The midland journal., 1917-01-19
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmcr C. Reynolds,
of Earleigh Heights, Md, are visit
ing Rising Sun relatives.
Misses Hannah and Mai,le Reyn-
olds entertained over Sunday Miss
Sue Maxwell, of Principle.
Mrs. Bright A. Zimmerman, of
Philadelphia, is spending the week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Robt.
T. Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Street,,
Jarrettsville, Hartford county, were
the weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Ewing, near town.
Among our residents to attend the
auto show in New York last week
were VIM. M. Pogue, H M. Wilson,
A. M. MacNamee anG Waller Cam
eron.
In celebration Of her .,:EEth ,ir, l.
day Deborah Sterrett, daughter of
j. M. Sterrett of this town, gave a
jelly party to about thirty of her
little friends on Saturday afternoon
last.
Mr.. Samuel Blansfield and Miss
Margaret Green, both of near Earle
vile, were quietly married Tuesday
evening, December 26, the ceremony
being performed by Rev. w. A. Coale,
at Cecilton.
Mr.. Benjamin F. Crouch and Miss
Dorothy Elizabeth Price. both of
Earleville were united. in marriage
Saturday evening. January 6, at
Cecilton, the ceremony being per-
formed by Rev. w. A. Coale.
Norris Reynolds, who was success
fully operated on for appendicitis in
the Maryland General Hospital, Bal
timore, about two weeks ago, was
able to return to the home of his
narents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. Wayne
Reynolds, near town, on Wednesday
w. Scott Ankrim, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William J. Ankrim, of Fulton
township and Miss Maragret L
Grubb, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs,
William Grubb, of East Drumore
township, were married at the par
3onage of Chestnut Level Presby ter
ian church Thursday, Jan. IL. at one
o'clock. They were unattended.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Alfred Fos
celebrated their golden. wedding
anniversary at Delight Farm, their
home near Pennington, Wednesday
Relatives and friends to the number
of over one hundred assembled al
the home of the bride and groom Of
fifty years to offer congratulatios and
help them observe the notable oc-
casion.
Fire thought to have been of in
cendiary origin totally destroyed the
grist mill of David Jackson, in Bart
township, Pa, on Friday morning
last, causing loss of $4,000. The
I loss is partially covered by insurance,
The Rivers and Harbors Com
mittee has decided to include in its
bill, to be introduced in the House
of Representatives, provision for
the purchase of the Chesapeake and
Delaware Canal and it's improvement
by the government.
The annual report of the Silver
Spring Dairy Co., of Drumore town
ship. Lancaster county, showed that
during last year business amount
4 ing to $43,612.7S was done and 13O,-
4 266 pounds of butter were made,
being an increase of 20,099 pounds
over the previous year. A semi
annual dividend of three per cent
was declared.
: Wesley Whitney. who has been
insane for the past three years, and
who on Jan. 4 in Havre de Grace
struck Rubin Ditzell on the head
with fiat iron which resulted in the
latter's death few hours later, was
committed to Spring Grove Asylum
last week by Judge William H. Har-
Ian. DIR. A P. Herring, chairman of
7 LEo state LuudCy COlumlSSlOu GA
amined Whitney and declared him to
be insane.
Clay p Whiteford, of Wkiteford
Hartford county, has just returned
from a trip to Tulson, Oklahoma.
Mr.. Whiteford's motive in visiting
Oklahoma, was to investigate the
canning situation. He was very
much impressed with what he heard
and saw, so much so, that he believes
it to be an excellent field, as all the
canned corn is brought into Okla
homa from Iowa, and the canned
tomatoes find their way from Balti-
more.
William Wylie Hopkins, son of ]
T. c. Hopkins, has been appointed
postmaster at Bel Air.
i The Ladies' Aid Society of Cal
vert NJ E. Church, will hold a pie