The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-04


Miss Marian D. Sheppard, of New
York, is visiting Mrs. Stewart M. Ward.
Mrs. Elsie Moore. of Durham, N. c.,
was the guest of Miss Addis Smith last
week.
Mrs. Arthur Irwin, OF Philadelphia. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Keen.
Mr. and Mrs. William Orton. of ALI
ance, Ohio, are guests of ]. NJ. Sterrett
and family.
Mrs. Clarence Clifford. Pennington, en-
tertained the Westminster Guild on
Saturday afternoon last.
The annual reunion of the Lee family
was held on Wednesday last at the Lee
homestead, near Fremont.
Miss MarthaaE. Foster, of Calvert and
DR.. Alfred Hewesh. of Philadelphia. were
married in New York on August 20.
Miss Olive Roberts. Of Pittsbulg. is
spending the week with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Roberts, near Noting
ham.
Mrs. Foley, of Washington, and Mrs. ].
A. Hartenstine. of Principle Furnace. are
visiting at the home of Jos. S. Pogue and
family.
Master Austin Dixon. who has been
spending the summer at Camp in the
Maine woods, returned TO Rising Sun on
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. W. MacNabb an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter,
Marguerite. TO Mr.. Walter C. Given. on
Wednesday. September 2, at Elkton.
AT the home Of the bride in Philadel-
phia. on Wednesday evening. September
IL. Mr.. William Moore Reynolds Of OK
ford and Miss Margaret Dales were aaited
in marriage
| Col. Albert w. Sisk, democratic candi-
date for Congress from the First Mary
land District was in town on Tuesday
giving the glad hand to voters and look
ing over the political field.
/ Mr.. Harris P. Stephenson. son of Rev.
R. K Stephenson, formerly of Cecil
County, and Miss Eliza Bell Mesick of
Bridgeville. Del. were married last
Wednesday evening in Bridgeville M. E.
Church, by the groom's father.
DR.. Henry M. Shaw. son Of Rev.
David E. Shaw, formerly of West Not
tingham, will sail on Saturday from New
York. on the Red Cross steamer for
Europe..to engage in war relief work.
DIR. Shaw is on the surgical staff of Johns
Hopkins hospital. Baltimore.
Rev. George H. Shea. Of Oxford, son Of
David Shea, of Rising Sun, has received
word from DR.. D. Stewart Dodge, New
York. President Board Trustees of Beir-
ute College. Syria, that no instructors
will be sent to Syria this fall The Euro
pean war is the cause for the suspension
of activity in transporting Instructors to
that land OF the East.
The Cecil County School Board at
special meeting Wednesday in Elkton de-
cided to make Monday. September 7.
Labor Day, school holiday and to re-
open the schools on September 8. The
Teachers Institute will close Friday.
/
Ernest L. Start, aged 40 years. son Of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles K. Start. OF Will
mington. was drowned Tuesday after
noon Will, bathing in the Susquehanna
river at Frenchtown. Young Start was
good swimmer but was siezed with cramp
and sank, despite the efforts of COM
panion who went to his aid and nearly
lost his own life.
/ George Wagner. OF Port Deposit, has
been made general manager Of the Peach
Bottom railroad, which was recently pur-
chased by the farmers OF the section
through which the road runs. The off
GERS and directors OF the road are: Rev.
Alexander Thompson. Chairman; Forest
Preston. Secretaryi r. A. Walker, Treas
urer; John Jackson, E. B. Fritz. Walter
A. McSparren, F. A. Patterson. Clinton
Gorsuch and D. F. Magee.
i j. S. Cullen and sons. Clarence and
Ernest, accompanied by. Carroll Tyson.
motored TO Berwyn on Wednesday of last
week and attended the sale of Guernsey
cattle on the Casse.t farms near that place.
The sale was attended by an immense
crowd. Fifly-four head OF grade Guern-
seys were sold, the sale aggregating over
l$2I 900. The prize COW. May Rilma. the
champion dairy COW of the world. was
sold TO John P. Crozier. Of Delaware
Icounty. for $soro,