The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-10-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Saturday night is Halloween.
Ducking season on the Flats opens
Monday; Nov. 1.
E. Hughes Keilholtz has purchased a
Ford touring car.
Clinton w. Purner. an Elk Neck farm
er. has lost about 10 hogs from cholera.
The waiting shed on the south side OF
the railroad at Elkton station has been
enclosed.
William Renshaw. an Elkton YOUTH
had his arm fractured last week. while
playing football.
Zachariah Leonard, of the Ninth dis
trict, has purchased the farm of Mrs. A.
Arrison, at Calvert.
The Swarthmore Chautauqua will hold
a three-day festival at Chesapeake City,,
November 8, 9 and 10.
President Wilson has issued his pro-
clamation naming Thursday, November
N25th, as Thanksgiving Day.
William P. litter, telephone linesman,
fell from pole near Appleton Monday
and received fractured instep.
Election Day. November 2, being a
legal holiday the National Bank of Rising
Sun will not be open for business on that
date.
Mrs. Alice P. Miller. of Elkton. has ap-
piled for divorce from her husband,
Harry T. Miller, on the grounds OF deser-
ton.
Colora Council, No. 81. Jr. o. U. A.
M. will attend divine service at Mt.
Pleasant M. E. Church Sunday. Oct 81.
at 2:3o p. m.
The EIkton hosiery mill operated by
Sutro & Bro, of Philadelphia, closed since
last November, is about to resume opera
tions, it is reported
Members of the Pentecostal Church of
North East are endeavoring to secure
tract of ground in that town on which to
build new church structure.
The date of the Birthday Social to be
given in the Town Hall for the benefit of
Union Hospital, has been changed from
X November to Friday evening, Nov. 20.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Mt. Pleas
ant M. E. Church will have supper
at the Church Wednesday evening. Nov.
q. Cake and ice cream will be on sale.
The first drill in the new Elkton Armory.
built by the State of Maryland for Com
pany E, M. N. G.. was feld Monday
night. The Ekton Band furnished music.
George R. Gorsuch of Baltimore, the
Prohibition candidate for Governor. spoke
to large crowd of people in front OF the
Court House yard. Elkton. .one night last
week, in the interest of his candidacy.
The bodies of the two Italian workmen
who were buried beneath tons of rock
and dirt at the Keystone quarries. Port
Deposit. Oct. IS. were recovered on Fri
day. A premature explosion caused the
fall Of rock and dirt.
The Elkton improvement Association
has named a committee to go to Washing
ton, d. c.. and confer with Congressman
Iesse Price in the interest of having Fed
eral appropriation for post Office build
Ing at the county seat.
Hugh w. Caldwell, chairman; James
S. Hopper. secretary; Ralph II. Rees.
Iulius W. Clayton and John c. Upper
have been named by the citizens of Chesa.
peake City to take steps towards securing
better mail service for the town.
The Sunday School and Epworth
League, of the M. E Church, of this
town, will hold the annual Chrysanthe-
mum Tea on Wednesday night, Nov. 8,
from s:3o to s o'clock, at the usual price.
40 ana so cent including oysters and ice
cream.
The entertainment course opened on
Wednesday evening with crowded
house, the Hearons Sisters Concert Com
pany being the attraction The high class
OF entertainment given by this company
speaks well for the course, and ticket
holders are well pleased with the prospect
Of the splendid attractions promised this
winter.
= George McQuilkin, w. M. Gilmour. t.
B. Miller. W. Sterling Evans, w R Wit
worth. Joshua Witworth. c. B. Finley. Jr
Reginald Constable and c. c. Strickland,
were elected directors OF the Powers
Foundry Company, Elkton. at the annual
stockholders meeting. The usual divi-
dend of six per cent. was declared on the
capital stock.