The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-30


was the weekend guest of her sister,
Mrs. r. G. Dodson.
Mrs. John Dix and son, of Phila-
delphia, were guests of Mrs. Ella
Hunt last week.
Mrs. j. F. Mcclure, of Baltimore,
spent Sunday at the home of Samuel
Tyson and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Poguei left
on Tuesday for two weeks sojourn
at Walters Park, Pa.
The engagement of Miss Helen
Johnson, of Port Deposit, and Mr..
Moore, of Wilmington, has been an
rounced.
The engagement of Carolien H.
Haney, of Lincoln University, and
Charles M. Hayes, of Elkview, has
been announced.
Mr.. James E. Biggs, of New Castle,
and Miss Emeline Mccoy Frazer, OF
Newark, were married April IA by
Rev. w. J. Rowan.
The marriage of Mr. William H.
Draper, formerly of Elkton, now of
Wilmington, and Miss Anna j. Ford,
of Smyrna, Del, on April 6, has been
announced.
Augustus Buckley, of Allentown,
Pa, visited his mother, Mrs. Isabel
Buckley, on Sunday. Mrs. Buckley
returned home. with him for an ex-
tended visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Brown,
Lewisville, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Miss Elva Hicks, to
Mr.. Percy Whitworth Kerr, on April
twenty-first.
The congregation of Sylmar M. E..
church rendered reception to Rev.
C. G. Harris on Wednesday evening
of last week. The pleasant social
affair was held in the church, the
new pastor being cordially welcomed.
A literary and musical program was
rendered and refreshments served.
At a meeting of the Executive
Committee of Calvert Community
Show, arrangements were made for
holding a community show in the
fall. A special department for
schools, and school work was added
to the exhibiting classes. Let every
one prepare to make their exhibit
the best. t
Patrick Coyle, of Elkton, in light
ing his pipe set fire to a celluloid
shade he was wearing over his eyes.
Before he could get the blazing shade
off he was so badly burned about the
face as to endanger his eyesight, and
was taken to Union HOSPITAL, Elkton,
for treatment.
Postmaster Ellwood S. Taylor, of
Kennett Square, built fire IN the
furnace at his home in that town one
day last week and neglected to see
about the water in it. The result
was that the boiler burst and blew a
hole in the floor above.
Oak Grove school will hold a festi-
val and box social Thursday evening,
May 6. The music is to be furnished
by Bolden's Trio, which includes
banjo, violin and organ. Proceeds
for the school. If stormy, next clear
evening.
A string of twelve Chevrolet cars
passed through Rising Sun on Thurs
day evening of last week, enroute
from the factory at Tarrytown, New
York, to Baltimore. Seven OF the
drivers had been arrested that day in
Kennett Square, charged with driv-
ing too fast through the borough.
They were fined $40 each, which was
paid under protest. The matter is
being Investigated by the Maryland
Automobile Club.
The Oxford auto fire truck made
run to Rising Sun on Thursday
evening of last week, for the purpose
of testing couplings of the town
water plugs, which had been changed
in order to fit the Oxford machine.
The couplings proved to be o. r.,
and the Oxford laddies hooked up to
water plug and threw a perfect
deluge OF water with their machine.
The members of the Fire Company
who manned the truck were served
with refreshments after the try out
of the machine.
Martin F. Ferry, United states
Marshal, has filed with the County
Board of Assessment. Wilmington.
the formal transfer OF the property
of the Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal Company The amount in
volved is $2,514,289.64.
Work has been resumed on the
public road improvement at Menden-
hall, on the Kennett and Whining
ton road, which is being greatly i'm
proved by p. S. dupont.