The midland journal., 1913-06-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week,
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Hot. dry and dusty.
A few aags were unfurled to the breeze
Saturday, in honor Of Flag Day.
Bethesda M. p. Church. ConowIngo. IS
being improved by having new porch and
steps erected.
Al rose festival will be given by the
congregation OF Rock Church on Friday
evening, June 20.
Saturday. aIst inst, will be the longest
day Of the year, according 10 the calendar.
and summer will begin.
Forest Richardson is III at the home OF
his brother. Cleveland Richardson, on
Pearl street. with scarlet fever.
The army worm has made its appear
ance in the First district. and farmers are
blowing furrows around their fields
The Susquehanna Power Company has
purchased portion Of the Stephen Ragan
farm. near Conowingo, for the water
right.
T5oke's Margaret. formerly owned by
William G. West. of Sylmar. trotted a
half mile on the Philadelphia Speedway
last week in one minute.
Rufus X. Schwenk. OF the first district,
has fled bin in the Elkton Court for a
divorce from Adaline M. Schwenk, on
the grounds Of desertion,
Stock OF the Home Building and Loan
Association of Perryville to the value OF
$4,000, was declared matured at the last
meeting OF the Board of the Directors.
A petition is being circulated to have
the State road running through North
East gravelled by the State Road Com
mission in conjunction with the road
work now going on.
The celebration of the centennial OF
Port Deposit will include three days.
July 4. S and 6. Tome School has placed
\ the school plant at the disposal Of the
committee in charge.
Bernard Efing landed fine string of
eight fish, on Wednesday. off the mouth
OF the Octoraro. They were rock. sal
mon and bass. and ranged in weight
from one to four pounds.
The Rev. William A. Crawford. for the
past ave years pastor of the Presbyterian
church Of Port Deposit, has received a
call from the congregation of Geenhill
Presbyterian church, in Delaware.
The Rising Sun Garage has sold to
Stewart M. Ward of this town, hand
some five-passenger Overland touring
car. and TO Vinsinger & Davis, Of Elkton.
q large REQ truck for their ice business.
c. C. Caldwell. president of the Eureka
Fertilizer Company. which went into re-
ceivers hands some time since, was de-
clared bankrupt in the United States Dis
trict Court, Baltimore. on Saturday last.
Charles Mayer. for the past three
I. years physical director at Tome Institute,
|nPort Deposit. has resigned his position
and accepted the athletic dictatorship OF
franklin and Marshall College. Lam
caster, Pa.
The patrons of Elkton Chautauqua.
which was held June o-I4 were SO well
pleased with 1t that il has been decided TO
hold the Assembly again next year. a
guarantee committee of forty members
having been appointed.
The good old Summer time has finally
arrived. and appeared this week to be
making up for lost time. The latter part
OF last week and fore part of this the mer-
curry climbed into the nineties day after
day. The record day was Monday. when
90 degrees was recorded.
The Cecil County School Board was in
session last week hearing an appeal of
Miss Maud Fell from the action of the
trustees Of Oak Grove public school.
Miss Fell was principal of the school for
the past year. and the trustees requesting
her resignation, she appealed to the
School Board.
The attempt to have guardian APP
pointed for Charles Morton. who is now
In the Chester County Hospital for the
Insane at Embreevilie, was unsuccessful
and decree Of refusal was handed down.
Morton some months ago was lodged in
Elkton jail for shooting neighbor, VIM.
SeFr. for trespassing on his farm.
ii has deseloped that nitrate of soda
which neighbor had sown on his fields
and which the rains had washed to j.
Shepherd VOLTS pasture, was responsible
for lhe death OF his five COWS. The case
puzzled veterinarians as the animals
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