The midland journal., 1914-08-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Friday evening and render severai ss'eS-
.ions.
Local peaches are now coming into
market and selling at 50 to IS cents per
basket,
A meeting Of the Tri-County Fisher
mems Protective Association was held In
Eikton on Tuesday.
The public schools Of the county will
reopen. after the summer vaction. on
Monday, September 7.
The last excursion of the season 70 At
lansic City viii be run over the Baltimore
Central on Sunday next.
Mrs. Margaret A. Reynolds has sold
her farm. Of 6s acres, near Rock Springs,
to ]. II. Cannaday, Of Roanoke. Va.
Mrs. r. E. Thomas. Of Oak Hill. had
7 quite loss recently. when shelf in the
cellar broke and thirty-seven jars of can
ned fruit were all mashed to pieces.
The United States Civil Service CVm-
mission announces that an examination
will be held at Elkton on September IL.
for he position Of Rural Mail Carrier
Business places and residences in
Havre de Grace have been numbered.
preparatory to inaugurating free mail
delivery service 10 the town on Sept. I.
On the charge Of illegal freight riding
Charles E. Thomas and Joseph lacks, OF
Baltimore, have each been sentenced 70
90 days In Elkton jail by Magistrate ]. M.
Ash.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Woodlawn
Camp Meeting Association will hold a
festival on the Camp Ground. on the
afternoon and evening of Sept, $. i
stormy, on Sept. I.
Charles R. Ford. Of this county. has
contracted with Baltimore Gamers to take
his entire Keifer pear crop. estimated at
10000 baskets. The Ford orchard Is lO-
Gated near Cowantown.
AS advertised in another column the
Delaware State Fair will be held at Wa
waset Park. Wilmington. September 7-rI.
Good premiumns are offered aud the fair
promises TO be even larger and better than
last years
Registration days-T Tuesday and Wednes-
day. September az and 23; Tuesday and
Wednesday, October and Z. Every
voter ia the county must be registered on
one Of these davs In order to cast his bal
lot this fall. .
Ground was broken for the new public
school bniIding on Monday. The struc-
ture will. be of brick, one story with base
ment, and will be located on Pearl street.
on the lot occupied BY the present public
school building.
Little Amos Williams. Of Port Deposit
who had his eye injured about two months
aao. while climbing cherry tree. has
had TO have the eye removed. He had
a zen receiving special treatment 10 Balti-
saore and Philadelphia in the hope Of
saving the member.
Harry Rohr. Ig-year-old youth Of
Chatham. was badly injured at West
Grove Sunday morning. As he was cross
ine the railroad track on motor cycle he
was struck by locomotive and thrown a
considerable distance. He was sent to
the county hospital where il was found an
arm and several ribs were broken and he
was otherwise badly hurt.
Nottingham Quarterly Meeting Of
Friends viii be held seventy day. 9th mo .
aotf, at East Nottingham. Calvert. Md !.
At 10 o'clock. In the afternoon. at two
O'Clock, conference on Temperance will
be addressed by DR.. Augustus Stabler. a
member Of staff of the department Of
Agriculture az Washington. Discussion
BY others. Everybody welcome.
Mrs. j. S. Hopper, Of Chesapeake City.
president Of the Home Missionary Society
Of New Castle Presby.erial. win address
the West Nottingham Chapter of West
minister Guild. at the home Of Mrs
Clarence Clifford on Saturday afternoon
August 40, az ago o'clock. Mrs: Hopper
Is pleasing speaker and much interested
Ia young women, and Il is 70 be hoped all
who can win avail themselves Of this op.
poFtunlty to hear her.
Fred Griest. OF this town. met with a
serious accident on Friday last. at Coates