The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-24

Mrs. j. NJ. Sterrett is visiting her
mother. Mrs. Barclay Heacock. Philada.
Leslie and Norman Pyle were over
Sunday guests of their sister, Mrs. Walter
Alyord, Moore. Pa.
5 Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Wilber.s of Frank
ford. N. Y, were recent guests of DIR. A.
H. Smith and daughter.
Mrs. Sarah Ryan and Mrs. Emmeline
Williams have returned to Philadelphia
after a two weeks visit with. relatives in
town. .
Lynn Gillespie, Of Philadelphia. has
been spending the week at the home Of
his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F.
Gillespie.
Rev. andMrs. B. ]. Brinkema, of Zion.
were summoned to Chicago on Saturday,
owing to the death of the latter's father,
Mr.. Shockey.
Postmaster and Mrs Samuel Hamble-
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hambleton
enjoyed an auto trip to Baltimore on Sat
urday, remaining over Sunday.
H. S. Smith, Of Redwood, West Vir-
ginia, is spending the week at the home
of his father. DR.. A. H. Smith, Cherry.
street. where his family has been visiting
for some time past.
Mrs. Helen Mackie. Miss Lavinia Bye
and Mr.. Knowles Bowen, of Newark.
motored to Rising Sun Saturday and
spent the weekend with Mr.. Robert T.
Cameron and family.
George H. Taylor. of Wilmington. N.
c., paid a brief visit to relatives in Rising
Sun this week. Mr.. Taylor is son of
the late |. R. Taylor and is superinten-
dent Of the National cemetery at Will
mington. N. c.
Cards have been issued for the coming
marriage Of Miss Helen Wells Cooper.
daughter of DR.. John w. Cooper, and
Harlan Johnson, teller in the Elkton
National Bank. The ceremony win be
performed in Elkton Presbyterian Church,
Wednesday evening. November S.
The Epworth League held a social in.
the Sunday school room of the M. E.
church on Wednesday evening. About
So members and invited guests were
present to enjoy the occasion. A splendid
literary and musical program was rem
dered. and refreshments of cake and
lemonade served.
Misses Emma Brown. Verna Grason,
Edna Reislcr. Louise Wagner and Sarah
Kirk spent from Friday until Monday
with Rev. and Mrs. William H. Michaels,
of Langhorne, Pa. This young ladies
were bridesmaids at the wedding of the
couple. whose second anniversary they
helped to celebrate on the 18th inst.
A. D. Conner, of Quarryville. has sold
his farm of $50 acres near Mechanics
Grove to Serenus Rohrer of Strasburg,
for $I4,2oo.
Lewis Russell Adams. storekeeper al
Eldora,. Pa, has been declared volun-
tary bankrupt. with liabilities of $24ss al
and assets $Ioos.o5.
]. Kersey Davis. of Fallst on, Har-
ford county. dealer in wagons. carriages
and machinery, has made deed of trust
for the benefit of creditors.
Walter Kirk. of Little Britain. has put.
chased the farm of Mrs. G. R. Hastings,
lin Colerain township, containing III
acres. The purchase price was $6.66o
Raymond Shaub. druggist of Quarry
vile. Pa. was taken to the Lancaster
General Hospital last week for treatment,
where his ailment was diagnosed as the
dreaded pellagara.
Herbert Pennock. a Kennett Square
boy, who Is pitcher on the Athletic team,
received check last week for So, 243 OF,
his share of the players portion of the
world series receipts.
The feed and -four mill belonging to
Harry McCrery. near bonneville. Pa.
was completely destroyed by fire Friday
morning. The origin of the FIRE is not
known. A small insurance was on the
mill.
A. Herbert Gilbert. who conducted a
meat and provision store in Aberdeen for
the past several years. has made deed of
trust. to Harry A. Osborn. Jr.. of Havfe
de Grace. who has given bond in the sum
of $40. 600.
The schooner, Murray Vandiver." I"
which was built in Havre de Grace in
1875, by the late Robert A. Mcgowan, has
been sold by its owner. D. S. Elliott, to
R. B. White. who will continue to use her
in the bay trade. The vessel is s8 feet
long and registers Ir2 tons.