The midland journal., 1916-09-01

Calvin BrumfeId. of Kenneth Square.
spent Sunday with home folks, in Rising
Sun.
| B. H. Brown, OF Philada., Is spending
the week at his summer cottage in Rising
Sun.
| Miss Maude Slicer, Of Philadelphia.
has been visiting her cousin, Miss Emma
Brown.
Mrs, Nealie Blackburn. of Pleasant
Grove. has been visiting Mrs. E, M. Hunt
this week.
Clayton Walton and family, of Swarth-
more. were guests lasl week OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert [. Burlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. NJ. Evans. OF Phila-
delphia. have been spending the week
with Miss Genevieve Turner.
linen shower was given to MISS Eva
Denny at the home of Miss Lorraine Fas-
slit. Sylmar. Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Ada Urian and sister Miss Fran
ces Stephens, OF Philadelphia. are visiting
at the home of Edwin Haines and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richardson and
George Rusk. of Chester. have been
spending some time with Joseph Hunter
and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson. of
Easton. Pa. were guests this week at
the home of the formers father, T. ].
Wilson. near town.
The Reynolds reunion was held at the
home of. c. Reynolds and wife. Sylmar.
on Saturday. Covers were laid for thirty.
children and grandchildren and Ia bonn-
teous dinner was served.
Invitations have been issued for the
marriage on September 2. of Mr.. George
Frances Stratton. formerly instructor in
science and mathematics at the Tome
School. Port Deposit, TO Miss Dorothy
Gardner Nichols. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Waldemar John Nichols. OF East
jeffrey, N. H.
Professor Phineas Morris has been ape
pointed principal of the Dublin. Hartford
county. consolidated schools. at salary
of $1,000 year.
State Automobile Commissioner Baugh-
man has issued an order prohibiting
motor-cyclists from carrying more than
one extra person on their machines.
The Board Of Education has decided to
nave music taught in Newark public
school. and an instructor for this depart
ment has been engaged at a salary Of
I$s5o.
Harry Bowen, brakeman on the. Bal.
ltimore & Ohio Railroad. lost his right
foot Monday at Aberdeen. being caught
in switch just as his train bore down on
him.
Iquarantined because one of her children
died from intantile paralysis. Mrs. Eliza
beth Anderson was located working in .
cannery at Aberdeen.
The Rev. William Ciews. for several
years pastor of the Kennedyville Presby-
terian Church. has resigned his Maryland
charge and left last week to accept an
appointment in Ohio.
Four head of heiters consigned to L. F.
| McAllisteT. of QuarTyville. died on the
freight train between Lancaster and that
station. Tuesday of last week. due to the
excessive heat that day.
The summer meeting of the Maryland
State Horticultural Society was held at
Hancock. Tuesday and Wednesday.
Mayor I. p. Gillespie 0f the town. made
the address of welcome.
..Woodlawn." one OF the finest farms
in Kent county. DEL. located near Smyr-
ma. has been sold by It's owner. DR.. P. S.
Downes. OF Dover. to Frank Slaughter of
, the SMYRNA section. for $22.
Owing to the development of Infantile
Paralysis in Delaware. the cooches
Bridge Chapter. D. A R. has recalled rs
Invitation for state meeting to be held
at Cooches' Bridge. September sth.
Norman Calder, aged 40 years. ha:
{ been committed TO the Bel Air Jail tC
await action of the grand jury, charged
n With robbing the homes Of William Bur
y kins. Grant Shane and o. W. Preston.
n The Sheppard Y. P. B. will meet will
. Bertha M. Tyson. near town, on Tuesday
E evening. Sept. sth. al o'clock. All In
lterested in temperance work as well al