The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-01-24

Mrs. Mary Cherry is spending the
week with relatives IN Philadelphia'
Miss Bertha Tyson, who under
went treatment at Baltimore Hos
pital for several weeks, has so far
recovered as to be able to return to
her home here ON Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs. Martha Gyles and daughters
entertained at o'clock dinner on
Thursday evening: Mr.. Stephen John
Reynolds, Mr.. and Mrs. William
Reynolds, Harry Woodrow and sister
Miss Mary Woodrow.
Miss Elva A. Reed, of Kirkwood,
Lancaster county, daughter of Mrs.
Mae and the late Edward Reed, of
Oakryn, and willard Brabson, son OF
Wesley Brabson, were married Jan.
IL, in Lancaster, by Rev. Mr. Reeve.
Lieut.. Col. Norman T. Kirk, who
was recently sent by the Government
to Rochester, Mimi, for special
surgical course under the Mayos, has
completed the course and been order
ed to Walter Reed General Hospital,
Washington, d. G.
Miss Ruth Evans, of Massachu-
setts, who has been employed as a
teacher in the school at Perry Point,
and Otis Small, of Giant, CAL, a
chemist of the Atlas Power Co., at
Perry Point, were married at Perry
vile jan z. The happy couple left
for California where the groom has
been transferred to another Atlas
Powder Co. Plant.
John S. Graham, Harry Murphy,
Harry R. Barnes, William w. Lewis
and Bayard Black have been elected
Town Commissioners of Charles
town for the ensuing year.
John Anderson, of near Oxford,
has brought suit against John
Featherman, alleging negligence in
setting fire to his wheat-stacks while
threshing on the Anderson farm.
The pastoral relations between
Rev. DR.. John McElmoyle and the
Elkton Presbyterian Church were
dissolve at meeting of the Presby-
terry of New Castle held Jan. Ia in
Middletown, Del.
Rev. Mr.. Kowm, who recently de-
clined call to the pastorate of Ok
ford Presbyterian Church, has been
offered an increase of salary to re-
consider the call. The salary offer
ed is $4,000 per year.
Private Robert vinton Cullum, of
Aberdeen, while hunting near that
town, accidently shot himself in the
right shoulder, and died from the
wound at the Post Hospital at the
Proving Ground, on Jan. IL.
The Sixth District Red Cross will
meet in the Lecture Room of the M.
E. church, Rising Sun, on Friday
afternoon, oath inst, at 2 o'clock.
1u0 uCIuUCIo dIC III 6Ou " AIdhO q
special effort to be in attendance.
Mrs. Chester Owens, of Rising
Sun, was knocked down on Wednes-
day afternoon of last week, while in
Oxford, by COW that broke loose
and ran wild for time. Fortunate
ly Mrs. Owens escaped serious in
jury. The cow was finally captured
by its owner.
Private Roger J. O'Donnell, of
| Connecticut. was killed on the Aber-
deem Proving Grounds, Jan. Is,
while fighting fire, which started
in the labratory, from an overhead
ed stove, between two barracks. The
fire practically destroyed the build
ings. O'Donnell was suffocated.
The Jenkins property, near Pyles-
ville,> Harferd county, known as the
Bell farm and embracing 200 acres,
has been sold for $4,000. The
asbestos vein on the farm is being
worked on royalty, by parties from
Woodlawn, near Baltimore. 1t is
said the asbestos is of fine quality,
and sells for $1,000 ton.
The Pennsylvania roilroad COM
pany has decided to do away with
the custom Of running pay trains
over it's divisions and paying en-
ployes in currency at the car. In
stead bank drafts will be sent to the
different station agents for distri-
button to the employees there located.
Five soldiers from the Aberdeen
Proving Ground were injured Jan.
IL, when the automobile in which
they were riding crashed into a tree
at Dead Mans Curve, at Lake
Fanny, two and a half miles from
Bel Air. The driver of the auto at
tempted to avoid striking another
car, and as he turned to the side of