The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1902-11-07

MISS MI. Auule 0ullUQ IS WISHING
Philada. and Wilmington friends.
Miss Mary Brumfeld, of Turkey
Point, is the guest of her cousin,
Miss Mary Brumfield, near town.
Miss Mary Haughawaut, of Kish
acoquillas, Pa, has been the guest
this week of Miss Eleanor Jenness.
Mrs. Elan Kirk of Sylmar, was
stricken with paralysis Monday
aud is lying in a serious condition
Miss Susan Johnston, of Oxford,
has been spending the past two
weeks with Mr.. and Mrs. A.
/ B. Keen.
Tie engagement of Mr.. John L..
Dapp, Of Elkton, to Miss Blanche
Il. Madenfort, of Philadelphia, has
been announced, the wedding to
take pace on January Z.
Professor Samuel Dickey of Ok
ford has been elected to a chair in
Mccormick Seminary, Chicago,
Illinois. Professor Dickey is a
brother of Mrs. G. G. Hopkins, of
near town.
Mrs. Anna NJ. Brown, of Delmar,
spent several days of this week,
with her late husbands parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Street Brown, at Colora.
Miss Clara b. Maloney, of Will
mington, also spent Sunday of
last week at the same place.
Misses Clara and Lillian Keil-
holtz entertained the Young Ladies'
Carrom Club on Halloween.
All those present were masked
and in costume, the makeups
being varied and unique. When
masks were discarded and the iden-
tity of characters revealed, progress
sive carrom was INDUCED in amid
much merriment.
Tony Mage, of Elkton, a construc-
ton train employee of the p, W. s.
B. railroad, fell from his train on
Friday last and received injuries
from which he is slowly recovering
in Wilmington Hospital.
Mrs. J. A. J. Creswell, of Elkton
lost one Of her fine carriage horses
this week, the animal having been
kicked by its mate and sustaining
a broken leg. The team was an un-
usually fine one and valued at
$500.
The Parthenian Literary Society
of Rising Sun public school will
wrestle with the question: Resolv-
ed, ''That the Indian has better
right to this country than the
white man." at its meeting this
afternoon.
The remainder of the mules
which were pastured on various
Chester county farms during the re-
cent coal strike, were shipped back
to the mines last week. The mules
from Colerain and Little Britain
were shipped from Mortonville.
Robert S. Brookings, of st. Louis,
has contributed 81, 500 towards
repairing and remodeling st.
Mary's church, Cecil county, Rev.
Giles B. Cooke rector. The contri-
button is in the nature of memoir
ial to Richard Brookings, son,
who is buried in the adjoining
cemetery.
On Thursday evening of last
week Miss May Minnick, aged Is
years, of West Grove, attempted to
cross the railroad track at that
place as train was approaching
and was struck by the engine.
She was thrown distance of about
65 feet and over fence near the
track. Several ribs were broken
and she was otherwise injured but
it is thought not fatally.
Constable Moore arrested a party
at Conowingo Wednesday, on the
charge of highway robbery. Two
peddlers claimed they had been
held up on the road and relieved
of their spare cash and had their
packs rified by two men, one of
whom said he was detective.
The man who was arrested gave
the name of WEIGH, and claimed
to be from Lancaster. His COM
panion eluded the officer and es
capped over the state line.
We are pleased to announce that
Mr.. Eli I. Reynolds has secured
the services of one of w. H. Podes-
ia q Co.'S eye specialists, who will
visit Rising Sun regularly at stated
intervals. His first visit will be on
Wednesday the 10th of Nov. at
Eli 7. Reynolds drug store from
10 a. m. to 4 p. m. Many of our
readers know of this firm, as they
have offices in this vicinity and
have had for many years, which
speaks well for the excellent service
they give, as they fully guarantee
all their work, and all eye examina-
tons are entirely free. AS the
head of the firm w. III. Podesta is
well known personally in this part
of the county he will make the