The midland journal., 1917-08-03

full on THURSDAY Oh CnlS Weeh.
The Delaware Red Men will pur-
chase and donate to the State an
ambulance for army work.
The dates for the fall racing at
the Havre de Grace track will be
September Is to 20, inclusive.
The thirty-second annual meeting
of Rawlinsville Camp Meeting opens
August IA and closes August 23.
Mrs. Frank G. Pratt, of Eikton,
had her hands severely burned
when candy she was making boiled
over on the stove.
Miss Margaret A. Holt, formerly
principal of Monroe public school,
has been appointed principal OF
Butler public school.
Messrs Edwin, Alvin and Charles
Ford, three brothers, sons of Edwin
Ford, of North East, were all drawn
! in the first draft for the army.
H. M. Duyckinck caught seven
teen pound rock fish with hook and
line on Friday, fishing in the Susque-
hanna, near Octoraro Junction.
At the public sale of COWS held on
Tuesday by Woodrow & James,
twenty head were sold, the average
price they brought being $S7,40.
George McAllister, who conducts
garage at Calvert, had his wrist
broken one day last week while
cranking an auto, which back fired.
Elk river channel, from Cedar
Point to the bridge in Elkton, is be-
ing dredged to depth OF 10 feet
at low water, the channel width be-
ing 100 feet.
Fred H. Letter, of the Singerly
Fire Company, Elkton, has been ap-
pointed a member of the Legislative
Committee of the Maryland Fire
mems Association
The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany has suspended its rule against
employing men over forty-ave years
of age. for the duration of the war
and six months following it's close
DR.. H. A. Cantwell, of North East
declined to serve on the Draft
EXEMPTION Board to succeed DR..
Bratton, and DR.. G. Hampton Rich-
ards, of Port Deposit, has been ap-
pointed.
DR.. Daniel Bratton, of Elkton, has
received a commission as First Lieu
tenant in the Dental Corps OF the
MARYLAND National Guard, and re
ported to Major H. Arthur Mitchell
for duty.
The moonlight excursion from
Port Deposit to Betterton on Monday
, evening was enjoyed by large num-
3 ber from this town and vicinity. The
: night was an ideal one for sail
down the bay.
Misses Marie M. Schilling and
Sara Ethel Porter, graduates OF the
Union Hospital Training School for
Nurses, Elkton, have passed the
State Board examinations for nurses
and received the degree Of R, N.
(Registered Nurses.)
Charged with running his automo-
bile recklessly in Elkton, James
Limemore, of Newark, Del, was
given a hearing before Magistrate
BARLEY, of that town, and hned $lOo
and costs. 1t is claimed Limemore
was intoxicated at the time.
Going down the grade at the rail-
road station crossing Friday morn
ing the rear axle of Homard Terrys
auto truck broke. Fortunately the
truck was running at a moderate
rate of speed and Mr.. Terry was able
10 stop the machine Immediately
Fire of a mysterious origin, partt-
ally destroyed the upper story OF the
new residence of w. A. Brown in
Cecilton, last week. A bucket bril-
gade saved the dwelling from COM
plete destruction. Carpenters had
lust completed work on the building,
which had not yet been occupied
A. G. Zoerner, a fireman on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad, was
found dead SlttlnS OH MS Sc"' III 'ii
locomotive, on Friday.
The engineer of the train dis
covered the death of his companion
while the train was between Childs
knud Providence. Zoerner was 80
yaers old and lived in Philadelphia
Ground has been broken in Elkton
for a new building to be erected by
the Chesapeake & Potomac Teie-
bhone Co. Elkton is to be made
headquarters for the Eastern Shore.
The offices now are scattered III
Hartford, Cecil and Kent counties
and it is the purpose of the company
10 consolidate all departments in one
building and move its officials to
Elkton.