The midland journal., 1917-11-09


November 10.
a weld of 245 bushels of beans
from five acres is reported on the
Reckefus farm, near Port Deposit.
Rev. Harvey Ewing, of Morgan
town. va, has purchased the resi-
dence of Mrs. George Taylor, Zion.
Andrew Charles, Jr., of Wakefield,
pa. was shot in the hand by COM
panion. while cunning last week.
while attending the funeral OF
friend in Wilmington recently, MRS.
william B. Mercy, of Elkton, reii
down flight of stairs, breaking, ner
hip bone.
At the Rally Day services held Oct.
2S in Perryville M. e. church the
debt of $4,000 on the church, caused
by the recent improvements to the
Aaifice, was provided for
! The Maryland Water Works, in
Elkton, was sold at trustees sale
last week to F. T. Alexander OF
baltimore, for $3.50, subject to a
bonded indebtedness of $4O,OOO.
Perry K. Barnes, of CharlestoWn'
claims the distinction Of raising the
largest potato in the county from
seed the size of a marble, potato
weighing / pound and ounces.
Miss Joachim, of Philadelphia,
graduate Of Bryn Mawr College, has
been appointed by the Cecil County
school Board, teacher of Domestic
Science in the North East High
School.
Rally Day was observed at Rising
sun M. E. church on Sunday morn
ing last, when latriotic exercises
were held and the four hundredth
anniversary of the Reformation cele-
brated.
six more Cecil county boys, who
had been drafted for the U. s. Army
were called to Camp Meade this
week. Among the number was
Norman Pyle, OF this town, son OF
Mrs. Ella Pyle.
Owing to war conditions and the
conservation of food the annual
.Chrysanthemum Tea will not be held
this year by the ladies OF Rising sun
M. e. church, but solicitations OF
money will be made instead.
Thomas Bailey, aged 13, of Avon
dale. was taken to the Homeopathic
Hospital last week, suffering from
pun shot wounds in the chest ana
arms. accidentally inflicted by an
elder brother, the gun going Off wnile
in his hands.
The teacher apd pupils OF OAK
Grove school will hold Clothespin
Social. at the school house Thursday
evening. November 15. A short
literary program will be given at
7:30. Ice cream, cake, candy, ana
peanuts on sale.
Seventeen members OF the 4fth
New York infantry who have peen
guarding the Susquehanna river
bridges between Perryville and
uayre de Grace for several months
have been ordered to Camp Sheridan
Montgomery, Ala.
The graduating exercises of the
thirtv-first class of Goldey College,
WILMINGTON, will be held Thursday
evening, Nov. Is, in the Playhouse
wilmington. We acknowledge re-
ceipt of invitation from the officers
and Faculty OF the college.
Ceremonies associated with the
unveiling of the tablet commemora-
tive of the pastorate Of Rev. John
M. Galbreath, D. D., were conducted
before a large gathering in Chestnut
Level. Lancaster county, Presby-
terian Church, on Oct. 26. DR.. Gal
breath was pastor of this church
from 1875 to 1901.
The teacher and pupils OF Wash
ington school, near Greenhurst, VIII
hold a Clothes-Pin social in the
school building Friday evening, No
vember 16. If stormy, the next
clear evening. Ladies please bring
dressed clothes-pins with your own
name pinned inside. Ice cream,
yake, candy, peanuts, etc., for sale.
Proceeds for benefit of school.
A hearing was held before the
Public Service Commission in Balti-
more last week in the case of the
NPresident and Commissioners of Elk
ton VS.. the Maryland Water Com
pany. The Town Council was repre-
sented by William H. Surratt, Esq,
and the Water Company by its Fresi-
dent, G. M. Johnson. A large dele
CATION from Elkton attended the
hearing.