The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-06-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Elkton chautauqua win be held June
eto "a.
The Brown cottage. west of town, has
been frightened and improved by paint
ing.
Elkton M. E. Sunday school has pur-
chased $7s worth Of new books for the
library.
Children's Day will be observed Sunday
morning at West Nottingham Presbyter-
ian Church.
Charles H. Gatchell. Of the Fourth dis
trict. IS candidate for the democratic
nomination Of County Treasurer
The farmers Civil and Business Asso-
citation will hold meeting at Cedar
Farm on Saturday, June IA. at ? p. m.
The vestries League Of Hartford county
win publish 10 book form the history Of
Hartford county churches. with illustra-
tons.
* An effort is being made to have the E.
I shiro Sons Company, hosiery manufact-
nfss 81 Philadelphia. locate factory in
Elkton.
Preparations for the July encampment
Of Stare troops in Bel Air are said to in
clude band Of "a pieces and 90 other
musicians.
Charles Ferguson had three fingers
badly lacerated on Sunday while cleaning
the separating machine at the condensery.
The injury was a painful one.
Mrs. Frank Hasson. of Elkton. met
with painful accident last week, BY
lime flying in her eye. 1t is feared she
will lose the sight Of the member.
A recital by Miss Helen Roberta Brook.
OF Baltimore, will be given in the NJ. F.
church this evening. for the benefit Of the
Sunday school piano fund. Admis-
sion 25c.
Being declared Of unsound mind
4harles Morton, who some months ago
Shot and seriously wounded William Kerr
& for crossing one Of his fields, has been
committed to an asylum.
Children's Day exercises will be held
ID the M. E. church Of this town on Sum
day evening. 9th inst. at 1890 o'clock.
The children of the school are being
carefully drilled for the occasion. the
program embracing choruses. recitations,
motion songs. etc.
/ Theodore Watts, of Principle Furnace,
recently employed in the engineering de-
partment of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, has accepted position as
craftsman with the Tennessee Coal. Iron
and Railroad Company. with head
quarters in Birmingham. Alabama.
Leslie Sunday school has been organ
ized with the following officers:-S. b.
GRAY. Superintendent; S. H Fox. assist
ant; Wilmer Logan, secretary; Ellis Ben
jamin. assistant secretary; Miss Anna
Logan. organist; Mrs. Anna Minor. assis-
pt organist; William Jones, librarian
4 D. w Benjamin, assistant librarian.
Four Cecil countians are in this years
graduating class at Western Maryland
College, the commencement of which win
be held the second week in June. They
are lanes Bernard Barker. of Port De-
posis; Gervis Gardiner Hill. OF Warwick
Isabel Fisher Miller. of Cherry Hill;
Elizabeth Virginia Perkins, Of Elkton.
Ivan Richards, who had charge of re-
laying the floor of the iron bridge at New
Bridge, states we were misinformed in
regard to the travelling public being in
convenienced while the work was in pro-
gress. There was scarcely no interruption
ID travel across the bridge. one-half of
the driveway being 10 use all the time
while the new flooring was being put
own. This shows the work to have been
b charge Of the right man, as 1t was no
mall task to accomplish without closing
he bridge 10 travel
The Gettysburg excursion on Decora-
bn Day proved popular one. requiring
selve coaches to transport the Balti-
lore Central passengers. Sixty-hve
ckets we're sold at this station. Leaving
ere at something after eight o'clock. ii
Vas past the midnight hour when the tired
tourists got back. But every one declared
/ great trip. despite the heavy rain at
7ettykburg just before the start for home.
~ nnnky Of Baltimore Central ex-
on the wrong train on the
hsing long delay at York
Ii section Of the excursion
ed at that point, when passen-
transferred. In spite Of this.
Sun women, it is reported.
ed clear to Philadelphia. where
the night 10 Broad Street sta