The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

moon toMRnt.
Putnam Reynolds lost one of his horses
last week from spinal meningitis.
Thursday, September "a. has been sell
ected as the date Of the Democratic State
Convention in Baltimore.
But one passenger boarded the special
train here Sunday morning VIII en- the last
Atlantic City excursion was run.
Charged with wife beating, Frank Tar
geni, an Italian Of Port Deposit was last
week sentenced to three months in Elkton
jail. =
A festival will be held at Octoraro M.
E. church on Saturday evening, Sep. S.
Rising Sun Cornet Band will furnish
music.
Jacob Sharpless has sold his fine farm,
at Pennington, known as the Riale pro-
perty. to a Virginia party. at private
terms.
Mrs. Ostrander had two ribs broken
Friday evening. when breaking rope at
the chautauqua tent in Oxford, caused a
slight panic.
Thrown from horse that he was rid
ing in from the pasture field, Wilson
Sharpless. of near Pennington. suffered a
fractured arm.
The Epworth League of James M. P.
church will observe Rally Day, Sunday
evening, Sept. 9th. at 1890 o'clock, The
public is cordially invited.
Charles Kidd. of near The Rocks, Har-
ford county. met a horrible death by be-
ing canght In threshing machine, on the
farm Of Charles Rampley. last week.
Two property owners on North street,
Elkton. have sued out injunctions to pre-
vent the Home Light & Power Co. from
erecting poles in fsSat Of their property.
George w. Truik. Of Worcester county,
has been nominated by the Progressives
of the First Congressional District for the
long term and Thomas S. Hodson, of
Somerset county. for the short term.
The Cecil County season for rail and
reed birds. black birds and ortolan
opened on Tuesday. September !. The
season for shooting squirrel will not open
until November 10, under the new State
law.
Mrs. Gertrude o. Kenly. of Havre de
Grace has been granted divorce from
her husband. Edward L. Kenly. of Will
mington. The decree also permits Mrs.
Kenly to resume her maiden name. Miss
Gertrude o. Good.
Mrs. Gastron w. Renard committed
suicide at her home in Avondale, shortly
after O'Clock Friday morning. by taking
poison. She was about rs years old and
is survived by her, husband and two
year-old daughter.
The will OF the late Rev. J. Earl Maloy
swas fled in the Orphans Court for Cecil
Ncounty last week. All his properly,
& mounting to about $I5.eoo. is bequeath-
ed 10 his daughter. Mrs. Emma Corkran,
of Wilmington, Del.
Camp Fire Supper and Festival on
Woodlawn Camp Grounds the afternoon
and evening of Sept. 5th. Supper rs
cents; ice cream. peaches and confection-
cry on sale. The Perryville Brass Band
will be present and favor with good mnsic.
The prospects are for small tomato
pack on the lower peninsula. The season
has been dry and it is estimated thatth
Is not more than one-halfa crop. Many
contracts were made last winter by the
growers at 90 ton, and the growers who
did not contract at that price are now re-
ceiving $r6 ton.
The Kent News reports that weIl-
known farmer near Chestertown shipped
400 baskets of fne peaches to Baltimore
last week, and his returns netted him
four cents per basket. Another grower
near Betterton cleared Eve cents per bas-
ket on $50 baskets. Surely the war has
uot helped these farmers.
Mrs. Charles H. Pyle, Of Kennett
Square. was attacked in her home by a
strange negro Friday afternoon. She
fought her Assailant off and finally man
aked 10 reach window and scream fol
help. Harry Lefever came to her rescue
but the colored 6end made his escape
and has not been apprehended.
Quite number of our citizens enjoyed
the splendid entertainments afforded b,
the chautauqua at Oxford, which closed
on Wednesday evening. The heavy rains
Of last week interferred somewhat with
the Chautauqua. bat did not damper ths
.,npthnsiasm OF the promoters, who are re
teivine congratulations on the successful
outcome Of the weeks entertainments.