The midland journal., 1914-05-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Tomorrow is Memorial Day.

Leslie Camp will open July % and close
August 2.
The dwelling of Eli T. Reynolds has
been frightened by painting.
The public schools of the county close
this week for the summer vacation.
Il has felt like 1.-THE good old sum-
mer time'' this week with the mercury up
around the o60 mark.
public meeting was held on Tuesday
evening in North East for the purpose OF
organizing Board of Trade in that town.
The ladies Of Zion Church win bold a
festival on the charch lawn, Wednesday
evening, June 8. If stormy, next evening.
Memorial services will be held to-
morrow morning at 10 o'clock by Bay
View and Leslie M. p Sunday schools at
Bay View cemetery.
The first OF the damage suits againstthe
!. American Bridge Co.. and the B q o.
~railroad. growing out of the Port Deposit
ice gorge, was placed on trial in the Tai
bot county court. at Easton, this week.
Arrested for running his automobile
through the streets Of Elkton at an exces-
sive speed, representative of the ARM
strong, Gator & Co. of Baltimore, was
fined $500 and cost by Magistrate Cam
eron.
The bake held on Saturday afternoon
last, in the Lecture Room of the M. E.
church, by the ladies of the Sixth District
Auxiliary. for the benefit of Union Hos
pital. was very successful, about $40 being
realized.
Mrs. Mary Lamm. of Port Deposit,
while lighting new gasoline stove at her
home Saturday evening was severely
burned about the hands and arms. Her
daughter Helen also received burns in
smothering the flames.
The damage case of Mrs. Josephine
Pryor, of Elkton, against the town Of
Chesapeake City and the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal for injuries sustained
some months ago, has been removed to
Centreville court for trial.
President Kay. of the Tri-County
League. has suspended George Herring.
of the Aberdeen team for four weeks and
also imposed a fine OF SIS for striking
Umpire Robert Gibson. during the game
between Elk Mills and Aberdeen.
At the municipal election held in Elkton
ON Monday w. Don Price was elected
president of the Town Council, and the
following councilmen chosen: Charles
S. Boulder. Taylor w. McKenney, Harry
w. Pippin and Harvey ]. Reynolds.
Senator Williams desires to announce
that St. Johns College, Annapolis, has
extended him the privilege OF making an
appointment to free scholarship at that
college. Any young man desiring to
\ avail himself of this privilege should
Rcommunicate with Mr.. Williams promptly.
Wednesday broke the hot weather re-
cord. Some thermometersin town record
ed 1902 on that day, the thermometer at
the Sharpless milk plant marking 1917.
A welcome gust about fve clock in the
afternoon cooled the atmosphere and laid
the dust, which had become almost intol-
cradle.
Fifteen tickets were sold at this station
on Sunday for the excursion to Washing
ing. The excursion was literally patron
ized. 1t requiring seven coaches to trans
port the Baltimore Central section, and
nine coaches for the p. w. & B. section.
The returning train reached Rising Sun
at s;4s in the evening.
DR.. Joseph c. Bloodgood. Surgeon
Johns Hopkins Hospital. will deliver a
popular lecture upon the Control of
Cancer 10 the Elkton Opera House on
Wednesday. July III at 8 p. m.. under the
auspices OF the Woman's Club of Elkton
and the Cecil County Medical Society.
The public is urgedto attend.
The following officers have been elected
by the Epworth League of James M. E.
Church: President, Edwin L. Haiaes;
4 first vice-president. Mrs. Ethel Briscoe
second. Mrs. Joseph Smith; third. Miss
Lidie Campbell; fourth Mrs. William
e Poeue; secretary. Helen Shepherd: treas
nrer. Ralph T. Wilson; organist, Pearl
Ryan.
Mrs. ]. L. Stephens and liule daughter
Virginia had narrow escape from serious
injury last Tuesday evening. While
driving home from town as they were
passing under the railroad bridge the
southbound train passed overhead, caus-
! ing the horse TO suddenly run and throw
them both from the buggy. Luckily only
slight bruises resulted and the team was
soon recovered intact.