The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-27

An orchestra Of fifteen pieces has been
organized at Delaware College by the
students.
Chester Kirk. of East Nottingham, Pa.
has applied for divorce from his wife
Louella Kirk,
Alag raising. with appropriate cere-
monies, was held at Blythedale public
school on Monday.
The Ladies Aid society will furnish
lunch for the Farmers Institute, on the
third and fourth Of March.
A meeting of the Tri-County Baseball
League will be held in Elkton March 7. to
plan for the 1914 season.
President Wilson on Wednesday OF last
week named Andrew Beaston to be post
master at Chesapeake City.
1 Seventy-hve men left Havre de Grace
&last week for Dykemans. on the Hudson,
totaelp harvest the ice crop for the Ameri-
can Ice Company.
The p. b. & w. r. r. will shortly pro-
vide large enclosed waiting room for
messengers on the south side of its tracks
at Elkton station.
Albert D. Mackey, of Upper Cecil, who
has been employed in the Department OF
Commerce at Washington. has been trans
ferred to. the branch Office in New
Orleans. La.
The will of the late William H. Booth
was admitted to probate on Tuesday IN
the Office Of the Register Of Wills for Cecil
county. The entire estate is LETT to his
widow. Ellen D. Booth.
Miss Estella Mason, who left Nome,
Alaska, october 81, 1908. driving team
Of seven Eskimo dogs. for trip OF 32ooo
miles around the world passed through
Cecil county last week on her return trip
TO the Pacific coast, where she says a
prize OF $I2, 500 awaits her.
suits have been locketed at Bel Air by
Mrs. lane B. Fletcher, and her son.
Bevan Fletcher. against the Philadelphia
Baltimore and Washington Railroad Com
pany growing out of the recent killing OF
,he;r husband and father, A. Ringgold
Fletcher, at the railroad crossing, in
Aberdeen.
The revival meetings which were con-
ducted for three weeks in the Methodist
Episcopal Church of this town, under di-
rection Of the pastor, Rev. Geo. W. Town
send assisted by an evangelist. Rev.
Charles Barnes. of Delanco. N. j., closed
Sunday night. The meetings resulted IN
twenty protesting conversion.
RAYMOND Mahoney. OF Mechanics
Valley, who attends school at North East,
met with painful accident one day last
week. While riding horseback to school
his horse slipped on the icy road and fell.
Young Mahoney was thrown and received
broken leg above the ankle. Despite
his fractured leg he succeeded in remount
ing his horse and returning to his home,
where a physician reduced the fracture.
A double team belonging to Benjamin
Reed, hitched to bob.sled, ran away on
South Queen street Wednesday morning,
when the driver slapped one OF the horses
with the reins. The animal jumped.
causing one end of the neck-yoke TO drop
90 the ground. The team collided with
sled load of railroad ties at the station.
breaking the tongues OF both sleds.
Little other damage was done. as both
drivers and horses escaped injury.
The entertainment in the public hall on
Wednesday night by the Fisher Shipp
Concert Co.. ives fitting close to the
course that has been given this winter.
Every member of the company is an
artist. and the entertainment was one OF
the hest and most artistic ever given here.
The hall was crowded. every available
seat being taken and standing room sold.
The course was well patrouized and
was a success in every particular It
was announced that arrangements will be
made for similar course next "intet.
Some pocket-book snatcher, whose iden-
eity Is suspected, and whose just dues
are term OF incarceration, picked up the
pockes-boOk Of Harry Krauss. containing
over s3a, one night last week. and SO far
has failed 10 return it to the owner. Mr..
KrSuss had made some purchases in a
restausant in towO. and Placing bis
pockes-book on the counter overlooked It
and aeft the store. Discovering his loss in
a few minutes. ne returned, bat failed TO
ind any trace of his property. The au-
thorities have not yet been given the case.
but suspicion points strongly TO party
who viii doubtless be called TO account If
be fails 10 make restitution.