The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-10-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. James M. Holden is spending the
week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing is spending the
week in Devon. Pa.
N. C. Brown was the guest of Philadel-
phia relatives over Sunday.
Calvin Brnm6eld, of Rosedale, spent
Sunday with home folks in town.
Taylor ]. Algard. of Port Deposit. and
Miss George B. Nicke, of Perryville.
were married last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Atkinson, of
Philadelphia, were entertained over Sun
day at the home of Eli T. Reynolds and
family.
Sudnay Oct. rs. Temperance Day at
Ebenezer M. E. Church. Sermon by the
pastor, Rev. Wilmer Jaggard, special
music by the choir All invited to be
present
Miss Ruth E. Robinson, president of
Isabella Thobourn College. Lucknow,
India. will lecture in the M. E. Church.
Friday evening. October 20. Silver offer
ing at the door.
A Democratic mass meeting will be
held in Mechanics Opera House, Ekton.
on Friday evening, Oct. 80 Addresses
will be made by Hon. John Walt Smith.
Democratic nominee for U S Senate and
Hon. Jesse D. Price. Democratic nominee
for Congress.
For the first time in nearly eight weeks
this section was visited on Friday last by
a good. soaking rain. The drouth had
caused many wells and cisterns to go dry
and had greatly retarded wheat seeding
Throughout this locality. The ground had
become baked SO hard that numerous of
our farmers were unable to complete
their fall blowing, and many others,
whose ground was ready did not plant
their wheat. The rain of Friday has re-
suited in general activity in the line of
| wheat seeding, and this work is now being
carried to completion.
A jury in the United States District
Court at Wilmington. DeL gave verdict
of 500, III. 10 in favor of the Government
against the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company. The amount represents
the dividends due the Government on
ID. 900 shares of stock in the canal COM
pany held by it. The Government waiv-
ed its claim for interest on the amount.
$5I. I.187. 50. from the time the dividends
were due. but asked for interest only from
November II, 1911. when the claim was
made.
Harry Collins and Frank Rupp. of Ok.
ford, were arrested last week on the
charge of assault and battery. The. COM
plainant is Mrs. Kate Atlhouse. She
alleges that on The evening of August 27
she and her husband were driving on the
public road near Kirkwood. and the de-
PENDANTS were driving towards them at
a furious rate and recklessly. The AL
thouses tried to get to the side of the road,
but before they could do so the team of
the accused crashed into the vehicle with
so much force that the front wheels went
over the axle of the Althouse team. The
Althonse wagon was wrecked and Mrs.
Althouse had finger almost severed.
The accused entered bail for hearing.
The real estate belonging to the late
John w. Shippers. in the town of North
East was sold last week. at public sale, as
| follows:
Four vacant lots in Perkinsville to
Harry Hall for 5000.
The store occupied by S. ]. Reeder to
R. C. Reeder for $fI45.
The store adjoining. occupied as pool
room. to H. w. Shallcross for $500.
The store adjoining the above. occupied
by Forest Harvey. to Mrs. Helen Heller
for $50.
The two properties occupied by ]. L.
Crouch and James Hamilton were
bought by Mrs. Clara Shippers for $IISs,
The dwelling house occupied by ]. w.
Shippers during his lifetime was sold to
Charles W. Shippers for $I735.
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