The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-06-05
DR.. G. S. Dare spent several days
N Harrisburg the past week.

very ill at his his home near
Colora.
Mrs. N. G. Cameron, of Perry
vile, is the guest Of DR.. and Mrs.
T. B. Moore.
Miss Maude Kirk is home for the
summer vacation, from the State
Normal School, Baltimore.
Miss Carrie Cummings entertain
ed Miss Maude Childs, of Whining
ton, a few days the past week.
Howard H. Reynolds of this town
who has been critically i'll with ty-
phoid fever, is slowly convalescing
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert N. Gerry,
of Port Deposit were entertained
this week by Rev. and Mrs. FL. A.
G. Westerfeld.
Misses Florence and Nancy Dick
ey, of Port Deposit, were the guests
few days the past week of G. G..
Hopkins and family, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. G. Hodge,
of Philada., visited the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. II.
Haines several days the past week i.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson,
of Phillipsburg, N. j., were the
guests, of the formers parents, Mr.
and Mrs. L. j. Wilson several days
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. S. Niblock, Ok
ford, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their daughter Rebecca
to Joseph P. Jackson, Wednesday,
June tenth, at 2 O'Clock.
A social dance was held at. the
home of Alexis Watson, near Far
mington, on Wednesday evening,
and an enjoyable time had by those
present tripping the light fantastic.
Hon. Herman Stump, of Bel Air
and Miss Mary Fernandez de
Velasco were united in marriage in
the Church of the TRANSPORTATION,
New York city, on Wednesday
afternoon, June 3.
S. Taylor Wilson, son of T. J.
Wilson, near Rising Sun, has been
elected president of the Tippett &
Wood Corporation, builders of
standpipes, water towers, bridges,
ETC., of Phillipsburg, N. ]. Mr..
Wilson secured position with this
company at the time of his gradua-
ton from Lafayette college a few
years ago and by his ability and
close attention to business has
worked his way to the head of the
corporation. His many friends in
Cecil county are gratitied to learn
of his deserved advancement and
extend their congratulations.
Geo. Fl. Taylor, eldest son of I.
R. Taylor, is visiting his friends
and relatives in Rising Sun and
vicinity. Mr.. Taylor is in the Or
dnance Dept. U. S. A., and is To-
Gated at Frankfort Arsenal, Phila.
He enlisted from Rising Sun, Md,
served through the Civil War with
the 9th Md. Vol. Infantry as drum.
mer. He left this place ip 1868 for
an active business life, being for
several years with the Weems
Transportation Co. of Baltimore,
and afterward moved to Boston to
engage in business with a brother
in-law. His son, Thos. 7. Taylor,
is chief of the Electrical Depart
ment U. S. Armory, at frankfort.
Isaac R. Taylor enjoyed trip to
Washington a few days since, and
took in some of the sights of the
National Capital. Among the in.
teresting places he visited was the
Treasury building, that massive
granite pile which was built dur
ing Andrew Jackson's term of of.
flee as President. The building
covers more than two whole
blocks-over five acres of ground.
Within the vaults of Uncle Sans
Treasury building are about one
hundred and fifty million silver
dollars; thirteen million dollars in
gold coinI nearly fifty million dol
lars in paper money. 1t holds
in trust for national banks, as
security for the banks circulation,
nearly six hundred million dollars
in United States bonds. More than
five million dollars in worn paper
are received daily for destruction,
for which new money is issued in
its place.
A horse belonging to an Elkton
liveryman fell from the causeway of
a bridge near that town one night
last week, and it required the COM
bined efforts of several men with
ropes and tackle to extricate the
animal from the marsh, which war
done after several hours hard
work.