The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-10-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

mornings.
Bright moonlight nights. with full moon
on Sunday.
The will meet with Miss Ellen Gif-
ford on Wednesday evening, Oct. 7. at
eight o'clock.
The Cecil Circuit Court has signed a
decree granting Mrs. Mary B. Love a
divorce from her husband Cecil 7. Love.
The Haymakers organization of the
North East tribe Of Red Men are arrang-
ing for big Halloween parade in that
town.
Lewisvile postofice has been discon-
tlnued, residents of that section now re-
ceiving their mail by rural delivery from
Elkton.
The I4th annual tournament of the
Rising Sun Gun Club will be held on the
club grounds near this town Monday,
4 October ~.
Robert Reynolds has been awarded the
contract for carrying the mails between
the postofice and the railroad station, in
North East.
Real estate agent w. S Reynolds has
sold to Howard Bradley. at private terms,
the Milford Richards farm of IS acres,
near Porter's Bridge.
Nine persons employed at cannery in
Aberdeen were made seriously Ill last
week by eating toadstools. in mistake for
mushrooms. All recovered. !.
Perkins & Perkins of Elkton, have used
over 1--WE tons of grapes this season in the
manufacture Of grape juice. and expect to
use as many more before the close Of the
season.
Charged with receiving goods under
false pretense Oliver White. of Perryvile
was arrested ia Baltimore last week and
landed in Elkton jail for action of the
grand jury.
Miss Gertrude Ferguson. of Port De-
posit, has been appointed an assistant at
the Elk Mills school. the attendance there
having increased so greatly as to require
three teachers.
Bernard Efing. of Swarthmore. was
the guest Of his brother Harry this week.
He spent Tuesday on the Susquehanna,
at Octoraro, and landed nice string OF
fsh. four bass and one salmon, all good
sized.
Morris Dunbar. Jr., of near Iron Hill.
has brought suit against the town OF Elk
ton. for damages for injuries received by
being thrown out OF a team near Gilpin's
bridge last Fall.
Miss Clara A. Tompkins, who for sew
eral years has been teacher of Domestic
Science at Elkton and North East has &C
cepted position as assistant dietitian at
the johns Hopkins Hospital.
ORE hundred and seventy-eight tickets
WI sold at Rising Sun station on Friday
koF Oxford Fair. A special train was run
oderthe Baltimore Central that day for
the Accommodation of excursionists.
The Harvester Mission Band of Zion
Presbyterian Church will hold supper
in the Session House adjoining the church
Oct. and. Supper from to $3.50 p. m.
Ice cream, cake aud candy also for sale.
Everybody welcome.
The barn Of Jacob Caster near Chesa
peake City. was burned last Thursday
The loss includes 1000 bushels OF wheat
some live stock and quantity of balec
hav and straw. The loss on wheat was
partly covered by insurance.
There were 22o voters registered ID
FIRST precinct OF the Fifth district on the
6rst day of registration, and 90 the second
making a total of 325. The total of ths
old registration was 633. In the seconc
precinct there we're GO registered
Joseph M. McVey, superintendent o
Cecil county schools. has been appointed
a member OF the Athletic Council Of Della
ware College. which will have charge o
ail the athletic events connected with tn,
college for the entire college year.
The Reeder-Alexander Boat Building
Co, OF North East has finished for BENZ
#Sihin White a soft. cabin launch with
Nro-foot beam. She will be used on th'
North East River and head of the bay fo
cunning when the dacking season opens
Tuesday morning of last week, tn,
body Of an unknowa white man abou
shirty-fve years of age was found lying
on a siding OF the B. & O. Railroad a
Shkin. A Coroner's jury rendered YER
slIct that deceased had come to his dealt
BY being stuck by Westbound train. ans
exOneraEed the company from blame.