The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1903-01-09
Miss M. Addie Smith is visitin,
Baltimore relatives.

Chester R. Atkinson and A.
Maurice Wiley returned to Lafay-
cite College, on Wednesday.
Miss Olive Russell, of Oxford,
spent New Years day with Miss
Airline Atkinson, of near town.
The Junior Carrom Club met
with Masters Clifford ard Percy
Kirk on Saturday evening last.
Cameron Rambo, of Elkview,
spent a few days last week at the
home of his uncle, l.. r. Atkinson.
Misses Emily and Mabel Duyck-
inck had as their guest this week
Miss Laura Pershing, of Philada.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ell. B. Patten en-
tertained over Sunday Miss Eleanor
Heacock, of Phila., and Miss Attic
Flitcraft, of Woodstown, N. J.
The Young Ladies Carrom Club
was entertained on Friday evening
last by Mrs. II. L. Worthipgton.
Guests to the number of five tables
braved the pouring rain and were
present to enjoy the fascinating
game of progressive carrom.
Announcement is made of the
coming marriage of Hon. Herman
Stump, of Hartford county, and
Miss de Valesco, of New York.
The bride elect is native of Cuba.
Cupid is said to have shot his dart
at the couple during the Charles
ton, S. g., exposition, where they
| first met.
A small gathering of friends was
very pleasantly entertained by the
Misses Duyckinck last Saturday
evening. Those present were Mr..
and Mrs. III. B. Patten, Misses
Eleanor Heacock, Attic Flitcraft,
Laura Pershing, Gertrude Dare,
Eleanor Jenness, Messrs. J. M.
Sterret, F. G. Wilson, Barclay Rey-
nolds, III. F. Richards, Evans
Ewing, Cecil Ewing, Chas. Willms,
J. E. Brumfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph S. Terrell,
two of the Oldest persons in the
Third district, celebrated the sixty
third anniversary of their marriage
at their home, in Elkton, Dec. 81.
There were present to congratulate
the aged couple, three genera
tions besides Observation-Disclosures,
grand children and great grand
children. Mr.. and Mrs. Terrell
are over IS years of age, but are
both still quite hale and hearty.
Owing to the failure of the Bal
timore and Chestertown Railroad
Company to construct a trolley
road between Chestertown and Rock
Hall, Kent county, by January 1,
the company has forfeited its guar
antee of $1,000 to the Town Com
missioners of Chestertown.
The double dwelling at Lombard,
Md, occupied by the Messrs. Dun
can and their families, was destroy
ed by fire at an early hour Sunday
morning last, together with most
of the household goods and furni-
ture of the two families. The
cause of the fire was a defective flue.
The teachers of East and West
Nottingham and Hopewell Borough
will hold an institute at Barnsley,
Chester county, on Friday after
noon and Saturday, Jan. 9 and 10.
Addresses will be made by Supt.
G. W. Moore, Col. John A. M.
Passmore and Dept. State Supt.
Henry Houck.
James Sutton and William A.
Grew, two Betterton sportsmen,
had a narrow escape from drown
ing in Sassafras river last week.
Their boat capsized but they man
aged to cling to it and after drift
ing for several hours reached shore
in an exhausted condition, where
they were given succOr at near
by farm house.
have used the Aquatic Cream
Separator during the past year,
and have sold in that time, besides
all the butter and cream used 10
the family, 666 lbs. from four cows.
The average price during the en-
tire year was 243c per Id. In the
last two months, Nov. and Dec, l
have sold 1852 lbs. from three COWS
and stripper, the average price
being 26&c per. Id.
MRS. CHAs. MCDoUGAL.
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