The midland journal., 1916-05-19


the guest of Augustus Brumfeld and
family on Sunday.
Edwin Haines was the guest of his
daughter, Mrs. William H. Michesls, in
Philadelphia, this week.
The graduating class at the Elkton
High School gave their farewell dance in
the First Regiment Armory. Wednesday
evening.
Richard H. Sanders, of La Plata Nd,
and Mrs. D. Reynolds. Milford. Del.
we're married in Ekton Saturday by the
Rev. George P. Jones.
Mrs. Maude Kirk and, Miss Sara Kirk
entertained few of their friends very
pleasantly on Monday evening at the
home of the former, on Walnut street.
Miss Elizabeth Morrison. of Chrome.
Pa, and Mr.. Roland Marshall, of Sylmar.
were married May at Bayview Nj. P
parsonage, by the Rev. A. F. T. Raum.
Miss Zeda Hampton and Mr.. George
sutton. of Perryville. were married in
Elkton, on Friday. They will make ,heir
future home on the Sutton farm, near
Perryville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle and Mrs
). D. Fryer are in Alta ntic City this week.
Turing the sessions of the General Assem-
'ly of the Presbyterian Church. Rev. F.
Il. Huffman expects to be in attendance
IN Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter T. Jackson. form
.rly of Havre de Grace, have announced
The engagement of their daughter, Miss
Esther O'Neil Jackson, to DR.. John Cor
ion Smith, of Florida. The wedding will
lake place in June.
The graduating exercises of the Johns
hopkins Hospital Training School for
Nurses, Baltimore. will be held Wednes
lay afternoon, May "a. Among the grad
lates is Miss Mary B. Glackin. daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Glackin, OF near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. H. Brown. Mr.. ano
Mrs. E. c.. Dixon. Miss Margaret Haines
md Barclay Reynolds mototed from
philadelphia in Mr.. Dixon's car on Satur-
lay and were the guests of the family OF
DR.. G. S. Dare. The party returned to
philadelphia Sunday afternoon.
The Maryland State Bankers, Associ-
,tion will meet in annual session a
Atlantic City May 20, "a and rs.
Mrs. E G. Boyd has sold her farm in
| East Nottingham township. Pa. to John.
3ingar, of Kansas City. who will TAX.
possession JuneI.
| The post office at Ridgely Md, was
broken into Friday night by burglars, who
Ilew open the safe. taking about $Ioo in
cash and about $I3oo in stamps.
M. o, Pence, county agent of Kent
county, Delaware, has resigned to accept
the position of County Agent in Indiana
Mr.. Pence has done spendid work in Kent
County, and his resignation is accepted
with regret.
The annual convention of the State
Firemen's Association will be held in
tiavre de Grace. beginning June and
continuing until June g, inclusive. 1t
will be the biggest affair of the kind ever
neld in the town.
An Association meeting under care of
/ Friends. will be held at Octoraro Peoples
church on. Fifth Month 28th. at 1890 p. m.
All interested ia the uplift of human
thought and life in general are urged to
attend and take part in the exercises.
A festival will be held on the Liberty
Grove school grounds, Wednesday eve.
ming. May 20, for benefit of the school.
Ice cream. cake, confectionery for sale.
Fish Pond. Fortune Telling and other
features. If stormy. nexl clear evening.
June 27. 2S and 2o have been selected
as the dates for the forty-ninth annual
| Wal yiduu ACdSuCtS ASSoCtdtlOu 70 Oc
held at Ocean Grove. Md, Governor
Harrington and United States Senator
John Walter Smith will deliver addresses.
H. F. Taylor, of the Division of Scien-
ti6c Inquiry OF the Bureau of Fisheries,
of Washington, D. c.. has been at Del
aware City, studying shad. He seeks to
determine whether each river along the
coast has its school of fish. or whether
there is one large school. which go to
different rivers each year.
! Europe's purchase of war materials in
the United States totaled $34. 900. 900 at
the end of the hrst twenty months of war.
/ A epidemic Of hog cholera has broken
out in the neighborhood of Oxford.