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

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Jacob Kirk and daughter, o
Dover, have been the guests of I
j. Wilson and family this week.
Miss Alice Passmore of Butte
Mont, is the guest of her cousin
Alyce Clifford, near Pennington.
Mrs. Geo. S. Fox entertained g
number of young la lies on Wednes
day evening in honor of her guest
Miss Lodge, of West Grove.
Miss Maud V. Thompson return
ed Tuesday from weeks trip to
Niagara Falls and other points Of
interest, with party of Whining
ton friends.
Miss S. Lena Kimble has had
as her guests this week, at her home
near town, Misses Harriet Hea'
cock, Mary Leaman and Elva
Homer, of Millersville State Nor
NAL School.
The Calendar Club of Hopewell
church will hold a social at the
home of Clinton Thompson, near
Woodlawn, on Saturday evening,
July u.
Elwood George, a former resident
of Elkton, has been granted di
vOrce from his wife Elizabeth
George, by the Superior Court OF
Wilmington.
Fl. d. Jackson, Perryville's
crack shot and amateur champion
of Maryland, won a gun at Middle
town, on July 4. by breaking %
straight in a target shoot.
During a quarrel between color
ed men at Summit Bridge Philip
Brown was shot and dangerously
wounded by Thomas Fields. Brown
is in precarious condition.
The Woodlawn "Y's'' will hold
a festival in Hopewell church
yard, Thursday evening, July II.
If the weather is unfavorable, it
will be held the next evening.
John Banks and George Houck,
of Chesapeake City, are having
a large quantity of gum wood cut
and shipped to Chestertown, for
manufacture into peach baskets.
A tract of land embracing 70
acres, lying along Elk river, and
belonging to the late Parker l..
George, was sold on Wednesday at
public sale to Thomas M. Reed,
for 81 ,635.
The p, W. & B. railroad has
laid side track at the Carbon
farm, near North East, for the use
of the American Clay Co., which
will operate an extensive brick plant
on the property, for the accommo
dation of which the necessary build
ings are being erected.
A number of North East resi-
dents were victimized last week by
an oily tongued stranger represent
ing himself as an agent of the tex
tile works Of John Mayor & Son,
Oxford, Pa. The 'fagent" was ex
posed when he refused to accept a
check for a small sum.
The Home Mission social, which
was entertained by Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Stephens at their home
near town, on Friday evening last,
was largely attended and pleas
ant evening spent by all on the
cool lawn. Tn lieu of the literary
program a display of fireworks was
given.
Mrs. W. B. Smith, of Elkton
met with painful accident Satur-
day. While attempting to open a
bottle the cork flew cut, striking
her in the eye and causing severe
injury.-News.
There are number about ElktOn
who could show Mrs. Smith how
to open bottle without injuring
herself.
Following their custom of an
annual pilgrimage large number
of Universalists from Baltimore
visited Chesapeake City Wednes-
day and held services in the old
Universalist church of that town.
There are very few followers OF
that faith in Cecil county, and
services are no longer held in
the Chesapeake City Universalist
Church or the church on the Elk.
ton Bethel road. At one time each
of the two churches had large
congregations.
A recent issue of the Honeybrook
pa Graphic contains the follow.
ing complimentary notice about a
former Rising Sun mechanic: w.
E. Bailey & Bros. are the new black.
smith and coach and wagon max
ers at Suplee Junction, formerly
Waynesburg junction. The people
of that vicinity may feel themselves
fortunate in having these sober,
industrious and experienced young
men to do their work. They dc
whatever comes along in their line,
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