The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-10-21

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| ing the week with Philadelphia relatives.
Miss Grace A. Wilson is spending the
week with friends at Brandywine Summit.
H. D. Alice, of Detroit. Mich, was the
guest Of his brother; W. H. Alice, last
week.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday at the home Of Wayne Reyn-
olds, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anson Dare, of Harris
burg, were guests this week Of DIR. G. S.
Dare and family.
Miss Louise Wagner, who is attending
West Chester State Normal School. spent
Sunday at her home in town.
Thomas Mullen, of Zion, and Thomas
Kirk, of this town, left on Monday for
Florida where they will spend some time.
Miss Anna M. Dowland Of Sylmar, and
Harry w. Brown, of Oxford, were mar
ried in Philadelphia Wednesday, Ioth inst.
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Mr.. Thomas G. Dickerson. of Earleville.
and Miss Bertha Peacock, Of Philadelphia
were married in that city, Tuesday, Oc-
tober II, by Rev. Mr.. Harkens.
Mrs. c. E. Dare and children, Of Alex
andria, Va, are spending some time at
the home of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs, Thos. ]. Wilson. Maple Lawn.
Mabel Engle Whitaker, Of Cherry Hill,
and Arthur c. Ward, Of Philadelphia.
were married at the home of the brides
mother. Mrs. Clara c. Whitaker. Cherry
Hill, October I3.
Miss Eugenia Steele Pearce, daughter
| of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene R. Pearce. Of
Germantown, Pa, formerly of Cecilton,
was married Oct. II, to Mr.. John
Clare Alexander, of Philadelphia.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
Walter E. Avery, of New York, formerly
of Elkton, to the marriage of her daugh-
ter, Mis- Martha Ann Avery, to Captain
John Williams French, U. S. A., at her
home in New York city, Wednesday eve
ming October 26.
Afeception was rendered Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifford Robinson. on the occasion Of
their return from their wedding tour,
Friday afternoon last, from two to FIVE
O'clock, at Lawnsdale, the home of the,
groom's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.
B. R. Robinson. Over hundred guests
were present to congratulate the young
couple and enjoy the hospitality of the
host and hostess. The home was beauti-
fully decorated with autumn leaves, the
dining room presenting an especially
pretty appearance The serving of re-
freshments was in charge of an exper-
fenced caterer.
The Delaware Automobile Association
will offer cash prizes for the best-kept
stretches of road in New Castle county.
The Bel Air Electric Company has
given mortgage for SIS, 900 to Baltimore
Trust Company, of Baltimore, trustees,
for the issuance of bonds.
A vicious bull attacked Thomas w.
Ludwig, on his farm near Delta, tossing
him in the air and injuring him seriously
The same animal killed a man few
weeks previous.
Nehemiah Guild, organized to raise
funds to dcfray long-standing debt Of
$1,000 against Tome Memorial M. E.
church, Port Deposit, has paid all but
81, 900 of the indebtedness.
An automobile company has been
formed in Bel Air with powers enabling
it to deal in the purchase, sale and hiring
of motor cars. T. H. Robinson, Noble
L. Mitchell. Richard Dallam, s. A. VIII
liams and John A. Evans are the incorpo-
rators.
The fishway, constructed at McCall's
Ferry dam at cost of $40, 600, under
supervision of the State Fisheries of Penn
sylvania, is the largest of its kind in the
world. II is Dulit on general incline,
like stairway, which will be kept flooded.
The FISH will be able to mount this unique
device until they reach the top and will be
able to get over the breast.
The Commissioners of Hartford county
have passed an order requiring the P. B.
& w. railroad company and the B. & o.
railroad company to place night and day
watchman at all public crossings on the
public roads of that county within 80 days
or show cause why they have not COM
piled with the order. This order gtows
out of the recent killing of the Cullums at
Stepeney cossing and the many other
narrow escapes from death along the
lines of these railroads.