The midland journal., 1917-10-12
IEoavy frost Saturday night.


A. M. Vanneman, who has been
Durserr on the steamer Susquehanna
ever since the boat made its first trip
has resigned to go into business.
Revival services are being con-
Quoted at Sylmar M. e. church by
;I,e pastor Rev II. r. Reed, who IS
being assisted by Evangelist McGon-
nigal
Mrs. w. w. Finney of Belair, Md,
ahareg equally with five brothers in
tho 81 200, 900 estate left recently by
her father, James Mccormick OF
Harrisburg.
The Mckinney property OF w
acres in Elk Neck was sold by Will
liam S. Evans, Esq, at the Court
House door, Elkton, to Amos A. NC
Kinney, for $3.50.
A District Meeting of all the Irlpes
in Cecil County was held Thursday
evening, October 4, at the W1gWam
Of Mattahoon Tribe, No. 118, I'M
proyed Order of Red Men, in Elkton
Diles & Cameron lost one of their
orses from spinal meningitis on
Sunday night. The animal was sick
but day. 1t was fine young horse
and was used in their warehouse
team.
Coroner H. D. LitZenberg was cal
led to Port Deposit, Tuesday OF last
week by the sudden death OF Frank
Presbury, colored, aged At years. A
certificate of death from heart fail
ure was given.
Alexander Craig, of Perryvllle'
assistant yardmaster of Pennsyl-
yania railroad at that point, has been
placed on the retired list after
service of forty-four years and SIX
months with the company.
Joseph F. Langley, of Betterton
has entered suit against the Tolches-
ter Steamboat Co. for $4,000 for
injuries sustained by him in August
while a passenger mn the steamer
Emma Giles.
civil service examination will be
held in Havre de Grace Saturday
october 18th, to fill vacancy in the
nosition of fourth-clsss postmaster
at Berkeley, Hartford county The
Office pays $3.50 year.
Albert N. Vannort, of Port De-
posit, has resigned as Deputy Clerk
of the Circuit Court for Cecil County,
taking effect Saturday last, and ac-
cepted a position with the Charles
town Sand and Stone Company MI.
Vannort still serves as member OF
the local Exemption Board.
John T. Sharon, of Port Deposit,
was arrested one night last week Dy
Constable Barrett, at Perryville, for
violation of the liquor law. Ten
one-uuarter kegs of beer were FOUND
in his wagon. He was given a hear
ing Monday afternoon before Magis-
trate Jackson and after pleading
guilty was fined $50 and costs.
I'm to the beginning of the present
week about 500 feet of concrete had
heen laid on the Rising Sun-Sylmar
road. Contractor Sutton has re-
ceived notice from the State Roads
r,6mmission that the road must be
comnleted before winter sets in, and
he is speeding up the work, shortage
of-labor being the principal dlf1culIy
that now confronts him.
The first arrest under the compul-
;eorv work law, applicable to the en-
tire state of Maryland, was made at
Prices Station last week, when John
Cibbs a 19-year-old colored youth,
was taken into custody by Constaoie
YIN. Dunn, of Church Hill, charged
with being stacker" He was
fined SIS and costs by Magistrate O.
: s. Jump, and required to register.
sg7The church at Charlestown, which
hase Been closed for the past eight
weeks on account of repairs, will be
reonened Sunday, October l4th
There will be an all-day service
Preaching in the morning at l0:3o
shv r,r Robert Watt, and at O'Clock
n the afternoon, at 1880 O'Clock the
Rav Geo. P. Jones, of Elkton, VIII
nreach. The public is invited to
attend,
The body of an unknown While
man was found on Tuesday OF last
week lying beside pile of cross-ties
near Belvedere station, of the b. &
O railroad. A coroners jury de-
cided death was due to natural
causes. There we're no marks oi
e identification and no papers or artl-
cles found in the clothing OF de-
ceased. In the opinion of DR.. H. A
caAiwell. the man had been dead
week or more