The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-06-01


)ver Sunday.
Miss Mary Haines spent Saturday
md Sunday with Rev. and Mrs. W..
H. Micheals, Media, Pa.
w. Paul Keen enjoyed visit to
his brother, Leslie S. Keen, in
Trenton, N. j., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs William Hawkins
Ind Mrs. Anna Thompson, of Will
mington, where Sunday motor guests
Of J. L. Stephens and family.
Mrs Grace Borderly and son, of
Jhestertown, motored to Rising Sun
IN Sunday and spent the day at the
lome of Edwin Haines and family.
Dr. William D. Cawley, of Elkton,
and DR.. L. G. Taylor, of Perryvilie,
have joined the Medical Corps of the
United States Army, and expect to go
to France.
Mrs. M. A. Watkins and family
who moved to Rising Sun last No
yember and spent the winter here,
have returned to their former home
in Lewisburg, West Virginia.
Philip r. West, of Orangeville,
Baltimore county, formerly OF this
section, called on friends in his old
1eighborhood this-week. He made
the trip to Cecil county by auto.
|, c. E. Dare and family motored
from Rosemont, Va, Friday after
noon and spent Saturday and Sun
day with Rising Sun relatives, re
turning to their home Sunday eve
ling, accompanied by Rev. and Mrs.
w. G. Koons.
Warren L. Taylor and bride re-
turned to Rising Sun, on Thursday
afternoon of last week, after
honeymoon trip to the Old Dominion
State. In the evening the cali
humpian band assembled and gave
hem a rousing serenade.
There will be preaching service at
9benezer M. E. church on Sunday
vening, June 3, by the pastor, Rev.
J, G. Mccoy. Music by the choir.
Elliott Brown, of near Port De-
osit, fell and fractured his hip on
Saturday while chasing a chicken
rom the yard. His advanced age
lenders the injury serious one.
While returning from Pleasant
Grove church on Sunday evening,
Frank Leeke, an aged resident of
Pilottown, was knocked down by a
passing team and painfully bruised
Stricken with cramps while swim
ming at West Branch Sunday, John
st. Clair Bryan, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Iohn Bryan, Oxford, was drowned
before his companions could go to
his rescue.
B. F. Slater, lumberman, has pur-
chased through real estate agent ].
.. Hindman the woodleave on the
Alexander Briscoe farm, near town,
at present owned by ]. E. Wilson
The price paid was $1,100.
A United States Civil Service ex-
animation will be held June 23,
1917, at Elkton and Havre de Grace
10 fill vacancy for rural delivery
carrier from North East, and other
vacancies that may occur on rural
routes in Cecil county.
Clarence Herbert Heirley, aged 16
years, of Emmorton, Hartford county,
student at Bel Air High School, re-
ceived injuries about the head that
taken to a Baltimore hospital in an
automobile.
Captain Julian Smith, of the
United States Marine Corps, and a
resident of Elkton, presented the
/ Elkton M. e. Church with a hand
some American flag which was raised
in the building Sunday evening with
! special exercises. Joshua M. Ash
and ]. Polk Racine, two veterans of
the Civil War, raised the flag. The
Rev. George P. Jones delivered an
address, which was responded to by
William ]. Davis.
We acknowledge receipt from
Hit & Brown, electrical contractors,
Norfolk, Va, of neat blotting stone
/ for our desk. The stone is used in
stead of blotting paper. 1t absorbs
the ink instantly, leaves no lint and
will not offset. When the blotter
needs renewing, it is placed in the
fire and comes out clean and new
after being thoroughly heated. Our
thanks are due for the neat little
desk convenience.
John Heldmyer, real estate agent,
of Middletown, Del, has bought the
324-acre farm of Mrs. Fannie Will
liams, situated on the Delaware &
Chesapeake Canal.