The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-03-05


Miss Marjorie M. Effing is visit
ling Baltimore relatives and friends.
The Home Mission Social will be
entertained on Friday evening,
March IL, at the home of Edwin
Haines.
Miss Mona Jenkins left yester.
day for Philadelphia where she
has secured a position in a mil
|linery establishment.
A. T. Fisher and Miss Eva Buck
ley, both of near Rising Sun, were
married in Elkton by Rev. John
McElmoyle on March 3.
s. E. Clayton, 81. Linn Worth
ington and Ralph Wilson were
among those from this section
attending the inaugural ceremonies
at Washington yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Ward, Of
Zion, announce the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Victoria Reyn
olds, to Mr.. Clarence Minor Me-
Nemar, of Wilmington, formerly of
this county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel j. Brown,
of Sylmar, have issued invitations
for the marriage Of their daughter,
Miss Effie Emma Brown, to Mr.. j
Harvey Townsend, of Kinks Mills,
Pa, on Thursday, March 11th, at
twelve o'clock, noon.
The Euchre was very pleasantly
entertained on Friday evening last
by Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse T. Cam.
eron, at their home on Cherry
street, guests to the number OF
about thirty being present to en-
joy the evening. The next meet
ing of the Euchre will be held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart
NJ. Ward, on Thursday evening,
March 1S.
Miss Lydia A. Churchman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Churchman of Sylmar, and Mr..
Charles G. Perry, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Perry of Zion, were
married on Wednesday, at the
parsonage of Zion M. E. church,
by Rev. ]. 81. Mitchell. They
were attended by Miss Vista
Churchman, sister of the bride, and
Mr.. Clarence Kidd, of Oxford.
Rev. w. 81. Briggs, pastor of
Mt. Pleasant M. e. Church, near
Colora, and Miss Mabel Beecher, of
Wilmington, Del, were married
Wednesday, 3rd inst, in Grace NJ
E. church, Wilmington, by Rev.
J; H. Mitchell, pastor of Zion M.
g. church, and a classmate of the
groom. Rev. and Mrs. Briggs will
reside in the parsonage recently
purchased and furnished by Mt.
Pleasant church.
William McCook was arrested
last week at st. Georges, Del, for
stealing copper wire from the lines
of the Diamond State Telephone
Company, between that town and
Hares Corner. Jacob Jensen was
also arrested on like charge.
The Oxford Hotel was entered
Sunday morning by thieves, who
carried away both slot machines
belonging to the pay station tele-
phones. 1t is not known what
amounts were in the boxes.
Monroe Jones, a young colored
man, was arrested on suspicion
and lodged in West Chester Jail in
default of bail.
Capt. William Fadeley, on
Wednesday morning, of last week,
while hauling seine, caught a white
shad off the old railway wharf, at
Hayre de Grace, the first shad
caught in these waters this season.
This is considered remarkable, as it
has never been known to catch a
white shad in the Susquehanna so
early in the year.
An Oxford bridegroom was given
rather a strenuous serenade on
Monday evening. Morris Dickinson
has recently taken unto himself a
bride and his fellow. members of the
Oxford Band called on him and
persuading him to show himself,
forced him into one of the cages be.
longing to the Wheeler show, and
paraded through the streets Of the
town with martial music and their
Gagged victim.
Seasonable Dry Goods and
Notion Novelties are now in evi-
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