The midland journal., 1916-02-11

| The will meet with Miss Louise
Wagner on Wednesday evening, Feb. 10.
| David Thompson, of Media. spent Sun
day with his brother, Geo. c. Thompson.
Mrs. chas. E. Dare and children. Of
Rosemont. Va. visited Rising Sun rela-
tives last week.
DIR. and Mis-. James T. Cannon. Oxford.
were Sunday visitors of Thomas Kirk
and family. Rising Sun.
The Mission Study Class met on Thurs
day evening of this week at the home OF
H. L. Shepherd and family.
1 Geo. y. Carey, editor of the Cecil Star.
North East. has been among the num-
erous unfortunate grip Sufferers.
Announcement is made of the coming
marriage of Miss Ella Gibson. former
principal of Woodlawn public school. to
Joseph Gibson, of the same section. to
take place this month
A birthday social was held on Friday
levening last at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
1 T. K. Mcdowell, near town. About forty
guests were present to enjoy the evenings $
Entertainment. The sum of SIS was
realized for the Parsonage Fund.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Barr Spangler, of Mariet-
ia, Lancanster county, Pa. celebrated the
sixty-ninth anniversary of their marriage
on Feb. 1. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Spangler
are enjoying health. They are the oldest
married couple in Lancaster county. Mr..
Spangler is SO years old and his wife is 90.
Miss Florence Rawlings. daughter of
Mrs. Robert Kerr Rawlings and Howard
Graham Barnes were married at the
brides home near Port Deposit. by Rev.
F. H. Huffman. pastor of West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church, at o'clock
Saturday afternoon, Feb. S. Mr.. and
Mrs Barnes left Immediately for a
wedding tour South, and on their return
will reside on the groom's farm, near
Port Deposit.
F. G. Andrews, assignee in the estate
of A. Alexander Wright. Oxford, is set
Ting with the creditors on a basis of 90
per cent
The Ritter Conserve Co.. is contracting
with farmers in the neighborhood of New
ark, Del, for tomato acreage. at ten dol
lars per ton.
The price of wheat and corn is as
changeable as the weather. Wheat is
ductuating around $I.37 and corn around
SO cents in city markets.
Suffering from nervous breakdown
due to grip, William Wyable, aged 80. OF
near Betterton. committed suicide by
hanging himself in the carriage house on
his farm. Thursday evening of last week.
A Sussex county, Del, resident who
had heard that Lincoln cents commanded
la premium, brought IL pounds of them
to the Milton Bank. one day recently, and
was chagrined to learn that he had been
misinformed.
Il Samuel Lee. of West Noting CHAM,
Chester county, has rented from Milton
Roop. the hotel at Kirkwood Colerain
township, and will take possession April
Ist Mr.. Lee has been farming many
years at Lees Bridge.
Burns Bros. of Havre de Grace, have
an order from Harry Hopkins. of Bel
} Air. for large P-a-y-e buss to be
operated between Havre de Grace and
EBel Air. The new buss will be six
cylinder. built on the street car order ard
will seat fourteen persons.
Easter comes on April 20. Lent begins
on March s. This is within two days of
as late as il ever begins. 1t fell on the
same date in 1905. but will not again
until 1000. But once in the present
century will Easter come on the last day
possible. This is April rs, Io4s.
We are indebted to the widely-known
| seedsmen of Richmond, Va. T. w. Wood
& Sons, for their handsome 1916 catalog ue.
Every farmer, gardener. or lover OF
flowers should have copy, as it not only
contains seed price lists, but valuable in.
formation for every cultivator of the soil.
A Washingtons Birthday Exercise aud
Social will be held at New Bridge school
house on Tuesday evening. Feb. az. The
exercises will consist Of essays. recitations
and patriotic songs. and at the close cake.
candy ice cream and other good things
will be for sale. If stormy. will he held
on Wednesday evening. The public
cordially invited to attend.
The Snrin0 line of Sewing Marhines