The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-05-22

soJourn at Atlantic City.
Floyd Gillespie. Of Warrington. spent
Monday at his home in town.
Mrs. Charles Gatchell was the guest
last week of Mrs. Howard Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Eaines are visit
ing their daughter. Mrs. W. H. Micheals,
of Philadelphia.
Miss Bessie Greenfield and Miss Scott.
of Avondale. were guests Of Miss Lucy
Gillespie. on Saturday.
Mrs. E. A. jenkins and daughter have
returned home after spending a week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Buck, Port De-
posit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Powell. OF In-
diana; Mrs. Ida Heacock and son Ralph,
of Philadelphia, were guests this week of
j. M. Sterrett and family.
Miss Margaret M. Scarborough of
Childs. and John G Howard of Zion.
were married Thursday evening. May IA.
at the home of the bride,
The members of the young ladies Sew
ling Circle were pleasantly entertained on
Saturday afternoon by Miss Lucy Giles
pie, at her home on South Queen street.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. T. Hensel. of Quarry
.Evitle. announce the marriage of their
Edauehter. Clara s.. to George Forsythe.
johannesburg. South Africa, in New
York. April 27th.
The engagement has been announced
of Miss Ethel Wilson. youngest daughter
of Mr.. ami Mrs. Lindsay S. Wilson.
White Clay Creek hundred, Del. to Mr.
Milford T Morris, of Newark.
| Mrs. Jennie Moulholand has announced
the engagement of her daughter. Miss
Viola M. Weaver. of Elkton. to Mr.. James
H Hoover. of Wilmington. The wedding
will take place in the early Fall.
Miss Jessie May Newell. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ] Newell. of Perryville,
and Mr. Raymond NJ. Dougherty. of VIII
mington. were married May IL. in the
new Trinity NJ. E. Church. Wilmington
by Rev H. R. Adams.
I, Miss Emily Elizabeth Patterson and
Rev. William W. Highberger. German
missionary minister. were married April
7, at Marking, China The bride is a
daughter of Mrs. Henry Patterson. of
Walnut Hill and granddaughter of the
late /. D. Carter. of Cecil county.
i Joseph Abrahams. who for the past
fifteen years. has been resident Of
Mexico. has arrived at the home of his
father Cornelius S. Abrahams. Wood
lawn. Mr.. Abrahams is well acquainted
with the conditions in Mexico. and is of
the opinion there must be war sooner or
later.
i While playing ball Hayes Brown. of
Oxford. was struck on the head with the
ball, and SO severely injured that he has
since had several hemorrhages.
William Smith, near Pennington, lost
another horse the past week. making two
that have died within short time. Geo.
Yocum lost colt from spinal meningitis,
and Clarence Clifford COW and calf.
Il The teachers and, pupils of Colora
school will hold lawn fete on the school
campus Wednesday evening, May 81.
Home made candy, punch, fruit. ice
cream and cake for sale. Proceeds for
school fund.
John H. Day, a farmer near George
town. DEL. makes the prediction that the
summer of 1914 will be exceedingly dry.
He bases his prediction on the fact that
Holsters are burrowing in the bottoms of
bitches. and guinea hens are stealing nests
in low places in the fields. He also says
the summer will be cool one.
At meeting of the State Roads Com
mission he Id on May nth. contract was
awarded TO Messrs. Pugh & Hubbard,
n Philadelphia Pa. for the improvement of
section OF State road in Cecil county.
from Conowingo to Oakwood. a distance
OF 67 miles, construction TO be of con-
crete. Work on same will be started as
soon as the weather. and other conditions
permit.
Amos Fisher. farmer. near Wakefield.
Lancaster county, was lodged in Lam
caster jail Tuesday afternoon charged
with the attempted murder of his wife.
The pair quarreled Tuesday. when Fisher.
. il Is alleged, snatched up his shotgun and
fired al his wite's head. Only few shot
struck her. Men passing the house heard