The midland journal., 1915-05-21

Oxford Spring Fair will be hel,
Wednesday. Thursday and Friday Jun
2, 3, and 4.
Chautauqua will be held in North Eas
on Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday
June 7. s and g
Hartford county received 81 .o7S.o3 rake.
off from the Havre de Grace race track for
the spring meet.
Communion service will be held at
James M. E. church on Sunday morning
next. at 1890 o'clock.
Quite number from this vicinity at
tended Ringling Bros. circus1 kimore
and in Wilmington last week.
The County Commissioners have decid-
ed that no more work is to be done on the
public roads. except by special order of
the Commissioner in charge.
The. residence and store property on
West Main street. Elkton, owned by tbs
late Howard Johnson. has been purchased
by Mrs. S. H. Potts for $1,000.
Three travelling musicians with harp
and violins were in Rising Sun on Friday
and played numerous popular selections
in front of business places and dwellings. |
Charles Morton. serving term in the
Eastern Penitentiary for assault on VIM.
Kerr. of Elk Township. has been de-
clared insane. and will be removed to an
asylum.
Lancaster county has adopted the con-
crete bridge as the standard construction,
and number OF new bridges are being
constructed in different parts of the
county.
Frank Martin. track walker on the p,
B. & w. Railroad. was strnck by south
bound passenger train on Tuesday night
and instantly killed. just within the city
limits of Havre de Grace.
Thieves entered the dwelling of Her
bert w. Owen. a merchant OF Toughkena-
mon. Pa. on Saturday evening. and u
while Mr.. Owen was in an adjoining
room stole bag containing $500 in G
money. that he had just brought in after J
closing his store. {
William Henry. of Charlestown. sus. h
tanned broken arm. and Norman Peter a
son. of the same town. was badly cut and W
bruised. when motorcycle they were
riding along the State road. near Chesa-
peake City. skidded and threw them off !.
one day last week. y
AT the May meeting of the Elkton I'm pi
orovement Association, County Superin. A.
endent Of the Schools Joseph M. McVey
tated that 1t was proposed to hold an nc
gricultural fair at the new Armory in
slkton this fall. feature of which would
'e the products of the Boys Corn Clubs.
base ball team, composed strictly OF FL
ocal talent. has been organized in Rising Ne
un with M. E. Founders as manager. tai
PREPARATIONS are being made to hold a
sstival on Saturday evening. June s. II an
hoped liberal support will be accorded He
le venture as the boys are all from this off
icinity. pre
Last week. in Queen Anne's Court at '"e
the case of Mrs. Mamie Law +
nee against the Havre de Grace and Ass
srryville Bridge Company. for damages pie:
: personal injuries. was heard Coun- 3otl
| for the plaintiff filed an amended de- Eur
aration, and the defense pleaded sn,- Nv
ise. The Court decided to hear arpu- s.
ent on the amended declaration at Elk disc
n in September exp
County Agricultural Agent Marsh re- I
rts applications for members to the and
'y's Corn Club coming in very we'll 1915
he would like few more. A number W
the counties in the lower part of the ches
tie have lfrom SO to 100 entries few
Cecil should not be behind. The seas
rs who do not Thoroughly understand A
proposition should communicate w;,b the
of Schools McVev of have
ton. catct
that
he entertainment In the public hall on WI
dnesday evening by DeMar. cartoonist the =
the Philadelphia Record. and Lippin- as la
, reader. drew good house, and norm
ryone was more than pleased. Both will
tlemen are artists Of skill. the one de- the =
ing with crayon and paper. the other
representation. his humorous selections y"
,inp the audiaoca co,,.,,s ,., noun
Ihter. The program was interspersed co'un nun
Instrumental and vocal selections ren- lot -
d BY home talent. The proceeds, Ere
! "i,' Is ueso'eo % church purposes. Acme
1"'su 70 s00' nearel