The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-10-11

yesterday.
Mrs. D. A. Mackey, of Provi-
dence, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
A. L. Duyckinck.
Mrs. George Brumfeld, keeper
of Turkey Point light house, is
visiting Augustus Brumield and
family.
Miss Alice Gamble and James
| Akin, both of Newark, were mar
ried on Thursday evening, October
3, by the Rev. DR.. Vallandigham.
/ Chas. E. Burlington and bride
returned from their wedding trip
last week and were given a Gala
thumpiau serenade on Saturday
night.
Mrs. Morris Dunbar, wife of ex-
Sheriff Dunbar, is lying in a pre-
carious condition at her home near
Elkton, as the result of paralvtic
stroke which she suffered on Satur-
day last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Cochran,
of Oxford, have issued invitations
for the marriage of their daughter,
Villa, to Harvey Kent in the First
Baptist Church, Oxford, on Thurs
day, October II, at s p. M.
Miss Olevia Keilholtz has issued
invitations for the marriage of her
sister, Clara Howard, to Mr.. Err
wood Richardson Sparks, Wednes-
day evening, Oct. %, at $50, at
625 North Carrollton avenue, BALTIC.
Miss Rachel Catherine Blake,
daughter of S. Kennard Blake,
Judge of the Orphans Court, and
7. Franklin McCleary will be mar
ried at the home of the bride elect,
Cherry Hill, on Wednesday,
October 16.
Rev. and Mrs. Henry F. Mason
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Anna
Marie, to Arthur Carlisle Moore,
in the White Clay Creek Presby-
terrain Church, near Newark, on
Wednesday evening, October 1i6, at
six o'clock.
Sixteen cases of smallpox are re-
ported at fredericksburg, Md. On
account of its close proximity to
the Delaware line DIR. Alexander
Lowber, Secretary of the Board of
Health of that State, recommends
the adoption of rigid quarantine
measures.
The dead body of an unknown
white man was found in a strip of
woods near Bel Air, on Saturday.
From appearances the corpse had
been lying on the ground for more
than a month. Indications pointed
to suicide and coroner's jury so
decided. Nothing was found on
the body by which to identify.it.
The suit for 800, 900, brought by
DIR. Jas. G. Mackenzie against the
Jacob Tome Institute for breach of
contract, has been withdrawn and.
another suit filed against the
Board of Trustees of the institution.
1t was not made public why the
first suit was withdrawn, but it is
understood that the second one filed
will be fought on different lines
than those mapped out for the first.
The Orphans Court in special
session on Monday, appointed
Howard o. Stephens of the Second
district, to the vacant free scholar
ship at Washington College, Cbes-
tertown. The vacancy was filled
several weeks ago by the court
awarding the scholarship to Joseph
McVey, son of Matthew McVey of
Mechanics Valley, who was unable
to go, and has since resigned the
appointment.
A stranger giving the name of J.
D. Feely purchased a ticket at
Newark, for Baltimore, over the B.
& O.. railroad, ON Wednesday after
noon of last week. just after the
train left Havre de Grace the man
took a razor from his pocket and
attempted to cut his throat. He
inflicted such severe injury upon
himself before he was overpowered
that he was taken to a Baltimore
hospital for treatment.