The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Addie Smith
Mrs. T, B. Moore, Mrs. J. L. Stephens
and Mrs. H. B. Patten spent Friday and
Saturday in Baltimore.
Miss Alma Keilholtz entertained num-
Der of young ladies very pleasantly, at her
home on South Queen street, on Thursday
afternoon.
Miss Hazel Miner, Of Dallas, Texas,
and Leslie Miner, Of Philadelphia. were
over-Sunday guests Of Eli T. Reynolds
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. p. Nichols and
daughters were among the guests pres
ent at the Spencer-Reynolds nuptials,
in Oxford, on Tuesday.
Mr.. John Roy Stevens and Miss Mary
Roe Hill, both Of Providence, this county,
were married in Trinity Church, Elkton,
on April 10, by Rev. William schouler.
Mr.. AID Mrs. E. Philip Allen and
children, who spent several days with the
Messrs. Mayberry, at Pennington, left in
their handsome EMF car on Tuesday.
for their home in Atlantic City.
The Euchre was very pleasantly enter
tanned by Miss Lorraine and Mr.. ]. B.
Fassitt, at their home near Sylmar on
Wednesday evening. Miss H. M. Kirk,
Messrs. S. M. Ward and J. +. Cameron
were awarded high score hohors for the
evening. The next meeting Of the club
will be held at the home of G. G. Hop
kins on Wednesday evening, April ~.
1t is reported William T. Fryer has
decided not to operate bis colora cannery
this season.
The Port Deposit M. E. Sunday school
will run its annual excursion to Tolchester
on Friday. June "a.
A flag raising will be held at Leslie
school on Friday afternoon. April 90, at
1880 o'clock. The public is invited.
Little Annie Gillespie fell from the ter
race in the yard of her home at Port De-
posit last week, and suffered a fractured
elbow.
Mrs. Henry D. Keen, of West Noting
ham, was paid a visit by poultry thieves
last week, who carried off pal, of fine
turkeys.
The vestry of the church Of the Good
Shepherd. Chesapeake City, has granted
Rev. H. NJ. Huff six months leave of
absence.
Dr. Theodore A. Worrall of North
East. has accepted an invitation to deliver
an address at the Memorial Day exer-
cises, in Oxford.
Charged with poisoning number of
chickens belonging to residents of West
Grove. Charles Lamb, Jr., Of Avondaie,
has been committed to the House of
Refuge, at Glen Mills.
Samuel H. Adams. 'Jr,, after teaching a
very successful term in River Hill School.
Lancaster county, is now attending the
Millersville State Normal School, from
which he expects to graduate.
The stockholders OF Oxford Hall Asso-
citation have elected the following direc-
tors: ]. A. Watt, H. S. Worth, D. H.
Menough, ]. Slater Fairlamb, John J.
Pennell, Frank E. Brown and c. B. Kirk.
Meyers Klingman, employed as press
man in the Oxford News Office. had the
nail torn off of finger on his right hand
Saturday afternoon, by the grippers of
cylinder press catching his hand The
week previous the end was cut off one
his fingers by similar accident.
The Maryland Press Association will
hold its next regular meeting in Havre
de Grace, on Wednesday, April 27.
After short business meeting the menu
bers will be escorted to the floats, where
they will witness the hauling of the
seine, after which shad dinner will be
fserved.
L lhe Executive Committee of the Inter
scholastic Track Meet to be held at the
Jacob Tome Institute, Port Deposit. on
Saturday, May IA, has selected bronze
mounted plaque to be awarded to the
Maryland Rural High School Champion
ship. A special design has been adopted,
and the school which wins this champion
shipswill have trophy to be proud of.
Howard Blackburn. of Peach Bottom,
while hauling household goods on Mon
day for Clinton Gorsuch. was thrown
from his wagon when his team frightened
at an engine. Some of the goods also fell
from the wagon, among them being
stove which struck Mr.. Blackburn on the
head. fracturing his skull. He was taken
to the hospital in Lancaster, where he is
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