The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-02-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Another light snoWtaii iuesuay
morning.
Saturday is the 1877 anniversary
of George washington's birthday.
Hog cholera is officially reported
to be on the premises of Mr.. Boerike,
Elk Neck.
Kicked by horse on Friday last
Alfred Churchman, of Zion, had two
ribs fractured.
A portion of the high stone wall
around the jail yard at Elkton col
lapsed one night last week.
The rain Thursday night OF last
week made short work Of the snow
with which the ground was covered.
Frank Corridan has purchased
for s3,4OO the residence property In
Ehkton Of the late DR.. William b.
Kowry.
~ The recently conducted evange-
Alistic services at North East M. H..
&shurch resulted in one hundred per-
sons protesting conversion.
A debate will be held by the Liter
ary Society of Calvert Agricultural
High School on Friday evening
Feb. 2S. Silver offering at the door.
Mrs. T. B. Moore had the misfor-
time to lose the diamond setting
from her ring on Monday, and has
little hope Of finding the stone again.
A state commission to investigate
the feasibility of making the Sus-
ouehanna river navigable is provid-
ed by a bill introduced by Mr.. Hess.
Lancaster.
A pocketbook containing $42.5o
was lost last week in Elkton by Jonn
w. McCool. The pocketbook was
afterwards found but the cash had
taken wings.
w. w. Charsha has been elected
President of the Woodlawn Gun
Club, Roland Jackson, Vice Presi-
dent; c. w. Rutter, Secretary, ant
James Charsha, Treasurer.
The brick store property and
dwelling of the late Mrs. Sarah L.
Mercy, on West Main street, Elk
ton. was purchased last week by
Henry M. Biddle, for $4,000.
Mrs. Melissa Kerr, of Lewisville,
Pa, has purchased the residence
property on Bow street, Elkton,
owned by Postmaster O. c. Giles, fcr
s240O, and will occupy the same ON
February %.
Fridays weather was capricious.
sunshine and showers alternating.
In the evening there was real sum-
mer thunder gust, and in a. Few
minutes the moon was shining
brightly again.
Rev. A. R. Brown of kcnnett
Square will preach in the M. Il.
church on Sunday morning next, at
II o'clock. The minute men Will
speak at all three services during
4 the day. Everybody welcome
Rev. Peter Schauer; pastor of the
Kennedyville Methodist Protestant
Church, has notified his concrega-
tfon that he will ask for change OF
pastorate at the coming session OF
the Maryland Annual Conference.
The Guild girls of Zion M. F.
Church will give an entertainment
at the home of ]. Alfred Churchman
Friday evening, February 21. Ad'
mission Is cents. Refreshments
served. If stormy, the following
evening.
The Board Of Trustees Of the
County Home. has organized by elect
ing Edward w. Taylor, president
Joseph T. Tyson, secretary; James
Hartnett, superintendent; Mrs. Jas
Hartnett, matron, and DR.. Vernon
Mcknight, physician.
The Circuit Court has authorized
the Receivers of the Maryland Water
Co. to extend the water main OF
Railroad avenue, in the town o.
Elkton, to the plant of the A. j
Reach Company, also granting per
mission to change the pumping sta
tion to the mill of Davis & Vinsinger
Space is given in this issue to
communication relative to dis
graceful scene enacted in this tow
at funeral. few days since. How
anyone. let alone professed believel
in and teacher of Christian reiig
ion,-which is founded on love ant
forgiveness, can reconcile such dis
play of spite, arrogance and attempt
ed coercion as was given, is hard t
conceive 1t reflects alone upon tn
person enacting it, showing an utte
lack of common decency. not t.
mention religious principle, AM
should be given the widest publicity
as such attempted dictation. unde
the guise of religion, has no plac'
in free country or an enlightened
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