The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1906-04-27

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Baltimore.
Mrs. Joseph Pownall, of Swarth-
more, is visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Albert L. Burlington.
John W. Buckley is lying in a
critical condition at his home in
this town from heart trouble.
Mrs. Luman Beitler, Of West
Grove, was a guest last week at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. s.
Pyle.
Miss Marion Sheppard left Rising
Sun on Monday for New York,
where she will make her future
home.
The Misses Maxwell entertained
a number of young ladies at tea on
Saturday evening last, at their home
near Principle.
David G. Mccoy, of Oxford, was
a Sunday visitor of his sisters, Mrs.
Whiteford and the Misses Mccoy,
on S. Queen street.
J. G. Richards and family are re-
occupying their dwelling near
Richardsmere, after spending the
winter in Baltimore.
Miss Blanche Biles, of Blue Ball,
was entertained a few days the
past week at the home of the
Misses Abrahams, Woodlawn.
Misses Simmons, Locke and New
come, of Jacob Tome Institute corps
of instructors, were the guests on
Saturday and Sunday of Miss
Louise Wagner.
Mrs. Charles Allen, Barnsboro,
N. j Miss Jesse Porch, Gloucester
City, Messrs. w. T. Allen, Camden,
and W. T. Drennen, Wilmington,
were the guests last week of w. j.
McDougal and family.
The engagement Of Miss Bessie
Coale, of Baltimore, to Rudolph
Tull, of Elkton, who is engaged in
business in Philadelphia, was an.
nounced Wednesday evening at a
dinner given by States Attorney
and Mrs. James Beck at Chester,
town.
Andrew Anderson, 8. T. Sim
pers and j. L. Moore have been ap
pointed to make new assessment
of property in North East, as pro
vided for in the new town charter.
| Henry P. MUIR was struck and
killed instantly on Wednesday
afternoon Of last week by an en-
lgine, while at work on the tracks Of
the cut off section of the Pennsyl-
vania railroad, near Quarryville.
| The home of Frank johnson,
who resides near Wesley Chapel,
was badly damaged by fire last
week, caused by q lamp exploding
in the hands of Mr.. johnson, who
was also seriously burned about
the body by the flames.
| During the high wind Monday
lafternoon the large fishing floats
of Silver, Spencer & Company, Of
Havre de Grace, were blown from
their mOorings above the B. & o.
railroad bridge, In the Susque-
hanna river, and slightly damaged.
/ George Williams, freight
brakeman on local freight train,
while coupling cars at Elkton
Saturday was caught between two
cars and painfully injured. His
leg was mashed and it is feared he
will lose the member by ampu.
tation.
The McCall's Ferry Power Com,
pany has offered $4,000 fol
Piney Island, in the Susquehanns
river, just below the breast of the
proposed big dam. The owners o.
the island refuse to sell and are
preparing to fight the erection o.
the dam through the courts.
4 The Trustees of Tome Institute
Port Deposit, have secured the ser
vices of Rev. DIR. Wallace Radcliff
t pastor of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Washington
to deliver the commencement ser
} mon on June 10, and Rev. ]. NJ
: Buckley, editor of the "GhristiaI
Advocate" to deliver the com
. mencement address.
/, Alan D. Price, of Elkton, ha
} located at Union, s. Corolina
where he will practice law.