The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-02-07
TOWN AND COUNTY Y.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Ella Pogue was home from Beech
wood School, Tenkintown. over Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Robertson. Of
Brooklyn, spent Sunday with Rising Sun
relatives
Miss Sarah Lockard, Of North East. and
Mr.. Donald W. Logan, Of Leslie, were
married last week.
H. NJ. Wilson. Of New York. was an
over-Sunday visitor at the home Of his
mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson.
Calvin Brum6eld. Of Kennett Square.
WAS Sunday visitor at.the home of his
father. Augustus Brum6eld, near town.
Miss Josephine Carhart. of Zion, has
been appointed district nurse in a hospital
lin Charlotte. N. c and left last week to
assume her new duties.
Mr.. and Mrs, J. A. Hartenstine, Prin-
cipio Furnace, were entertained over Sum
/ day at the home Of the latler's parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Jos. S. Pogue.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. ]. Ayeist Of Elkton.
announce the engagement Of their daugh-
Tier, Miss Evelyn Ayerst, to Eugene Man
ming, Of Wilmington. The wedding will
I take place after Easter.
| Samuel Gavin walked from Philadel-
Iphia to Port Deposit Sunday, and took
dinner with William Mcclenahan. Mr..
Gavin is in the habit Of walking the nuns
her Of miles on his birthday that he is
years old. and Sunday was the 6fst anni-
Iversary OF his birth.
"A number Of Rising Sun young ladies'
have organized y sewing club under title
of the &c E. S" The club was enter
tanned on Saturday afternoon last by Miss
Edna Wilson. at her home on Cherry
street Twenty-one guests were present.
the afternoon proving i very enjoyable
| one.
Schools Of herring and shad are report
ed to have arrived ia the Nanticoke river.
and fishermen are getting ready for the
fishing season. two months earlier than
usual.
H. B. Clark. Of Kenton, Del, sold last
week at public sale II fine Holstein cows.
The sale aggregated $I,7oo, an average
Of $Too per COW. The highest price paid
was STA.
Charles Cole. outfielder. and George
Herring. in6elder. two Aberdeen players.
who have been playing professional bali
for three or four years, have signed with
Columbus Of the Cotton State League. !,
|. The casket Company. one of West
Groves principal industries. has been
declared bankrupt and has suspended
business. 1t is said the liabilities amount
70 $I2o.ooo. The company gave employ
ment % 100 persons.
Under the will Of Lydia c. Conard.
late of West Grove. the Orthodox Friends
receive $500 to be used in keeping the
grounds of the meeting house in repair.
The Barclay Home Of West Chester re-
ceive $500 TO be expended as the Man
ayers think best. Mark Hughes and
Robert Pyle named as executors.
| Clyde Hart Lancaster county farmer.
lost two valuable cows the past week in
rather peculiar way. One COW broke
loose in the stable and horned one so bad
~ that in trying 10 get away it jumped
into the trough, falling back on the one
standing next. breaking It's neck. In the
morning the two cows were found dead
lone with broken neck. the other hornE
ed so badly it had died,
The Baltimore Sun Almanac for 1919
has reached us. This is the 3Sth year for
this little Blue Book, which is not only an
almanac but veritable little encyclope-
dia. as ii is crammed full of valuable in
formation on host of subjects. making
Il the handiest sort of reference book. and
one which every subscriber of the Sun is
glad 10 have in home or Office. Each
year this valuable little publication seems
to grow better. no matter how good the
preceding numbers have been.
The item published last week stating
the P. E. SharpIess Co. Of this town. had
been fined in the u. S. District Court for
failure 70 comply with the Pure Food and
Drugs Act by the manufacture OF evapor-
ated milk that did not show the percent
age required, was erroneous. The fine
was the outerowth of mistake in the
placing Of wrong tag on the goods ship
ped. the law being very strict in this re-
respect. the goods showing very require
ment as to quality. and being Of the an l.