The midland journal., 1914-11-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Rosebauk M. E. church, Calvert.
Thurlow Hall, of Rowlandyille. had
his hand painfully scalded last week BY
hot tar.
A FIVE bay mare belonging to |. Wayne
Reynolds dropped dead in harness on
Saturday.
The cunning season opened on Tues
day and br'er rabbit has been paying
heavy toll since.
Rev. Joseph Turner, Of Philadelphia
has been extended call to Port Deposit
Presbyterian Church.
The mercury was down to ~ on tues
day morning and there was plenty OF ice
to testify to the cold snap.
pie and cake social will be held
Saturday evening, Nov. Fl, by the ladies
,of Porter's Grove Church.
The personal properly of A. L kautt-
man, Of Pleasant Grove. was sold by the
sheriff last week for $IS4
w. G. Brooks Of the Glasgow section
reports yield of 3o2 bushels OF yellow
corn from an acre and half of ground.
The Mission Study Class will meet Fri
day evening, 13th inst at the home OF
Misses H. Jennie and A. Mabel Rey-
nolds.
The 21S-acre farm of Mrs. Joseph 4.
Aleire, near Warwick. Cecil county, has
been bought by John Powell, of Sassafras
for $4,000
The M. I. Best Company is constructing
a mile of concrete street in Chesapeake
CITY TO link the sections Of State road
near that town.
President Wilson has appointed Pro-
fessor Thomas D. Bowers former prin-
cipai Of Friends Normal Institute in this
town, postmaster at Chestertown.
w. F. Wilson freight conductor or
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, was
seriously injured at Elk Mills Monday
morning when he fell from the train
decision has been handed down II
the U. S. Bankruptcy Court awarding
Eugene Haines. of Pleasant Grove, Pa.
verdict in his suit. to the effect that ths
Eureka Fertilizer Co notes were false ane
were not signed by him.
xNya lac tvAak the
which James Eshleman OF Port Deposi
was using few off the handle and strucl
him on the side of the head. making
terrible cash. in which number o
stitches had to be taken.
We are informed that the report pub
lished 10 last weeks MIDLAND JOURNAL t
the effect that Rev. F. s. Brown. of Gettys
burg. Pa, had been extended call t
become pastor of Zion and Rock Presby
terian churches. is entirely without found
aeion.
The Grammer School has been moves
10 the warehouse building in rear of tn
Maryland House, pending the eompletiol
sof the new public school building TIL
Old grammar school building is beinl
converted into dwelling.
The pacing mare. Grace Michael
2I44. belonging to Geo w. Biles. Q
Providence. Cecil county. was stolel
from the stable of her trainer, Herman
Tyson, Newark, some time Monday night
The animal is valued at $4,000.
Fredus Johnson. of near town, report
4 catch Of rats in novel trap Going t
the barn one morning lasl week he dis
covered six dead rats in water bucket
The receptacle had been partially ille
with water and the rodents had followe
each other to watery grave.
Ascirants for county Offices are al
ready making known their intentions
and ID Is reported John F. Pearce. Q
Colora: Clinton ]. Yerkes. Of Blue Ball
and Jacob Reynolds. of Elkton, have an
nonnced themselves as candidates 70
Sheriff of Cecil county next year.
Posters are up announcing festival i
the public hall OF this town, on Saturda
evening. Nov. IA. by Rising Sun bas
ball club The team finished the seaso
,Ushind the game financially and it
hoped the proceeds Of the festival wi
wipe ont all debts. Music will be fnl
nished by Rising Sun cornet Band.
|. M. Sterrett lost his big bay horse
SNOWFALL. last week The animal ge
caught in the stall at night and was hui
SO badly ia its struggles to free itself thu
il died. SNOWFALL was one Of the be.
pieces Of horseAesh ever in harness. an
80 moi be hitched wrong. In additio
ling valuable draft horse he was
fne roadster and had lots of speed.