The midland journal., 1917-10-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Rowlandsville.
The band appeared i'll Center
SQUARE on Tuesday evening and
rendered several selections.
An X-ray apparatus costing about
$1,000. has recently been installed
in the Havre de Grace Hospital.
James M. Tosh, of near town, has
sold 200 bushels of wheat to WIN.
G. Scarlet & Co., seedmen of Baltl-
more.
w. Paul Keen, of this town, has
received appointment as railway mali
clerk and expects to report for duty
this week.
Vincent Sweet, who for several
wears past has been freight agent for
the P. B. & W. Railroad at North
East has resigned his position.
The seventeen days racing OF the
I Hartford Agricultural and Breeders
Association, on the Havre de Grace
tracks, ended on Saturday.
Cider mills are busy, Five thous-
and gallons were made at the mill Oh
Joseph Herr, Chrome, in three days
2 1900 gallons being squeezed out in
one day.
At meeting of about 40 members
of the Havre de Grace Presbyterian
Church. a resolution was adopted re-
uuesting the resignation of the entlre
Board of Trustees.
The Post Office Department has
asked for proposals for larger ana
more up-to-date post office building
in North East. The present building
has been found inadequate.
Lieutenant Millard F. Tydings, OF
Co. E. of Elkton, now in camp at
Admission, Alabama, has been de-
tached from his company and sent TO
Fort Slocum, Oklahoma, for trench
instructions.
Edward G.. Wilson has purchased
at private terms the farm OF John T.
McNamee, in Elk Neck, containing
1s9 acres. The property has a fine
fishing shore on the North East river
adjoining the Wilson shore.
The first concrete was laid on the
Rising Sun-Sylmar road last week.
at Roberson's corner, and the WORK
has been progressing this week as
z rapidly as the limited force of men
the contractor has been able to get
hold of, will permit.
The largest sale Of live stock ever
held in Kennett Square, Pa, LOOK
place last week at Sinclair 4 klalr'
stock wards when 800 head brought
over $4,000. Among the consign-
-.rnents was the herd of sc registered
MAMMALS belonging to Edwin s.
Philips.
The gross receipts of the festlVal
held on Thursday evening OF last
week at Pleasant Meadow public
school, near town, were over $4l.Oo.
Music was furnished by Rising sun
Cornet Band. The rain brought an
ahrupt end to the festival about ten
o'clock.
An epidemic of hog cholera Is
raging in Swan Creek neighborhood
near Aberdeen, Hartford county ana
government officials are endeaVorlps
n check it. Meetings in the interest
of how to control hog cholera were
held Tuesday at Churchville; wed
,,o.d.v of Abingdon and Thursday at
Darlington.
Admiral Perry Unit of the Navy
League will hold festival at lr'
Thomas S. Bakers residence on the
Tome School grounds, Saturday, OCT
6. beginning at 2 p. M, ana continu-
ing through the afternoon and eve
ming Ice cream, homemade cakes
and candy will be for SAFE. Also
other features Every one is cordi-
ally invited.
1Haying kept his name a secret
dkring an attack of typhoid fever al
TIE Hayre de Grace Hospital, Harry
Coplan. of Baltimore, shortly before
his death told the physicians OF MS
Identity. his peiO
and they reached the hcfpital 10 sec
their son breathe his last. lie mac
been at work at the race track bu'
his people had lost sight OF him tol
kthe past two months.
Richard Boldly, one oil the young
colored men paroled by the Court N
the custody of Senator Frank
Williams, on Thursday, disappeared
from the Senator's farm that nigh'
but was picked up by Officer Jacot
H. Reynolds at the railroad station
Friday morning. After a severe
reprimand by the Court he was re-
A. turned to the custody OF Senator
Williams.-Cecil County News.