The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-09-02

Miss Halle Barber enjoyed visit
to Cambridge, Md, relatives last
week.
Charles Brown, of Baltimore, is
visiting his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
N. C. Brown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Buckwaltef,
'of Baltimore, were guests last week
of Miss Mary Bfumfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Kennard, of
Chester, visited relatives in the
neighborhood the past week.
Miss Coda Lineberry and Hiram
L. Stilwell, of Barnsley, were mar
ried August 18th, at Charlestown.
Rev. and Mrs. Chas. c. Harris and
little daughter have returned from
three weeks trip to Hillsboro, w.
Va.
Miss Grace Sutherland, of the
Swarthmore Chautauqua, spent Sun
day with Rev. and Mrs. w. e.
Rooms and Miss Grace A. Wilson.
Clyde e. Reese of Exton and Miss
Lettie w. Crossan of Kemblesville,
were married in West Chester, Sat
urday, August goth. by Rev. w. R.
Laird.
Mrs. Thomas Huggens and sons,
of Baltimore, are spending some
time with Mrs. Ellen M. Tosh and
daughter, Miss Eta, of West Not
tingham.
The second annual reunion OF the
Racine family was held at Fort De-
finance, on Elk River, Thursday of
last week. About one hundred con-
nected with the name were present.
Miss Margaret Strong Gardner,
daughter of Mrs. Annie B. and the
late James Gardner, was married at
her home in Perryville on Wednes-
day evening, Aug. "a, to Mr.. Ed
win II. Dafter; of Bloomfield, N. j.
The Rev. Award w. Chamberlain,
of Easton, performed the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry B. McNeal,
of Elkton, were visitors this week Of
the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John L. Stephens, near town. Mr..
and Mrs. MeNeal leave this week
for Dubois, Pa, where Mr.. McNeal
has accepted the prefessorship of
physics, chemistry, and biology
(science) in the High School, and
will also coach base ball and basket
ball at the school. a
Mrs. Wilbert Maxwell met with a
very painful accident on Saturday,
when she had the misfortune to up
set pot Of boiling coffee on her
foot, scalding the member badly.
The hearing Of the Holloway
Black, Charlestown, injunction case,
set for Monday before the Court,
was postponed until the September
term of Court, which will convene
on September 10.
Dorothy, five-months-oid daugh-
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce,
died Friday. August 26th, at their
home on Mount street, In this town,
of pneumonia Service was held
Monday morning at ten o'clock, in
charge of Rev. Charles c. Harris.
Interment in Brookview cemetery.
The Havre de Grace papers report
the few days of cool weather last
week brought many wild ducks to
the Susquehanna flats, and 1T may
be safely predicted that our waters
will see more wild fowl than for
many years.
The Pennsylvania bureau of ami
NAL industry has just finished pay
ing claims for $130,000 from cattle
owners whose animals had to be
killed to prevent spread of contagi'
Gus diseases. This is in addition te
some $4,000 paid cut on claims
which had to be met by deficiency
appropriation.
The latest payment covers $50
owners and 2525 animals, of which
a number we're horses which had tc
be killed to check an outbreak oi
| glanders,
The Board of Education of Cecil
County and Mr.. Levi e. Patterson
Trustee of the Blythedale school
held conference on Tuesday. Sept
23rd, with Austin F. Shure, District
Road Engineer and j. Marshal
Thompson, assistant, relative to the
encroachment of the new State Roat
from Aiken to Port Deposit on the
school property at Blythedale. Th'
matter was adjusted by the State
Roads Commission, agreeing tt
erect and maintain a fence between
tha State Road and the school anC