The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-12-15


married December q, in Philada.
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue has been
spending the week with her daugh-1
/ ter, Mrs. Claude Buck, Philadelphia.
Miss Jane Maxwell, of Philada.,
and Miss Mamma Hopkins, of Port
Deposit, were guests last week of
Miss Gertrude S. Dare.
Rev. Raymond P. Day, pastor OF
the Nottingham, Pa, Presbyterian
church, was married on Thanksgiv-
ing Day to Miss Taylor, in the
PRESBYTERIAN church at Stockton, Md.
Stanley l.. Abrahams and Irene
Shippers, of North East, and Laura
Alma Deibert, of Elkton, were mem
bers of this years graduating class
of Goldey Commercial College, Will
mington. Commencement exercises
were held Dec. 5.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert c.. Anderson,
Lombard, Cecil county, have issued
invitations to the marriage of their
daughter Helen, to Mr.. Howard Roy
AIendenhaH, of Blue Ball, Md, on
Wednesday, December 20, 1915.
They will be at home after January
/, at Blue Ball, Md.
Mrs. J. A. Hartenstine, of Prin-
cipio Furnace, who is enjoying an
auto trip to,Florida, writes to friends
here of lovely weather, roses, straw
berries thunder gusts, etc. Their
Ford machine made, the thirteen
4 hundred miles to Zolfo, De Soto
county, in one week without skip.
The Mission Study Class met We'd
nesday evening at the home OF
Misses H. ]. and A. Mabel Reynolds.
4 The stormy weather prevented
large attendance, but the review OF
the lesson by the class proved an
interesting one. The social hour and
refreshments at the conclusion OF
) the review were also enjoyable.
William H. May, former Elkton
l,oy, has resigned his position as
United States Marshal for the Pan
. ANA Canal Zone, and returned to
this country. Mr.. May was formerly
secretary to the late Senator A. r.
German, and previous to his appoint
ment as Marshal, was secretary to
4 General George Goethals, head of the
Panama canal operations.
Driven by furious wind, another
snow storm that had the appearance
of a blizzard struck us Wednesday
revening shortly after SIX o'clock, and
in the half hour that it lasted added
, Labout one-half inch of snow to the
white blanket that already covered
everything.
The teachers and pupils of Liberty
, Grove public school will hold a
Christmas entertainment Friday eve
: ming, December %, promptly at 1850
] o'clock. All are cordially invited.
NO admission fee.
Bel Air has been selected as the
meeting place of the next annual con-
vention of the Maryland state
Grange, which will be held in Decem-
; ber, 1917. This action was taken
at the Grange Convention held in
Easton, Md, last week.
|, The Historical Society of Della
:, ware, it is stated, has taken definite
: steps to purchase and restore the
:. old City Hall in Wilmington for use
as home for the Society where its
many records and relics of olden
days may be preserved.
Jas. IT. Mullin & Sons, Mems and
q Boys Outfitters, Wilmington, Della
: ware, appear in our advertising
;. columns this week. Read their ad.
= and you will find line of attractive
!, Holiday Gifts offered at prices that
make it worth your while to deal
/, with Mullins Home Store.
II AS the result Of nationwide
i. campaign, the American Sunday
It School Union which is now preparing
tol hold it's centennial celebration
II has established over one hundred
e and twenty thousand Sunday schools
n with half million teachers and
d more than five million scholars.
Il The lecture on Tuesday. evening
5 by Harry c. Ostrander, on Mexico
II was an interesting one. 1t was
IS illustrated by beautifully colored
slides, and most of the audience got
IS different impression of this vastly
h rich country and its greatly mis-
ID understood people, as told by Mr.
le Ostrander, whose knowledge was
st obtained at first hand, by tour ol
,e tbs country. Scenes in Holland ant
: other countries were also thrown
10 upon the screen, Mr.. Ostrander IL
le widely travelled, having been around
20 the world, and keeps the attention
ID of his audience with his interesting
e. experiences.