The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-12-16

Miss Hanna Kirk visited her brother,
F. c. Kirk, in Baltimore last week.
Miss Maude Kirk, of Exmore. Va, is
spending some time at her home in town.
Miss Catharine p. Evans. of Manas-
quan. N. j.. is a Rising Sun visitor this
| week.
The Woodlawn will hold social at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Edmund
Brown Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wayne Reynolds attended
the King Shoemaker nuptials, in Fulton
township. Pa, on Saturday.
The marriage of Arthur McMullen, of
Colora, and Miss Carrie B. Reynolds, of
Richardsmere, has been announced.
Rev. and Mrs. Samuel Polk entertained
the elders and trustees of West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church. together with
their wives, at turkey dinner at the
Manse on Tuesday. About twenty-five
guests were present to enjoy the hospital
| ity of the host and hostess.
The Home Mission Social was held
Friday evening last at the home OF Edwin
Haines and family. The program was in
charge of the young men, who proved
themselves worthy of the task imposed by
furnishing an evening Of delightful en-
tertainment with recitations, select read
ings, vocal and instrumental music.
Oysters were served as refreshments
About seventy-fve guests were present.
John R. Forwood. Of Forest Hill, Har-
ford county. has been granted patent for
cattle stanchion.
| "A new and commodious station is to be
erected at Wawa to replace the one de-
stroyed by FIRE some months ago.
The Mccall Ferry Power Company is
reported to be arranging for rights Of way,
preparatory to erecting a transmission
line to Philadelphia.
All charges preferred against persons
for using fish pots" in the Susquehanna
River have been dismissed on the ground
that the law is defective.
Havre de Grace City Council has made
an appropriation Of $4,000 to the fund
being raised in that city for the purchase
of property to be used for hospital
purposes.
The postofice at Barnsley, Pa. has
been discontinued by order of the Depart
ment at Washington. and the patrons
will receive their mail by the rural de-
livery system.
Richard Mccall. W. S. Way and Cap
tain Jesse Poplar, of Havre de Grace,
have been arrested by Deputy Game War
den Jackson. charged with violating the
Susquehanna Flats Cunning laws.
The Maryland Horticultural Society's
S25 prize for the best essay on "The
History of Cow Testing Associations"
has been awarded to F. E. Anderson Of
this county, member of the Junior Glass
of the Maryland Agricultural College.
I
The postofice at Toughkenamon. Pa,
was entered by burglars on Thursday
night of last week. by prying open rear
window. The place was ransacked. mail
being scattered about and a, 500 postal
cards and FIVE dollars worth of stamps
stolen.
In suit for damages for injuries e
ceived about three years ago by falling
fdown an embankment at the approach of
the inter-county bridge in the borough of
christiana, Lancaster county jury last
week awarded Mrs. Jennie Hamill, of
Cochranville. verdict of $1,000.
The fifth annual exhibition of the Har-
ford County Poultry and Pigeon AssoEia-
ton began at Bel Air on Wednesday and
viii continue during Thursday and
Friday. This is the largest exhibition the
association has ever held, with 100 ex-
hibitors and nearly 1000 entries.
Rev. John M. Arters. who recently re-
signed the post of superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of Delaware, has
accepted the Office of superintendent foi
the Eastern Shore of Maryland. with
headquarters at Salisbury. Rev. S. ].
Cleeland is the new superintendent of the
Anti-Saloon League of Delaware.
| B. Friday, resident of North East. was
struck and killed by freight train on the
lP. B. & w. railroad near the station in
that town Saturday night.
| Mr.. Friday had just stepped from
passenger train and was walking on the
track, when run down by northbound
freight. He was as years of age and un-
married.