The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1909-06-11


ware College, Newark will be held June
I3 to 10.
Mallory P. and Maurice Toy have pur-
chased for $3.50 the Reese store and
dwellings in Chesapeake City.
The Delaware Anti tuberculosis So
ciety will have tent and exhibit at the
New Castle County Fair in September.
Owing to the unfavorable weather on
Wednesday and Thursday, of this week,
Oxford Fair will be continued on Satur-
day.
Alfred B. McVey, of Zion, has been ap-
pointed principal of Calvert Agricultural
High School, vice Walter c. Reeder, re-
signed.
A number of Kent county farmers have
organized an Independent telephone com
pany to be known as the Farnnel's Branch
Rural Telephone Company.
Miss Josephine Carhart daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Carhart of Zion,
graduated last week from the Hospital
Training School for Nurses, at Chester,
Pa.
c. Irwin Whitaker, son of Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Whitaker, of Elkton graduated last
week at the Medico-Chirurgica College,
Philadelphia, receiving the degree of
Phi. G.
The site selected for the encampment of
the Maryland National Guard, on the
aims house farm, near Westminster, Md,
July IS to rs, will be called Camp
Crothers.
Children's Day will be observed at 1890
o'clock on Sunday evening, June 10, at
the M. E. church in this town. A
special program of music and recitations
has been prepared.
The Directors of West Grove National
Bank have ordered an increase of two per
cent. per annum paid the stockholders
hereafter in semi-annual payments of four
per cent. clear of all taxes.
VIM. ]. SINNERS, Jr., purchased the
Amos H. Nevill property, containing "a
acres, with house and improvements, on
the road between Greenhurst and Zion, at
mortgages sale on Tuesdey for $II75.
The Cecil County School Board has ap-
pointed Miss Anne White, of North East,
graduate of Western Maryland College,
assistant principal of North East High
School, to succeed Miss Cora E. Smouse,
resigned.
William ]. Adams, of Lyles, Lancaster
county, will dispose of his entire racing
outfit, consisting of a number of fine
horses and all the necessary trappings.
The sale will be held on the track at the
Oxford fair grounds Friday afternoon
between heats of the races.
Edward S. Bacon has been held under
$1,000 bail in Wilmington City Court, on
charge of shooting Mrs. Idenia Brad
field. The parties are both former resi-
dents of Perryville. A suit for divorce
has been filed in the Circuit Court of Cecil
County against Mrs. Bradfeld, by her
husband.
Hopewell M. E. church, Woodlawn,
Rev. ]. Howard Gray pastor. Sabbath
services June I3, 1909. Children's Day
service at TO- 80. Epworth League and
Preaching at s p. m. Evening subject
Hero Tales from Sacred Story" Begin
ming of series. Preaching at Asbury at
3. p. m. All welcome. ~
AS result of an oratorical contest, con-
Quoted by the Woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union among the students of
Delaware College, Howard H. Prouse,
formerly of Charlestown, this county has
been awarded the first prize of $25; How
ard T. Ennis, second, SIS; John Ennis,
third, $40, and Horace H. Spraunce a
Especial prize of $5.
]. R. McLane, while employed on the
B. & o. bridge at Aiken. fell from the
structure in the river, a distance of 90
feet. He was not injured, and in less than
| five minutes was at work on the same
part of the bridge from which he fell. A
few days later another employee on the
same job fell distance of 20 feet, but
struck piece of timber and was severely
injured about the back.
The graduating exercises of the a3rd
class of Goldey Wilmington Commercial
and Shorthand College will de held Mon
day evening. June 2I, in the Eleventh
Street Rink, Wilmington. The address to
graduates will be delivered by Rudolph
Blankenburg, Esq, of Philadelphia.
Goldey College does not close with the
commencement, but has continuous day
sessions throughout the twelve months of
| the year.