The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-03-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Charles P. Cooke, of Elk Mills, is a
candidate for assistant county treasurer.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday with NJ L. Thompson. Wood.
lawn.
Frank Springer of Delaware. has
bought the Walker farm. near Elk Mills.
containing 1T acfes. for $6Ioo.
AT North East. Monday afternoon,
Robert c. Reeder. Walter Blackwell and
John Tobin were elected Town commis-
sioners.
The Asa Morrison farm located near
castleton, containing liz acres has been
purchased by H. M. Dame wood. OF Vir-
ginia for $r4,2 200
West Grove will be dry this year.
Thomas F. Kennedy, who was applicant
for 4 license, withdrew this application as
il was found to be technically defective.
Dairvmen of Southern Lancaster
comfy at meeting held Friday at Fair
mount, formed an organization for the
nrotection of their interests in business.
The Ninth District Auxiliary Com
snittee of Union Hospital, has presented
Mrs. Clayton Carhart, who has served as
president for several years, with hand
some chair.
Rev. Thos. E. Terry, formerly stationed
At Elkton, pastor of fredericksburg M. r.
Church. will retire from active work in
the ministry at the close Of the present
conference year.
plans have been made by the Rev. 4.
C. Jones pastor of the Leeds Metnooist
, Protestant Church, to establish Meth
odist Protestant church in Elkton the
coming summer.
Within the last few days no less than a
dozen automobilists have been arrested 10
Elkton for exceeding the speed limit ano
falling TO blow their horns upon approach
ing street corners
The Finperboard School near Chesa-
peake City. recently destroyed by nre'
has been rebuilt at cost of 1918 The
school reopen March IS with Miss Isabel
Galbreath as principal.
The spring vacation at Tome School
began Thursday and will extend until
March 2s Boys who passed all of their
examinations were allowed to leave the
school Wednesday morning.
The Elkton Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school has raised $542.27 for home and
foreign missions during the conference
year Just closed. which is the largest
amount ever raised by the school.
A quarterly distribution Of school funds
was announced by the Comptroller on
( Monday. From public school tax Cecil
county will receive $5,437 oS; book iund'
$7r4. o.: approved high schools, 81, OPS.
The residence of Judge Albert Con,
stable on East Main street. Elkton. has
been bought by E. Kirk Brown. Esq, OF
North East, for $4,000. Judge Constable
recently removed to the old Constable
mansion house. on East Main street.
The tax rate in Havre de Grace has
been raised from 65 to IS on the $Ioo. the
maximum rate allo we'd under the charter
The basis has been raised by the new as
sessment many thousands of dollars.
This will add to the revenues over $4,000.
The Rev. Benjamin W. Kindley, for the
past eight years in charge of the Mary
land Sunday School Association, has re-
signed and will seek an appointment at
the coming session of the Maryland
Methodist Protestant Conference, which
will meet at Baltimore April 7.
For heartlessIy allowing a sick horse
lie out in field all night with the mer-
curry below freezing point. Sterling
: ~Locherman. a resident of Newark. was
fined S. aud costs by Magistrate Lovett.
the case being prosecuted by the Society
for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
The annual session of Wilmington
Conference OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church viii open in the Methodist Epis-
copal Church al Laurel. Tuesday even
ing. March 20, and will continue in ses-
sion until the following Monday.
Bishop Richard J. Cooke, D. D.. Ii.
D.. will preside at the sessions of the con-
ference.
The Senior Class Of Calvert Agricui-
tural High School will present ''Josiah's
Courtship." farce comedy in four acts
on Thursday. March IS, in Calvert High
school, Admission IS cents.
All persons Interested in the improve
ment and enlargement of the Friends
burying gronnd at Brick Meeting House
are requested to attend meeting held al
she meeting house at 2:3o O'Clock, 3rd