The midland journal., 1914-06-12

Miss Jane Maxwell Of Philadelphia. is
visiting her cousin. Miss Gertrude S.
Dare.
Sephen ]. Reynolds has been enjoying
visit to his daughter. Mrs. Anna Ben
son. of Benson. Md.
The monthly social of the Y's was held
on Wednesday evening at the home OF
Miss Louise Wagner.
Edwin L. Haines attended the COM
mencement exercises of Johns Hopkins
university, Baltimore. this week.
Miss Alice Clifford was rendered linen
shower on Monday evening at the home
of Miss Louise Wagner. by the members
of the Sewing Club.
Miss Lucy Gillespie. Miss Doris Chand-
ler and Miss Verna Grason, were over
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Irwin, Philadelphia.
Miss Louise Wagner entertained the
past week Miss Beulah Bradley. Of York.
Pa. L. N. Cooper. of Point Pleasant. Pa.
and Clifford Kirk. of Baltimore.
Miss Genevieve Turnei. of Beechwood
School. Jenkintown, and Miss Francina
Kirk, of Walnut Lane School. German
town, have returned to Rising Sun for the
summer vacation.
The Young Ladies Sewing Club tender
ed Miss Lucy Gillespie linen shower on
Friday afternoon last at the home of Miss
Verna Grason. knowledge of the shower
had been kept from the soon.to be-bride.
and took the young lady completely by
surprise.
Edwin L. Haines entertained this week
| Joseph Vanneman, of Baltimore: Rowland
Vanneman. of Havre de Grace; Joseph
Webb. of Springfield. Ohio, ,and Herbert
lG. Cochran, of Norfolk. Va. Joseph
Vanneman and Joseph Webb were mem
bers of this years graduating class. in
the medical department. of Johns Hop
klns University. Baltimore The COM
mencement exercises were held on Tues
day
The engagement of Miss Martha Jennie
Raub to Mr.. Eben B. Frazer. of Newark.
Del, has been announced. Miss Raub is
a school teacher and daughter of the
late DIR. A. N. RauD. who for a number of
years was president of Delaware College.
Mr. Frazer. who is trustee of Delaware
College and director of the Farmers
Trust Company. is widower. His first
wife died about two years ago. No date
has been set for the wedding.
One night last week the rats killed 40
j young chickens for Mrs. Abram Hershour
OF near Fremont. Her son. Phares, shot
ID rats in one afternoon. with his rifle.
The cavalry from Fort Myer, near
Washington. consisting of over 500 men
and GOO horses, with several field pieces,
encamped near Quarryville, over Sunday.
On Wednesday. June III the ladies OF
Porter's Grove, will hold an ice cream and
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strawberry festival on the church lawn.
IF stormy on that date, the next clear
evening.
Mrs. Helen McKissick, who died re-
Gently in Oxford. has left small bequest
to each of the Oxford churches, the Pres
byterian, Methodist, Baptist, United Pres
byterian and Friends Meeting.
The cupilo at the Elkton foundry was
discovered to be on FIRE. one evening last
week. An alarm was turned in and the
Singerly Fire company responded. but the
flames were extinguished without use of
the hose.
Fire on Wednesday of last week on the
premises of Jacob Miles. near the Raw
linsvilie camp meeting grounds. destroy
ed the strawshed and the barn to which
il was attached. as well as the wagon shed
adjoining. and the pig pen in the barn
yard.
Fallow6eld, Lancaster county disappeared
: Thursday last, and no trace of him has
: been learned since. Accompanied by his
5 wife. he drove to Parkersburg. Leaving
her at one OF the business places, he told
her he would be back in short time.
) She waited until evening, then went
home. Word has been sent TO the nearby
cities Of his disappearance.
The Hartford County Commissioners
have refused to allow the sheriff any
, board money for tramps committed to the
I county Jail on the charge of illegal freight
riding. and Judge Harlan has ordered
that nine tramps committed for thar of
fense be released. and notified the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad that Hartford
county could not be made a dumping
ground for their illegal train riders.