The midland journal., 1915-05-28


Miss Edna Wilson has been visiting
Miss Helen Evans, of Philadelphia.
Gerald Eaing of Clifton Heights, spent
Saturday and Sunday in Rising Sun.
Mrs, Chalmer c. Reynolds, of Balti-
more, is visiting Mrs. Howard Reynolds.
Mrs. Paul Sweet and daughter Of BaIti-
more. were guests last week of Miss
Addie Smith
DR.. Walter. Of New York. is spending
some time in Rising Sun with his class
mate. DR.. Norman T. Kirk.
Rev. and Mrs W. H. Micheals. of
Philada., are visiting at the home of the
latter's father. Edwin Haines.
Charles E Schroeder and Miss Frances
M. Austin. Summit Bridge. Del. were
married in Elkton Monday by Rev. John
McElmoyle.
Miss Jane Balderston, daughter of Mrs.
lMyra Balderston. OF Colora. is making
preparations TO go to China where she
will engage in missionary work.
| Announcement is made of the engage
ment of Miss Mabel K. Bower. of Ard
more. Pa, and Allen H. George. of Elk
ton. The wedding willlake place in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Martindale. of
Zion, accompanied by Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis
Duyckinck left. Thursday last for visit
to Mr.. Martindale's son at Sweet Briar.
Iva.
Miss Esther Reynolds and Mr.. Charles
franklin Of North East. were married
Sunday morning. May 10. at the North
East M E. parsonage. by Rev Asbury
Burke.
Miss Edna Linton Mayberry, Of Farm
ington, this county. will be one Of the
graduates at Western Maryland College
this year. The commencement will be
held on June roth.
Mr.. and Mrs Will m Atkinson Jones,
OF Warsaw. Va, have issued invitation to
1.-THE marriage Of their daughter Anne
Seymour To Mr. Samuel Rowland Hop
kins son Of Mrs Samuel Hopkins Of
Darlington, Hartford county Mr.. Hop
kins is lieutenant of Third Field Artil-
lery. United States Army. The wedding
will take place on Wednesday, June 9, at
St. John's Church. Warsaw.
| Statewide Good Roads Day was OBJ
served in Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
May 26.
The Pennsylvania Marble & Granite
Cos, quarries near Avondale. which
have been shut down for some months,
will resume operation June Ist
Walter S Reynolds sold this week three
properties to w. c. Fulton. of Carsonville,
Va: The McLoraine farm of I4o acres.
in the Eighth district: the H. B. Mckay
farm of IS acres, near Port Deposit. and
Marshall property. near Battle Swamp.
The Federal Government last week
lifted the cattle quarantine occasioned by
the foot-and-mouth disease epidemic from
every part of Maryland except Baltimore
city and Baltimore and Frederick coun-
ties. In those sections quarantines were
moderated.
Sheriff Robert o. Mitchell of Hartford
county has sold his Iss-acre farm near
Havre de Grace. to Frank H. Mcconnell.
of Abingdon. Va. for $4,000. This
valuable place. known as the Hitchcock
farm. was purchased by Sheriff Mitchell
about five years ago for $1,000.
| One hundred pounds Of dynamite in a
buggy failed to explode when the vehicle
was kicked to pieces last week by fright
ened horse. George Rather. the driver.
was injured though not seriously. He
was hauling the explosive from Aberdeen
TO Stony Point for use in blowing up
stumps.
May has made a record for itself as
cold. rainy month. Sunshine has
been rare thing during the month.
while we have had rain almost daily.
Saturday afternoon this section was visit
ed by the heaviest downpour for many
day. Streams overfowed. and roads and
fields were badly washed. no little
damage being done.
Between Liberty Grove and Po,t De-
posit the downpour amounted to cloud
burst and 4 great deal of damage was
done by the rushing torrents. The road
leading into Rock Run was converted into
a river, the water at this point being so
high as 70 overflow the railroad tracks
and delay traffic for half an hour or more
This has been a special year for furni-