The midland journal., 1914-11-13

riage licenses were issued at the Office of
the Clerk of the Court at Elkton.
Residents of New Castle. Del. complain
that their fine riverside bathing beach is
being ruined by contractors hauling tons
Of sand from it.
Tablets of bronze are to be placed in
the rotunda of the Delaware State Capitol
at Dover as memorials to distinguished
Delawareans.
| Directum |. paced mile over McCoys
track at Kirkwood Del, Thursday after
noon of last week, in I:5oH. A number
of our citizens witnessed the speed trial.
Marjorie. little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Geo. S. Scarlett, Of Kennett Square,
was run over and killed by trolley
freight in that town on Friday afternoon.
Lancaster county's chocolate king. M.
is. Hersey. has donated carload Of cocoa
and carload of -four for the starving
Belgians. The value of the donation is
about 81. 900.
/ Directum l, the worlds champion
pacing horse. will be driven over the
Wawaset track, Wilmington. on Saturday,
I4th inst, to beat the world record for
half mile track.
i A herd of cattle, belonging to Hugh E.
Jones, at Scarboro Hartford county. broke
into his orchard few nights ago. with
the result that eating too much Of the
fruit proved fatal to two cows.
William ]. Arrants. of Town Point, got
his foot caught in the engine. of his motor
boat on Saturday and the member was SO
badly crushed that it was necessary to re-
move four bones. 1t is thought the foot
can be saved.
Rev. Julian A. Herold of Lewes. Del.
has been called to the pastorate of tie
Wicomico Presbyterian Church. Sails
bury, succeeding Rev Wilson Reale. re-
lsigned. The Rev Mr.. Beale was former
Ily stationed at Zion. Cecil county.
p E. Shelton. of Virginia, has pur-
chased the ITS acre farm of E. c. Kirk
wood, near Cooptown. Hartford county
for $4,000 Former State Senator Chas.
A Andrew. has sold his George Bevard
farm near Berkley, to John T. James, Of
Darlington
The dreaded hoof and mouth disease
has been discovered among drove OF
cattle belonging to Samuel H Chambers,
that were pasturing on the farm of Joshua
! Mackey, in Penn township. AS aresult
the Pennsylvania Live Stock authorities
have ordered the entire herd OF twenty
= three cattle killed.
: Laurence B. Levy of Philadelphia who
owns large farm near Elkton. has pre-
sented to the Singerly Fire Company. OF
that town, handsome silver loving cup
with all the names of the members of the
company engraved thereon. in recognition
d of efficient services rendered at fire on
e this farm one night in September.
The season for gathering holly on the
Maryland-Delaware peninsula is now here
and hundreds of busy hands will be max
ing wreaths for local shippers to consign
!, to the towns and cities far and wide, to be
# used for holiday decoration. Some fami-
q lies receive upwards of $Ioo during the
n season in making and selling wreaths.
So far as is known. the Susquehanna
river has never had SO much river bottom
S exposed as at present. Directly opposite
o Port Deposit. rocks unknown and un.
: charted have made their first appearance
!. to sunshine North Of the town practi-
cally the whole rugged bottom is bare of
d water, and is sight worth long
Tourney.
/ The Bethlehem Steel Company largely
), interested in the Harlan & Hollingsworth
II Corporation of Wilmington. has. it is
!, stated. purchased so acres Of ground south
: of New Castle, along the Delaware River.
r Il is said that large plant will be estab
lished on the ground for the manufacture
4, of projectiles for big guns on war vessels
y and for land Notifications.
e The suit of Mrs. Josephine Pryor against
n the Town Commissioners Of Chesapeake
IS City. and the Chesapeake and Delaware
Il Canal Company. for $1,000 damages for
r alleged injuries received by falling into a
hole along the sidewalk. was placed on
trial in the Circuit Court at Centreville.
II last week, and concluded on Monday,
= when Mrs. Pryor was awarded So. SOC
II damages, TO be paid jointly by the town
+ and the Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
d Company.
The celebrated York Buckwheat is now
Ion sale at Bufington's.