The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-11-01


Galen Rowe Wright, of Perryville,
has been appointed first lieutenant
in the Medical Corps.
Rev. j. E. Eggert, pastor of the
Chesapeake City Pres byt err n
has resigned owing to poor
health.
Miss Beatrice Shippers, assistant
in the North East postoffice, has re-
signed to accept similar position ir
the postoffice at Perryville.
Leo Moore, editor of the Havre de
Grace Ledger, has been appointed
acting postmaster at Havre de Grace
to succeed R. C. Lawder, resigned.
Frances Clayton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Clayton of Chesa-
peake City, fell from farm wagon
one day last week and broke her
arm
William H. Maltbie has been ap
pointed Food Administrator for
Maryland, succeeding Edwin G.
Baetjer, resigned on account of ill
health.
Miss Margaret McCauley celebra-
ted her 92nd birthday at her home
in Elkton on Oct. %. She is in full
possession of all her faculties and is
a regular attendant at the M. e.
church.
At the home of Philip c. 'Pusey in
Avondale Oct. 10, his daughter Amy
H., became the bride of Jerre w.
Powell of Hancock Bridge, N. j.
Only the immediate families were
present.
DR.. James H. Bay, of Havre de
Grace, has been commissioned
First Lieutenant in the U. S. Medical
Corps He will leave on November
3rd, for Fort Oglethorpe, Ga, the
Officers Training Camp.
Rev. E. H. Dashiell has declined
the call to become pastor OF the
North East Methodist Episcopal
Church, this county, made vacant by
the transfer of Dr. Bickford to the
West Virginia Conference.
County Treasurer Wheeler has
received a check for $4,590.5S, as
Hartford county's share of the recent
race meet at Havre de Grace. From
the spring meet the county received
$2,00S.20, which makes $6,5SS.5S
for both meets.
Agents for the U. S. Government,
after making a thorough canvass OF
the woodland of the county, have
found about $50 fine walnut trees.
Such trees are in great demand at
present, being used for gun stocks
and propeller blades for airplanes.
The Rev. Frank B. Cowell, of
Providence, Rhode Island, who was
called and appointed pastor of the
First Baptist church, in Kennett
Square, and expected to assume his
duties about November 1st, was
taken ilf with pneumonia and died
Thursday, October 18th, at his
home.
One of the dormitories of the
Atlas Powder Co. was destroyed by
fire on Thursday of last week, about
noon, including all of it's contents
embracing the furnishings of 80
rooms, but good work of the firemen
and complete fire fighting apparatus
saved the adjoining buildings.
Samuel M. Styer, of Little Britain
Township, and Miss Katherine e.
Adams, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Adams. of Drumore Township,
were married Thursday afternoon,
Oct. "a, at Grace Lutheran parson-
age in Lancaster, by Rev. C. T.
Haupt. Mr.. and Mrs. Styer will re,
side in Little Britain Township.
f.. w. Dawson while returning tC
his home near Elkton one evening
last week in his auto was run into
by a ear driven by Frank Paling
End Mechanic in the Royal Flying
Corps, of Great Britain, who was
making the trip from New York tc
Washington. No one was injured
Justice Lewis released Paling on the
payment OF $25 to cover the dam
ages to Mr.. Dawson's car.
Miss Blanche Gittinger has beer
appointed Home Demonstration
Agent OF Hartford county, in place OF
Miss Margaret Schmidt, who resign
ed during the summer to teacE
household arts at the Towson High
School. Miss Gittinger, who is E
native of Maryland. is a graduate o.
Hood College and Columbia Univer,
sity. and has been doing County
Agent work In Tennessee during the
past year. She comes highly recon-
mended.