The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-03-27
Mrs. Nellie Wagner is the guest
of Philadelphia friends.

j. ID. Zehnder, of Norwood, paiC
his old friends in Rising Sun 6
visit this week.
Mrs. Mary Battin, of Whining
ton, has been the guest of hel
cousin, Miss M. Addie Smith, this
week.
Oscar w. Adams of Elm and
Jennie M. Gray Of Paramount were
married at the Presbyterian Parson
age, Union, Wednesday, March 1S
at high noon, by Rev. R. H. Kirk
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. B. Realey, Of
Elkton, have issued invitations fol
the marriage of their daughter
Amanda Wood, to Mr.. Charlie:
Ulary, on the evening of Thursday
April I'd.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. X. Slicer enter.
tanned a number of their friends
and neighbors Saturday evening
last, at their home, near Sylmar,
in honor of their fifteenth wedding
anniversary.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. B. R.
Robertson rendered reception to
their son Harry Clifford Robertson
and bride, at their home, Lawns
dale, near town, on Thursday eve
ming, Goth inst, on the return of
the happy couple from weeks
wedding tour.
Invitations are out. for the mar
riage of Miss Margaret, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin j. Crossan,
of Landenberg, Chester county, to
J. Delbert Fernan, of Avondale.
The ceremony will take place at
the home of the bride on Thursday
evening, April I'd, at s o'clock.
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Rooms, of
New Castle, spent several days this
week at the home of Mrs. Rooms
parents, near town. They will
move in a few days from New Gas
tie to Smyrna, which place will be
the Rev. Mr.. Rooms headquarters
as Presiding Elder of the Easton
District.
The Progressive Euchre Club
was very pleasantly entertained on
Tuesday evening by DR.. j. II.
Jenness and Miss Eleanor Jenness.
Guests to the number of more than
six tables enjoyed the game. Miss
Lidie Stewart was awarded the
honors for the ladies and C. T. Dare
for the gentlemen.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of George L. Townsend,
Jr., and Mrs. Edna Cazier Gilmore.
Mr.. Townsend is a we'll known
young attorney of Wilmington.
Mrs. Gilmore's home is at Kirk
wood, Del. The prospective bride
is well-known in this neighborhood
where she has visited on several
occasions.
Charles Biles, whose large barn,
near New London, Chester county,
was burned about a month ago, has
received 80, 460.67 from the Mutual
Fire ms. Co. of that county for his
loss.
Magistrate Dreamer, of North
East, rendered a verdict of $32
in favor of j. l.. Frank, who
brought suit against j. r. Foraker
for damage done to furniture while
being hauled in one of the latter's
drays.
The grocery and meat store of
Victor Bennett, in Elkton, was
broken into by thieves at an early
hour Sunday morning. About $50
worth of canned goods, meats and
provisions and several dollars in
change were stolen.
The entertainment given by the
Baconian Literary Society of
Friends Normal Institute, on Fri
day evening last in the public hall,
was success in every respect. The
gross proceeds amounted to some
thing over 1876.
Rev. o. G. Burt, formerly pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church
in Kennett Square, was tried at the
annual conference in Philadelphia.
and expelled from the ministery.
One of the charges brought against
the minister was that of writing
immoral letters.
! While Frank Whiteman, of New
lark, was driving a double team
in Wilmington last week the ami
mails became unmanageable, upset
the wagon, throwing him out and
dragging him some distance. Mr..
Whiteman was painfully though
fortunately not seriously injured.
George Blanchfield a colored man
aged about 60 years, of Townsend,
Del, while laboring under a de-
rangement of the mind Saturday,
seized his wife and tried to choke
her to death. His son entered the
room in time to save the woman's
life, and overpowered the demented
man, who was sent to the asylum at