The midland journal., 1914-12-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Harold Jones. son Of Isaac Jones. fell and
broke his wrist.
AS result OF revival at Moore's
Chapel. neer Elkton, 3s persons have
been added to the church membership.
BY slipping on broken board at her
home at Bethel. Friday evening. Mrs. J..
ri. Kirk fell and fractured her left leg.
John S. Byers. of Philadelphia. has
bought the 200 acre farm of William S.
Byers, near Chesapeake City, for $1,000.
The official board of the Elkton Meth
odist Church has invited Rev. Howard
T. 0nigg TO return for another conference
year.
People who failed to get married prior
10 December Ist, will have to pay ten
kents more for their marriage license now
account Of the war tax.
The North East baseball team has or
eanized with Guy Johnson. president.
and will make application for entry into
the county league next season.
Christmas comes on Friday. this year.
and Governor Goldsborough will issue
his proclamation declaring Saturday.
December goth. also legal holiday.
Revival services began in Rising Sun
M. E. church on Sunday and are being
held nightly. The pastor. Rev. Geo. w.
Townsend. is assisted by Evangelist
Clarke.
A white man and his colored chauffer
were arrested at Havre de Grace for the
theft of fine Cadallac car, stolen from
lanes +. Butler. Of Washington. The
machine was also recovered.
George C. Satterlee. who as Sig. Sau:elle
is well known to the circus going public
in this section, is bankrupt at his home
al Homer. N. Y. His liabilities are
$s3,Io3 and his assets $3,SI5.
The annual exhibition Of the Peninsula
Horticultural Society will be held in
Wilmington January IL. I3 and ~ Cash
prizes amounting to 1900 are offered for
displays of fruit. nuts, vegetables. etc.
Falling while descending flight of
steps with a child. at her home in the
Ninth district, Miss Anna Mary Crothers
sustained broken nose and severe
cash in her forehead. The child escaped
serious injury.
GLADYS Charshee. little five year old
pirl of Elk Mills. was accidentally shot 10
the shoulder last week by playmate
about a year. older. with small rife.
Fortunately the little girls wound was
not Of a serious nature.
Folger Mckenzie. better known as the
Bentztown Bard of the Baltimore Sun.
whose poems are widely read, will give
one Of his popular readings at Colora
public school building on Thursday even
,Aing. Dec. II. Admission 20 cents
Charged with the theft of knives and
revolvers from the Brown Implement
Company, Walter Carroll. Jeffries Bald
win. Walter Robinson. Edward Hines and
Carroll Shanahan. of Havre de Grace.
were held under $1,000 bail for the Grand
Jury.
Have you done that Christmas shop
ping yeti The time is getting short.
Visit the stores in our town. You Will
find them bright in holiday dress. and
with complete stock Of Christmas and
other lines of goods from which to make
your purchases.
Avery successful Box Social was held
on Thursday evening of last week at
Pleasant Meadow public school. near
town. The net receipts of the venture
were $40, which will be devoted to library
purposes. Music was furnished by
Rising Sun Cornet Band.
There will be series OF Bible Lectures
at the residence of Mr.. Robert Craig, at
Craietown, Dec. rs to as. conducted by
Elder R. T. Baer. President of the Chesa-
peake Conference OF Seventh Day Adven-
lists. The public is cordially invited to
attend and bring their Bibles
We have been handed copy OF THE
Cecil Gazette" published at Elkton.
under date Of Saturday. January 10, Is4r
by II. Bosee. The pape. is in an excel
lent state OF preservation. with bright
clear print and contains numerous inter-
estine articles. advertisements and news
\ items Of thar time
Mrs. Virginia Ruuer was found not
guilty of the charge of arson by Talbot
County jury last week. Mrs. Rutter was
accused OF setting FIRE to the house at
sWoodlawn, this county. owned by her
niece, in the summer Of 1878. When
given the case the jury returned verdict
In less than Eve minutes.