The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-04-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

week in Philadelphia.
Miss Florence McCay. Of Wilmington,
is visiting Mr. ana Mrs. M. E. Founders.
Mrs Clifford Robertson, Brooklyn. is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs c. R.
Biles.
Miss -Francina Kirk returned to Rising
Sun on Monday. after an extended trip to
Florida.
Mrs. Grace McCurdy and child. of
Philadelphia, are visiting Miss Carrie
Cummings.
Albert Laden. of Wayne. was the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Geo. c. Thompson dur
ing the week.
Miss O'Connell. of Philadelphia. was
the guest this week of her cousin, Miss
Evelyn Cameron.
]. M. Campbell. of Kissimmee, Florida.
was the guest Of w. Hambleton and
family on Sunday.
The Sewing Club was entertained on
Saturday afternoon by Mrs. Maude
Kirk, at her home on Walnut street.
c. E. Dare and daughter, Virginia. of
Rosemont, Va, were visitors last week at
the home of the formers parents. DR..
and Mrs. g. S. Dare.
w. T Fryer represented West Noting
ham Church at New Castle Presbytery
held on Monday and Tuesday of this
week in Middletown, Del.
Chauncey Buckley, of Norristown. and
Auf ustus Buckley. OF Allentown. were
visitors at their old home in Rising Sun
on Saturday and Sunday.
The engagement of Fred R Bartlett,
Delaware College. class of 1895. now of
Venezuela. and Miss Dorothy Colds
borough OF Maryland has recently been
announced The wedding will be some
time in June. The bride and groom will
reside in Maracaibo. Venezuela.
birthday party was given in honor of
the twenty-6rst birthday anniversary of
Ralph R. Adams, by his parents, at his
home in Pequea. on Saturday evening
last. A large number of friends were
present and the evening was spent in
playing games of various kind. About
1890 the guests partoek Of. fine lunch.
Mr.. Adams received many presents. in
cludiug a gold watch from his parents.
AT Aberdeen. Hartford County. FIVE per-
sons we're bitten by mad dog one day
last week. The animal was killed by
Town Baiiff John N. Bowman, who was
one of the FIVE victims
Zion Presbyterian Sunday School has
reorganized with Charles Morris. supt
Mearns Moore. assistant; Miss Claretta
England, sec.-treas Miss Anne Murray.
organist; Mrs. Edgar Rem, assistant.
A small dwelling on the Dale B. Filter
farm at Turkey Point was destroyed by
FIRE of unknown origin Monday. The
building was unoccupied at the time.
The loss will be about $1,000, covered by
insurance.
Paul Emerson. graduate in the course
of agriculture at Delaware College class
OF 1914, has been selected from large
number of competitors from all parts of
the country to fill research fellowship at
the Iowa State College.
Clerk of the Court John A. Robinson
has turned over $3.50 to each of the Har-
ford county ducking police, Captain VIM.
E. Moore. of Havre de Grace and VIM.
H. Rawhouser. of Aberdeen, for services
during the past season.
Henry Wells. chief of the Wells tribe of
gypsies that frequently passed through
Cecil county, was fatally injured April II.
near Beaver Valley. Dell, by being
thrown from his carriage by fractious
horse, and died shortly after the accident.
He was sixty-two years of age.
The Court of Appeals of Maryland on
April 9th of the current year affirmed the
right of the State Board of Forestry to
protect. plant and supervise the care, of
trees along the public highways of the
State This right had been contested by
certain individuals and corporations and
an attempt made through the lower court
to prove its unconstitutionality.
The case of Henry < Jackson. paint
er. of Wilmington, against Pennock J
Yeatman, of Kennett Square. tor $50. 900
damages, for injuries received on June
2Ist. last, when the former on motor
cycle and the latter in an automobile coll
lided near Willowdale. came up ia the U.
S. court in Philadelphia last week and the
Jury awarded Mr.. Jackson 81 900 and
costs.