The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-12-12

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Clifford Cook is lying in a efitical con
diton at his home near Zion.
Miss Hart of Frenchtown. N. j.. is the
guest Of Mrs. c. I. Turner.
Rev. and Mrs. Geo. w. Townsend are
spending the week al Ridley Park.
The eng agement Of Miss Krauss, Of
Philapelphia. to DR.. Clarence Benson, Of
Port Deposit has been announced.
Mrs. Edwin Haines and Mrs. N. c..
Brown are spending the week with the
formers daughter, Mrs. W. H. MichaeIs.
Langhorne, Pa.
Announcement is made of the engage.
ment Of Miss Reba Salmon. daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. William Salmon, OF Eikton.
to E. Stanley Webster, Of Nottingham.
the wedding TO take place during the
early winter.
The Mission Study Class met with
Mrs. Nellie Wagner on Wednesday eve
ming. large attendance being present
The chapter on New Communities was
reviewed, following which refreshments
were served and social intercourse enjoyed.
| Miss Edna Mayberry. Of Farming ton.
who is at present student at Western
Maryland College of Westminster, ap-1
peared before the student body and
faculty Of that institution on Friday last
with paper on Mozart and his genius
The essay was very well prepared and
Miss Mayberry has received many we'll
deserved congratulations upon her work.
The subject gained in interest from the
fact that Miss Mayberry has unusual
musical ability and expects to graduate
in vocal music with the class of 1918.
William Fulton, Of Oakwood. has raised
the frame of his new dwelling. which is to
REPLACE the one destroyed by a cyclone
some weeks ago.
The M. E. Sunday school of this town
is rehearsing cantata. ''St. Nicholas
Visit to the School, /" to be given Christ
mas week in the church.
SCOT taking FIRE in VIM. McKelvey's
chimney on Wilson avenue caused a little
furry in towp yesterday morning. but the
flames were extinguished before any
damage was done.
The newly elected County Commis-
sioners ]. Frank Blake and James r.
Watts, qualified on Tuesday E. Wilmer
Jackson is the holdover Commissioner.
The Board organized by electing J. Frank
Blake president.
i Silas Patterson, formerly of Kennett,
has been arrested in Wilmington. on the
charge of the fraudulent use of the mails.
While living in Kennett Patterson fieeced
a number Of people by selling them
worthless securities.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
have planted shade trees alongside OF
the walks leading to the station in Havre
de Grace. and parked" the grounds Of
the old tracks toward the river, and in a
year or SO. these improvements will show
up we'll.
Mrs. George R. Ash of Holly Hail.
near Elkton, has sued ont an Injunction
against the State Roads Commission, to
prevent the cutting down Of shade trees
on here property. which is along the new
State road being built between Elkton and
Chesapeake City.
/ The order of the Public Service Com
mission. regarding the Havre de Grace
Electric Co., went into effect Dec. Ist.
It does away with the meter charge of &c
cents month. and places the minimum
charge at $I.oo month. instead Of
$r.T3 as formerly.
An additional turbine of 10. 600 hcrse-
power has been placed in operation at the
Mccall Ferry plant making its present
capacity $4,000 horsepower. there is still
room for three more turbines. which
when installed in the future, will make
the plant possess a capacity OF, r4o, 900
horsepower.
Falling beneath passenger train on
the Philadelphia. Baltimore and Washing
ten Railroad which he was attempting to
board at Havre de Grace, Tuesday. Marion
Palmer. son Of Captain Charles Palmer,
was probably fatally injured His skull
was crushed. several ribs broken and his
legs badly mangled.
.The6ling Of the suit for the dissolution
Of the American Can Co., by Attorney
General McReynolds. has aroused con
siderable interest in Hartford county. as
the three can factories in Hartford. S. ].
Seneca and the Reynolds Bros. IN
/ Hayre de Grace. and ]. B. Hanway. of
Joppa. were absorbed by the trust.