The midland journal., 1914-07-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.


this week.
There was not ticket sold at this
station on Tuesday morning for the first
Atlantic City excursion.
A force of men with big auto-truck
oiling machine are engaged in oilingDthe
State road in this section this week.
]. C. Hindman, real estate agent, this
week sold the Devon farm of 4SH acres.
near town. to Chas. w. Lawson, of Lang
horne. Pa, for $4,000.
The Calvert Epworth League will hold
a midsummer social at the home Of Jehu
B. Churchman Thursday evening. July
go. Public invited.
E B, ,Milburn who has peach orchard
ON his farm nearl Barksdale. containing,
1900 trees. expects TO begin harvesting his
crop within a few days:
7. E. Stively has sold his general store
business at Darlington, to w. w. Payne,
Of Alexandra. va, fort $4,000. Posses
sion given August I.
Faimers have been taking advantage OF
the fine weathersthis week TO finish up the
belated hay harvest. A number have
harvested their oats crop.
In attempting to make coupling with
his foot freight brakeman Wynn. OF Ok
ford. was severely injured. His foot
was caught and badly mashed.
w. Clifton Jackson Blythedale. has
filed suit in the Circuit Court for divorce
from his wife, Lille E. Butchenhart,
Port Deposit on the grounds Of desertion.
GiIbort Plat. tenant on the W. E..
Walters farm. on the outskirts Of Smyrna,
DEL, has completed threshing his wheat
crop which averaged the marvellous yield
OF so bushels per acre.
The Christian Endeavor and Loyal
Legion of Nottingham, Pa Presbyterian
Church will hold a festival on the church
lawn Thursday evening. July 80. Music
by Rising Sun Cornet Band.
c. w. Srryker has been elected to the
head of the history department in the fac-
ulty Of the Tome School for the coming
year. He formerly held similar posi-
tion at ST. Johns College. Annapolis.
Mt. Pleasant NJ. E. Sunday School will
run their annual excursion to Betterton
on Thursday, August 9th. Arrangements
will be made to connect at Port Deposit
with oxford train both morning and even
ing.
The army worm that has been devas-
Eating vegetation in different sections OF
the State, has not made its appearance
here Lawns and parks in Baltimore and
suburbs have suffered from the ravages
Of the worm.
Chairman Weller of the State Road
Commission and Chief Engineer Shirley
.of the commission on Tuesday started on
tour of inspection of work being done
u roads between Baltimore and Elkton,
and of roads on the Eastern shore from
Elkton on Salisbury.
The Epworth League of Mt. Pleasant
Church, is planning to hold Carnival
on the Church grounds on the first three
nights of September, those who are work
ing for this. hope it may be success.
and that they may raise good sum SO as
to help meet the expense of repairing the
church.
Charged with stealing a horse and
buggy from 10 froat of the Lamm House.
Havre de Grace, on Saturday night, and
Of the theft of two watches and pistol.
Fred Witskosky, Of Aberdeen. has been
arrested by the Hartford county au-
thorities.
The large frame barn belonging to
Harry Magness. situated near Emmerton,
Hartford county. was destroyed by FIRE
early Saturday evening with most of its
contents. Sparks from an engine en-
gagged in threshing wheat near the build
ing caused the FIRE.
The Interstate Special, the fastest train
on the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, ran
into a track gang of workmen. at Bel
camp. on Wednesday of last week, and
Instantly killed John Tronacpec and John
Maiarcheak. The train was said to be
running at the rate Of nearly mile a
minute.
Hannah Colder. formerly of Deer
Greek. Hartford county, who married a
girl at that place about twenty-five years
ago. died from pellagra at the hospital in
I Orlando, Florida. Thursday. She was
known as man for the past ten years.
under the name Of Hiram E. Calder. dur
ing which he Tor she) lived at Tampa and
Orlando.