The midland journal., 1917-03-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Gertrude s. Dare is visiting
Ter brother, c. e. Dare, and family,
Rosemont, Va.
Mrs. H. L. Worthington, Howard
Park, was the guest of Mrs. Mary
Cherry last week.
Miss Elizabeth R. Stephens has
been spending the week with rela-
ives in Baltimore.
M. Ely was among those who
witnessed the inaugural ceremonies
IN Washington on Monday.
Little Virginia Slicer had the mis-
fortunate to badly sprain her ankle
while coasting Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Harrison Fehr, of Allentown,
vas the guest of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle, this week.
The was very pleasantly enter
aimed on Wednesday evening by
Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Miller at the
home of ]. M. Sterrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Duyckinck
left Rising Sun this week for Glen
Cove Springs, Florida, where they
will make an extended stay.
Little Miss Virginia Slicer, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. ]. B. Slicer,
entertained her schoolmates and a
few other friends on Monday after
noon, by way of celebrating her
| .enth birthday.
Rev. j. c. Mccoy was invited by
the 4th Quarterly Conference to re-
turn to Zion Circuit for the coming
Conference year.
James Herr, of Fulton township.
Lancaster county, last week butcher
| cd hog that dressed 745 pounds
The hog weighed $40 pounds alive
Elmer S. Hilton has sold the farm
he recently purchased of the estate
of DR.. James A. Peoples, to James
Stewart and bought the Benjamin
Cochran farm in Upper Oxford, at
,rivate sale.
The Measuring Social announced
or March 10 at Rowlandville M. P.
church has been postponed until
March IT, to be held in the lecture
Dom of the church. Ice cream,
axe and confectionery on SALE,
The entertainment by the Morrow
Brothers Quartette, in the public
hall on Tuesday evening, was a
pleasing one, their program being a
varied one, with something for
everyone to enjoy,-singing, instru-
mental music, readings, character
representations, etc.
The Ushers Union of Mt. Pleasant
Church will give an entertainment
in the church on Thursday evening,
March 10, at s o'clock. Jumbo
Jum," a good darkey comedy, and
"Smythe VS.. Smith" celebrated
breach of promise case, will be
enacted by the young people. Ad-
mission, Adults 25c, Children 15c.
Mrs. o. r. Washburn has sold her
farm on the stone road near Elkton,
to Charles H. Behrendt, grocer Of
Wilmington. The price was $4,000.
He will move upon the place with
his family, which includes three
boys, at once. Mr.. and Mrs. Wash
burn have left for their new home
at Franklin, Pa, where Mr.. Wash
burn is editor and manager Of the
Evening News"
The last Quarterly Conference
was held at James M. E. church,
Rising Sun, on Saturday. DR.. j. w.
Easley occupied the pulpit on Sun
day morning and evening, in place
of District Superintendent Watt,
who was unable to be present.
At Octoraro Peoples Church Sun
day, March II, Sunday school at 10
a. M; followed by a talk on. the
lesson. Bible reading 2 p, m, Acts
IA; followed by an address by
Howard Brown, ''The Christians
Journey. Preaching 8 p. m, by
Rev. o. H. Connolly, Psalms 1921.
The Executive Committee of the
Interstate Milk Producers Associa-
ton has fixed the wholesale price of
milk for March, 1917, at ~ cents
per quart until further notice.
As a permanent memorial to their
parents, both of whom were man
ayers of Swarthmore College, Mes
srs. ]. S. and w. P. Worth of Coates
vile, have donated $4,000 to the
institution, to be known as the
Worth Fund, for the erection of a
girls dormitory.