The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-01-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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visitor.
Miss May Alice, Misses Helen and
Mildred Shepherd are visiting rela-
tiyes in Denton.
Miss Grace A. Wilson enjoyed a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Chas. E.
Dare, Rosemont, Va, the past week.
Mrs. Mollie Reynolds, of Elkton,
and son Aaron, of Burmont, Pa,
were weekend visitors in Rising
Sun.
Scott Wilson is attending the con-
vention of dealers interested in the
Caloric pipeless heater, being. held in
Cinncinatia, Ohio
Slipping on the icy pavement Sum
day evening after coming out of
church little Catharine Kirk fell and
cut an ugly cash in her head.
Thomas J. Wilson, Rev. and Mrs.
W. G. Koons and Miss Elizabeth
Stephens were dinner guests of
Misses Hannah and Mabel Reynolds
on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck
entertained at dinner on Saturday
evening last Mr.. and Mrs. A. L,
Duyckinck, Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart M.
Ward and daughter, J. M. Sterrett
and daughter.
Master Ross Cameron, little son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse P. Cameron was
given a birthday supper on Saturday
evening by his parents, the guests
to help him enjoy it being Ben
Pogue, Isabel Pogue and Joe Cooney.
The Five Hundred club was enter
tanned very pleasantly on Wednesday
evening by Miss Mary Brumfield and
brother, j. E. Brumfield. Guests to
the number of six tables were pres
ent to enjoy the evening. The next
meeting of the club will be on jan
uary 90, with Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse T.
Cameron.
Rev. r. II. Evans, missionary
from Africa, will give an address on
foreign missions at the morning
service at West Nottingham Presby-
terian Church on Sunday, January
the 18th.
Nearly two hundred young men
and women, from Sandy Hook, ar
rived in Havre de Grace last week
to be employed at the Aberdeen
Proving Ground, as clerks stenogra.
piers, etc.
James D. Davis, Jr., of Galena
has purchased from Col. G. N
Waters, Of Philadelphia, two farms
situate near Blacks station, known
as the Black farms, containing about
500 acres, for $4,000.
The first annual report of the
Maryland State Board Of Motion
Picture Censors shows that after
paying all expenses from the fees Of
the Office the sum of $4,000 has been
turned over to the State Treasurer
Mrs. Edward v. Stockham had the
honor of firing the first shot on the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds on Wed
nesday of last week, from a three
inch field gun. Her husband, Capt
Stockham. was one of the largest
landholders in the tract appropriated
by the Government for the Proving
Ground.
The Rising Sun and Providence
teams will shoot match on Satur
day, Jan. IL. The regular shoots
will be held according to schedule
and at the conclusion of the series
the shoot to have taken place a.
Providence Dec. 20, but postponed
will be held at date yet to b.
| selected.
With the new war tax the railroad
fare from Kennett to Philadelphia II
92 cents. A few years ago the fart
was &C cents. Persons can now q
from Kennettl to Philadelphia for 8!
cents by taking the steam cars t.
Media and the fast line electric carr
in to the city. It takes only q
minutes to go from Media to Phila
delphia on the fast line.
AS will be noted in our advertising
columns George w. Sollors will dis
pose of his store goods and fixture
at public sale on Saturday evening
January IL, at Q o'clock.
A public sale of household good
will be held by Evans q. Ewing A2l
Friday afternoon, January Is, b
one O'Clock. See adv. elsewhere I
our columns.
Mccoys call attention to half a4'