The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-29

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r. G. Warren.
Rev. and Mrs. c. G. Harris and
children are visiting Centreville,
Md, relatives.
josiah P. Kirk, of Darlington, was
the guest this week of his daughter,
Mrs. Ada Burlington.
Miss Maude Slicer, of Philadel-
phia, was the guest this week of her
cousin, Miss Emma Brown.
Mrs. VIM. H. Micheals and chill
dren, of Media, have been spending
the week with Edwin Haines and
family.
Calvin Brumfield, of Willow Grove,
Pa, spent the weekend with his
father, Augustus Brumfield, and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs S. Taylor Wilson, of
Easton, Pa, have been visiting Rev
and Mrs. w. G. Rooms and Miss
Grace A. Wilson the past week.
Mr.. Fred C. Hill, Principal of the
Elkton Schools, and Miss Pearr
Houck were quietly married Satur-
day morning, Sept. 16, at Easton,
Pa.
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Koons and
Miss Grace A.. Wilson enjoyed an
auto trip to Smyrna, Del, the past
week with Mr.. and Mrs. s. Taylor
Wilson.
Announcement is made of the
marriage Of Miss Gladys Hackett,
telephone operator at Still Pond,
Kent county, Exchange, and Paul
Giddon, of Port Deposit, on Septem-
Der Sth. They will reside at Port
Deposit.
Announcement of the marriage of
Mr.. Harry Gibson and Miss Ina Bill
lingslea, on September 2, at Eureka,
California, has been made. Mr..
Gibson's childhood home was in the
Fourth district, but more recently
he was engaged as an electrical en-
gineer in Philadelphia, being trans
ferred by his firm to California.
The Fall meeting of the Presby-
terry of New Castle, which will be its
410th stated one, will be held in the
Frankford, Sussex County, Del,
Church on October 2 and 8.
The State Roads Commission has
awarded the contract. for building
1.0S miles of concrete road from
Dublin, Hartford county, toward
Whiteford to the Sutton Contracting
Company, Of Philadelphia, for
$32,216.0O.
The directors of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank Of Havre de Grace have
decided to have their present bank
ing building remodeled and convert
ed into a more modern and up-to-
date bank building. Work will be
started as soon as possible.
Mrs. Olga Ferry, the bearded
woman" who about two years ago
stole a horse and buggy in Whining
ton, De-, and sold it in Elkton, plead
guilty at Media, Pa, last week, on
the charge of horse stealing, and
was sentenced to two years in the
county Jail.
The Havre de Grace Firemen IS
Carnival opened September 23, and
will close Saturday night, September
so. The new $10,750 Stutz auto
pumping engine, with a capacity of
500 gallons per minute, has been
received by the company and passed
a successful test.
The 18th annual convention of
the Knights of the Golden Eagle of
Lancaster County, was held in the
Malta Temple at Lititiz, Sept. 16.
Fifty-six delegates were in attend
ance, representing 22 castles. 1t
was reported that $4,000 was paid
out in benefits during the year and
$4,0OO In funeral Dement'S.
Fire thought to have been caused
by sparks from B. & o. engine de-
stroyed small barn on the prop
erty of Charles R. Foard. near Eder
station. with hay and equipments
owned by the tenant, Harry Vande-
grift. His loss was about $3.50,
and that on the barn about 5000.
North East firemen responded to
call for aid but the fire had made
strong headway before they arrived.
A bad freight wreck occurred at
Bald Friar. on the Columbia & Port
Deposit railroad Wednesday morn
ing. Four cars were derailed, one
of them rolling down the embank-
ment into the river. One of the
cars was loaded with lumber. Two
wrecking crews were required to
restore order out of chaos, and traf-
fic was delayed for hours.