The midland journal., 1917-11-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Calvin Brumfield of Kennett, visit
ed home folks in Rising Sun during
the week.
Frank N. Jenkins, one of our
Camp Meade boys, spent from Satur-
lay to Sunday with his home folks.
Charles Lowe and family, of
Steubenville, Ohio, were visitors of
H. M. Duyckinck and family on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Conner and
daughter, Martha, Mr.. and Mrs.
Willis Mckinney, of Calvert, spent
the weekend with York county rela-
tives, making the trip by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Stephens, Mrs.
Charles Reisler, John Reisler and
Mrs. Norville C. Brown autoed to
| Charlestown West Virginia, Monday,
| to attend the funeral of Robert
Phillips.
| Mr.. and Mrs. William Glenn, Of
Childs, Cecil county, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Dora
Mary, to Mr. Alfred Lewis Woodruff
|of New York City, on Monday, No
vember IL.
| At the home of the Misses Emma
and Sallie Campbell, neer Iron Hill,
tov. /, Thomas Y. Nichals of Phila-
delphia and Miss Lima Grafton of
Forrest Hill, Md, were married.
Elder John G. Eubanks of Newark,
performed the ceremony.
| Miss Cynthia Alberta Shaub,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
Shaub, of London Grove, Pa, was
married on Tuesday, Oct. 80, to Mr..
Amos c. Strickland, Jr., son of Mr..
| Ind Mrs. Amos c. Strickland. of
Lower Oxford. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the bride
by Rev. B. Smith Stull, of Philada.
Rev. and Mrs. ]. Gibson CAN'T, of
Claymont, Del, announce the en-
yagement of their daughter Ethel, to
Mr. Harry Roberts, of Easton, Md.
Miss Can't is well known in Cecil
county, her father having been the
rector of st. Mary's Church, North
East Mr.. Roberts was formerly as
/ 3istant professor of English at st.
Johns College, but is now in the
military service.
| Camp Meade still draws a large
number of visitors every Sunday.
Those from Rising Sun who motored
to the Camp on Sunday last and saw
the soldier boys from this locality
were: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smith, |
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. McDougal and
son Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Job Kirk,
Mrs. Samuel Wilson, Miss Ella
Lynch, Miss Sara Kirk, Miss Naomi
Wilson, Leslie Pyle, Charles Grason.
The fine weather of the past two
weeks has given the farmers an OPP
portunity of making headway with
their corn husking. There yet re-
mains a vast amount to be husked,
owing to the scarcity of help. 1t is
to be hoped the fine weather will con-
tinue for some time yet.
| EIOu0, VI 1lo6OAoIOWhS IL
recent graduate from the Maryland
Agricultural College, has been ap-
pointed farm agent for Cecil county,
succeeding David B. Kaufman, of
Pennsylvania, who recently accepted
a similar position in Delaware.
William Finnefrock, of Franklin
township, Pa, lost his pocketbook
containing $50 one day last week
while plowing He called his wife
to drive the plow while he walked
along the upturned burrows until
the missing wallet was unearthed.
The ladies of Strickersville cleared
$115 at the supper which they gave
recently for the boys at Camp Meade.
After the supper large quantity OF
jellies, jams, preserves and other
edibles were packed for the boys in
camp. The money cleared will be
used in the purchase of undercloth-
ing and other wearing apparel.
James Kline and Edward Wilson,
the two alleged yeggman, who were
captured at pistol point near Forest
Hill by Sheriff Atkin, on Sunday
morning, October 2S, were turned
over to United States Marshals. They
were taken to Baltimore for hear
ing before U. S. Commissioner ].
Frank Supplee. Later both men
were taken to Pittsburgh, where they
will be placed on trial for completely
in the robbery of a postoffice at Roar
ing Springs, Pa, ON October 81.
Women employees of the fibre mill
in New Castle have been instructed
to wear caps to prevent accidents by
their hair catching in overhead belts
through electric attraction.