The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-15
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs Clifford Robertson. of Brooklyn, is
visiting her sister, Mrs 7. Cameron
Mrs. Sarah Freeney and daughters Of
Delmar, Nd, are visitors at the Par
sonage.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. ]. Wilson are visit
ing their daughter, Mrs, W. g. Koons, Of
Wilmington.
Mrs. W. H. Micheals, of Lanehorpe,
Pa, is visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
Edwin Haines.
Announcement is made Of the marriage
|of Miss Leora Johnson and Mr.. Herman
Brown, both Of Rock Springs.
N. c. Brown is representing Rising
Sun M. E. church in Wilmington this
week at the Lay Electoral Conference.
Mrs. Rosene Stubbs, of Delta. is spend
ling some time at the home Of her parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.sReynolds, Cherry
street.
The Five Hundred Club was very
delig htfully entertained on Thursday eve
ming Of this week BY Mr. and Mrs. Albert
L. Burlington.
Rev. 2, H. Webster is spending the
week in Wilmington, where he is attend
Ing the annual Conference Of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church
M~s p.wail l.: a,xax.a;.,:,-. l |
daughter, Mrs. Frank H. Miller, OF Phila.
delphia, and Mrs Frances Murphy, Of
Greentown, Indiana. i
Miss Alice Clifford, Of Washington, is
spending the week at the home OF her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. William Clifford.
East Main street.
Miss Violette Fryer. Of Woman's
College, Baltimore is spending the spring
vacation at the home of her parents. MrS
and Mrs. W. T. Fryer, Colora.
Miss Sallie Lynch. Of Akin, and Mr.
lJohn A. Hasson, Of Port Deposit, were
married on Wednesday evening. March
9th. at Hopewell M. E. parsonage. BY
Rev. j M. Lindale.
The Home Mission Social viii meet
with Mr. Edwin Hainesthis evening, I5th
inst All those who come are requested |
to bring the youngest picture Of them
selves that they have. Details will be /
| given later. Entertainment will be fur
lnished by the boys.
The Lancaster. Oxford & Southern
Railroad will be offered at public sale
again Saturday. March 10Th. from the
steps of the Court House at Lancaster.
Falling backward from the second
story of his granary Dallas Lore. farmer
residing near Summit Bridge. Del. was |
instantly killed. his neck being broken
The Hurlock Advance has purchased
the printing plant OF the Cambridge
Journal. A commodious building will be
erected in Hurlock. Nd, to which the
plant will be moved. and for the FIRST time
in its existence the Advance printed at
home and by its own equipment
The four-masted schooner, "Helen
Thomas" Captain w. J. Lermond, bound
from Port Tampa to Baltimore. ran
aground last week on Horse Shoe Shoai,
in Chesapeake Bay. near Cape Charles.
and was lost the crew escaped in life
boats. The schooner was loaded with
1000 ton Of phosphate rock. consigned
to the Scott Fertilizer Company, Elkton.
The Pearce and Schech Moving Picture
Entertainment OF Baltimore, will be held
at Oakwood, Md, Tuesday. March 26th.
Porters Grove M. P. Church Wednesday,
March 27th. and at Rowlandvlle Thurs
day. March 2sth This entertainment is
guaranteed to be of high class. and |
those who fail TO come will miss great
treat. Figures show that the Company
entertained over 100000 people last
season. Admission. adults 20 cents
children under IL years of age 10 cents.
Face to face with a deficit. the State
Roads Commission at its meeting Monday
decided to ask Senator Benson. counsel
for the commission. to introduce in the
Legislature bill authorizing il TO borrow
against the $4,000 left Of the road |
loau, which cannot be issued before July
| I. The report showed that there were
only $4,000 available and that contracts
outstanding aggregate 100000. Balti-
more city is also owed $3.50. 600.
To Offset this indebtedness there re-
mains about 100000 worth Of bonds un-
sold. and from s3oo,oo to $500. 600 to be-
returned from the bridge and boulevard
fund.