The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-12-08

Warren Taylor was home last week
frem Western Maryland College, West
minister.
Miss Malva Bird has been enjoying a
visit to her grandmother, Mrs. w. Fl.
Snyder. Oxford.
Quite number from this town and
vicinity have been attending the Mary
land Week Exposition in Baltimore.
Mrs. Robert Smith and daughter,
Eleanor, of Richmond. were the guests of
J. NJ. sterrett and family this week.
Mrs. Stewart M. Ward entertained the
Young Ladies Social Sewing Circle very
pleasantly at her home on Cherry street.
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Jennie McKelvey. OF near town,
has accepted a position as stenographer
with the A. P. Whiteman Co.. Oh, ster,
Pa The young lady is Tome graduate.
Miss Annie R. Stewart, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Stewart. of near North
East, and Mr. Frederick H. Saul, of the
same town, were married Nov. rs by Rev.
Frederick Doerr pastor OF ST. Stephens
Lutheran Church, Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. H. T. Porter and family of Green
vile. Pa, and Mrs. W. F. Porter, of
Baltimore. were the guests last week of
Mrs. P. S. Shaffer. at her new home on
Cherry street. Mr.. H T.. Porter is son
of the late w. E. Porter, of Rowlandville,
and is Chief Engineer of the Pittsburg,
Bessemer & Lake Erie railroad.
Invitations are out for the wedding of
Miss Mary Baily Richards. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson Richards. near
Toughkenamon. and Charles Percy
Webster, of Swarthmore, son of Charles
Webster. of Cochranville. The ceremony
will take place at the bride home near
Toughkenamon, on Saturday. December
9th, at o'clock. The prospective, goom
is cashier of Swarthmore National Bank
The Sweet Air Rural Telephone Co.,
has been organized by number of Har-
ford county residents.
William p. Schoenfelder has been ap-
pointed keeper of the Battery lighthouse,
below Havre de Grace. vice, Capt. George
W. Mitchell. resigned.
H. ]. Clayman, of Bel Air, notorious
"blind tiger keeper, has been sentenced
to two years in the House of Correction
for violation Of the Hartford County Local
Option law.
J. Harry Poist left two Purple Top
Globe turnips at the JOURNAL office this
week as sample of his crop. They
weigh six and seven pounds each and Mr..
Poist reports over 400 bushels from an
acre.
The annual meeting of the Little
Britain Detective Association was held
Saturday at Oak Hill hotel. Officers
elected were as follows: President Harry
Falkland; secretary, James Wood; treas,
]. M. Paxson; auditor, Howard Overly
delegates to Detective Uuion: James M.
Paxson, John Jackson, john Alexander,
John ]. Sheaffer.
The Maryland Week Exposition was
formally opened on Monday night at the
Fifth Regiment Armory. Baltimore, the
address of welcome being delivered by
Mayor Preston. The Armory was trans
formed into place of splendor by ex-
hibits of products of the farm, the orchard
and the garden. The Exposition will
close on Friday night, 9th inst, with a
banquet to visiting Governors.
The postofice department at Washing
ton has sent out notice to the postmasters
that there will be new style postal card
printed as soon as the present supply runs
out The new cards will be slightly
thicker and heavier than the ones now in
use. The greatest change will be in the
color of the card and the ink 10 be used.
All of the printing will be in bright red
ink, and the card will be tinted in attrac-
tive pink.
! Howard Calvert, of Philadelphia, has
pure hased from Mrs. Lottie Settle, the
Gamble property in North East
Philip Hall. New London. has sold the
McCamant farm adjacent TO the village,
to A. Pennant Thompson, for $4,000.
The Mutual Building Association of
Elkton, has purchased at mortgage sale,
the Rovitti farm of SO aeies, near Elktou,
for 5000.
Clifford Brum6eld has sold his property
near New London, Chester county, en-
bracing dwelling and three acres of
land. to Joseph Cloud.
The TWO Filter farms near Town Point,
along Elk River. have been bought by
Curtis M. litter. of near Chesapeake
City, from Richard P. Lyndon. of New
York, for $1,000.