The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

George Thompson. Of Morrisiown, N.
j. has accepted position in Rising Sun
Pharmacy.
A movement is on foot to secure an
automobile truck for Elkton's volunteer
FIRE company.
Charles Cole. of Aberdeen, has accepted
a position as umpire in the George-Ala-
bama League.
A meeting in the interest Of Woman
Suffrage will be held in Port Deposit on
Friday evening. May 2.
CoIora public school has been reopen
ed, after being twice closed this winter on
account OF scarlet fever
AT the municipal election in Chesapeake
City on Monday, May $. four town COM
missioners will be chosen.
Communion service will be held at
hnes M. E. church of this town, at 1890
O'Clock Sunday morning. May q.
Two hundred and sixty-four voters
were registered in Elkton last week for
the town election to be held in May.
West Nottingham Academy boys de-
feated Oxford High School, at Oxford, on
Saturday afternoon. in game of ball. by
7to4.
Tuesday, April 10Th, was the one huns
dredth anniversary of the burning by the
British Of Frenchtown, three miles below
Elkton.
Rev. Chas. o. Smith has resigned as
pastor Of the United Presbyterian Church.
oxford, to accept call to Rochester, Pa.'
hear Pittsburg.
Thrown against telegraph pole by an
automobile. one day last week, the year
old son OF Walter Blackwell. of North
East. received painful injuries.
By getting his hand caught in hay
press Theodore Laws a farmer, residing
near Elkton, had several of his fingers Sc
badly crushed that tthey were amputated'
A new road leading from Stone Run 10
the Red Turkey has been opened by the
Commissioners. Both of the old roads
leading to the same locality. have been
closed.
Special meeting for worship will be held
at West Nottingham. followed by associa-
ton exercises under care of Rising Sun
Association next Sabbath. smo 4th. al
II o'clock.
The teacher and pupils of Butler public
school, Greenhnrst. will hold fastival
Wednesday evening. May Z If stormy
on above date. festival will be held nexl
clear evening.
Tobias Rudolph, of Elkton. student
at Delaware College, Newark. fell on the
stone steps leading into one of the college
buildings. Tuesday splitting his kneecaE
and otherwise injuring himself.
DR.. John G. Hibber, president o.
Princeton College. has accepted an invi
tation to deliver an address at the annua
celebration of Founders day at Tome In
stitute Port Deposit, on May IS
Rev. B. L. Mcfarland. pastor of Mt
Pleasant M. E. church the Conference
year Just closed suffered fracture OF the
leg by being kicked by horse few day.
ago. Rev. Mr.. McFarland's new charg,
is at Bishopville. Md.
Mrs. Harriet c. Archer. coloted. o.
Blythedale. died very suddenly Thursday
morning of last week. aged 63 years
Coroner Dean, of Elkton. made an investi
CATION. but found an inquest unnecessary
as death was due to acute indigestion.
Port Deposit is preparing for its CEN
tennial celebration on the 9Th Of July next.
To that end an organization has been
effected with o. P. Hagerty. president,
Miss Lizzie Atkinson. S. d. Lamm and
Iohn Atkinson. vice-presidents; Cecil A.
Ewing. secretary; John H. Kimble, treas
urer.
On Thursday, May Isl, OaPtain Z. l.
GilIigan. who for many years has been
conductor on the early morning train
from Oxford 10 Baltimore. retired from
active service and was placed on the
pension list The Captain Is active in
fheaS. A. R. work and will devote con-
siderable of his time in the future TO that
iasii'o'ba.
Thealase OF. T. Jackson Willis vs.. the
Commissioners Of Cecil County. SET for
trial last week at Chestertown. as re
moved case from this Court. was post
poned to the secoad Monday In July, ow-
ing to the inability of President Griffith.
of the Commissioners. 10 attend the trial.
Mr.. Willis Is suing for payment for work
done in the building of the bridge at
Ricketts, Mill. near Elkton.