The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-09


I4th inst. with Miss Mabel johnson.
Ralph Heacock. Of Philadelphia. spent
Easter with his sister. Mrs. ]. NJ Sterrett.
Eugene A. Reynolds, of Philada spent
Easter at the home Of his mother Mrs.
Amanda Reynolds
Halus Ewing. of Philadelphia. was an
Easter visitor at the home Of his mother,
Mrs. Emma Ewing.
The new pastor. Rev. A. r Prettyman,
and family. were rendered reception in
the M. E. church on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Buck and son. of
Port Deposit. and Miss Kathryn Newells
of Philadelphia. are guests Of Mrs. Annie
Jenkins.
Misses Charlotte and Esther Cherry of
Germantown. were guests of Mrs. Mary
Cherry and Miss Louise Worthington dur
ing the week.
Little Miss Wilhelmina Ward entertain
ed number OF little folks on Good Fri
day afternoon. as did Miss Matilda
Duyekinck on Monday afternoon.
Master Edgar Dare. Of Rosemont, Va,
spent the Easter school vacation with his
grand parents at Rising Sun. making the
trip from and to his home alone,
Rev. and Mrs. g. W. Townsend left
this week for their home in Ridley Park,
Pa. During the formers pastorate here
Mr.. and Mrs. Townsend have made
many warm friends whose good wishes
go with them.
The dance held in the public hall on
Friday evening last by. a committee of
young men. was enjoyed by twenty
couples. Crothers' orchestra furnished
excellent music. and dancing was in
dulged in until late hour
Miss Halle Jackson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Wesley Jackson of Woodlawn.
and Mr.. Harry Vernon Waibel. OF Port
Deposit. were married at HopewelI NJ.
E. Parsonage by Rev. c. N Jones. Tues
day evening. March 20.
| Joseph McVey. formerly Of Calvert,
who some years ago. it will be remember
ed. figured in the "Lord Stanley matri-
monial fasco. has notified friends in this
section that he himself has embarked on
the matrimonial seas He is at present
located in Kentuckey
Freedus Johnson and Clifford Dunlap.
who have accepted positions as travelling
representatives of the Watkins Medicine
Co. have left for their new fields of labor.
The former has moved his family to
Pennington. New Jersey. while the head
quarters of the latter will be Hagerstown,
Md.
Thomas Kirk, who spent the winter in
ST. Cloud. Florida, returned to his home
here on Sunday evening Mr.. Kirk was
taken sick while enroute home and does
not have a very clear recollection of his
trip but managed to make it in some
way. although he missed connections
some place and was day late inreaching
Rising Sun. He is now somewhat im-
proved.
The Havre de Grace papers repor.
few shad and herring have made their
appearance in the local markets The
fishing floats have taken their positions
and shore fishermen are ready for the
first run" Some of the older fisher
men claim the season will not be pro-
fitable one. on account of no rain. and for
this reason the water in the river and
bay will not be freshened and the fish
will not come up. Others claim that this
will not interfere and when the weather
gets warm the 6sh will be here in as great
numbers as usual.
Harvey Moore. aged 80 years. son Of
Jacob Moore. farmer living near Milford
X. Roads, lost both of his eyes while TAX
ing stumps out with dynamite on his
fathers farm Moore had placed two
sticks of dynamite under a stump and
when the explosion occurred he thought
both sticks had gone of. He went to look
inte the hole made by the explosion and
Just as he leaned over it there was another
explosion. In addition to losing both
eyes he was terribly injured about tbs
face and head. He was taken to Della
ware Hospital. Wilmington. but died ia
few days.
The Board of Pardons of Delaware. has
granted full and unconditional pardon
to Mrs. Elizabeth Mckinney, of Glasgow.
Del. who was serving sentence OF one
year in the New Castle County Workhouse
for killing Delaware Reed, Of Glasgow. in
January Of last year.