The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-06


Sheppard. and family. at Middletown,
Del.
Walter H. Taylor, formerly Of Elklon,
and Miss Eleanor Carr Wilkins. OF Cam.
den, N. J.. were married in Elkton by
Rev. H. T. Quigg.
Wright Coppage. of Middletown. and
Miss Elsi Paxson were married at the.
home of the bride. near Chesapeake City,
January 81, BY Rev. Percy L Donaghay.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Burlington. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. E. Burlington and daughter.
Linda. left-on Tuesday for Winter Park.
Florida, where they will spend two weeks.
s. H. Friedman and family. for years
residents of Port Deposit. where mercan-
tile business was conducted by Mr.. Fried
man. left last week for Asheville. N. c.,
where they will make their future home.
Miss Bertha Henrietta Moore, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs John T. n core. of Cherry
Hill. and Mr.. Walter Biles Scarborough,
son of Rev. Jos. s. Scarborough. of Pleas
ant Hill. were married on Saturday,
January 81.
The 800" club was very pleasantly en-
tertained on Thursday evening of last
week by DR.. G. S. Dare, and daughter,
Miss Gertrude Dare. Seven tables were
played Mrs. Stewart M. Ward carrying off
high score honors forthe ladies and Robt.
T. Cameron for the gentlemen.
The club will be entertained on Tues.
day evening, Feb. 10. by Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. G. West. at their home near Sylmar.
Emiline Florentine and Jerome Lindsay,
two Baltimore boys. aged ~ and I3
years. who were picked up at Elk Mills,
were wanted by the Baltimore authorities
for stealing brass from the B & O. rail-
road. The boys walked all the way from
Baltimore to Elk Mills. distance Of So
miles, and had nothing to eat for "a hours
but cinnamon bun apiece.
The ground hog had little difficulty in.
seeing his shadow on Monday, If he did
not oyersleep himself. as the day was a
fne one. with bright sunshine. Those
who firmly believe in the myth are pre-.
dieting billiards, ETC., but most people
realize that as the winter has, for the
most part. been exceedingly mild and
open thus far. q little rough weather is to
be expected between this and spring.
Delaware B. Reed. aged go years, a
blacksmith at Glasgow. Delaware, FIVE
miles from Elkton. was shot and almost
instantly killed Jan. IS. by Mrs. Elizabeth
mckinney, after fight in which the fur
niture in the house where they lived had
been demolished. The Coroner's jury de-
cided the shooting was done in self de-
fence. but Mrs. Mckinney was held under
S.. 900 bail for Court.
Three railway mail clerks were injured,
one severely. In rear-end collision at
1880 O'Clock Sunday morning on the PEN
nsylvapia railroad at Perryman. The en-
gineer of the rear train was also slightly
hurt.
William J. Arthur, Have de Grace, sus-
tanned dislocated spine and other in
juries and was removed to his home.
The other men, after having their hurts
dressed. continued on their train. d
BY the terms of the win of Anna T.
Jeanes, who died in 1908. Swarthmore
College will lose the legacy which she
had intended should 60 to that institution,
and this money will be used to erect
Friends hospital in Philadelphia.
The hospital which will be erected, and
which will De known as the Jeanes Hos
pital will have $4,000. 900 to start with.
The bequest was contingent upon the
college Withdrawing from intercollegiate
foot ball aud other sports. but in the cir
cumstances the college declined the be-
quest.
The Farmers' Cooperative Buying AS
sociation Of Hartford and Baltimore coun-
ties with the main Office at Baldwin, has
been instituted. Its object is to buy their
supplies in large quantities and thus get
them at reduced cost. Arrangements
will be made at once to supply seed po
tatoes, clover seed and fertilizer From
5000 to 1000 bushels of potatoes. car
load Of clover seed and from 90. 600 to as.-
poo tons Of fertilizer are used by farmers
covering the immediate territory of tie
new association. The association will
arrange to have an electric light plant
that will furnish electricity to The com
munity.
Wide awake buyers will reap the bene