The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-07-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Rambler touring car.
The Singerly Fire Company, Elkton.
received its new s.. 300 auto-chemical
truck this week.
william H. Lynch has purchased the
Jacob S. Snyder farm Of 81 acres, near
Kemblesville. for $500.
All records for the issuing Of marriage
licenses at the Clerks Office were broken
last month, when 252 licences were issued.
Joseph Tomilson, young son OF Frank
Tomilson Of near town, sustained a frac-
tured arm on Friday last by falling from
his bicycle.
Dr.. Vernon Mcknight, Of Elkton. has
purchased the drug store business Of the
late DR.. P. B. Housekeeper. at North
East. and will locate in that town.
A. p. Swoyer's yacht ''Tockwock. =
about so feet long and worth about$7,ooo,
was destroyed by an explosion Of gasoline
by backfre from acylinder at Chesapeake
City.
William ]. Bratton. of Eikton, who re-
Gently graduated at the Maryland Uniyer-
sity, has successfully passed the State
Board examinations. and will be admitted
TO the Bar
The Maryland Court Of Appeals has re-
versed the decision of the Caroline county
court il denying the School Commission
ers the right to consolidate public schools
in that county.
A number Of Kent countians have start.
ed m movement 10 celebrate the one hun
dredth anniversary of Caulk's Field
where battle prevented the British IRON
capturing Chestertown. Aug. 81, 1914.
Among the sales at the Rising Sun
Garage within the past week were three
Overland cars, the purchasers being Floyd
H. White and E. T. B. Day of North
East and John S. Cullen of Rising Sun.
Poor harvest weather for week past,
with heavy fogs, frequent showers, over
cast skies, and the sun refusing to shine
for the haymakers. Harvest work has
been practically at standstill most OF the
week
Wednesdays, July IS and 20. and Aug
u are the dates advertised by the railroad
company for excursions to Colchester
Beach. Excursions to Atlantic City viii
be run Tuesdays. July ar, August 4, Is'
and Sunday. August 80.
The jury in the case Of Capt. George W.
Williams, Of Port Deposit, vs.. the Mary
land Corrugated Culvert and Manufactur-
ing Company, for commission on sales IN
Cecil County. returned verdict OF
$4,000 for Capt. Williams.
The owners Of the suspended Peach
Bottom railroad have received offers OF
$4,000 from A. G. Fritz. of Quarryville.
and $40, from A. M. Herr of lower
Lancaster county, for the road, but refuse
to sell for less than $50. 900.
State Senator Jesse D. Price. Of Wicom-
leo county on Tuesday formally announc-
ed his candidacy for the democratic nomi-
nation for Congress. to fill the unexPired
term Of Congressman Covington and for
the full term beginning March 4, 1915.
Tobe Miles. coIored. 2S years old. OF
Cecilton, employed as a deck hand on the
steamer Susquehanna, is missing. He is
supposed to have fallen overheard on
Thursday last. as he had been drinking
heavily before he left on the trip up the
bay.
The moonlight excursion down the bay
from Port Deposit Monday evening was
literally patronized, despite the threat
ening weather. A special train was run
from Port Deposit to Oxford on return OF
the boat. for the accommodation of the
excursicnists.
A temperance address was delivered in
the M. E. church on Sunday morning last
by Mr.. Mills, of Baltimore. attorney ol
the Anti-Saloon League. In the evening
patriotic services were held with dis
course on monuments of History" By
the pastor, Rev. Geo. w. Townsend.
John Neal of Port Deposit. claims the
record for rock fishing in the Snsque'
= hanna. About mile above Port Deposit
on Tuesday. be landed two monster rock
fish with hook and line. The largest one
weighed "a pounds and measured three
feet seven inches, the smaller one weigh
ed 23 pounds.
The Fourth was very quietly observed
10 our town. All business was suspended
and the day given over to recreation fol
the most part. In the evening there were
displays of fireworks at the homes Of sew
eral OF our citizens. On the whole Il was
4 safe and sane Fourth, with no distress
Ing accidents 70 mar Il.