The midland journal., 1906-11-16

cousin, MISS mary bruulHelu.
E M. Hunt left Wednesday for
an extended business trip to Nor
folk, Va.
J. M. Holden and Bernard Efing
will leave Saturday for a two weeks
cunning trip to Virginia.
Superintendent James Buckelew,
of the Central Division, was a Ris.
ing Sun visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Attic M. Flitcraft, of
Woodstown, N. j., is the guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. M. Sterrett.
Miss Mary McCachran, of West
Nottingham, was the Sunday guest
of Miss Edna McVey, of Zion.
Miss Nellie Smith, of Baltimore,
is spending the week at the home
of her grandfather, DIR. A. Fl.
Smith.
Mrs. Carrie Riale, of Chambers
burg, has been visitor the past
week at the home of her son, Jos.
T. Riale.
Mrs. Isabel Buckley is visiting
her daughter, Miss Mary Buckley,
in Hazleton, Pa, where she will
spend the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry G. Robertson
and Mrs. H. B. Patten spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lyon, Coatesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck
and daughter, of Philadelphia, are
visiting the formers parants, Mr..
and Mrs. A. l.. Duyckinck.
Announcement is made of the
coming marriage of Mr.. Ralph
Campbell, of Perryville, and Miss
Mary Zimmerman, of York, Pa.
We are glad to be able to report
the condition of Mr.. FL. Linn
Worthington, who was so severely
wounded last week by the acci
dental discharge of his gun while
ducking on the Susquehanna flats,
shows continued improvement.
A Masquerade social was held
by the Young Ladies Home Mis-
sion society, on Friday evening last,
at the home of Miss Mollie Keen
About thirty. five guests were pres
ent, masked and in costume, and a
pleasant evening was spent by the
company.
E. o. Taylor, owner of the
Farmers Hotel, West Chester, has
brought suit against Samuel Babb
for $1,000 for breach of contract,
alleging Babb agreed to purchase
the hotel for $4,000 and failed to
keep his agreement.
The contributions from Maryland
to the San Francisco earthquake
and fire sufferers, were greater, in
proportion to wealth and population
| of the State, than any other in the
United States. The amount con,
tributed was $13O,OO0.
The members of the committee
appointed to select meeting place
for the coming General Conference
of the M. E. church, in May, will
hold meeting in New York the
second Wednesday in February, to
decide upon the matter.
William S. Smith, of Church
Hill, met with painful accident
while operating circular saw in
the woods near his home. He
accidentally fell on the saw while
it was in motion, terribly lacerating
his face, his nose being severed.
The Susquehanna Power Com
pany has withdrawn its mortgage
of $6,OOO,OOO to the Girard Trust
Company, of Philadelphia, and
filed one tor $4,000, 900 instead
which indicates a much larger ex,
penditure than originally con-
templated.
The canning house of Edward T.
Kirby, at Cole, Hartford county,
was destroyed by fire last week
together with 1000 cases of corr
and tomatoes, and all the ma
chinery. This is Mr.. Kirby't
second experience with fire, having
a canning house burned about five
years ago.
Hon. Herman Stump, Of Har.
ford county, has been elected
President of the Board of Man
ayers of the Maryland Asylum and
Training School for the Feeble
Minded, which is located at Owingi
Mills, Howard county. Mr.. Stump
is one of the original charter
members Of the institution.