The midland journal., 1917-08-31

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spending the week with Rer sister,
Mrs. R. c. Dodson.
]. D. SINNERS and family. spent
Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Elmer
Janney, Andora, Md.
C. R. Biles witnessed the speed
events Of the Grand Circuit at Point
Breeze track last week.
Mrs. Ada Urian and Miss Frances
Stephens, of Philadelphia, are visit
ing Miss Elizabeth Stephens.
Miss Catherine Worthington, of
Baltimore, is visiting Mrs Mary
Cherry and Miss Louise Worthing
ton.
Rev. and Mrs Reed were in Phila
delphia Monday. Mrs. Reed is spend
ing the week with her mother in
Lancaster.
Mrs. Gatchell England, of Zion,
spent few days last week with her
daughter Mrs. Holt, of Federals-
burg, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Wild and
daughter, Mabel, of Philadelphia,
we're recent visitors of Mr.. Edwin
Haines and family.
Mrs. Joseph Riale and children,
Thomas and Helen, motored to
fredericksburg, Md, last week where
they visited Rev. Thomas Holt and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred E. Strickland
celebrated their 25th wedding ami
versary at their home in Providence,
Cecil county, on Tuesday evening of
last week.
Thomas j. Wilson and daughter,
Miss Grace Wilson, are enjoying
] ten-days' trip to North Tonawanda,
the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Timanus
J. Wilson.
C. T. Dare, G. e. Moore, Evans e.
Ewing, H. L. Shepherd and II. L.
Glacken enjoyed an auto trip to
Gettysburg on Sunday in the post
masters Overland.
/ Perry Kennedy of Wilmington,
Del, and Miss Ethel Knox of Zion,
were married Saturday evening by
Rev. Huffman of West Nottingham
/ Presbyterian Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. Cameron and
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing
and daughter enjoyed an auto trip
! in Mr.. Cameron's car to historic
Valley Forge, Pa, on Tuesday of last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. walker, Mr.
and Mrs. John Watson, DR.. and Mrs.
H. L. Patterson, Miss Gertrude S.
! Dare, Miss Edith Rollins and MI.
George Rudolph on Tuesday and
Wednesday enjoyed an automobile
trip to points of interest on the
Eastern Shore of Maryland.
The marriage of Miss May Fran
ces, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
C. Brock, and Lieutenant Henry
Worth Snodgrass, son of Mr.. and
] 3.
took place in Philadelphia, on Friday
morning, Aug. "a. Lieutenant Snod-
grass left for Camp Meade, Md,
Wednesday.
Regular preaching service this
Sunday morning, Sept. End, in Mt.
Pleasant NJ E. church by the pastor,
Rev. O. E. James. Special sermon
to be preached.
Bills for divorce have been filed in
the Cecil County Circuit Court by
Mrs. Margaret D. Gregg from Ru-
dolph Gregg; Mrs. Bessie L. Irwin
from Merton B. Irwin, and Benjamin
II. Kane from Gala Kane all on the
grounds of desertion.
A relic of the Revolution was
hoisted Saturday on the fiagstaff OF
the Observer office, in Centreville--
the flag carried by the Ranger OF the
Continental Navy, commanded by
John Paul Jones. This, says the
Observer, is "the first American flag
ever thrown to the breezes OF Heaven
in Europe" and is owned by William
Anthony of Queenstown. 1t has the
original 13 stars and stripes.
Among the properties sold by the
sheriff in West Chester, last week,
was that of Bradford H. Brinton, in
Oxford, consisting of lot and build
ings, situated on East Market street.
There was debt of $3.50, together
with costs and interest. The prop
erty was sold to w. T. Boyd, for
$3.50. Mr.. Boyd has been using the
plant in his baking business and will
continue to do so.
Mrs. George Clifford Anderson has
been appointed teacher in the Prin-
cipio Furnace public school.