The midland journal., 1915-02-12
/ TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. Josephine CantwelI, Charestowu,
spent Monday with relatives in town.
The Misses Reaser, of Jenkintown. were
the weekend guests of Miss Ella Pogue.
Homer Heacock. of Philadelphia. visit
ed his sister. Mrs. ]. M. Sterrett, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart M. Ward are
visiting Miss Marian D. Sheppard. in
New York.
Miss Louise Wagner entertained the
Sewing Club very pleasantly on Saturday
afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. James Cannon. OF Oxford
spent Sunday with Miss Sara Kirk and
Job Kirk.
Mrs. Hudders Greenfield. of Lancaster,
visited her mother. Mrs VIM. F. Giles
pie. this week.
The engagement of Miss Lillian Cam
eron and Mr.. jerks Smith. hoth of Zion.
has been announced.
| Miss Estela Kirkwood has returned
home after two weeks visit with rela-
tives in Philadelphia.
Mrs R. A. Walker and Mrs, H. l..
Patterson, Oxford. were guests of Miss
Gertrude S. Dare last week.
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Miss M. Addie Smith has been spend
ling some time with Mr. and Mrs A..
Bradley Smith. in Philadelphia.
Miss Dangenbury. of Wilmington. and
Miss Armstrong, of Newark, spent Satur-
day and Sunday with Miss Louise
Wagner.
The engagement has just been an
nounced of Miss Florence Turner
Michener. daughterof l. Walter Mchener,
of Newlin township. to Joseph Coates
Webb. of Unionvile
Twenty car loads of horses passed
through Columbia Friday morning going
East over the Pennsylvania railroad 1t
is reported they will be shipped across
the Atlantic to be used for war purposes
Joseph d. Martin has entered suit
against John L. Slaymaker. of near An
drews Bridge. TO recover $500 damages
for defamation of character. 1t is alleged
that the defendant made remarks affect
ing plaintiffs reputation for chastity.
An entertainment including a play en-
titled "The Minister'S Wife" will be
given in Mt. Pleasant NJ E. Church
Wednesday evening. Feb II. at 1890
O'Clock. Admission Ioc and 2oc If
stormy on date mentioned. next clear
evening.
/ Abe Buzzard. once the leader of the
notorious Welsh mountain gang which
terroized Berks. Lancaster and upper
Chester counties some years ago, still
languishes in Chester county Jail, but has
less than one month to complete sentence
of nine months imposed for stealing
chickens.
A%' j o"'''Sb tuS SSiSOiokCd OAdtOit
delivered a temperance address in the
public hall on Friday evening last. under
the auspices of the w. C. T. u Mr..
Tanning has been battling for the tenn
perance cause for 43 years. and his ad-
dress was strong plea for Statewide
and Nationwide prohibition
Kirk Stein, young white man IF near
Level, Hartford county. was given IS
lashes with the cat-o-nine teals in the jail
yard of Bel Air. last week. by Sheriff
Mitchell$ for wife beating. This is the
second white man to be publicly whipped
for wife beating in Maryland. within IS
years. the previous whipping taking
place in Elkton jail yard.
The Synod OF Baltimore having unani-
} mously voted to take over West Noting
ham Academy. and the College Board
having manifested its interest by pledg-
ing aid. special sermon will be preached
at West Nottingham Presbyterian Church
on Sunday, February ID. 1918, at II
o CLOCK a. M, on tue RELATION and the
value of the Academy to the church and
the community.
DR.. Guy Dennis has had campaign
} against lock-jaw on his hands for the past
few days. A valuable mule, belonging to
STANLEY Webster at Nottingham. and a
horse belonging to Clyde Linton at Uni
corn. developed dangerous cases of lock-
Ijaw. The value Of the animals made il
advisable to make the supreme effort. SO
that DR.. Dennis used 36,coo units or
. over thirty dollars worth of anti-toxin in
+ the Webster mule and 4I,ooo units or
thIty-hve dollass worth in the horse.
Both animals responded TO the treatment
Ii l..