The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-09-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Primary election on Monday.

uS FupisS sSiootS "a euS eoe.usJ J of~''Se-
on Tuesday.
The Ushers Union Of Calvert and Zion
swil meet Sept. Is. at the parsonage.
A valuable setter dog belonging to H.
M. Duyckinck was run over by an; auto
mobile and killed on Monday.
The Cecil Farmers Club was entertain
ed on Friday last by Henry M McCul-
Tough at Old6elds Point, along Elk river.
The Alfred Kirk farm of I2o acres.
near Pennington. was sold on Tuesday at
executors sale to Elisha D. Kirk. for
5000.
The potato crop does not appear to be
turning out as we'll as expected. Those
who have taken them up report the yield
only fair.
The officers Of election met the Super
visors of Elections at Elkton Monday,
September !, to qualify and receive their
commissions.
Harry Efhng has removed his barber
shop from the old stand on Main street.
and now occupies quarters next door to
the postofice.
William Mansfield. youth fesiding
with the Bayard Miller family, near Fair
HiH who recently disappeared, has been
locatedin Philadelphia.
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Mrs. Susan S. Jackson. of Woodlawn,
has filed bill in the Cecil County Circuit
Court asking for divorce from her hus-
band Haines Jackson. on the grounds of
desertion.
After expending between twenty and
thirty thousand dollars in prospecting at
the iron pits on Chestnut Hill, near New
ark. the work has been temporarily
abandoned.
Henry w. Byers. who has conducted a
general store in Chesapeake City for a
number OF years past. has sold his busi-
ness to w. x. Berger and moved to
Greenburg. Pa.
The Rising Sun Cornet Band furnished
music for the festival at Fremont on
Wednesday evening of last week, and the
Black Barren Farmers Institute on
Thursday afternoon Of this week.
Alfred S. Perry. of Fairfield. Conn. has
purchased the Michael Gardullo property.
near Elkton. for $4,000. Mr.. Perry is an
atforney-at-law and will locate in Cecil
county for the practice Of his. profession.
M. Ely & Son began this week the en-
largine and remodeling of their store
\ building on Main street. which they ex-
pect to have ready for occupancy by the
latterlpart of the month, when they will
move from the Hunt building. on South
Queen street.
friday evenings electrical storm was
a severe one in this section. A perfect
torrent of rain fell until late in the night.
Considerable hail fell at the beginning OF
the storm No very serious damage is
reported except the washing OF roads and
newly plowed fields.
The Red Men of Cecil county. including
Susquehanna Tribe. Of Colora. Octoraro,
Of Oakwook; Shawmut. of North East
Little Elk. of Cherry Hill; Apache. Of
Perryville. and Mattahoon. of Elkton.
held celebration and reunion in Elkton
on Labor Day. Monday.
In voting contest at the medicine
show. at Colora. last week. for prize oi
silver set for the most popular lady ol
Colora. il was awarded to Mrs. Clarence
H. Krauss; who had 3r4s votes. The sci
consists OF Y dozen knives and forks. u
dozen each Of tea and table spoons. a
butter knife and sugar shell.
John Boyd. colored farmer residing
in Delaware. near Iron Hill. was crossing
the railroad track at Iron Hill on Tuesday
night OF last week. after the watchman
had gone off duty. when his team was
struck by northb ound express. killing
both horses and demolishing the farm
wagon. Boyd was hurled into ditch
but escaped with slight injuries.
The annual picnic Of the Methods
Episcopal Sunday school was held or
Friday at Hunters dam, and the day:
i outing was thoroughly enjoyed by large
nuSpber Of members of the school and
their friends. The dinner was by nc
means the smallest feature of the day
Tables were erected in the orchard anC
spread with load of good things to ap
pease the keen appetites. that the open
air had wheued. The day was threaten
ing one, with occasional slight sprinkles
but everyone reached home before the
storm broke with iis torrents of rain thai
evening.