survive.
We have received the Almanac for 1912
Isee,ox1 ~, sba Nrar,e TT.,:on ,bi;st, l., n,
CO., of Towson. The almanac is valu-
able little book. replete with information
concerning Baltimore county.
A Box Social will be held at Bethesda
I'M. p. church, Oakwood. Saturday eve
lining, April 6. Boxes filed with good
things to eat. ice cream. cake. candy.
pranuts. ETC., will be on sale.
The work of rebuilding the large dam
of the Chester County Lighting Co., on
! White Clay Creek, at Rosevile. is under
way. The dambteast was washed out
some weeks ago by the spring freshet.
Norris M. Drummond, of Kembles-
vile. Pa. was arrested in Wilmington
last week, charged with forging the name
of aresident of Delaware.to check for
$50 on the Newark Bank. He has been
held for hearing.
Because of the numerous narrow
escapes that have occurred at the danger
Gus grade crossing in Newark, Del, the
Town Council has requested the B. & O..
railroad company to put extra windows in
the fagman's Matchbox.
Il The Office of the Reckord Milling Co.,
at Bel Air. was broken into one night last
week. The thieves entered through a
window and forced the desk which con-
sained the key to the safe. The latter
4 was then opened and $I2s in cash, and
several checks stolen.
i The Chester County Historical Society
will honor the the memory of Bayard
Taylor and T. Buchanan Reed, the ex-
ercises taking place at Cedarcroft in Sept.
Bronze statues will be erected at Cedar
croft where Taylor was born. and at the
home of Reed. near Guthrievillle.
i Gertrude Kirk Taylor of Nottingham,
who has applied for divorce from her
husband. John X. Taylor, Oxford, al
tleges cruel treatment and vile language
as the causes which compelled her to
leave her home in May of 1909, one
month after she had married Mr.. Taylor.
A meeting of the Pen-Mar Amateur
Base Ball League win be held in Elkton
on Saturday. April 8. when a schedule
will be adopted The clubs forming the
League are: Bay View. Providence. Iron
Hill. Strickersville and Newark Field
Club, with sixth team yet to be selected.
Guy Johnson.is president of the League
and chas. B. Finley. Jr.. secretary and
treasurer.
i A stranger who had been given en-
lployment by w. c. Bavington. near
wilma, Hartford county. drove of with
horse and buggy belonging to Mr.. Bav-
lington one night last week. The Balti-
more authorities were notified and later
arrested the man. who had sold the
horse and buggy in Halethorpe for $Io.
He was taken to Bel Air and placed in
jail to await trial.
Young Friends Association win be
held Sabbath afternoon. 4th mo. 9TH.
Subject. Civic Righteousness" Address
E. R. Burlington. subject, Democracy.
past. present and future outlook Ad.
dress. Belle Haines, subject. Woman
Suffrage Everybody invited to take
par. ia the discussion Of subject that
concerns our Nation's future.
ALBERr L. BURLINGTON, Supt.