The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-04-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| ldSl WEEK.
| Mrs. Ella Hunt was the guest of Mr..
and Mrs. John Dix, Philadelphia, several
days last week.
The Y. P. B. will meet with Misses
Helen and Mildred Shepherd on Wednes-
day evening, May 8
Miss Helen Mccoy is lying in. critical
condition at her home on South Queen
street, from paralysis.
Mrs. J. A Hartenstine. Principle Fur
mace. is spending the week with her par
ents, Mr. and Mrs. Jos. S. Pogue.
Mrs Anna Moore and son Milton. of
Avondale, spent Saturday and Sunday at
the home Of Chas S! Pyle and family
Mrs. T. B. Moore very pleasantly enter
tanned number of ladies on SATURDAY.
afternoon last. at cards
Miss Edna Mayberry appeared in Smith
Hall Auditorium of Westesn MARYLAND
College with a paper on Mona Lisa on
April II The subject proved very in
teresting one. The paper began with
brief historical sketch of the painting.
particular attention being paid its recent
theft and recovery, description of Lisa
the woman in the portrait followed with
an Interpretation of her meaning for the
lovers of art. Miss Mayberry is daugh-
ter of Elmer Mayberry of Pennington
and is student at Western Maryland
College.
The Mission Study Class met on
"wednesday evening in the lecture room.
The text book, which has been com pleted,
was reviewed by number of papers and
short talks on various chapters by the
members. the proglam being interspersed
by several musical selections.
A pleasant feature of the evening was
a reception to the pastor of the church and
his wife. Mrs. Townsend was presented
With handsome bouquet of carnations
by the ladies. Refreshments consisting
of lemonade and cake were served.
About sixty were present to enjoy the
evening
Georgetown, Del, residents are at odds
over the site for the new postofice in that
town for which 10000 has been appro.
priated.
Lewis Everett, infant son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis Miller of this town, died SAM
day aged three years. The funeral was
held Tuesday afternoon, with interment
at Hopewell cemetery.
Harry O'Conner, who was engaged in
tearing down the old railroad bridge over
Bush river, was dfowned on Monday
afternoon. of last week He was dipping
water with bucket on the end of rope,
when the current drew him overheard.
O'Conner was % years of age. and resid-
ed in Wilmington. Del. His body was
recovered half hour after the accident.
Two Cecil county boys who wanted to
enlist for the Mexican war were arrested
ia bdihituOtC Ou WCQuCSQdYs
The boys gave their name as James H.
Bowel, Jr.. II years old, and Charles E.
Bowel, T5years old, and said that their
home was near Rising Sun, Md.
When arrested James was armed with
loaded pistol and had jewelry in his
possession valued at $50. The boys told
the police that they stole the jewelry from
stores in North East. Havre de Grace and
Elkton.
At the Mccoy Canning Co.'S factory at
Urbana, o.. new canning process is
being rapidly developed. BY this new
process fruit is canned raw aud delivered
to consumers out of season practically as
fresh as when gathered. The first expert
ment. 1t is said. was made with apples
and this turned out so successfully that
other lines of fruit were taken up. The
process is simple and consists of rapid
sterilization and steaming
A New York glass manufacturer is ex-
permenting with the making Of cooking
utensils OF glass. Already glass percuIa-
tors and stewpans have been made which,
although they rest on the flames give no
evidence of cracking. and have proved
heat-resisting and nonexpensive. These
utensils are apparently not effected in any
way by the intense heat under them or by
the contrasting temperatures OF the arti-
cles which they contain. Glass is for
MANY reasons. superior to enamel or
aluminium, being effected by none Of the
acids or alkalis formed or used 10 cooking
and not subject to the insanitary cracking
which is Characteristic of most enameled
wale.-From the April Number of Popular
Mechanics Magazine.