The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

festivals is ripening.
The annual town election will be held
ia Elkton on Monday.
Homard Terry, Of this town. has pur-
chased fve-passenger Cartercar
The Cecil Farmers Club met on Wednes-
day with R. X. Rawlings. near Wood
lawn.
The Haines & Kirk store building is re-
ceiving spring dressing up at the hands
Of the painters.
DR.. Grapp. of Port Deposit, sustained
fractured wrist on Saturday while
cranking his auto.
While playing on the athletic field OF
the high school at North East. on Thurs
day, Johnnie Tobin broke his left wrist.
The Rose Bank Sunday school, Calvert.
is preparing cantata "Flora's Birth
day." which win be given on Children's
Day.
William T. Warburton. Elkton, has ac-
cepted an invitation to deliver an address
at the commencement exercises at Frost
burg Normal School. on June q.
The Masonic Lodge of Port Deposit, is
planning great things on the I4th and
18th of June. at which time the lodge will
celebrate its hundredth anniversary.
The Executive Committee has cons
pleted arrangements for holding the nine
teenth annual convention of Maryland
Bankers Association at Cape May N. j..
June 10, II and IS.
Sparks from the forge set fire to the
roof of the blacksmith shop at Zion on
Tuesday. and caused a blaze that did con.
siderable damage to the building before
the flames were extinguished.
The State Executive Committee of the
MARYLAND Patriotic Order Sons of America,
has offered a handsome American flag to
the Camp on the Eastern Shore of Mary
land which initiates the largest number of
candidates by July I.
Harry Wilson of Maryland. has rented
the race track at the Oxford Fair Grounds
and will train horses on it. this summer.
Mr.. Wilson, with string of horses, sui
kies, etc. passed through town on Tues
day, enroute for Oxford.
Mrs. Elisabeth Mckinney. of Glasgow,
Del, was convicted in the Court of Oyer
and Terminer at Wilmington. last week.
on the charge of manslaughter. She is
accused of shooting Delaware Reed at his
home on January 25th.
The Delaware College Farm, at Newark,
has sold two cows and heller to w. H.
Dupee, Of Santee. CAL, for $4,000. The
farm has also sold yearling heifer to go
to Birmingham. Mich. for $325. and a
COW. to go to Devon. Pa, for $500.
The William T. Carter fruit farm. Eve
miles from Dover has been sold to F. A.
Mcdonald, of Virginia, for $25, The
farm known as the Ashcraft farm was
sold but few years to Carter for $I3, 600.
\ 1t is one of the largest peach and apple
farms in Delaware.
Rev. w. G. Haupt has been installed
as rector of St. Thomas Episcopal Church
Newark, Del. Mr.. Haupt was rector Of
the church at North East. but resigned
about year ago to accept call to Read
ing, Pa. This he was forced to resign on
account Of i'll health.
A new Burial Association has been
formed in oxford, with three hundred
and forty-nine applications for member
ship. The following officers have been
elected A. M. Wilson. President;
w. D. Bunting. Vice-President; c. B.
Kirk, Secretary-Treasurer.
Heavy rains last week in the northern
part of Penna. and southern New York
caused the Susquehanna River to rise
very rapidly. The river was so high
that the boat had to stop running be-
tween Columbia and Wrightsville be-
cause il could not get to the York county
shore.
Rev. c. T. Wyatt. superintendent ol
the Easton district of the Wilmington
Conference, will address the graduates al
AAthe Elkton High School commencement
VMay 80. =,
Henry M. Mccullough, of Elkton. will
make the Commencement address 10 the
graduates OF, the Calvert Agricultural
High School. on May ao.
The suit which had been pending in the
courts for some time between James
Akin vs.. James Pierce. OF the Sixth dis
trict, Cecil county. has been settled. Ths
suit was brought TO recover $4,000 dam
\ ages for SANDER. Il was removed iron
cecil court 70 Queen Anne's court. Tbs
case was thrown out Of court, placine
costs on Pierce.