The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-05-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

4 AAtOO uAs 10
a visit with relatives in Philada.
Mrs. Hannah Swan, of Washing
ton, is visiting her niece, Mrs. j.
Fl. Jenness.
Miss Agnes Fox returned this
week from a visit to Harrisburg,
Pennsylvania.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare is visiting
her brother, Charles E. Dare, of
Alexandria, Va.
Miss Mary s. Haines and Edwin
L. Haines were Havre de Grace
visitors on Tuesday.
Frank Sheppard and son, Ernest,
of Wilmington, spent Wednesday
in Rising Sun, the formers old
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Cameron, of
Blue Ball, were guests at the home
of their son, Jesse 7. Cameron, last
week.
Governor Crothers has closed the
Executive Mansion at Annapolis
and will spend the summer in
Elkton.
DR.. Award, of Philada., was a.
guest at the home of Mrs. Ella
Pyle, on Cherry street, Saturday
and Sunday.
The Young Ladies Social Sewing
Circle was very pleasantly enter
tained on Saturday afternoon last
by Mrs. Nellie Wagner.
Mrs. Matte Pierce has an
nounced the engagement of her
daughter, May, to Mr.. Willard
Barrow, of New Bridge.
Misses Mamie and Elmia Ed
mumdston, of Baltimore, were Wis.
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Eli T. Reyn
olds and family over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry S. Coudon
celebrated the fifty fifth anniver-
sary of their wedding at their home
near Aikio, Cecil county, on Mon
day, May 8.
Rev. Walter Rue Murray, pastor
of Havre de Grace Presbyterian
church, has received a call from "a
church in Philadelphia.
The Hartford County Commits.
sioners have fixed the tax rate for
this year at 81 05 on the $1OO, five
cents higher than last year.
Albert G. johnson, proprietor of
the Elkton Acid Works, is ar.
ranging to establish wifeless
telegraphy station in Elkton.
Convicted of violating the local
option law. Kent County Court has
sentenced BERTHE Jones to six
months in the House of Correction.
The Hartford County Commits
sioners have decided to build al
$1,000 bridge over Deer Creek at
Forge Hill, on the line of the pro
posed State road.
Following out his policy of re.
trenchment in public service, Gov
|ernor Crothers has dropped nine
State employees at Annapolis,
whose salaries aggregate between
$5, 900 and $4,000.
Dates for the joint army and
militia coast defense exercises to be
held this summer have been select.
ed by the War Department, the
Maryland exercises to take place
between September 4 and IA.
Mrs. Frank Nesbitt, of Colora,
met with painful accident few
day ago, severing an artery in her
arm by the slipping of can open.
er. The wound bled profusely be.
fore a physician could be sum,
moned.
Hopewell M. e. church, Wood.
lawn, Rev. j. Howard Gray, pas.
tor. Sabbath services: Sunday
School at $50; Preaching at 1890
a. m; Preaching and Epworth
League at s p. IN. Preaching at
Asbury at 3 p. NJ. All welcome.
Rowland Vanneman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Vanneman off
Havre de Grace, while in friend
ly wrestling match with William
Foster, one day last week, fell,
fractured and dislocated his left
arm at the elbow. The accident is
very unfortunate, as Roland ex
pected to take an active part in the
Tome Institute athletic meet.