The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-10


c. T. Dare lost valuable horse on
Sunday night. The animal was sick but
few hours.
The ladies of Syimar M. E. Church will
hold tea at the church, Tuesday even
ing. October r4th.
The Charles England farm near Galena,
has been sold to James Edward England.
one OF the heirs. for $565o.
The FIRST quarterly distribution Of the
State school tax was made last week.
cecil's share amounts to $rI 900.
william H. Brown has sold his farm Of
32 acres near Havre de Grace. to E..
Eyman. of Lancaster. for $4,000.
One hundred and seventy-6ve marriage
licenses were issued at the Clerks Office.
Elkton. ia the month Of September.
The Hannah A. Green dwelling prop
herty in cecilton, has been purchased at
mortgagee's sale by William B. Davis.
for $2os.
Nightly exhibitions are being given this
week by glass blowing troupe. whose
tent is pitched at the corner of West Main
and Mount streets.
Miss Mary Taylor. Of Ninth district,
was badly scalded about the face by a
can of hot tomatoes exploding, while she
was canning the fruit.
M. Ely & Son removed their business
from the Hunt building. on South Queen
street, this week. to their handsome new
quarters on Main street.
Charles Shippers. of Elkton, has filed a
bill in the Cecil County Court for q
divorce from his wife, Beulah Shippers, on
the charge of desertion.
lanes Foracre of Elk Mills. was struck
J BY passenger train on the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Sunday night and seriously
injured about the shoulder and head.
Willard Barrister has been appointed
agent a. AtDGity 0to!S ssnstS" ~ SuSSSSu
Thomas Brown. who was retired on Oct
/, after acting as agent at that station for
SO years.
II the clouds and fog that have been so
thick for several days past would give it
chance. the Hunters moon would show
) its face. 1t will be full on Wednesday
evening next.
A regiment of infantry Of the United
States Army passed through Cecil county
last week. The soldiers were on hike
from Fort Dupont, Delaware, to Fort
Howard. near Baltimore.
The trustees of the bankrupted Eureka
Fertilizer Co.. have sold the plant located
at Frenchtown. for $Io.25o to the Hess
Fertilizer Co., of Lancaster. The pur-
chasers will operate the plant.
The Democratic State Central Com
@mittee for Cecil County. Harvey Mackey.
brs. r. M. Black and H. Arthur Mitchell.
has organized by electing Mr.. Mackey
Chairman and DR.. Black Secretary and
Treasurer.
The county commissioners will have a
new steel and iron bridge erected across
Big Elk creek, just north of Elkton, to
replace the one blown off its foundation
and demolished during the storm about a
week ago.
Policeman Sewall Scott. of Wilmington.
who was injured in the battle between the
Wilmington police and Homer c. Virgins.
the escaped murdered from the Eastern
PenitentiAry. is the father of Ray Scott.
who caught for the Elkton baseball team
this season.
A festival will be held in the pubic hall
at Rising Sun on Friday evening. Oct. II,
under the auspices of the Modern Wood
men. The proceeds viii be donated to
William M. Fulton. whose dwelling and
other buildings were recently demolished
by cyclone.
No worker for the cause of temperance
reform IS so widely known as Hon. John
G. Wolley. Of Madison, Wisconsin, who
win address the big temperance mass
meeting to be held under the suspises Of
the Maryland Anti-Saloon League on
kThursday evening. October 10th. at 1890
the Town Hall of Port Deposit.
In recognition of his long service as
xnayor OF Port Deposit. the members OF
the council have presented to David H.
Armstrong handsome Masonic charm.
with the inscription Presented by the
sown ofsPort Deposit" Armstrong ser
we'd as mayor eleven terms. and was elect
ed for the twelfth term, but refused to
accept.