The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1908-05-22


visitor on Tuesday and attended
the lecture of William J. Bryan, at
the Lyric in the evening.
Rumor is current of the ap-
preaching marriage of a young
Oxford divine to one of Maryland's
fair daughters, at an early date.
Mrs. s. r. Kimbell and SON, o.
T. Kimbell, of Philadelphia, are
spending some time in Rising Sun,
where they are recuperating, both
having but recently recovered from
serious illnesses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Haines and
w. T. B. r. Robertson attended the
session of the Methodist General
Conference in Baltimore, on Tues.
day, and heard the lecture of VIM.
Jennings Bryan on "The Prince Of
Peaceo in the evening.
Mrs. Helen F. Ross has issued
invitations for the marriage of her
daughter, Miss Sophie Motif, to
Mr.. Roy Ferguson. The ceremony
will take place at the BRIDES home
in Lower Oxford, Thursday, June
4th, at half past two o'clock.
The Susquehanna Hose Company
and Bayside Band, of Hayre de
Grace, will hold their annual joint
excursion and re union at Colchester
Beach on Friday, July Gath.
In attempting to board moving
Pennsylvania freight train near
Havre de Grace, Lloyd J. Clinton,
colored, Of Philadelphia, fell under
the wheels Tuesday night and was
literally cut to pieces, death result
ing almost instantly.
The Hartford Democrat, pub
lished at Bel Air has appeared
changed to a seven column auarto-
a form much more convenient to
its readers, and considerably en-
larging the amount of reading
space for the benefit of its patrons.
Henry Fl. Mitchell last week
captured ground hog on Bohemia
Manor. He was driving along the
road when he saw the animal go
into hole He picked it out with
the butt of his carriage whip, and
threw a blanket over it. Mr..
Mitchell presented it to the Will
mington Geological Garden.
Among the school trustees ap-
pointed by the Cecil County School
Commissioners at their last session,
are eight women: Mrs. B. M.
Mahoney, Miss Margaret Gilpin,
Mrs. Tabitha Thornton, Mrs. g.,
Is. Ellison, Mrs. W. ID. Bradford,
Mrs. s. Ell. Duhamell, Mrs. w. T..
Clark and Mrs. Worth Manlove.
The New Castle Presbytery at
tended in body on Thursday, the
unveiling of the monument in
Mackenzie Park, at the lower end of
the Peninsula, erected by the Pres
byterian Historical Society, of
Philadelphia, to the memory of Rev.
Francis Mackenzie, the founder of
organized Presbyterians in America.
Arthur Evans and Miss Hyla
Biddle were driving up the Elkton
Chesapeake City public road Sun
day night, when their horse fright
ened at an automobile, ran away
and c0llided with Alfred Simmons
team. Mr.. Evans and Miss Biddle
were thrown out and painfully
injured. Simmons carriage was
demolished, but he escaped injury.
The new st. Patrick's Catholic
church, in Havre de Grace, has
been completed and will be dedi-
Gated Sunday, June %. The edi
flee is built of Port Deposit granite
with Cleaveland sandstone trim
mings. 1t is ,51x92 feet, with main
tower "a feet high, topped by spire
of 3S feet, making a total of ITO
feet.
Miss Hattie Herr, of near
Chrome, was painfully scalded
about the face on Monday after.
noon. In carrying a bucket of hot
water up the steps of her home she
tripped, the contents of the bucket
splashing in her face and scalding
her badly. 1t is feared her sight
may be injured, as the water was
dashed directly into her eyes.