The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-07-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

oxford Chautauqua will be held Aug
20 to September /.
Webster Brown, of Nottingham. Pa.
lost fine horse on Friday. The cause Of
the animals death is not known.
AT midnight Sunday the Susquehanna
river broke all previous July records. the
water being nine feet above normal.
Work on the macadam road between
Five Points and Rowlandville. has been
started by contractor. E. Ward Brown.
Miss Helen C. childs. Of Rowlandville.
has filed 5000 breach of promise suit
againstlJohn N. Heagy Jr., at Rockville,
Md.
Frederick H. Letter. of Elkton and
George w. Cosden, of North East, have
announced their candidacy for the Demo-
cratic nomination for the House of Dele
gates.
Thomas F. Smith. vice-president Of the
Havre de Grace High School. has resign
ed, to accept the principalship of the
Ridgely Agricultural High School. Caro-
line county.
Miss Mary H. Cooper, of Laurel, Del.
assistant at Chesapeake City High School
for the past nine years, has resigned to
accept a position in high school in
Michigan.
The rag house of the Courts & Bros.
paper mills at Newark Del, was destroy
ed by fire on July a. Fire was caused by
spontaneous combustion. The loss is es-
timated at $4,000.
John w. Ward, of Elkton, was stricken
with paralysis while riding from Elkton
to Wilmington on train one day last
week, and was taken to his home in
serious condition.
AT the Elkton marriage mill 2SS license
were ground out during the month Of
Jnne. This breaks all records for single
month. The former high figure was 257
in June of last year.
Mt. Pleasant M. E. Sunday school will
run its annual excursion to Betterton on
Thursday, August S. Arrangement will
be made for the boat to connect with
train on the return trip.
The Pennsylvania railroad advertises
two excursions to COLCHESTER Beach. The
dates are Wednesdays. July 28 and Aug.
IS. Special train leaves Rising Sun S2I
a. M; round trip fare 90 cents.
The Twenty-Second Annual Camp
Meeting. held by the National Association
of Local Preachers of the NJ E. Church
in America. will open at Leslie, Cecil
county, Thursday, July %, and close
Monday, August 2.
Real estate agent w S. Reynolds has
sold for John F. Pierce twelve acres of
land. near Colora. to the United Realty
Co., of Wilmington. N. c. The price
paid was $1,000. The Realty Co. will
divide the land up into building lots and
dispose of 1t at auction in about three
weeks.
The Port Deposit Presbyterian Sunday
school will hold its annual excursion to
BeGterton on Thursday, July 22. The
steamer Susquehanna will leave Port
Deposit for the delightful sail down the
river and bay at 100 a. m returning
will leave Betterton at 4 100 p. m. arriving
at Port Deposit GOO p. m. Round trip
soc, children 25c.
At the recent annual meeting of the
stock holders of Elkton and Middetown
Railroad Company of Cecil County held
In Elkton. the following Directors were
elected Henry Tatnall. William H.
Mackall. S. c. Rowland. Charles B.
Finley, DR.. H. Arthuu Mitchell, A. I.
County and w. A. Patton. The Directors
organized by electing A. J. County presi-
dent and Lewis Nelson secretary.
week by two negros. Alan Robb and his
brother Shirley, to murder and rob Abra-
ham Gobinsky, an aged junk dealer of
North East. The attack on the old man
took place in Shippers livery stable.
Gobinsky was struck in the face with
club but his cries for heipbrought aid and
one of the assalants was captured and
sent to Jail. Search is being made for the
other negro.
Preparations are being made for grand
carvinal and bazaar to be held at Farming
ton by the young people of Ebenezer M. E.
Church, Friday and Saturday evenings.
July 23 and "a. Many novel features
are promised, including booths represent
ing the different days of the week, free
entertainment. etc. Music will be fur
nished by Rising Sun Cornet Band. 1t is
the purpose OF the young people to build
a public hall at Ebenezer, and the pro-