The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
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william Brown has sold his prop
erty at Pilot TO T. Herbert Cum
mings.
An election for two commissioners
of the town of Elkton will be held
May 26.
The Elkton cannery, owned by c..
w. Baker & Son of Hartford county,
will not be operated the coming
season
Winter came back with a rush
last week, the temperature being so
low on Thursday and Friday nights
that ice formed
The dwelling and large double lot
of DR.. A. H. Smith, on Cherry street
in this town, has been purchased by
Taylor r. Biles.
A monument to cost $4,000 will
be erected in the city park at Havre
de Grace as memorial to the SOL
diers and sailors of Hartford county
Harry B. Wolfe, of Baltimore, has
sold his farm of 200 acres near
Havre de Grace, opposite to the race
track, to e. Ray James, of Aberdeen.
Falling when he attempted 70
lump on moving auto truck at the
Havre de Grace race track, Russell
Cross, IL years old, was run over
and sariously injured
A meeting in the interest o. the
Victory Liberty Loan will be held IN
Calvert High School on Friday eve
ming, May @ Two prominent speak
ers will be present to make ad-
dresses.
An all day conference will be held
at Brick Meeting House on Satur-
day, May 3rd. Two sessions, 10 a.
M. and 2 p. m. Also on Sunday
morning at 10 a. m. Items of par
ticular interest to First Day School
work will be the main subject.
The young men of Elkton have
made plans to hold Beneficial
Dance in the Elkton Armory, Friday
night, May 8. 1t will probably be
the biggest affair of the kind during
the present year. An orchestra,
comprising nine pieces, Will furnish
the music. An admission Of $1.O0
will be charged to men; ladies free.
LLOYD R., aged 2 years and Z
months, son of Lloyd and Ethel
Register, of near Kennett Square,
met with "a fatal accident Monday of
last week. While playing near
gasoline engine the child was caught
in the belt, whirled around and
dashed on the cement floor, receiv-
ing injuries that caused death.
The Liberty Loan Committee of
Cecil County has received nine
German Helmets.
They have decided to offer one in
each Election District of the County
to the party securing the greatest
number of Loan subscriptions for
that District.
One of these helmets is now on
display in each bank in the County
While the sexton of Head OF
Christian church, near Newark, was
lighting the lamps in the edihce on
Friday evening last. the large chan
delier, with six lamps, all lighted,
fell to the floor. The blazing oil set
fire to the carpet and pews, but the
fire was smothered by the sexton
and those who responded to his
calls for aid, before much damage
was done.
The farm in Sussex county, Del,
belonging to Governor Townsend
has been purchased as location for
an institution for the feeble-minded
in the state. The price was $780,
900. four thousand of which was
donated by Governor Townsend the
owner The balance $4,000, was
met by Individual subscriptions, the
entire deal being made without one
dollars cost to the State.
A musical entertainment viii be
given in Mt. Pleasant M. e. church
lueSuhy eVeHlHS, WAY U, Ut i'fo
O'Clock, under auspices of the Ladies
Aid Society. Talent from Colora,
Rising Sun, Middletown, DEL, and
Little Britain, Pa. Admission 25
cents. Ice cream and cake will be
on sale at close of entertainment.
If stormy above date, entertainment
will be held next evening.
A concert for the benefit of Port
Deposit Fire Co. will be held in
Riverside Theatre OF that town on
Thursday evening. May 8. Talented
artists from the Peabody conseFva-
tory, Baltimore, will appear on the
program. Tickets Sb cents.