The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-03-27

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Clifford Hoover, of Cecilton, was
a Rising Sun visitor this week.
G. s. Pyle and daughter, Marian,
were sightseeing in Washington
last week.
The Social Sewing Circle was
entertained on Thursday afternoon
at the home of Mrs., g. s. Pyle.
Joseph vanneman, of Dickinson
College, Carlisle, Pa, was the
guest of relatives in town last week.
Miss Elizabeth r. Stephens was
the guest of Mrs. H. A. G.. West.
erfeld, of Wilmington, during con
ference week.
Rev. and Mrs. W. G. Rooms, of
Smyrna, Del, are visiting the
latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7.
j. Wilson, at Maple Lawn.
William Clifford, of Pennington.
was successfully operated on Fri
day afternoon for appendicitis at
THE German Hospital, Philadelphia.
Mr.. Harry Hart, of Rising Sun,
and Miss Aida Murphy, of Liberty
Grove, were married March IS, a.
the home of the bride by Rev. W.
Fl. Briggs.
Mr.. Lewis F. Cole and Miss Mar
garet G. Booth, both Of Havre de
Grace, were married Saturday at
Trinity Parish Rectory, Elkton, by
Rev. William Schouler.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. B. Lock
wood, formerly of this town, have
removed to Lockwood, Ohio, where
Mr.. Lockwood is engaged in the
erection of a large creamery.
| Mrs. j. s. Chapman and daugh-
tiers moved this week from Rising
Sun, where they have resided for
several years, to Pottsville, where
Mr.. Chapman is engaged in busi-
ness.
Paul Keen, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam b. Keen, was rendered
surprise on Tuesday evening by
number of his young friends who
appeared suddenly at his home or
Pearl street to congratulate him on
the attainment of his fifteenth
birthday and help him celebrate
the occasion, the evening being
spent with various social games and
much enjoyed by the merry
company.
| A horse belonging to George
TERRY, of Hopewell, got tangled in
a piece of wire lying in the road,
while being driven into, Oxford,
fell and broke both hind legs and
had to be killed.
The farm of j. Frank Shippers,
located near Union Church in the
Third District of this county, con
tanning 80 acres, has been pur-
chased by Percy F. Proctor of
Philadelphia, for $500.
Rev. R. B. Dilworth, formerly of
Oxford, is reported to have fallen
heir to $1,000, bequeathed him by
a man who recently died in Salem
county, Nj, whom he had be
friended during his studies in the
West.
The first commencement exercises
to be held this year were those of
Fulton high School. in the new
hall at Oakryn, Lancaster county
The graduating class numbered
eleven-Mary Keeps, Edna Walton,
Adeline Paxson, Hattie Ingram,
Anna Wright, Fannie King, May
Charles, Emaline Shoemaker, Lester
Gallagher, Norman Wood and Fred
Nesbitt.
Rev. Robert Watson, d. D.,
formerly of Oxford but at present
pastor of the Second Presbyterian
Church of Cincinnati, Ohio, has
declined the call extended him by
1.-THE congregation of the Chambers.
Wylie Memorial Church of Phila.,
giving as his reason the dissatis.
faction existing among the mem
bers which prevented the call
being unanimous.
A partially deoayed tree on the
farm of William Hopkins, near
Rock Run, Hartford county, being
cut down by employees OF Halo
ways saw mill, broke and fell in
the opposite direction from that in.
tended, striking mule and kill
ing it, in addition to crashing
through the roof of the workmen's