The midland journal., 1917-05-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Full moon Sunday, May 6.

Friday.
The recent entertainment given
by the Cecil County High School,
Elkton, netted $17S.
w. Blair, of near Elkton, has
enlisted in the United States Coast
Reserve as chief engineer.
Tho annual town election in Elk
ton will be held May 2S, when two
members of the Council are to pe
chosen,
Is Frank McWharter has sold his
fve-acre poultry farm, near Middle
town, Del, to Samuel Buckworth Tor
$4,000.
An armored motor truck mounted
with rapid fire gun, passed through
town on Saturday morning, enroute
to Baltimore.
Clifford and Wilbur SPOTS, OF
near Calvert, have purchased the
N 88-acre farm of Hans Jensen, near
Z Lincoln University.
Delaware College Commencement
address on June 13, will be by Elisha
Lee. General Manager of the PEN
nsylvania Railroad.
The Jessup & Moore Paper Com
pany has advanced the wages ol
their employees at the Randor PUP
Mill, in Elkton, 10 per cent.
The graduating class of Elkton
High School took trip to Washing
ton. D. c.. Friday last, for several
days of instructive sightseeing.
Eugene Hite, aged eight years, son
of T. N. Hite, near town. had the
misfortune to fall from the barn on
Wednesday and fracture his left arm
The guarantors of Elkton Chau-
tauoua have decided to hold the
Assembly this year. H. M. McCul-
Tough has been reelected CHAIRMAN
Ground has been broken for the
handsome new hotel to be erected IN
Hayre dc Grace on the blum east Oh
the City Park, overlooking the
Chesapeake bay.
Trustees of Leslie Camp have per-
fected plans for their next annuai
camp to be held under the auspices
of the Local Preachers Association
from July 25 to August l.
The committee of arrangements OF
uavr,en Aerie, No. 1896, Fraternal
Order of Eagles. is making plans loi
the entertainment of the State Aerie
which will hold it's CONVENTION III
Havre de Grace June 10. 20 and Il
Howard Shea, Mrs. Mary Walsh
Leslie GRAY, and jones Purcell whs
plead guilty, to the charge OF preak
ing into the stores of James r. Gar
vi, Gus Blechman and VIM. Burl
ing in. Oxford were released pS
Chester County Court under a sus
pended sentence.
Ernest Boldly, colored, Of Como
wingo, was arrested Sunday by Con
stable Frank Barrett, of Port De
rosit and was later taken to Elk
ton jail He is charged with steal
ing and with carrying concealed
deadly weapons
Automobile travel between Elktor
and North East will be DELAYED fol
several weeks while the contractors
are building new bridge across Biz
Elk Creek, south of Elkton. Al
travel will have to be diverted
through Landing Lane, thence ou
at Elk Neck crossing.
At the conclusion of the fourtl
race, at the race track IN Harre d.
Grace ON Tuesday of last week, r. T
Wilson's thoroughbred Navarro
burst a blood vessel, and droppe'
dead. in front of the Jockeys club
house. Johnny McTaggart, nj
rider, was pitched over the fence
but escaped unhurt.
G. P. Pittard, of Georgetown
Del, was arrested last week AM
lodged in Elkton jail, charged wit
securing money under false pretense
He has been securing subscription
m oil stock, on the strength of a
unfounded declaration that Mr.. S
and So has bought so many share
Of the stock. In this way Pittard l
Ia said to have done neat business
E1kton.
Sam Seller, of North East, ha
been held under $1,000 bail TO
Court by Magistrate c. P. BARLEY
on a charge of obtaining money b
false pretences in agreeing to Sc
certain property to George x. Houci
who recently came to North Ea'
from New York, and accepting pai
payment therefor, afterward trans
ferring part OF the property 70 otne
parties.