The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-02
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

ness in Elkton, to John K. Psamos,
of Baltimore.
The card party held recently in
the public hall of this town, for the
church, Port Deposit, netted over
$500.
George Love, of Charlestown,
while cunning on the Susquehanna
flats, had one of his hands badly
lacerated by the accidental discharge
of his gun.
A large moving van, loaded with
furniture, caught fire on the road
near Principle Furnace, one day last
week, and both truck and contents
were destroyed.
Some person whose identity was
not discovered, fired shot through
the side window of r. Smithsoll's
car as he was driving through Rock
Run, last Friday evening.
l. Diller Miller, Dr. M. K. Steele
and Jack King, of Quarryville, Pa,
returned last week from hunting
trip in the Maine woods. Each had
the luck to shoot deer.
Joseph Coudon, of Perryville, for
several years past president of the
Board of Managers of Union Hospi-
tai, Elkton, has rendered his resigna-
ton, effective January 1st.
The Quarryville, Pa, Fire Com
pany has voted to erect a new two
story building for use of the Fire
Company, in that town. The second
floor will be used as apartments.
While out cunning for rabbits last
week George CHM, of Chesapeake
City, was painfully wounded about
the body and legs by companion,
who shot at rabbit, CHM being in
line with the charge.
Stricken with an attack OF the
\heart, John R. Huffman, OF near
kwood, dropped dead, on Nov. 10,
lie hauling lumber. The deceas-
was II years of age, and leaves a
F1fe, and six children.
Sitting down along the railroad
rack Steve Zoonar, aged 35, en-
loyed at the Conowingo dam, was
Struck by an engine and decapitated.
Zoonar was intoxicated at the time.
His home was in St. Louis.
On the grounds of adultery, Mrs.
Anna Lindell Lynch, of Elkton, has
docketed suit in the Cecil County
Court for an absolute divorce from
her husband, Arthur B. Lynch, who
is now a nonresident of Maryland.
Herman Tyson, the well-known
korseman of Newark, Del, has a
string of twenty-five harness horses
at Pinehurst. N. c., where he has es-
tab;ished winter quarters. Mr. Ty-
son has 28 races to his credit so far
this season.
According to valuations being
p aced upon property by the asses
sors who are reassessing all real and
personal property in the county, it
seems certain that there will be an
appreciable increase in the present
taxable basis.
The Rev. Oswald Schwalbe, who
was recently ordained into the min
istry at special meeting of the New
Castle Presbytery, held in Whining
ton. was installed as pastor OF Rock
and Zion Presbyterian churches in
Cecil county, on Tuesday.
Losing his balance as he carried
heavy bag of rivets along the edge OF
a cofferdam at the new Conowingo
Dam, in the Susquehanna river, few
days ago, Hunter H. Beetis, seven
teen, of Havre de Grace, fell into 35
feet of water and was drowned.
Patients at the United States Vet
erans' Hospital at Perry Point, were
visited on Sunday by group repre-
senting nineteen units of the Ameri-
can Legion Auxiliary of the State.
The trip was arranged by the reha-
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Charles H. Houck, of Frederick, is
chairman.
While attending to the furnace at
her home in Elkton Miss Lydia A.
Reynolds met with peculiar acci-
dent. After putting coal on the fire,
she drew same water in bucket to
put in the moistening pan, but abb
sentmindedly threw it upon the fire.
In escaping from the steam, Miss
Reynolds tripped and fell, fractur-
ing her left ankle.
The chemical truck of the Com
munity Ere Company was callei to
Porters Bridge, about 1880 o'clock
Wednesday evening. An a ut o
caught fire and was badly damaged
before the fire apparatus reached the
scene and extinguished the blaze.