The midland journal., 1917-10-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Ice formed Friday night.

Wlk1zdm d. uO11Oyt OA A1ANSOAAp A~~~@
decided to discontinue storekeeping,
on account of his health.
r. c.. Larzelere and son, Roy, OF
North East, have bought the Brogan
farm of 2O4 acres near Andora.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has
advanced the pay of large number
Of trackmen from $2.10 to $3.50 a
day.
G.. r. Rawson intends to put on
motor truck for hauling freight from
Wilmington and Baltimore to North
East.
Miss Adelaide G.. Wooster, of
Troy, NJ Y, has accepted a position
in North East High School.
o. C. Giles has sold his provision
store and restaurant business in Elk
A*on to Howard Johnson, of Newark
Del, formerly of Elkton.
The concrete has been laid on
North street extended in the town OF
Eikton and is now being laid on
Z west Main street, by the State Roads
contractors.
Howard B. Messick, of Newark,
Del, and Anna ]. Stoops, of Cowen-
town. Cecil county, were married by
Rev. J.. W. Gray on September 30th,
at McClellansville, Pa.
The Maryland Council of Defense
has appropriated $4,000 for the
equipment, training and maintenance
OF the State Guard, whose establish
ment was authorized by the General
Assembly last June.
Miss Blanche Bonnie of Lancaster,
returned missionary from Mexico,
gave an interesting account OF
mission work in that neighboring
country on Tuesday evening, in the
M. e. church of this town.
The Reeder-Alexander Boat Build
ing Co. of North East, has made a
contract with Mitchell & Son, Of New
Jersey to build a boat 56 feet in
length with 12-foot beam. She will
run between Wilmington and New
York.
A representative Of the A. ]. Reach
Company, sporting goods firm, of
Philadelphia. visited Elkton recently
looking over sites for the location of
a mill there. The company may re-
move their Philadelphia plant to
Elkton.
Preparatory to seeking relief be-
fore the Public Service Commission,
the Town Council of Elkton has
distributed among the citizens Of the
town sheets containing questions in
rTregard to the service OF the local
water company.
The Kings Daughters. Of North
East, at their last meeting elected
the following officers: President
Mrs. Louise Mahoney; Vice Presi-
4 dent, Mrs. John Benjamin; Secre-
tary. Mrs. VIM. Pugh; Treasurer
Mrs. Guy Johnson.
Herbert Morgan, baritone; Milton
Morgan, trombone, and Sterling
Dunbar, solo cornet, all members OF
the Elkton band, who went South
with Co. E, are playing with the
band Of the l15th Infantry, U. S. A.
now at Admission, Alabama.
All members and friends Of Rising
sun w. C. T. u. are requested tc
leave donations for the Kindergarten
at the home of Mrs. A. B. Keen on
or before Oct. 30th. Contributions
of vegetables, fruit, cereals, small
cakes, and cash are asked for.
Some of our young people visited
Camp Meade on Sunday and on the
return trip ran out of gasoline or
Porters Bridge hill at about ter
o'clock that night They sent ou'
the s. o. s. and a can Of the fluid was
taken out to them from Rising Sun
Saturday evening, Oct. 6. while
Mr.. and Mrs, Kersey M. Coulson, oi
sixth district, were driving home
from funeral they were run into by
: Homard Terry's butcher truck. Mrs
Coulson was thrown out of the
buggy injuring her ankle and frac
turing one elbow. Mr.. Coulson was
not injured.
u. w. Barnes. who has conducted
4 the 'sBarnes House" In this town fol-
several years past, accommodating
travelling men. held public sale o.
his household effects on wednesday
and has retired from the business
Mr.. Barnes will make his home with
: his SON, s. H. Barnes. in Greensboro
North Carolina.
The e. s. Club will hold Mas
/ uuerade Wednesday evening, Oct
: Gath. at the home of Harry Logan
II stormy. next fair evening. Al
requested to mask.