The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-01-08

Mrs. M. E. Founders and son are
spending some time with Wilmington
relatives
Miss Evelyn Cameron has been spend
ing the week in Philadelphia and Will
mington.
Thos. w. Stevens. of West Grove. and
Mary F. Harper, Landenberg. were mar
ried at Elkton, Jan. 80.
Mr.. and Mrs. James G. McSparran, of
Furniss. Lancaster county. celebrated the
fftieth anniversary OF their wedding on
Wednesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter H. DeSilva. Ok
lford, have announced the engagement of
their daughter, Miss Ida II. DeSiIva, TO
Mr. ]. Pennock Holton.
Miss Louise c. Davidson. of Whining
ton. formerly of Elkton. sister of BEN
ljamin Wilson, Of that town. and Mr..
Donald w. Banford. OF Wilmington, Del,
were married at Elkton Dec. 90.
Rev. D E Shaw Oxford. has an
nounced the engagement of his daughter
Miss Margaret Murdoch, to Mr.. Charles
Nudge Jones. Of Princeton. N. ].
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark E. Founders en-
tertained the following guests at dinneron
New Years day: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Pyle and daughter Marian. and Leslie
Pyle.
Henry Brown Of East Nottingham. and
Miss Viola Chapman of Oxford were
married Dec. 80. at the parsonage Of the
Oxford Methodist Church, by Rev. E. P.
Bryan.
Mr. and Mrs. CIV. Collins of Coler-
aine Lancaster county, have announced
the engagement of their daughter. Miss
Eva M. CoIIius. to DR.. c. Agnew Ewing.
Oxford,
/ The engagements of the following Port
Deposit couples have been announced:
Cecil Peoples and Miss Mabel Barton,
Harry Lamm and Miss Edith Peoples,
/ dACS ENIlt aA0 1NAlSS NAoOCl 0uIttut 0COs
Todd and Miss Annie Atkinson.
Announcement has been made of the
approaching wedding of Miss Edith V.
Butterworth. of Newark, and Mr.. Mat
thew Wharton. of Wilmington, which will
take place next month Miss Butteworth
has for some time been chief operator of
the Newark telephone exchange.
| The Sixth District Auxiliary will meet
with Mrs. Robt. T. Cameron. Rising Sun,
on Thursday afternoon. Jan. "a. at a:3o
O'Clock.
A mule upsetting lantern in the barn
on the Herr farm. in Bart township on
Thursday night last. caused the destruc-
Etion Of the building BY fire
The Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
reopened on Wednesday. The canal had
been closed for about week for repairs.
and shipping was tied up.
A Pie Social will be held at Mt. Pleas.
M. E. Church. Thursday evening,
Jan. ~ If stormy. following evening.
The newspaper plant of the Star In
West Chester, was sold at receivers sale
Thursday, to Norris B. Slack. of that
town for $4,000
Wednesday morning wheat was quoted
at ST.. SO per bu. in Chicago. the highest
price known for years; 81 IS per bu was
pa i'd this week for wheat al our ware
! houses.
The advance ia price is ascribed to the
demand for Aour in war-stricken Europe.
The burning to death of Henry C.
Alvey. his wife and three children. on the
morning OF Dec as. at their handsome
home located near Winter Haven Florida,
caused genuine grief in Hartford county,
where they had relatives and friends.
Mr.. Alvey was brother OF Mrs. I, A. g.
Allen. OF near Darlington. who with her
husband and mother are spending the
winter at Florence Villa. about two miles
from the Alvey home.
After lively debate In the House OF
Representatives last week. in which Con-
gressman Linshicum of Maryland took an
active part. il was voted to definitely fix
the salaries of rural carriers under the
law so that every carrier serving route
OF "a miles viii be paid $Iaoo year.
Ia the preceding appropriation bill
passed by Congress provision was made
for the promotion Of 43.sas rural carriers
$Ioo each. and the necessary amount was
authorized for the Increase. The Post
ofhce Department 50 interpreted the Ian
that only fraction Of them received
more money.