The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-10-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

down TO the 80. degree mark. and ice
formed.
After being closed down for several
months the forge at Principle Furnace,
will shortly resume operations, employing
about $50 men.
The Epworth League Convention OF the
Wilmington district was held in Mt Salem
Methodist Episcopal chutch, Wilmington,
October IA and IS.
w. F. Gatchell OF Wilmington has
started passenger auto service between
Wilmington and Elkton, by way OF New
ark and Elk Mills.
John H. Kimble, of Port Deposit, was
reelected secretary of the National
Farmers Congress at the recent meeting
at Omaha, Nebraska.
William B. Pratt. Of Elkton, and Robert
D. Cameron, of North East. have been
awarded free scholarships to Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore.
Miss Dollie Shippers, of North East, has
been selected as an assistant to Register
of Wills Thomas B. Miller, succeeding
Rufus D. Bowland. resigned.
The Maryland Automobile Club will
placard the Lincoln Highway Route,
which passes through Bel Air, Havre de
Grace, Perryville and Elkton.
Keiffer pears on the Eastern Shore are
selling this Fall at I3 cents per basket.
and many growers will not harvest the
crop on account of the low prices
An athletic association has been organ.
lied at the Chesapeake City High School
with H. w. Caldwell, president; Bayard
Diegs, secretary and Sara Price. treasurer.
The first mass-meeting during the
presen: campaign will be held in Elkton,
on Wednesday, October 2oth, when the
Democratic State candidates will be
present.
The Elkton Improvement Association
has named committee of citizens OF the
town to go to Washington in the interest
of having new post office building erect
ed in Elkton.
The Harvest Home at Trinity church,
near Zion, was a decided success. Inc
gross receipts were $3I.I2, net receipts
$a6. o. Mrs. Emily Miller was chairman
of the com mittee.
The family Of John Creswell, OF Perry
vile, have requested the local authorities
70 help them search fer him, as he dis
appeared from his home late Saturday
night, Oct. ., and it is feared he fell into
the Susquehanna river and drowned
Joseph Couden, of H of Akin. who
was a member of the citizens soldiers,
military instruction camp at Saunders
Ranpe. carried off the honors in pistol
shooting with score of 95 per cent and
also qualified as sharpshooter with the
rife.
While at work last week on the Calvert
State ROAD WeOStcI WhiIe was Se'SiSy
injured by being thrown from the water
tank. falling beneath the wheels. AS
result of the injuries sustained erysipelas
developed and Mr.. White is lying in
critical condition.
The attention of our readers is'directed
to the advertisement, elsewhere in our
columns, of A. B. Boulden, optometrist,
of Havre de Grace, who has served the
people of his city, Hartford and Cecil
counties. for the past eight years. and
solicits your patronage.
Harry. the faithful old driving horse of
Mrs. Rebecca w. Reynolds, of near Por-
ter's Bridge, was found dead in the pas
ture field on Wednesday morning. Harry
was thirty years old and had been owned
by Mrs. Reynolds for the past eighteen
years, the family naturally being very
much attached to the animal.
Installation services will be held in
Zion and Rock Presbyterian Churches on
Oct. 10, in Zion Church at 3 p. m. and at
Rock Church at 1890 p. m. DIR. Joel S.
Gilfllan will have charge. The following
ministers are expected to take part; DR..
7. B. Turner. of Port Deposit; Rev. B. ].
Brinkema, Milton, Pa; and Rev. F. H.
Huffman, of West Nottingham.
The Stronger Hand, four-act drama
of western life. was presented in the pub
lie hall Monday evening by Cole Bolton
with strong cast The play was good
one and the company strong. Several
good vaudeville acts were also presented.
A fair sized audience greeted the perfor-
mers. The company of seven has just
been organized and Monday evenings
was the 6rst performance given.