The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-02-28
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED.

Mrs. j. M. Sterrett and son are
Visiting Philadelphia relatives.
Fl. M. Wilson is enjoying the
lsights of that cosmopolitan city,
New York, this week.
/ Calvin Brumfield was the recent
guest of his brother, Clifford Brum
field, Of New London.
Miss Mary Patten, of Liberty
Grove, was the recent guest of her
brother, 81. B. Patten and family.
81. F. Richards. of Philada.,
was the guest of DR.. G. s. Dare
and family WashiDgton's birthday.
William Michaels, of Dover, Del,
was the guest Saturday and Sun
day Of Edwin Haines and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allan McLane of
Cherry Hill quietly celebrated their
53d wedding anniversary, at their
home, Wednesday last.
Clifford Robertson, of New York,
was visitor at the home OF his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w T. B. R.
Robertson, near town, on Saturday
and Sunday.
Captain and Mrs. George w.
Whiteoak observed the fifty-fifth
anniversary of their marriage
Friday, at their home at Town
Point, Cecil county.
Miss Isabelle Bagley, auditor at
Tome Institute, gave a reception at
Port Deposit, Saturday evening in
honor of Mrs John A. Logan, who
is guest at the Institute.
| A Leap Year Social will be held
at the home of Misses Armenia and
Edna Wilson on Wednesday eve
ming, March 4, by the Young
Ladies Home Mission Circle.
DIR. G. s. Dare, j. M. Sterrett,
Cecil e. Ewing and Fl. L. Worth,
fngton composed a theatre party
from this town on Monday even.
ing, witnessing the ssSqnaw Man,
at the Garrick, in Philadelphia.
Miss Mary e. Moore, of Havre
de Grace, daughter of Mrs. Martha
and the late Michal Moore, of Cecil
county, and DR.. Amos B. Schnader,
of Mount Caramel, Pa, were quiet
ly married in Philadelphia on
Wednesday afternoon, Feb. 10.
They will reside in Mt. Caramel.
! The reported elopement last week
of Wilfred B. Love, of Conowingo.
and Miss Elizabeth v. Griest, of
Liberty Grove, is stated to be in
correct. The marriage was per-
formed in Elkton without any
elopement feature connected with
the ceremony as was first reported
in the city papers.
| Mr.. and Mrs. George M. Camp
bell, Barksdale, have issued invi
tations to the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Margaret Dean, to
Mr.. Irwin Foard Reynolds. The
ceremony will be performed at the
Campbell homestead, on Wednes
day evening, March 4, at 6 o'clock.
The young couple will make their
future home near Fair Hill.
The Talbot County School Com.
missioners have ordered the white
schools closed June 10, and the col.
ored April 10Th, the latter two
weeks earlier than usual on account
of insufficient funds.
| John R. Messick, who failed in
business at Millington, Kent
county, Md, % years ago and
settled with his creditors for %
per cent, is now sending out checks
paying the other 75 per cent.
The Republican State Convention
to name delegates at-large from
Maryland to the national conven-
tion at Chicago will be held in
Baltimore on April 80. This was
decided upon at meeting of the
State Central Committee held on
Wednesday.
The Maryland Geological Survey
has issued series of leaflets upon
the subject of road mending and
improving, which are of especial
interest at this time when the
"good roads, question is being so
widely discussed. The leaflets
treat of stone, gravel and shell
roads, road surfacing, road drainage
and other material facts on the
subjects. They may be secured by
applying to the Survey at Bal