The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-06-11

friends in town on Saturday and Sunday
Mrs, Win. II. Micheals. of Philada.. is
visitor at the home OF her father. Edwin
Haines. ~
Miss Vienna Brown. OF Zion. had the
misfortune to fall and fracture her arm
some days ago.
Miss Marian Pyle entertained the
Sewing Club very pleasantly on Friday
afternoon last.
Miss Louise Worthington is visiting her
brother, H.. Linn Worthington, and
family, Howard Park, Nd.
Mrs. John l. Stephens spent the week
In Dover. Del, where here daughter,
Anna, attends Conference Academy.
The Y social was entertained on
Wednesday evening by Miss Grace Wilson
and Ralph Wilson at their home near
town.
Mrs. A B. Keen. Mrs. Arthur Irwin
and Mildred Brown are spending the
week in Trenton with Leslie S. Keen and
family.
Mrs. William Clifford left on Tuesday
for an extended visit TO her daughter.
Mrs. John w. Dolby. in Seattle. Wash
ington.
Floyde Gillespie. who has held posi-
ton in New Orleans for some months
past, was visitor at his home in town
this week.
Miss ReOecca Evans and Hugh Evans
have returned to their home near town
from college the former from Carlisle,
Pa. the latter from Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Wilson. of
Easton. Pa. we're visitors this week at
the home of the formers parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas ]. Wilson. near town.
William Stephens. a contractor and
builder. and Mary Jeffers were married
June e al the Elklon Methodist Episcopal
parsonage by The Rev. G. p Jones
Edwin L. Haines attended the COM
mencement exercises of Lehigh Univer-
sity. South Bethlem. Pa, this week, his
cousin Rowland Vanneman, being a
member of the graduating class.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Patterson of
White Rock. have issued Invitations for
the marriage of their daughter Lucia, to
William Macdonald, on Saturday. June
18th, at seven o'clock
Rev and Mrs. D. F. McFaul, of Hoe
kessin have announced the engagement of
their youngest daughter. Grace Cecilia,
to Joseph Dougherty. of Sharon Hill, Pa.
The wedding will take place early in July.
Miss Mary Passmore, Nottingham, and
Miss Ethel Reynolds, East Noting ham,
started Monday on four months tour
of the western part of the United States
and Canada. They will visit the Pana-
ma-Pacihc Exposition and other points of
interest
H. Clemet Brown has rented his green
houses near Calvert. Md, to the Kirk
Bros. of Sylmar. who will operate them
this year.
The members of Sylmar M. E. Church
will hold an ice cream and strawberry
festival, Tuesday evening, June 18th. on
the church lawn. If stormy. the follow
ing evening.
Washington Fitzgerald. of near Chrome,
lost FIVE year-oId colt recently. The
animals leg was broken by kick of an
other horse, while out 10 the pasture field,
and had TO be killed.
Messrs. Hal. erty, Sr. and Son. of Port
Deposit. distributors of the Lexington
car. appear in our columns this week
with an adv. setting forth the strong
points of this machine.
A COW walked in the door of a garage
in Avondale. last week. and came out
through one of the large plate glass
windows. The COW wasn't hurt but it's a
ulHcIcut StoIy Win tne Wlu0OW.
Oxford Fair received black eye last
week. The rain on Thursday caused the
racing program for that day to be car
ried over until Saturday. The attendance
at the Fair was the smallest and the
weather about the worst ever.
The Board of County Commissioners
have been notified through their attorney,
Heister Hess. Esq. that the State Road
Commission is now ready to pay over to
the county the amount appropriated last
fall for the building of an improved road
between Cecilton and Middletown. This
makes the road an assured fact and work
will be begun as soon as the county COM
missioners can arrange the necessary de-
tails. This will connect the Maryland