The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1901-04-05
Harry F. Richards. of Philada

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ed a party of friends at carrom last
Monday evening.
Frank G. Kirk, of Washington
College, Chestertown, is home for
the Easter holidays.
Prof. Barclay Reynolds, of Phila-
delphia, is spending the Easter
holidays at his home near town.
The Home Mission social will be
entertained by Miss Mary Brum-
field on Monday evening, April s.
Elmer Bouchelle, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Sluyter Rouchelle of Chesa-
peake City, has joined the army for
a five years. enlistment.
A flint quarry has been opened
on the property of David G. Bentz,
near lakewood. 1t is hauled to
Conowingo for shipment.
Edward Kirby who has been en-
gagged in the mercantile business at
Conowingo, has disposed of his
goods at auction and will retire.
The pulpit of Mt. Pleasant M. E.
Church was filled on Sunday last
by Mr.. Mitchell, young theolog-
zeal student from Delaware College.
Mr.. George Moore, one of North
East's Oldest citizens, celebrated
his seth birthday on Thursday
evening of last week.
Judge Frederick Stump, who has
been a sufferer for several weeks
from a severe attack of grip, is re-
ported to be on the mend, and
hopes to he about soon again.
Miss Emma E. Wilson returned
from the city millinery centers last
week and owing to ii rush of ad-
vance orders for Easter hats has
been compelled to defer her spring
opening until after Easter.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. s. Under
wood, of West Chester, have issued
invitations for the marriage of their
daughter, Ethel Adelaide, to Mr..
William R. Richards, son of Mr.. j.
Granville Richards, on Tuesday
evening, April Is.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Mary J. Milligan,
of st. Georges, to Chas. T. Rom.
nell, of Wilmington, on April 10.
The bride elect is Il daughter tfI
Rev. J. r. Milligan, formerly pas
tor of the Presbyterian church at
Zion.
The West Grove Independent
has been sold to VIM. T. DANTE, of
Avondale, who will take charge of
the publication next week. The
retiring proprietor, Morris Lloyd,
has purchased the Peoples Regis
ter of Cham bersburg. Pa, and will
remove to his new quarters at once.
The Orphans Court for Cecil
county was in special session on
Friday last. The first and final
account of l.. M. Haines, admins
traitor C. t. a. of Cornelia c. Taylor,
deceased, was passed; ordered to
pay balance in hand to the admin
istratiOn in chief in Pennsylvania.
George Queck, who has been con-
Quoting the Fountain Hotel at Con
owingo, built and filled an ice house
during the winter, expecting to
lease the property another year.
He was notified to move and being
unable to sell his ice house and
its contents, tore it down AMI left
the ice to melt in the sun.
A Methodist Protestant Sunday
School has been organized at Leslie
under the direction of Rev. B. f.
Jester, pastor of Bay View M. p.
Church, with the following officers:
G. A. Benjamin, supt.; Mrs. Yves
ley Neal, assistant supt.; Victor
Benjamin, librarian; Jesse Neal,
secy.; o. w. Benjamin, treas.
A little girl by the name of Tay-
lor was badly injured at North
East Monday morning by a lumber
wagon. She, in company with her
brother, attempted to jump on the
wagon, and in some manner fell
under the wheels. One of her arms
was so badly mashed that it was
thought it would be necessary to
amputate part of it.
The blight is effecting the pear
orchards in Kent county this year
to "a serious degree. In the neigh
borhood of Still Pond 10000 or
10000 trees are being taken out
and burned. The prevalence of the
blight is attributed to the protract
ed drought and excessive heat of
last summer.
The tender and choice varieties
are most effected by the blight.
The Keifer, the most worthless
pear ever cultivated, (though fair
est to the eye), is least, if at all,
affected by the disease.