The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-01-09

Monday.
7. Frank Peach took charge of the
North East postofice on New Years day.
Miss Emily Peach is his deputy.
Cowen & Finkelstein bought the stock
of Henry Shapiro. which was sold az
Sheriff's sale in Elkton for $5oo
During the month OF December, 1917
marriage license were issued at the offlce
Of the Clerk of the Court, in Elkton.
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
will be closed to navigation on January
IS for six weeks for repairs TO the locks.
The Directors of the Union Hospital
Elkton. have elected Frank B. Evans as
director to succeed the late Col. John
(Gilpin.
I. c. Mack. Of Philadelphia. has pur-
Mchased from E. Kirk Brown his Ioo-acre
lafm, near Elkton. and will use il as
SUMMER home.
The ladies Of the Aid Society realized
over 500 from the turkey dinner served
On Saturday last. The net receipts will
be in the neighborhood OF $75.
Friends and members of Octoraro M.
E. Church will hold an oyster supper at
the home of Elwood Brown at Cecil Paper
Mill on Tuesday eve, January I3lh
Magistrate L. o. Cameron awarded G.
w. Davis, First District farmer, $25 and
cost in suit against Chas. Crawford.
Crawford shot and killed two hounds be-
longing to Davis.
One night recently some joy-rider stole
the automobile owned by Charles 2. Bart
lv from his garage in North East, return
ing il after a hard run, in badly damag-
ed condition. No arrests have yet been
made.
David M. Wise. colored. has been COM
mitted 10 Elkton jail charged with rob
bing the home OF Frank Nickle. at Perry
vile, Thanksgiving night. Wise was
captured while trying to pawn theSstoIen
jewelry.
William Price, son of Capt. Jas A.
Price. OF Havre de Grace. employed at
the quarry. of the Keystone Lime and
Stone Company. at Frenchtown had his
leg broken between the knee and hip by
having heavy log fall upon him.
The storm on Saturday put an end to
preparations for the ice harvest Hunters
dam was covered with beautiful sheet
Of smooth, clear ice about 81 inches in
thickness, and several parties were pre-
parting 10 cut, but the rain spoiled their
calculations.
Edwin Harvey, of North East put some
powder 10 gum boot to dry it and threw
match into it. Not going off as soon as
he thought 1t ought, Harvey looked into
the boot. At that instant. the powder
exploded. burning him seriously about
\ the face and eyes.
Howard Bayne. aged "a years. while
cunning near Cecillon Tuesday, was
shot in the face and neck by the acciden-
tai discharge of his gun, and severely in
jured. The young man was pulling his
gun through fence by the muzzle when
: the accident occurred.
A pulpit light, of brass, has been placed
ia Trinity Church Elkton, in memory Of
the late Alfred Wetherill, for about a
quarter Of century the honored Senior
Warden Of Trinity Parish. The light is
the Gift Of his nieces. the Misses Marian
and Julia Young, OF Elkton.
The Pennsylvania railroad company has
asked for an extension of time until the
18th inst.. to reply to the petition of COM
plant filed by residents of this section
with the Public Service Commission. de-
manding better railroad service over this
end of the Baltimore Central Division.
Capt. Edward Brice. of Betterton. who
was arrested at the instance of the Tay-
lor's Island Ducking Club. near Perry
man, for violations of the State and Fed
eral game laws. was fined $Ioo. Three
y charges we're preferred against him. one
for killing swan. second for chasing ducks
Within one mile OF the Western shore with
"a motor boat and third for trespAssing.
The weather man has given US a'variety
the past week. The cold snap last week
terminated ia driving. wind and rain
storm which continued all day Saturday
and Saturday night
Sunday night snow fell. the ground be-
ing covered Monday morning by about
two inches OF wet snow. which the drizzle
of lain converted into heavy blanket Of
slush.