The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-10-31
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in. the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. John DM, of philadelphia. is visit
ing her parents. sr. and Mrs. E. H. Rey-
nolds.
Mrs. Jesse T. Cameron entertained a
number OF ladies at cards on Thursday
afternoon last. at her home on Cherry
street.
Miss c. M. Twaddell, Of Devon. was
the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing
this week.
Mrs. Martha Cameron. Of Virginia, is
visiting at the home Of I. ]. Wilson and
family, near town.
chas. S. Pyle. visited Swarthmore on
Saturday and had the pleasure of listen
ing to President Wilson's address at the
College.
Mrs. H. H:Haines and daughter. Miss
Violet Haines. Of Philadelphia, were en-
tertained BY Rising Sun friends on Mon
day and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. Smith and children.
who have been visiting relatives in town,
left on Tuesday for their home in Rich
wood. West Virginia.
Cards have been raceived in this county
for the marriage of Mr.. Charles McClena-
han Nesbit, OF Larchmont. NJ. Y, and
Miss Josephine Gillespie Erskins, of
Mor,istown, Pa, on Saturday. Nov. /.
Miss Evelyn Cameron entertained a
number Of ladies in very pleasant man
lner at cards on Thursday afternoon Of
this week. at her home on South Queen
street. 5000 was the feature. The rooms
were beautifully decorated with autumn
LEAVES and chrysanthemnms. The in
vited guests were: Mrs. c. Walton Hood.
Mrs. ]. Leon McCreary, Oxford; Mrs.
Geo. D. Riale. Kennett Square; Miss
Araette conden. Perryville; Miss Elias
beth Rowland. Port Deposit; Miss Katha-
|rine rutherford. Miss Lillian Cameron.
Zion; Mrs. William G. West. Miss Lorraine
Fassitt. Sylmar; Miss Helen Cameron.
Pennington: Mrs. Jennie Whiteford,
Mrs. I. Wayne Reynolds. Mrs. Jesse t.
Cameron, Mrs. j. H, Jenness. Mrs. Cecil
E. Ewing. Mrs. T. B. Moore, Mrs. Albert
L. Burlington. Mrs. Horace M. Duyck-
|inck, Mrs. Stewart NJ. Ward. Mrs. Mary
Cherry, Miss Louise Worthington; Miss
Mccoy. Miss Gertrude Dare, Miss Alice
Clifford. Miss Ada Reynolds.
Fire of unknown. origin destroyed the
large COW barn on the John F. Lewis
farm, near West Chester. Seventy nine
headof registered cattle perished In the
flames. The total loss is put at $50. 900.
The large barn on the farm of Frank
| w. Croft between Elizabethtown and
Milton Grove. was totally destroyed by
fire Friday evening. causing loss of,
about $500. partially covered by in.
surance.
Elwood Balderston has kept record of
the rainfall in this section and II is as
follows: May 3I-Five mos. previous.
ao.79 ms. June 65. July 2.so. August
5.Ss. September $40. October 26. Total
inches for 10 months. 4I.4s.
J. S. Baer and Company of Bel Air,
have sold the Samuel Davis farm of 100
acres. near Macton. Hartford county. TO
D. K. Ashbury. of Va. for $3,aso, the
Samuel 7. Lowe farm of ra7 acres located
near Berkely. 70 Mrs. Bertha l. Lee. OF
Darlington. for &.7so and the Newlin
Smith farm near Darlington to F. S.
Whaling. of Virginia, for $7.3so.
Clerk Of the Court Cecil Kirk or his
deputy will be at Reynolds Fish House.
North East. from to 1890 a. M. Satur-
day next. November I; at charlestown
from 1890 to ago p. M. the same day.
and at Strickers Hotel. Perryville. all OF
same day. for the pnrpose of issuing
ducking licenses.
Thieves stole two horses belonging to
Samuel and Howard Martin. New Gard
len, Chester county. from pasture field
last Thursday night. and after driving
them. turned them loose in the road.
They were found the next day in the
woods on J. Howard Thompson's farm.
near Kennett Square.
The State Health Oficer's report shows
that in September total of 100 deaths
from infectious diseases occurred Ia the
counties Of Maryland. Sesenty-eight
deaths resulted from tuberculosis. as COM
pared with Io4 in August. There was
decrease Of Is deaths from typhoid fever.
but comparing the number Of cases.
there was also decrease Of Ioo cases;
64o reported 10 August. and s5r in Sep
tember.