The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-08

BalClmOre relatives dHu lIiOhuo.
Rev. and Mrs. H. E.. Reed were
Philadelphia. visitors on Thursday
and Friday last.
Augustus Buckley, of Allentown,
visited his mother, Mrs. Belle Buck
ley during the week.
Amos B. Fox, Larned, Kansas, is
spending some time with his brother,
Alfred Fox, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Bunting, of
oxford, celebrated their golden we'd
ding, Wednesday, February 27.
Mrs. Herbert Hirzel and children,
of Wilmington, are visiting the
formers mother, Mrs. Jennie Tay-
lor.
The Red Cross will meet With
Mrs. J. B. Slicer, East Main street,
on Friday afternoon, March s, at
two o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Quimby, Of
Kelton, celebrated the fiftieth ami
versary of their marriage on We'd
nesday of last week.
The marriage of Miss Mamie M.
Collins, of Elkton, and Mr.. Harry M.
Hevelow, of Chesapeake City, took
place Saturday afternoon, Feb. %.
On Wednesday, March 9Th, Mr..
George Fry and Miss Attic Steele
were married at the Fremont par
sonage by the brides pastor, Rev.
Longhead.
Miss Mana Hopkins, of Port De-
posit, was the guest on Wednesday
and Thursday of Mrs. M. E.
Founders.
Prof. Hugh w. Caldwell, Superin-
tendent of Schools for Cecil County,
attended the sessions of the National
Educational Association at Atlantic
City, N. j., on Saturday.
Mr.. Howard Olp and Miss Daisy
Edwina Brown were married at Nan
chester. Pa, Wednesday, February
goth. The bride is a daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Brown of
Rising Sun.
Misses Ilena and Lucretia M.
Reynolds have issued invitations for
the marriage of their niece, Miss
Grace Ilena Reynolds, to Mr.. Asa
Walton on Tuesday, March IL,
twelve o'clock noon, at their home
near Fremont, Pa.
The Five Hundred club was enter
tanned on Wednesday evening by Mr..
and Mrs. M. E. Founders, when the
game was enjoyed by guests to the
number of five tables. High score
honors were won by Mrs. Jennie
Whiteford and S. M. Ward.
Colora Red Cross Circle will, hold
a Spelling Bee and Parcel Post Sale
at the school house on Tuesday ave-
ming, March 12, at 1880 o'clock.
Everybody is welcome and we hope
you will be on hand to help the good
cause. Ten cents admission, re-
funded to those who spell, to help
buy a bargain package. Proceeds
for the Red Cross.
The Elkton Gas Improvement Co.,
which has taken over the plant of
the old company in that town, mas
elected De Lancey Scott, President;
William Sterling Evans, Vice Fresi-
dent; Charles Adams, of Philadel-
phia, Secretary Irwin T. K.pler,
Treasurer. These four gentlemen,
with Mr.. Hudson. of Philadelphia,
Frank T. Whitney and Charles
Gatchell, comprise the Board OF
Directors.
The Cecil County School Board
has transferred Marshall Thompson,
vice-principal at the Cecil County
Agricultural High School, Calvert, to
take charge of the Chesapeake City
High School for the school year,
succeeding Prof. Robert S. Bates,
who has entered the service of his
country at Fort Oglethorpe, Ga.
The County School Board is expert
encing considerable difficulty in
locating sufficient teachers to keep
the schools open.
The recent ice foes in the upper
Chesapeake bay and it's tributaries
did considerable damage. Besides
tearing away portion of Bohemia
river bridge, making traffic over~it
impossible, the big warehouse at
Barnard's wharf, near Betterton,
was washed out in the Chesapeake
bay during the thaw, and after
floating around for some time was
washed ashore on the farm of Arthur
L. Harris, far from its foundation.
The colchester Steamboat Com
pany's wharf at Colchester was
damaged. to the extent of several
thousand dollars by the moving ice.