The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-10-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

phia, is the guest of Miss Gertrude
Dare.
Mrs. Emma P. Ewing, of Har-
lpursville, N. Y, is visiting Mrs.
Emma Ewing.
The Young Ladies Home Mis-
sion Social was entertained on
Friday evening last at the home of
Miss Nellie Chapman.
Mrs. A. M. McNamee entertain.
ed yesterday afternoon, at her home
near Principle the members of the
Social Sewing Circle and a number
of other friends.
DR.. Charles r. Biles returned
Wednesday to his home in Elkton,
after a stay of six months in Hot
Springs, Ark, where he went for
the benefit of his health.
Evans e. Ewing and J. A.
Hartenstine are visitors this week
at the jamestown Exposition,
Norfolk, Richmond and other places
of interest in the Old Dominion
State.
| Mrs. Carrie Riale has rented the
sheppard property on Cherry street,
recently vacated by W. P. B. Lock
wood, and with her son George will
move from Cbambersburg this
week.
A pie social will be held in the
Sunday School room at Principle
on Friday evening, Oct. IS. Pies
and homemade candy will be
served. Admission, 10c; proceeds
for the benefit Of the Sunday school.
Miss Lorraine Fassitt very
pleasantly entertained party of
friends at cards at her home near
lSylmar last Saturday evening, fur,
ther enjoyment being added to the
evening by a number of musical
selections by Miss Katharine Ruth
lerford. Those present were Mr..
land Mrs. Wilkes Cameron, Miss
McCrery, Miss Mary Brumfeld,
Miss Lillian Yerkes, Miss Katha-
rine Rutherford, the Misses Fassitt,
Messrs. j. 4. Rrpmfeld, Bruce
Cameron, Alfred Fassitt, John
Fassitt.
i A republican mass meeting is
announced for Elkton on Friday,
Oct. 1S, at which the candidates
on the state ticket are expected to
lspeak.
/ Myrtle Vasey, a pupil of Elkton
High School, while playing with a
number of other girls On the school
grounds a few days ago, had the
misfortune to fall and break her
Iarm.
i Robert F. Hanna has been ap-
pointed postmaster at wilma, Har-
ford county, rice M. A. Bateman
resigned.
| Bfigadier General William I.
Duvall, resident of Hartford
county, has been promoted to the
rank Of Major General in the U. s.
i Army.
i One thousand tickets were sold
from Aberdeen to Havre de Grace
during the month of September
over the Pennsylvania and over
800 to Baltimore.
j Robert E. Swift. of Hayre de
Grace, has filed a bill in the Circuit
}, Court for Hartford County, asking
for a divorce from his wife Carrie
lSwift on the ground of desertion.
Vice-Principal Chalmers s..
Brumbaugh of the Belair High
School has been elected to the chair
of mathematics at Baltimore City
College.
! W. W. Hess, of Philadelphia,
has made second application to
the City Council of Havre de Grace
for a franchise to build a gas plant
and lay mains in the streets of that
city.
i Among those who had their
pockets picked at Oxford Fair this
year was VIM. T. Warbqrton,
Esq, of Elkton. Last week two
poeketbooks were found in box
used for shipping purposed at Ok
J ford station, both of them having
been ritled of all valuables, except
one in which remained Mr., War
burtOn's annual pass as counsel over
the B. & o, r. r., other passes
over the same road and franks of
the Western Union Telegraph
Company.