The midland journal., 1914-11-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Thursday next is Thanksgiving.


The gross receipts Of the base ball fes-
tival, held Saturday evening. were about
$43-
The public schools of the county will
observe Nov. a6 and ~ as Thanksgiving
holiday.
Hartford county Court has ordered Jesse
D. Poplar, OF Havre de Grace. to pay 70
his wife Margaret T. Poplar, 800
week alimony.
Mrs. Mary c. Harkkness has MED
suit in the Elkton Court. for divorce
from her husband. Vim c. Hardness,
Nalleging desertion
THE ponies are running at Ha.re de
The Hartford County Agricultural
breeders Association IS day meet
he'd on Friday last.
The barn and wagon shed on the farm
Of I, p. King, Jr.. near Warwick, were
burned last Friday morning. Two cows
\ perished In the flames.
An unknown man, found lying, along
road near Elkton, and taken to Union
Hospital was found to be suffering from
exposure and starvation.
Struck 10 the eye by grain OF sno'
while cunning with some companions
last week, John Potts, Of North East. VIII
lose the sight of the injured eye.
The drouth, which had become serious
Throughout this section. was effeceuaiiy
broken by good soaking rain that began
late Saturday night and continued all day
Sunday.
1 Richard Bailey. was kicked by
horse on the farm Of Alex. Preston near
Havre de Grace last Sunday. and died on
Monday, from internal injuries. He was
81 years of age.
In order to raise $Ioo towards the
church building fund. the Ladies Aio
Society of the North East M E. Church
has started to secure as subscriptions to
McCalps Magazine.
The National Association OF Sheilnsn
Commissioners announces through IT'S
secretary. Swepson Earle, OF baltimore
thai FRIDAY, November goth. will be cele-
hra,ed as ..National Shell6sh Day."
D;rectum l, the world famous PAGER.
went a mile over the half mile Wawaset
track, Wilmington, on Saturday. in 2;o3A :
Tb;s ;s within one-half second of his re-
cord on half-mile track. made at 0osnen.
N. ", last year, in 2:o2A.
The Baltimore Central road. which has
always given its patrons raw deal as
.ar as service is concerned. is preparing
40 hand them another, in common with
other railroads. by holding travellers up
fo,. Increased fares after December IS.
and abolishing round trip tickets.
About fifty Cecil county people have
been summoned to Easton Tor the arson
cases against Mrs. Virginia Rntter aao
her colored maid. Mollie Sims. on trial
s. there this week. The women ATE charged
Nwith ourning the home of Mrs. Rutter's
niece, at Woodlawp, over year ago.
Orion Taylor. a farmer near Perryvii'e
this county reported to Sheriff Morgan, On
Wednesday, of last week. that valuable
horse aud buggy was stolen from his
farm Tuesday night He offers $50 re-
ward for the recovery of the team, and an
additional $50 for the arrest OF the thief.
Beulah Steltz. II year old daughter OF
r. L. Steltz. OF Swan Point. Hartford
county. was accidently shot and seriously
wounded Friday while climbing into her
fasher.s waeoa, where there were three
other children and loaded gun. Inc
gun was accidentally discharged, the
load taking effect in the gisl's body above
the left thigh. The child's condition Is
serious.
Mr. Samuel w. Bradford. of Bel Air
has presented the county with hand
some portrait OF his father. former Cover
nor Bradford. The portrait was painted
nv the celebrated artist. Oscar Halwig,
.nd will be placed with the collection Of
portraits Of celebrated Hartford men in the
- court room. Mr.. Bradford. who spent his
early life In Hartford, was Governor from
1861 to 1860:
Gov. Philips Lee Goldsborough. by
special proclamation. has prohibited the
running at large of dogs. accompanied BY
hunters or otherwise. in the counties Of
Baltimore, Cecil. Hartford. Howard
Carroll. Frederick. Prince Georges. Anna
Arundel, Montgomery. Washington and
AlIeeany. as precautionary measure
against the spread Of the toot and mouth
disease among cattle.