The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-04-25

Miss Ella Pogue was home from
Beechwood School, Jenkintown, over
Sunday.
Mrs. Clifford Robertson. of Brooklyn, is
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. c. R.
Biles, Cherry street
Mrs. c. L. Pugh and daughter. Edna,
OF Oxford. visited Rising Sun friends on
Saturday and Sunday.
Miss Malva Bird was the guest of her
grandmother, Mrs. w. H. Snyder,
Oxford, during the week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Haines spent Sum
day with their daughter. Mrs. W. fl.
Michaels. at Langhorne, Pa.
| Mrs. A. A Carpenter and daughter.
Edith of Wilmington. are spending the
week with Mrs. !. B. Tome.
Miss Marjorie Efing. of Philadelphia.
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
brothers. Harry and Gerald Efing.
Master Chester Tome has returned TO
his home at HOLLYWOOD, Pa, after three
weeks visit with his grandmother. Mrs.
Judith B. Tome.
Miss Alice Clifford has returned to her
home here after a successful operation
for appendicitis at the Maryland General
Hospital, Baltimore.
| DR.. G. S. Dare represented the Cecil
County Medical Society at the annual
three-day meeting of the State Medical
Society. in Baltimore. this week.
The engagement of Miss Beulah C.
Wilson. formerly of Elk Neck. to Mr..
Frank F. Collins, of Laurel Springs,
New Jersey. has been announced.
Miss Evalyn Tome of Port Deposit, and
Miss Martha Miller, of Woodlawn. were
the guests on Monday AMI Tuesday. of
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Tome at Holt
wood Pa.
A very enjoyable social dance was held
in the public hall on Thursday evening of
this week. The committee in charge was
composed of Jos T. Tyson, Leslie L. Pyle
and Gerald H. Efing.
Linn Gillespie. who for the past several
months has been clerking in Reynolds
drug store, has resigned his position,
which is now filed by Carl Ward. of
cris6eld. Md, who has had several years
Iexperience in the drug business.
i Mt. Olivet Sunday school. near Chrome.
has reorganized fo- the Summer. The
Ifollowing officers have been elected:
Frank Wright, superintendent; Kirk
Brown. assistant superintendent; Miss
Mary Taylor secretary; Miss Nellie Hila-
man and Anna Griffith. assist. secre-
taries.
! The Rev. DR.. Mervin ]. Eckels. who
has been pastor for over twenty years of
the old historic Arch Street Presbyterian
Church Philadelphia. has announced his
resignation thereof. DIR. Eckels will re-
tire to his farm on the Eastern Shore.
where it is hoped he will fully regain his
health.
A Hartford county paper reports that
Ryand Mitchell. of Aberdeen. has had
success for several years in sheep rails
ing, and this spring he has fourteen
Shropshire ewes all entitled to register,
which have raised thirty lambs. In the
flock were five sets of triplets. six pairs of
twins and three singles.
The Mulberry Point farm of $40 acres,
in the Second district of Hartford county,
has been sold to Edmund B. Converse. of
Greenwitch, Connecticut The farm con-
tains magnificent water view and has
long been noted as valuable ducking
point, Mr.. Converse is a banker of large
means and is said to be connected with a
prominent banking house in New York
Reeder & Alexander are building at
their boat yard on the North East River
an enclosed ocean cruiser, foot beam
and SO feet in length for the Messrs.
Ewing. of Wilmington. The boat will be
Equipped with rs horse power gasoline
engine, electric lights and all else neces-
sary for comfort. convenience and safety.
The craft will cost 5000 and will be
completed by June I,
i The Rooney murder trial before Lam
caster Court this week attracts the. atten-
tion OF citizens Of Chester and Lancaster
Counties. inasmuch as the aged man.
Patrick Rooney. lived for many years in
the village OF Andrews. Bridge. and the
two colored men. Chester Mayhem and
Harry Woods. accused Of his murder.
were former residents of Oxford. The
Jury brought in verdict Of guilty in the
second degree.