Evening journal., 1914-08-22
lightning DESTROYS
LUSBY FARM Stables
Special to THE EVENING journal.

Special TO THE EVENING JOURNAL /
ELKrON, Md, Aug .. The Sunday /
school of the Methodist Episcopal /
Church in ElSton held their annual pic
nic at Plum Point, m Elk Neck ON
Thursday.
There will be meeting IN Elkton ON ,
Tuesday OF the Tri-Comty Fishemen's
Protective Association, to consider their
interests relative TO proposed legislation
which will control the catches OF fish in
these counties.
Lightning ON Tuesday night destroyed
the stables ON Miss Augusta Lushy's
/ farm in the First district. Twenty-Five
ions of hay, farm implements, harness
and other things in the building were
consumed. James NJ. Lusby is the ten
ant.
/ Standing too near a Telling tree, Ed
ward Miller living near hikton, was
struck as the tree camo down, breaking
his arm
The Little Xix Tribe of Red Men OF
/ Cherry iill will hold their annual llar-
/ vest Home m the grove of W. Palmer
/ Mcfaddcn. at Srgerly, ON Wednesday.
There will be all kinds of amusements.
The chivalry of the middle ages is be-
ing initiated by turkey gobbler ON the
farm of r.. G. Lar1alerc, near North
East. "Alr Turkey has for two weeks
been setting on n nestiull of eggs, there
by relieving Mrs. Turkey from this
close and hot work.
The warehouse business at Elk Mills,
hitherto conducted by Thomas b. Fer
guson and Wilson a. Wright has been
Z discontinued by this firm. Mr.. Wright is
. pow the sole owner and will operate
the business
, The Scott Fertilizer Company of ELK
ton, being unable 10 secure any potash
Z from abroad owing 10 the great war. is
unable to sell any potash salts this fall,
Z as the trade demands their stock of pot
ash for other purposes.
II Following the example set by persons
in Cecil county, ZOO acres of land, near
Z Massey, Kent county, Md, will be cut
Z into into small tracts and either rented
. or sold TO Bohomians. George D. c.
\ Hootce has secured this land TO encour-
age the small farmer Many acres of
\ fine farming land, once the old Bavard
estate, and near Chesapeake City, ar,
( now owned by Lithuanians, who for cen.
turies have been expert agricultursts.
\ a trustees sale of the Oakley Barwicb
y place, IN the Second district. was held
Y at the Court House door, ON Friday. los
= Omar d. Crothers. Thomas r Baker wal
the purchaser for $50
z The Rev. William Schouler. who ma
been spending month at Orr's Island
Maine will resume the regular servic,
IN Trinity Church ON Sunday.
The Elkton authorities are making al
effort to stop speeding by automobilist
through the streets Of the town. H. J
Spelshouse Of Philadelphia was ARRESTED
,e ON Thursday for excessive speed. b.
Bailid George NJ. Potts. He was fne
$40 and costs by Justice Joshua NJ. Ash
sheriff John A. Morgan ON Tuesday
received telephone message from Kirk
IN wood, Del, asking him to look out fc
- % handsome dun horse which had hce
stolen from William Crumpton OF tina
N place.
~ On Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Dani
Brattcn gave a porch party In honor
Miss Sue Spangler Of Marietta. Pa. WI
has been the guest of Mrs. Charles
q Finley. Jr
-, Miss Emily Blake Frazer on Saturda
- evening gave a DELIGHTFUL small party
"u several of her friends, TO meet Miss Ger
rude Summcrill of Woodbury.. y. i.
Mrs. ID. Warren Wilson is entertai
ing Miss sullivan of Wilmington. Del.
Mrs. William y. Kirk OF Philadelph
spent several days last week wi
. friends in Chesapeake City Francis
Collins OF Laurel Springs y. j.. has De
the guest Of Elkton friends.-NIrs. b. !
Payne is entertaining Miss Clara In
ham Of Washington. ID. C.-Nliss Hel
Meyer Of Nyack. ~ y, is the guest
Mrs James Groome Steele of Chesapca
City.-Nrs Christine Windsor of W
~ miugton is visiting relatives in Cecit,
Mrs. J. G. Rowan of the First distr
j. with her mother. Mrs Richards. n,
Elkton-Nliss Nellie Anderson of W
- mingion is visiting her mother. N
- Mary Anderson.