The midland journal., 1914-08-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


purchased Ford touring car.
Thirteen tickets were sold Tuesday
morning at this station for the Atlantic
City excursions
The carnival held at Leeds last week
for benefit of the M. P. Church Of that
place, netted about $a25.
The Firemen's Carnival held recently
in Newark, Del. was big financial suc-
cess. netting $2,oIo SS.
Robert A. Walker has sold his farm Of
III acres in East Nottingham township.
10 Charles o. Hill. Oxferd.
Struck by falling tree as he was
watching the meV cut 1t down. little Ed
ward Miller Of Leeds had one Of his legs
broken.
Rising sun Cornet Band furnished
music for the festival at Mt. Olivet
IChurch near Chrome. on Wednesday
evening
Il 1 NC AcCll IOuuNy SCHoo' D0Ht0 '-seS =.
dered the annual teachers institute to be
held in Elkton. during the first week in
September. i,
Over three hundred persons attended
the annual picnic and corn boiling held
by Henry Cope and CO.. in Indian Grove
near Lincoln. Wednesday.
Struck by lightning the stable of James
Lusby, near Cecilton, was burned
Twenty five tons Of hay. LOT Of harness,
machinery. etc. were destroyed.
William o Frailey, a Lancaster drug
gist, landed 22-pound rock FISH last
week, near Octoraro Junction. The fish
measured thirty-eighl inches in length.
The officers and non commissioned
officers OF Company E. M. N G.. of Elk
ton, are ordered to attend camp Of in
struction at Glen Bnrnine August 24-2o
Cilizens Of Aberdeen have organized a
Civic Improvement Association, with
William Silver. president; George W.
Brock, secretary and Harold Baker treas
ufer
The Colora Canning Co. expects to
begin operations on corn today The
tomato cannery Of W. 7. Fryer. also at
Colora, will start the latter part Of next
week.
Stricken with an attack OF the heart.
Clinton White, an Elklon colorsd youth,
aged about 81 years. dropped dead while
dancing in Providence Hall Thursday
evening. OF last week.
The M. E. Sunday school picnicked at
Hunter's dam on Thursday of this week
eoodly number Of little and big folks en-
ioying the outing. as well as the big
Spread at dinner time.
By falling from his train, n. ]. Post. a
freight brakeman on the Philadelphia,
Baltimore and Washington Railroad. sus-
lined several broken ribs and other in
lies, and was taken TO Union Hospital,
ton. for treatment.
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b P. Nichols left at the MIDLAND
JOURNAL Office this week sample of the
kind of tomatoes he raises in his garden.
The tomato is a monster weighing one
pound eight ounces. and measuring six
teen inches in circumference.
Bayard Wilmer, 2o years old who re-
Gently was taken to Delaware hospital,
suffering from lockjaw. caused by pune.
turing his foot with rusty nail, has re-
sponded to the antitoxin treatment, and
will be able to return home this week.
The hot wave reached the record mark
on Wednesday afternoon. when thermom-
eters in town registered o60. Afternoon
eter was hung in the sunin the afternoon
at the drug store to see how high the
mercury would climb. and il recorded
1862.
Rev. |. S. Bowers. D. D.. President OF
the Maryland Annual Conference Metho-
dist Protestant Church, will preach at
Bethesda M. P. Church. Oakwood. Sun
day, Aug. 20. at p. m.. and Rowland
Vile M. P. Church at 1890 p. m. All are
welcome.
Ia the target practise at the State Rife
Range Company E. Of Elkton. qualified
"a men as marksmen or better. 9 OF whom
qualified as experts or sharpshooters.
The Company also had 26 FIRST Classmen,
who would equal marksmen on the pre-
vious courses.
The After Harvest Festival. Carnival
and Bake, given by the Finance Com
xnjtaee Of Uniop M. E. Church. Thursday
evening. 10 the grove was, success,
s74.os being the amount taken in. Of
which 935.o7 was clear. Music was fur
nished by Rising Sun CoFnet Band.