The midland journal., 1911-05-05

Mrs. Laura Maxwell, of Colora. is visit
ing her sister, Mrs. 6. $. Dare.
Mrs. A. E. Drennen is spending the
week at her home in North East
| Mrs. Warren Ramsey Jones and son. of
Delta are visiting Mrs. W. B. Bechtel.
DR.. G., S. Dare and daughter, Miss
Gertrude S. Dare, are spending the week
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Ward, Of Perry
ville. celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary on April IS.
The Home Mission Social will be held
Friday evening, May II, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle.
Mrs. c. E. Dare and children are visit
ling at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thos. J. Wilson, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Conrad Lukens, Of
East Nottingham. celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary on April 2s.
| The Young Ladies Social Sewing Circle
was entertained on Thursday afternoon Of
this week by Mrs. H. B. Patten. at her
home on East Main street.
Mrs. S. IA. Hazard and Miss Mana Lee
Hopkins who left Rising Sun last May on
a visit to relatives in Brazil are expected
home this evening after years absence.
The engagement OF Miss Dorothy
Sharpless, daughter of Mr.. Casper Gar
rett, of Childs, to Mr.. H. Frank Hurn. of
Philadelphia, formerly of Elkton, has
been announced.
Miss Louise Wagner, Of West Chester
State Normal School spent few days last
week at her home in town. She had as
her guests Miss Adalaide Woodside and
Miss Ina Jenkins, classmates. and enter
tanned number Of friends in their honor
on Saturday evening.
Mr.. Eugene Shirey and Miss Beulah
A. Richardson, of Pefryville, and Mr.. ].
Irwin Vanneman. of Trenton, N. j.. and
Miss Grace Shirey, of Perryville, were
married Wednesday evening, April 26. at
the home of Mr. and Miss Shirey's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. George Shirey, in
Perryville.
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck rendered a
luncheon and card party to number of
ladies on Friday afternoon last. which
was charming social affair. Those
present to enjoy the delightful entertain
ment. besides the hostess were: Mrs.
|Jennie Whiteford, Mrs. I. Wayne Reyn-
olds, Mrs. ]. H. Jeuness, Mrs. W. P. B.
Lockwood, Mrs. Stewart M. Ward. Mrs.
ii. T. Cameron, Mrs. ]. NJ Sterrett, Mrs.
H. L. Worthington, Mrs. M. E. Founders,
Mrs. Geo. D. Riale. Miss Helen r. Nc
|Coy. Miss Gertrude S. Dare, Miss H.
Marie Kirk.
| Thieves broke into the home Of Samuel
6. Grice at Aberdeen and stole large
quantity of silverware.
4 A train on the Baltimore & Ohio Rail-
road ran into a herd of cows owned by
Albert Ropka, near Van Bibber station,
one day last week, killing, two of them.
Cornelia L. Blackburn has entered suit
against Cornelia L. Blackburn and Mary
Blackburn, executors Of Joseph R. Black
burn, to recover 81, 600, claimed to be due
ion promissory note.
i The license fee for gunners in Delaware
nnder the new game law is $I.Io for resi-
dents and $40 for non-residents. Gunners
not naturalized whether residents or not,
win be charged a fee Of $40.
Samuel w. Bradford, who for several
. years past has been cashier of the Savings
Bank Of Harfotd County.xat Bel Air. has
been appointed secretary of the Republi-
lean State Central Committee by Chair
man John B. Hanna.
Il William H. Chandler, fruit grower of
the lower section of Kent county, has
placed in his peach orchard. as means
of protection against frost. 1900 oil heat
ers. each with capacity of three gallons
of oil. which lasts about r2 hours, or
$500 gallons night from all. 1t takes so
heaters to cover one acre of ground.
Commencing effective Sunday, May i.
the Chesapeake Steamship Company will
inaugurate daily, including Sunday.
Iservice between Baltimore. Old Point
I (omfort and Norfolk Va The fwn new
steamers City of Baltimore" and "City
of Norfolk which were launched at the
shipyard of the Maryland Steel Co.. on
Dec 8. are ready for service on the Ches-
Iapeake line between Baltimore, Old Point
!. Comfort and Norfolk, and have supplant.
ed the steamers Columbia and Augusta.
! linthe regular service between these points.
| The schedule is published elsewhere in
this issue.