The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-02-13

Miss Edna Wilson is visiting Miss
Helen Evans, in Philadelphia.
Norris Reynolds and Taylor Biles were
home from Swarthmore Preparatory
School Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Robert Bond and son, Mrs. Allen
Kirk and daughter, spent Tuesday with
Mrs. Walter Buck. Port Deposit.
The members of the G. E S were very
pleasantly entertained on Saturday after
noon last by Miss Ada Reynolds. at her
home on East Main street.
Mr. Arthur P. German Bailey and Miss
Leila Burke of Cecilton were united in
marriage by Rev. W. H. Kenney. of iChes-
apeake City, on January 27.
The Y. P. B. social was held Saturday
evening at the home Of Miss Mary Taylor.
An interesting program was carried out
and good social time enjoyed Five
new members were added to the roll
Miss Florence Ellineer. of Perryville.
and Mr.. William Marr, of Philadelphia,
we're married at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. William Boulden Jan. 2o, by Rev.
]. H. Beauchamp. pastor of Perryville M.
E. Church.
An engagement of much interest just
announced is that of Mss Dorothy Row
land, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Carson Rowland, IS West Madison street,
Baltimoge, to Mr.. Frank Hillyer Winants,
of New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. John M. Michael of Aber-
deem. have issued invitations for the mar
rage of their daughter, Miss Martha
Elizabeth Michael to Mr. Ryland Lee
Mitchell. The ceremony will take place
Wednesday afternoon, Feb. rs. at $50
o'clock in the Grove Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G West entertained
the 500" club and a number of other
guests at their hospitable home. near Syl-
mar. on Tuesday evening. Guests to the
number of twelve tables were present to
enjoy the evening. High score honors
were won by Mrs. Hanson Passmore and
Mr.. Clayton Lawrie.
The club will be entertained on Tues.
day evening. Feb. "a, at the home of DR..
AMI Mrs. ]. H. Jenness.
The School Commissioners have order
ed that in future no school shall be
closed except by order of the Board. the
Superintendent. or the Board of Heath.
The little two-year-old son of Lewis
Jamison, of near Oxford. while playing
about fodder cutter got his hand in the
machine and had three fingers severed.
In addition the hand was badly mangled.
The term of Postmaster Carroll, of
Havre de Grace expired January 24th,
and number of applications have been
filed with Postmaster-General Burleson
for the place. The Office is Presidential
appointment and pays good salary.
His automobile missing the or ossing
boards and striking the rails at the B. &
o. crossing near Marley Mills. plunged
down ten-foot embankment and was
wrecked. while Arthur White. travelling
salesman for Armour & Co., was serious
ly injured.
For the eighth time in eight consecutive
years Landlord Kennedy of the West
Grove Inn, has applied for license for
his house. Residents of West Grove
have been successful in preventing the
granting of the license each year and are
again waging bitter fight against it.
The body of Marion Milburn. negress,
aged 65 years. was found Tuesday morn
ing in her home at Tweeds Mills, two
miles from Newark where she had lived
alone for 20 years. and her face and fin
gers had been eaten away by cat which
was imprisoned in the room with her.
Death was pronounced due to heart
failure.
This year Easter day falls on April
II; last year it was on March "a.
During the twentieth century the date of
Easter ranges from April 8, in 1908, TO
April 2. in Io43. During the century
Easter days have come and will come Is
times in April ahd az times in March.
March 20, 1913. marked the earliest East
er date for the century.
Howard W. Jarmon, aged 10 years, has
disappeared from his home in Noting
ham. AT present he is thought to be in
Norfolk, Virginia. His parents had rea-
son to think he might apply for a mar
riaee license and have notified the Clerk
Of the Court not TO issue one as be is
under age and they object to any propos-
ed matrimonial alliance.