The midland journal., 1915-11-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Frank Hambleton is driving new
Dodge touring car.
The residence of A. L. Duyckinck has
been frightened by fall dress of paint
Wilson & McNamee have sold Chevro-
let touring car to William Todd, of Port
Deposit.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with Mrs.
Scott Wilson, on Thursday. Nov. 18th, at
2:3o o'clock.
A new cornet band has been organized
in North East under the leadership OF A.
w. Coslett.
The horse, buggy and FAIRNESS. stolen
from Mr.. Nelson Cooper, at Aldino, Har-
ford county. nearly year ago, was re-
covered over in New Jersey. last week
George Finn, of Elk Neck. who formerly
pitched in the Cecil County League, has
signed contract to pitch for the New
York club of the American League at
salary of $1,000 year.
There were $50 votes cast in this Dis
trict the Sixth, on Tuesday. and it was
an ali night job for the Judges and Clerks
10 count them. They finished their task
at O'Clock Wednesday morning
While playing about the race near the
Bel Air Electric Company's plant at
Wheel Sunday afternoon of last week,
the six-year-old son of Mr John Hooper.
fell into the water and was drowned.
Pennington. near Taylor, Hartford
county the former home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rush Street,. has been bought by
the Hartford Fox Hunt Club and has been
enlarged and improved as their clubhouse
Robert Gonce, son of John E. Gonce.
of Elkton, sustained severe cash in his
arm Tuesday morning, OF last week,
while at Eikton Fair grounds. when he
fell against show case in the Armory
building.
Several United States Army autocar
trucks passed through Rising Sun on FRI
day, en- route from Washington. In the
train there was an ambulance of the Red
Gross. large American flag foated
from each car.
After evading the Law for ten years
George Haverkamp, who it is alleged,
a. IS A MacSirE nf Pres
ton, on check on the EAston National
Bank, then disappeared. has been arrested
in Minneapolis.
Miss Minnie v. Matthews daughter of
the late George Matthews, and sister OF
Mrs. w. A. Wilson. of the Fifth district,
Ias been willed by Annie V. Hayward. OF
Baltimore. $1,000 and residue of estate.
amounting TO $500.
The ducking season on the Susque-
hanna Flats opened on Monday. A
number OF our sportsmen took cracks at
the ducks that day. among them being
Herbert Kirk. George Hunter. H. L.
Shepherd, VIM. A. Reeder.
A pear tree in California near Los
Angeles has been insured for 100000
This is said to be the most valuable fruit
tree in the world. Last year it produced
1000 alligator pears, which brohght the
owner an average price of so cents each.
This certainly is valuable tree which
can nroduce 81 500 worth of fruit in
year.
Women from all parts of Delaware,
representing various organizations, attend
ed the first anniversary of the opening of
the Women's College at Newark. on
Saturday. The growth of the institution
has exceeded all expectations. there being
a total OF SO young women in the two
classes. with prospects of total enroll
ment Of 200 in two more years.
The ladies of West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church will hold their annual sup
per in the Chapel on Friday evening. Nov.
10. from to o'clock. Supper 80 and
40 cents. Oysters. ice cream. cake. home
made candy and fancy articles will be
sold. In connection with the supper an
entertainment will be given in the Acad-
envy at 1890 o'clock. Admission 10 cents.
Halloween paraders were out in force
on Saturday evening. All sorts of cost
umes we're to be seen. many of them
quite novel. The mummers held high
the latch-string hanging out to
,nem at all the homes in town, where
,hex xpaid brief visits. mystifying friends
as 10 their identity. The streets were
throneed with people watching the sport.
This form Of observing Halloween Is
decided improvement over the old time
method of destroying and misplacing
gates, ETC.. and nothing of the sort was
done this year in our town.