The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-02-17


this week of Mrs. Maude Hawkins,
in Wilmington.
Earl, little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Cleveland Richardson, is suffering
from pneumonia.
Mrs. T. B. Moore enjoyed visit
to her sister, Mrs. Norris Cameron,
Perryville, last week.
Everett Morris of Zion, is i'll with
scarlet fever, which he contracted
while attending school at Whining
ton.
VIM. M. Pogue and Edwin L
Haines attended the Hardware Deal
ers' Convention in Philadelphia this
week.
Mrs. Melvin Thompson, of New
York, is spending the week with her
mother, Mrs. Nellie Wagner, in
Rising Sun.
M. e. Founders represented the
National Bank of Rising Sun at the
Bankers Convention in Baltimore,
on Saturday
Miss Violet Krauss and Mr.. How
ard Nesbitt, of Port Deposit, were
married in Elkton, at the Presby
terian manse on Friday last.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Miss Elsie Virginia
SINNERS and Mr.. Earl Edward Ham
mond, both of Port Deposit
Miss Jean Shepherd, of Beech
wood School, Jenkiatown, and Alice
Alleband spent the weekend at the
home of H. L. Shepherd and family.
Mrs. Hannah Selfridge had the
misfortune to fall in her room at
the home of Mrs. Jennie Taylor
Saturday evening, and was pain
fully injured. Luckily she escaped
any broken bones and is improving
Dorothy Ryan, young daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Louis Ryan of this
town, was taken seriously ill on
Thursday last, but is somewhat
easier at this time. The little girl
met with an accident some weeks
ago, while coasting, when her sleu
ran into an obstruction, and she was
badly hurt about the head. She hao
apparently recovered and was able
to attend school again, when taken
suddenly i'll last week.
Mrs. Isabel Pogue celebrated her
birthday anniversary on Sunday.
Those of her relatives who spent the
weekend at her home and helped
observe the happy occasion were
Mrs. James Breckinridge, Mrs. Mel
vim Thompson, of New York; Mrs.
Peter Hamilton, Miss Mary Welsh,
of Baltimore; Mrs. Walter Hill, of
Norfolk; Miss Grace Muirhead, or
Washington; Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A.
Hartenstine, OF Principle Furnace.
James Mahan purchased at exc
cutor's sale last week the 80 acre
farm of the late Nancy Brabson, in
Fulton township, Lancaster county,
for $27O0. Il
DR.. Guy H. Dennis has sold his
dwelling in, Oxford, to Conductor
Joseph Devon of the P. r. R., who
recently sold his property on South
Queen street, In this town,
The dates for the spring racing at
the Havre de Grace track are April
18th to 29th, inclusive 13 days)
and the autumn meeting September
goth to the SOth. inclusive, GO
days).
In Chester County court Saturday
James G. Mullen, Quarryville, who
was charged with writing a black
mail letter to William Harry Gary,
Guthrieville storekeeper, was ac-
quilted.
The Parsonage of the United
Presbyterian church, in Oxford, has
been purchased by Miss Kennard, of
New London. A smaller Parsonage
will be erected on the lot adjoining
the church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hamil, Jr..
Miss Helen Hamill and Mrs. Ernest
Mimm, of Cochranville, were serl-
ously hurt Saturday evening when
their Ford overturned on the hill
just beyond Lincoln University
The business men of West Grove
have re-organized the Board OF
Trade and elected Jesse X. Cope,
Jr., president; Rev. M. A. Keegan,
vice-president; Everett A. Morris,
secretary; DR.. C. e. Head, treasurer.
James s. Hopper has resigned as
superintendent of the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal and will give his en-
tire attention as President to the
affairs of the National Bank Of
Chesapeake City.