The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-11-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Thursday next is THANKSGIVING

A caravan of gypsies passed
through town on Wednesday.
The recent annual poultry supper
held at Cherry Hill netted $117.l3.
The ladies of Porters Grove church
will hold fair and social in the
church on Saturday evening, Novem-
Der 25.
The Old Bay farm, located near
Havre de Grace, has been bought Dy
narties from Anne Arundel county,
from Harry B. Wolf, for $4,000.
4 petition is being circulated ask
ing the P. B. & W. Railroad Co. to
,sput a night watchman at the Dutch
eNwn'' crossing near North East.
~ David H. Kaufman, Of the Mary
land Agricultural College, has been
appointed agricultural agent for
Cecil county, to succeed G. F. Marsh,
resigned.
BY vote of 22s to 81. the resi-
dents of Havre de Grace have author
ized council to close the ends OF TWO
streets near the river so new $loo,-
600 hotel could be erected.
Mrs. Charles Larue, colored, OF
rorter's Bridge, has been appointed
teacher of the colored school IN ELK
Neck, the former teacher having re-
signed.
Miss Kate A. Kicker, formerly
teacher in the Bel Air High School'
has been awarded a scholarship 1or
excellence at Columbia University,
New York City
Mrs. Rachel A. Reynolds OF
ouarrvville. has a Smoke House
annie the size of a hen egg, as the
second crop from tree that was IN
bloom during September.
Yegmen blew open the safe in the
nostofice at Honeybrook, Pa, on
Friday morning last. They secured
S15O in cash and several hundred
stamps, and made their escape.
Murray w. Bunce, of Elkton,.
Maid a lost election bet by rolling
neanut down Main street from North
to Bow street, in that town, with
crow-bar, before crowd OF on
lockers.
The postofice at Colora has been
moved from the store OF the late W.
n. Fryer to the railroad station, ana
William Wilson placed in charge py
the Bonding Company, until POST
master is appointed.
A meeting of farmers in the vicin-
ity of North East was held in tnat
town on Thursday evening to see IL
sufficient milk supply could be guar
anteed to justify the establishment
of a milk station in North East
WSpecial services will be held IN
kton Presbyterian church the week
beginning Dec. 4, by Rev. II. N.
Faulconer, of Northminster Presby-
terian church. Baltimore, who con-
dncted a series of successful meet
ings at West Nottingham some weeks
ago.
while Fritz Maisel, the New YORK
American League ball player, and MS
brother Ernest Maisei, were out gun
mig for rabbits, on Friday, near
Catonsville, the former accloenIiy
shot his brothr in the face. Ihe
wounded man was taken to sykes
vile hospital.
The appointment Of Rev Ut.
Thomas e. Martindale as superm-
tendent of the Salisbury district OF
the Wilmington Methodist Confer
ence for the remainder of the CONFER
anca year was made official last
~raa1 Dr Martindale was formerly
stationed at Elkton.
Charles W. Shippers, OF North
East. suffered stroke of apoplexy a
few nights ago. He was found in ms
room unable to speak, by his brother
Ellsworth Shippers, with wnom
he resides. He has partially regain
ed his speech at this time, ana Is
otherwise improving.
The Ladies Aid of Harmony M. p.
church, Rowlandville, Md, will hold
their Annual Thanksgiving supper IN
the Lecture Room OF the church on
Thursday evening. Nov 80. Ice
cream, cake and confectionery on
HE. Come for all are welcome.
BY order of Committee.
station Agent Bealle, Of North
East, offers reward of 800 to the
person who will clear up the mys-
terry of the recent removal of the
package containing $1,000 from the
express office in that town. The
package with contents intact was
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