The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-15

visiting their daughter. Mrs. william
Lockwood, Amerherst, Mass.
Miss Sara Swift ard Joseph Swift, of
Fulton House, were over-Sunday guests
of William M. Pogue and family.
The engagement is announced by Roy
B. Stebbing, formerly Of Port Deposit, and
Miss Ina R. Dynes, of indianapolis, Ind.
Mrs, c. B. Silver and sister Miss
Annie Hopkins. of Havre de Grace, were
the guests of Mrs. G. G. Hopkins last
week.
Mr.. Joseph Dillman, of Pleasant Hill,
and Miss Susie Ward, of Zion, were mar
ried in the Bay View M P. Church on
Nov. 80, by Rev. Mr.. Zepp.
Mr.. Scott Steele aud Miss Minnie
Feehley, of Providence, Cecil county.
were married Nov. 20. at the City Hall in
Wilmington by the Mayor.
The engagement of Miss Edith W.
Scott. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank
R. Scott. of Elkton, and Mr. B. Nc
cullough Walmsley. of New York, has
been announced.
Mrs. c. E. Dare and daughter Virginia,
| of Alexandria, Va, and Mrs. w. G.
Rooms of Wilmington, were visitors at the
home of T. ]. Wilson and family, near
town, during the week.
Job Kirk and Barclay Gyles left Rising
Sun for St. Cloud. Fla. on Tuesday,
where they will spend the winter. The
formers father. Thomas Kirk, has in
vested insome real estate there and went
south several weeks ago, with the expec-
ration Of locating there permanently.
Herman B. Tyson. of Newark, has sold
his trotter, Sir Thomas Upton, ASK. to
Cleveland. o., parties for $1,000.
The bazar and festival held on Friday
and Saturday last by Riverside Cornet
Band of Port Deposit netted $I5o.
| David A. Cardwell has sold to Kirk
Melrath of Oxford. for i$I3, 900, his fine
farm of las acres. in Lower Oxford
township.
The Avonda'e Marble Quarry has been
awarded the contract to furnish building
material for a $5oo,ooo postofice at
Gettysburg, Pa.
| Henry A. Brehm, who owns stock
farm near Havre de Grace. has sold his
Alliewood stallion. e.oo. to New York
parties for $sIo, and Earlewood, 2.2s,
for $500
The Hartford County Court has SEN
fenced Mrs. Curry to six months in the
House of Correction and fine of $Ioo for
violation of the locial option law of that
country.
1 The little son of Lemuel Cullum, of
wilma, Hartford county, had one of his
hands so badly crushed in a fodder cutter
last week as to necessitate the amputation
of two fingers.
i Walter I. Jackson, game dealer
of Havre de Grace. has shipped twelve
pairs OF canvasback ducks to London,
England, where they will be served at a
Christmas dinner.
The large auto delivery truck of Stellel
Bros. bakers, of Middletown, caught on
fire on the road between Warwick and
Sassafras, one morning last week, and
was destroyed with its load of bread, pies,
cakes. etc.
There will be an entertainment al
Pleasant Meadow school, near Rising Sun
Thursday night, Dec. FL. Exercises tc
begin at7:3o. An offering will be taken
at the door. Proceeds for library fund
: If stormy, the following evening.
Nottingham Cornet Band has elected
the following officers: A. Wilson, Jr.,
President; w. S. Roberts. vice president;
| J. Leon MeCrery, secretary; George M.
Boyd, treasurer; James H. Crothers.
leader; ]. Leon McCrery, assistant leader.
}. Frank Lennon. formerly of Oxford,
} was struck by train in the Philadelphia
!. yards on Thursday last, and instantly
killed. He was foreman of bridge con,
: struction on the Maryland Division. The
| deceased was 81 years of age, and leaves
widow and four children.
The Maryland State Grange urges the
the teaching of agriculture in the public
schools of the State. The Grange will
also petition the next Legislature o.
Maryland, for an appropriation of $rso.
600 to be used in the building and equip
, ment of another agricultural building al
the Maryland Agricultural College. on tn,
grounds that ample Accommodations arc
not now provided.