The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-05-03

spent Sunday at his home in Rising
Sun.
Miss Elizabeth Stephens is spend
ing some time in Media aud Phila-
delphia.
Miss Angela Nichols, of Whining
ton, spent Sunday with home folks
in Rising Sun.
Edwin Haines was visitor of his
daughter, Mrs. William H. Micheals,
Media, during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dix and son, of
Philadelphia, visited Mrs. e. M.
Hunt Tuesday and Wednesday.
William R. Pogue, of Pennsgrove,
N. j., was Sunday visitor of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M.
Pogue.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck
spent several days in Baltimore last
week, the guests of Rev and Mrs. F.
H. Huffman.
Mr.. Daniel P. Hogan of Lincoln
University, announces the engage
.ment of his daughter, Marguerite
Agnes, to Mr.. Phillip Smith of Cliff
ton, Pas
Thieves stole the rear tires, tools
and other accessories from the auto
mobile of Louis Detofsky, left in the
open sheds of the Oxford Hotel
stables Wednesday night of last
week.
In the Media M. E. Church April
"A Norman B. Pyle of Avondale,
son Of Crosley Pyle, formerly of New
London, was married to EfIie Viola
Larkin, Of Glen Riddle, by Rev.
William H. Michaels.
Miss Sara Katherine Wolff, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Shepherd
Wolff, Mechanics Grove, and Ben
iamin H. Herr, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
BENJAMIN Herr, Unicorn, were mar
ried at the parsonage of st. Faul's
Reformed Church, Quarryville, Pa,
April "a, by Rev. Howard Obold.
The Five Hundred Club met on
Wednesday evening of this week
with Miss Lorraine Fassitt and broth
er, near town, when guests to the
number Of five tables enjoyed a
pleasant evening at cards. High
score honors were awarded Mrs. R.
c. Dodson and J. T. Cameron.
This was the last meeting of the
season. The dues collected from
members at the various meetings
amount to $27, and this sum will be
donated to the Red Cross by the club.
The sale of War Savings Stamps
at Rising Sun post Office has steadily
increased each month. Beginning
with sales of but $26 in December,
the total for each month has gone
up by leaps and bounds until the
record for the month of April shows
$1393.85 sold, an increase of 5000
over the sales for the month of
March.
An automobile driven by w. H.
Butz, OF the Kennett Road Machine
Co., ran down a man by the name of
Campbell on Friday evening last,
near Toughkenamon. The injured
man died in short time. The de-
ceased was bricklayer by trade,
and was returning to his home at
the time of the accident. He stepped
directly in front of the machine,
which he failed to hear approaching
from behind him.
Rev. VIM. P. Finney, D. D., will
occupy the pulpit at West Noting
ham Presbyterian church, Sunday,
May s. At this service the West
Nottingham Chapter of the West
minister Guild will present "Old
Glory" to the church, and the ladies
of Mrs. Isaac Yocum's Bible class
will present a service flag. The
presentation address will be made by
DR.. Finney. The flags will be re-
ceived on behalf of the church by
Rev. d. e. Shaw, Pastor Emeritus
George Sollars suffered a painful
injury on Monday while at work in
the railroad yards at Perryvlllc. He
was holding long bar in place while
fellow-workman was striking il
with a siedge hammer The sledge
missed the bar on one of the swings
by the Zimmerman, and struck Sol
lars terrible blow on the ear and
side of the head. His ear and head
were badly lacerated and bruised
tho injury being a severe one. II
was narrow escape, as had the
hammer struck higher up the skull
would have been crushed.
William C. Andrews has purchas-
ed the IL acre property Of the late
David M. Pitt, in East Nottingham
for $4,000,