The midland journal., 1915-09-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| M. Ely and family spent Labor Day at
their old home in Trenton N. ].
| Miss Grace Fitzgerald. OF Philadelphia.
is visiting Miss Carrie Hambleton
Mrs. Maud Kirk and Miss Esther Coon
ley, spent Labor Day at Atlantic City.
| Charles S. Pyle and family were guests
of Allentown friends Saturday Monday.
| Miss Verna Grason entertained Miss
Anna McCauley, of Philadelphia. last
week.
Miss Helen Davis, of Sassafrass, is
visiting Misses Helen and Mildred Shep-
herd.
Mrs. Ella Pyle is spending some time
with her daughter, Mrs. W. E. Alvord,
Moore, Pa.
Miss Helen Nichols spent Monday and
Tuesday with Miss Anna Wagnor. of
Port Deposit.
Misses Ella May Rusk and Ruth SIN ith,
of Chester. spent the weekend with Miss
Grace Hunter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Hawkins. of Will
mington. we're guests of Rising Sun
friends this week
Calvin Brumfeld, of Newtown Square,
Pa. was Sunday visitor at the home of
his father. Augustus Brumfeld.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie S. Keen and child
rem. of Trenton, N. J.. were visitors at
the home of the formers parents. Mr., and
Mrs. A. B. Keen. this week.
JOS I. Grove and daughter, Mrs. Chas.
Miller, of near Zion, left last week for
months trip to the Panama Exposition
and other points Of interest in the West.
Miss Frances McCloskey. of Town
Point. and Mr.. Joseph T. Reilly of Phila-
ladelphia. were married 10 St. Rosa
Catholic Church by Father Crowley, of
Middletown, on Ang go.
Mr.. and Mrs Chalmer Reynolds. of
Baltimore. Mrs. Grace Judd. of Annapolis,
and Aaron Reynolds, of Burmont, Pa,
spent Sunday and Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Howard Reynolds.
Raynor Carey of North East left Tues
day for Asheville. N. c.. where he will be
the manual training instructor in the farm
school of the Presbyterian Board OF Mis-
sions. Mr.. Carey spent the past three
years in Sitka,. Alaska. as instructor in
mission school.
| Edward Efing, of Parkesburg, and
Bernard Efing, of SwaEAanore. were
visitors of their brother. Harry Efiing.
this week. They spent Labor Day on the
river at Octoraro. and brought hom
three fine bass. the largest one weighing
four pounds.
poultry supper will be held at Farm
lington on Wednesday evening, Sept. 90,
by the young people of Ebenezer M. E.
lchurch, for benefit of the Hall Fund.
City Councilman James H Fahey, of
Havre de Grace. in getting out of his
automobile. fell, breaking his hip bone.
week ago his brother. John T. Fahey.
fell, breaking leg.
The boiler in Archer's cAnnery, at Will
ma. Hartford county blew up on Saturday,
flying through the roof. Fortunately no
one was injured although several employ
es were working near the boiler.
The oyster is now in season. 1t is
worthy of note that the oyster is the only
article of food that has not advanced in
price within the past ten years. while
other meats have gone up and up until
they are almost out of sight of the ordi-
nary mortal.
The body of negro man was found
floating In the Christiana river at Will
ming ton. Saturday and was identified as
that of John Anderson. aged 2S years of
Principio. Md His sister. Mrs. David
Smith, of Wilmington identified the cloth
ing taken from the corpse.
Fewer rail and reed birds have been
killed in the marshes so far this season
than during the same length of time for
several years past, The gunners claim
that the cause of the scarcity OF the birds
is due to the marsh filling up and prevent
ing the growth of wild oats on which the
birds feed.
| An entertainment will be given by the
young people OF Octoraro NJ. E. church
Tuesday evening, Sept ID. consisting of
solos, duets, readings. pantomime and a
play entitled Our Awful Aunt" If
stormy on above date. entertainment will
, be held next clear evening. Admission