The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-10-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Election Day Tuesday next.

Party candidates putting in their
last licks.
Better watch ;out or the goblins
will get you tonight, it is Hallowe en-.
]. Russell Reynolds, of Avondaie'
has been appointed agent at Elkview
station.
plans are under way looking to
the celebration of the opening OF
= Route 131 from Philadelphia to the
Maryland line.
Summer temperature prevailed on
Monday and Tuesday, and we have
been experiencing sope beautifui iall
weather this week.
Hunting dogs, beagles, rabbit
ounds, or any old dog that looks as
y0though it would trail rabbit are
/. bringing good prices.
The one hundredth anniversary OF
Cecilton M. E. Church is being cele-
hrated by special services and exer-
cises in that town this week. X.
The stable on the Barone property,
in Kennett Square, was burned on
Oct. 20, together with contents, IN
Guiding touring car and new Reo
truck.
David F. Magee, ESQ.,, OF Lancas-
ter, has presented petition TO Ian
caster Court, asking for the dissoiu-
tion of the charter of the Lancaster
oxford & Southern Railroad Com
pany.
Arrangements have been COM
pleted by the Executive Committee
of the Delaware. Corn Growers AS
sociation for holding the Thirteenth
Annual State Corn Show in Dover,
December 18th to 18th, 1919.
In a hearing of the case of w. y.
Howard against Nathan Volk, OF
this town, whom he charges with
raising a check, the latter was
held under bail for appearance at
Court, at Elkton, when the case will
be tried.
At a special meeting of the Stock
holders of the Pennsylvania Casket
Company held at the offices in West
Grove, Pa, on October 18th, favor
able vote was recorded, authorizing
an increase of capitalization from
$250,OO0 to 100000.
A night school for the benefit OF
those who desire better education
and cannot attend school during the
day has been opened in Havre de
Grace, with Prof. j. Herbert Owens,
C. H. Davis, Ross ]. Blocher and
Miss Nellie Barren, instructors.
\. At hearing at the Court House
In Elkton on Thursday evening
Rrhomas Shippers, of the Providence
Section, was held for the Grand Jury
Z by Police Magistrate H. Winfield
Lewis, on a charge of improper
relations with his sister, Mrs. Walter
Hancock.
The Hartford Fair held at Bel Air,
proved to be a success from every
standpoint, and Directors and those
interested in it's welfare were de-
lighted with the large attendance
and the way the fair was patronlzed.
The attendance for the five days was
over $4,000.
Leo Clark, colored, who was re-
Gently convicted of second degree
murder, for the killing of Joe Brown,
has been sentenced by Judge Harlan
to three years in the Maryland Peni-
tentiary. The killing occurred on
the streets of Aberdeen, near James
Livery Stable last spring.
The work of laying concrete on
West Main street has again been de-
layed on account of lack of sand
Good progress was made on Monday
and Tuesday and it was expected
Center Square would be reached by
Saturday, but failure of another
shipment of sand to arrive forced q
suspension of operationsNon Wednes-
day.
The dwelling of Neiper Edwards
was entered by some unknown party
late Saturday night and about SIS
in change stolen from his pants
pocket. Mr. Edwards had deposited
most of the receipts from sales at
the store before the bank closed,
keeping out some small change
This he put in paper bag and took
home with him when he closed the
store. When he retired the bag OF
change was left in his pants pocket,
the trousers being hung at the foot
of the bed. Sunday morning the
bag of change was missing. Moth
ing else was disturbed. The thief
probably gained entrance to kthe
Mdwelling through a cellar window
and worked so quietly as to disturb
no one.