The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-09-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The work of repairing the Rising Sun
Farmington macadam road has been re-
sumed.
Alice & Sheppard are building an ex-
tensive addition in the rear of their store
building.
The gravel road from Bay View to
Zion was completed on Saturday and
work suspended.
The school at Chesapeake City has been
closed on account of the prevalence OF
scarlet fever in the town.
The public hall is to be equipped with
iron ire escapes. Next spring the hall is
10 be enlarged aud remodeled.
The steam merry-go-round. that was
in operation here for two or three weeks.
has been stored away for the winter.
The band appeared on our streets
Tuesday avening and rendered several
selections in various sections OF town
= The family of B. n. Brown closed
!, their summer cottege here on Wednesday.
and moved back to Philadelphia for The
winter.
Mrs. Woodrow Wilson and Mrs. W. j.
Brvan donated handkerchifs that were
disposed OF at the Bay View carnival, held
recently
Eurie Conner, Third district farmer,
was kicked in the face by one of his
horses on Saturday and suffered fract-
ured jaw bone.
Clarence Perkins. assistant at the Elk
ton freight station. has been appointed 70
the Police Department of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad.
Zion. Ebenezer, Calvert and Union con-
gregations have presented their pastor,
Rev. w. II. Briggs. with e handsome
dining-voom table.
The one-hundred and thirtieth an
1niversary Of Harts Methodist Episcopal
y Church. in Elk Neck. was celebrated Sun
n day with an all-day service.
A civil service examination will be
held for clerk in 5the Elkton postoffice on
October II. at that Office. instead OF Sept.
13. as was previously announced.
Harry Sanders Of Havre de Grace, and
Mrs Samuel human. of iPerryville. have
been lodged in Elkton Jail charged with
..beating up'' Joseph Snyder of Periyville.
Suffering from melancholia for some
moaths past Robert Roney. Of Lower Ok
ford, committed suicide Saturday morn
ing. by slashing his throat with razor.
The farm Of the late Lavinia Sidwell.
situated in Ninth district and containing
&c acres, was purchased at administrators
sale last week by VIM. H. Sidwell, of Ok
ford for $24ss.
While operating circular saw last
Friday. c. T. F. Mearns, of near North
East one of the Democratic nominees for
House OF Delegates, had his right thumb
almost severed.
The Young Ladies Bible Class Of Octo-
raro M. E. Church will hold pie and
cake social. at the home Of Harry Pitt on
Tuesday eve. Sept. 80. If stormy, the
following eve.
Charged with obtaining goods under
false protense from John H. Grubb. at
conowingo. Harry w. Warner. of Havre
de Grace. has been committed to Jail for
the action OF the grand jury.
The registers will sit. in their respective
Districts 10 the county on Tuesday. Sept
90, Oct. ]. and October IA. for the pur-
pose of registering voters and revising the
lists. Revision day is October IA
"The Delaware College for Women
Affiliated With Delaware College" was
the imposing name selected by the affiliat-
ed college commission for the new insti-
tuition OF higher learning for women to
be huilt at Newark.
John H. Terrell, agent for the Home
Insurance Company of New York. has
settled in full with E. F. Shanbacker.
President of the Fourth street National
Bank Of Philadelphia, Pa, for loss sus-
xained on his property located on Elk
River. by wind.storm on Aug. ao.
The Friends Meeting Association, will
ike held at Octoraro Peoples Church Sab
ssh afternoon, 9th mo. asth. at ago
.3,clockN under care of Rising Sun and
penn Hil> Associations. Subject. IRE
sieion as q Factor in Social and Industrial
Life" z
A special meeting will be held at West