The midland journal., 1916-04-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


visitor last week of Mrs. Clara I. Turnel.
E. Kirk Cameron. of Owings Mills,
Md, paid visit to friends in this section
| this week.
Linn B. Gillespie, of Philadelphia,
spent Sunday with his parents. MI. and
Mrs. VIM. F. Gillespie.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Briggs, of Chesa
peake City, celebrated the iftieth anniver-
sary of their wedding on April 10.
Masters Charles c. Brown. Earl and
Ray Cooney spent few days last week
with Charles Vanneman, in Baltimore.
C. R. Biles spent several days lastwe k
with his daughter. Mrs. Clifford Rober-
son, at Freehold. N. J.. returning on,
Monday.
M. E. Founders and 1. Wayne Rey-
nolds motored to Cambridge in the
formers car on Thursday of last, week,
returning on Friday.
Accompanied by principal Fockler and
assistant, Miss Hall. the Senior Class OF
EIkton High School visited Washington
on Friday on sightseeing tour.
Company E, M. N. G.. will give an
Easter dance at the Armory in Elkton,
on the evening of Friday, April 49, The
music will be furnished by Jacobs Or
chestra.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. r. Burlington and M.
and Mrs, Albert L. Burlington autoed 10
Baltimore on Wednesday. spending some
days in the Monumental City and in
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. F.. McGonigal, o
1avre de Grace, announce the engage
ment of their daughter Agnes, to Johr'
L. Green, of Perryville. The marriage
will take place after Easter.
Among the United States soldiers keep,
ing order on the Mexican border is Chas.
b. McEwing, Of Havre de Grace. M.
McEwing is member of Company L,
2Ist Infantry and is now stationed at
.Cantro, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel P. Paxson Of
Fulton township. have issued invitations
tor the marriage of their daughter. Mis-
Adaline, to DR. Richard c. Edwards, OF
QuarlyviiIe, on Saturday. April %, in
Penn Hill Meeting House.
A short peach crop is predicted by
growers in Kent county, as most of the
ouds appear to have been killed
An entertainment will be given at But
Ter school, Greenhurst. Thursday evening.
NAY 4th. Benefit OF Ebenezer church.
Workmen razing the Lyon tabernacle
IN Wilmington found gold watch, gol'
nose glasses. money and numerous other
articles in the sawdust.
Arrangements are being made for an
outdoor presentation of "The Story OF
Kennett" in Kenneth Square, some time
during the coming summer.
TherAmerican Road Machine Company
If Kennett Square, has been given con-
tract to build 1873 drags for the Peansyl-
vania State Highway Department.
The Pennsylvania Water & Power Co.
las purchased 3I2 acres above McCall's
Ferry and will raise the dam several feet,
thus increasing the electrical output of
the power plant.
Henry G. Hopes farmer of New
Garden township, west of Kenneu Square,
las been adjudged voluntary bankrupt.
His liabilities are scheduled as $S627. "a,
and assets $77I2.
The borough council of Kennett Square
has taken a census of that place which
shows population OF between 22I4 and
z24o As the town had 2o4o in 1900, this
is a gain of less than zoo in six years.
Three fires at Washington College,
| Chestertown, in as many months, have
ed 10 the suspicion thai a FIRE bug is at
work, and the matter is being thoroughly
Investigated by the County and State
authorities.
The Three Hundredth Anniversary of
the death of Shakespeare will be com
memorated by Delaware College and the
Woman's College of Delaware at New
ark. on April as 2e. Alternative program
has been arranged for the two-day f stival
The Rising Sun. W. c. t. u, assisted
| BY the Y and L. T. L.. will hold public
social in the lecture room of the M. E.
Church on Thursday eve. April 27th.
Every body invited. Come and enjoy a