The midland journal., 1917-09-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

C0urCn.
Public schools of the county re-
open on Monday, and the small boy
is happy CD
The Delaware State Fair, at Will
mington, this week has been an
attraction for large number of our
autoists.
September claims the destruction
of two full MOONS Saturday, 1st
inst, and Sunday, 3Oth. The latter
is the Harvest Moon.
The Price of Milk for Sept. 1917
for members of the Interstate Milk
Producers Association will be the
same as for July and August
Tho fall racing season of the Har-
ford Agricultural and Breeders As
sociation will open on September
11th, and close on Saturday, Septem-
H(ber 10th.
Admiral Perry Unit of the Navy
League will meet at the residence OF
Admiral Perry. near Port Deposit, or
Tuesday afternoon, September IL, at
3 o'clock.
Cloud England, of near Zion, had
his Ford auto stolen on Saturday
evening. while in Wilmington. NO
trace of the machine or the thief has
ret been found.
wednesday, September IL, De-
tenders Day, being a legal holiday
in Maryland, the National Bank OF
Rising Sun will not be open for busl-
ness on that date.
Dr.. G.. Burton Pearson has been
APPOINTED surgeon for the p, b. d
w. Railroad Company at Elkton to
eucceed DR.. H. Arthur Mitchell, who
is in the army service.
L,ieutenants Frank E. Williams,
Jrr Robert Lewis and William D.
Cawlay, Jr,, of Mlkton, have gone to
Camp Lee, Petersburg, Va, to begin
service in the u S. Army.
A record of autos travelling
through North East towards Balti-
more kept on recent Sunday by
lady in the town, disclosed l,O45
cars passed from s a. M. to p. III.
The textile mill of the Deibert
Manufacturing Company at Elkton
has been closed and the machinery
sold. Messrs. Deibert will devote
their time to the boat building plant
at Havre de Grace.
DR.. L. E. Hess, who, by crossing
several standard breeds has origin
ated a heavy chicken that lays a
white egg, last week sold setting OF
fifteen eggs for $40 to Mr.. Charles
nc. Hopkins, of Syracuse, ~ "
Chestertown Enterprise.
Poles for the electric light wires
have been distributed on the various
streets in town, preparatory to set
ting. which will be done of the Cecil
Farmers Telephone linemen. The
ro!es are white spruce, from North
Carolina, and are fine ones.
John G. Constable and Thomas M.
Garrett left Ell1ton last week for
Fort Myer, Va, to enter the second
camp for the officers Training
Corps. Raynor Carey, of North East
has left for the camp as also has
Graham L. Ogle, of Elkton.
william Bauer, son of Mr.. anu
Mrs. Fred Bauer, of Havre de Grace,
ia recovering at the German Hos
pital. Philadelphia, after a serious
accident in which his. right leg was
cut off by train running him down
when his foot became fast in
switch.
Frank Long, wanted at Dover for
larceny of articles valued at 500
from Howard Firden, farmer, was
located at Chesapeake City and
lodged in Elkton Jail. Deputy
Sheriff Kingsburk arrived in Elkton
last week with requisition papers
and took Long to Dover
James T. Anthony, an up-to-date
farmer, has sold his fine farm in
Queen Annes, near Chestertown, to
Mr.. Keeler, of Canada, for about
$12,5O0. Mr.. Anthony bought this
farm when it was in a run down
condition, and by progressive agri-
cultural methods has made it one OF
the most productive farms of its
size.
A cry of fire from an intoxicated
man at the Elkton wharf Saturday
night caused considerable excite
ment, and for time it was feared
a panic would follow at the floating
theatre there, but cooler heads pre-
vailed on the audience to keep their
seats. Several women tainted but
order was soon restored before any
great harm was done.-News.