The midland journal., 1915-03-05

Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle is spending the week
in Philadelphia
Miss Elizabeth R. Stephens is visiting
Philadelphia relatives.
Mrs Annie Reynolds is lying critically
i'll at her home on Walnut street.
Miss Agnes Brown, of Port Deposit, is
the guest of H. B. Patton and family.
The Y social will be entertained on
Wednesday. 10th inst. at the home Of
Miss Clara Robertson.
Mrs. Clifford Robertson, of Brooklyn,
is the guest of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. R. Biles, this week.
Linn B. Gillespie, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Gillespie.
Calvin w. Little. of Darlington, and
Miss Lula v. Smith. of Jarrettsville. were
married in- Baltimore February 20.
Messrs. Ream and Jay. of Salida, Colo
rado, are spending some time in Rising
Sun. in the interest of their mining prop
erty. the Giant Eclipse.
Burton Wiley of Morristown. N. j.,
paid visit to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. T. Wiley, West Nottingham, this week.
He was enroute from Cincinnati where he
had attended an Educational convention.
The Westminster Guild was entertain
ed on Saturday afterpoon last by Mrs A.
L. Duyckinck. A pleasant feature of the
meeting was surprise linen shower ten
dered Mrs. Geo. c. Thompson OF this
town, bride of a few weeks.
Among marriages performed in Elk
ton last week were the following: James
T Dowland of East Nottingham to Miss
Edith N. Rice, daughter Of the late Mrs.
Sarah ], Rice. Lower Oxford; Norman ]
Ashmore and Avarella B. Boyd, of East
Noting ham.
Miss Edith Wood. formerly of Rising
Sun, sailed on Saturday from New York.
on the steamer Rotterdam, with three
other Red Cross trained nurses, for Ger
many. where they will nurse wounded
soldiers. They go to relieve four Red
Cross nurses who have been on duty for
six months.
Mrs. Lille Cauffman. who has been
spending the winter at the bungalow of
Miss Mana Hopkins, Port Deposit had
the misfortune to fall down the stairway
last week. and sustain serious injRries.
In addition to a fractured wrist she was
injured about the head and has been con-
scious at short intervals only since the ac-
cident.
23oo Delaware automobile licenses were
issued during the month of January as
against 1850 in January of last year.
A bake will be held in the public hall
school room by West Nottingham Chapter
of Westminster Guild on Saturday. March
20. from TO S.
The Thomas Studio, Oxford. Pa. will
open a branch amateur Office in Rising
fSun on March IS. Watch for announce
ment next week.
Joseph Sonneneim clothing salesman.
of Havre de Grace. who shot himself
through the head Sunday with suicidal in
tent. died at Havre de Grace Hospital
Monday.
/ The teacher and pupils of Monroe
Public School will hold Bake and SPELL
ing. bee on Saturday afternoon and even
ing, March 9th. Admission to Spelling,
bee 10 cents.
]. Writ Bouchelle, for the past three
years rural mail carrier from the Elkton
postofice. has been appointed deputy
postmaster at Elkton. succeeding the late
Calvin D. Strickland.
Under direction Of the Willing Workers
a home talent entertainment is being
arranged for to be given in the public
hall. Rising Sun. on the evening of March
~. Further announcement later.
There will be pie social held at Frank
lin school house. near Pennington,
Wednesday evening. March 10. Admis-
sion 10 cents. Ice cream. cake and
candy for sale If stormy. the next clear
evening.
The frst shad of the season was caught
Monday Feb. a., 10 the Chesapeake bay.
off Boon's creek.
The first herring were caught the same
day. The fish were purchased by II. j.
Crawford, fish dealer, of Havre de Grace.
4 January had two full moons, and Mareh
will have the same. February was the
first month IN 6s years. in which a full
moon did not occur. The last tiue a
month passed without full moon was in