The midland journal., 1914-11-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

held at Leslie under the direction OF the
Leslie Sunday School. There have been
twenty conversions.
Edward w. Taylor. has been elected
Director of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Cecil County, to'succeed the
late Frederick T. Haines
Robert B. Bond, Of this town, has fled
q bill in Cecil Circuit Court asking for
divorce from his wife, Grace E. Bond, OF
Baltimore, alleging desertion.
Register Of Wills Thomas B. Miller OF
Elkton, has purchased at private sale the
Ward farm. near Fair Hill, from its
owner, HI. w. Coslett, of Philadelphia.
The annual dinner for the Cecil Detec-
tive Association, will be held in Rosebank
Hall, Wednesday. December The
Calvert Ladies Aid Society will serve the
dinner.
Real estate agent w. S. Reynolds has
! sold at private terms the 4o-acre property
Nof Granville C. Barrett. about two miles
from Rising Sun. to Richard Graves of
Roanoke. Va.
The teacher and pupils OF Pleasant
Meadow public school, east of town, will
hold 4 box social at the school on Thurs
day. evening. Dec. 3. Ice cream and
cake will be on sale. Proceeds for library
fund.
Colora Council No. "a, Jr. Q. Y. A NJ.
will attend service at West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church. in body next
SUNDAY, Nov. 90. at 1880 O'Clock Il is
earnestly desired that all members be
present.
One hundred and sixty-6ve persons
patronized last Sundays excursion, over
this Division, to New York. Four tickets
were sold at Rising Sun. The special
train left here at s:3s a. m. and returned
al about II o'clock at night.
meeting will be held in the opera
house al Elkton, on Saturday. December
I2,aII p. M. for the purpose of organ
ization and adopting some plan looking
10 the erection of a monument to the
memory Of the soldiers credited 70 Cecil
County in the Civil War.
The Atwood properties on Gray's Hill,
Just cas-. Of Elkton. were sold last week
by William S. Evans. Esq. assignee Of
mortgage. The 6o-acre tract was sold to
William S. Evans. Trustee, for $500. and
the r5r-acre tract to c. P. BARLEY for
$3.50. subject to a mortgage Of $I.623.25
and interest.
Mrs. Lulu Loveland Sheppard. Of Salt
Lake City. Utah. who organized the y in
this town about a year ago. will meet
with its members on Friday evening,
Nov. AZ. Al 8 o'clock, at the home Of Miss
Elizabeth Kirk. on East Main street.
MRS. Sheppard will also occupy the pull
M of the M. E. church here on Sunday
evening. Nov. 20
The National Bsnk of Elkton has erect
ed in front Of its Banking House on Main
street, magnificent Tubular Chimes
Clock. The clock is seven feet high by
three wide, with complete steel enclos-
ure, OF soft dark bronze green.
II contains Ave Tubular Chime Bells,
perfectly tuned. from four TO six feet in
length. The bells peal every quarter
hour.
franklin W. DeCroix. formerly pub
Usher of the Danville Ledger Dispatch of
DanvilIe, Va. daily and weekly news
paper, will publish weekly newspaper at
New Castle, Del The new weekly will be
known as The New Castle Journal. 1t
will be a seven column, eight page paper.
and independent in politics. DeCroix in-
sends to ship his printing plant from Dam
Vile to New Castle.
The lecture of DR.. T. Alexander Cairns,
Monday evening, on "Humbugs and
Mossbacks," was a discourse on the
social problems Of the days. such as an
audience 10 this townhas seldom. If ever.
bekn permitted to listen TO-
Fhe speakers grasp oflhis subject, logic
aSa power Of delivery carried strong con-
xiLtion. and his flights OF oratory and
spafkilng wit kept his auditors thrilled
! throughout.
\ Homard Terry. of this town. suffered a
very painful injury last week to one Of
his hands. While holding calf. with
the rope wrapped about his hand. the
animal made sudden jump for liberty.
the rope being drawn tight about the
dngers Of Mr. Terry's right hand. Three
>esers were badly laeerated. one almost
Ne<kered at the first joint, and requiring
several stitches TO hold Il 10 place.