The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-14

John Muireh cad, Washington, was q
weekend visitor of his aunt, Mrs. Isa-
bel Pogue:
Miss Ruth Collier, of Philadelphia,
was the guest last week of Miss Mabel
johnson.
Miss Anna George, of Newark, and
Gicono Saienni, of Wilmington, eloped
to Elkton and were married last week.
Cameron Brown and bride were
given noisy welcome by the calithum-
plans on Friday evening last, at the
home of the groom's mother.
Cards have been issued for the mar
riage of Miss Henrietta Minister, daugh-
ter of MIR. and Mrs. ]. j. Minister of
Elkton, to William Gardner on We'd
nesday, September 10.
A card from E. C. Dixon, from Rome,
Italy, states his tourist party covered
Scotland, Belgium, Holland, Switzer-
land and Italy. The party sailed for
home from Naples on August 26.
Emerson X. Patten, who is pursuing
a course in electrical engineering at the
Polytechnic Institute, Boston, is spend
ing some time at the home of his par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patten, in this
town.
The announcement by Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Greene, of near Newark, of the
marriage of their daughter, Edna Eliz-
abeth Greene, to Mr.. Charles Wooster
Howard, son of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. E.
Howard OF Salisbury, was received with
surprise by friends of the couple. Both
were graduates last June from the Uni
versity of Delaware.
John G. Conner, of Trenton, a for
mer principal of West Nottingham
Academy, paid visit to friends in this
locality last week Mr.. Conner engag-
ed successfully in the lumber business
after leaving West Nottingham. He
noted many changes with the lapse OF
years since he was resident here, and
particularly remarked on Maryland's
wonderful roads, which, when he
knew them were notoriously bad
Mrs. G. O. Bechtel, of Galesburp.
ILL.,, returned from trip to Japan this
month. She staid at three of the hotels
destroyed in the recent terrible disas-
ter. Mrs. Bechtel is well known here,
where she formerly resided and fire.
quently visits. She made many ac-
quaintances among ship officers and
passengers whose families live in the
stricken cities, and is greived for their
anxiety and loss.
Gunners report rail birds fairly plen-
tIful on the marshes, bnt reed birds
scarce.
Pierre S. DUPONT, of Longwood,
gladdened the hearts of goodly num-
Der OF children in his neighborhood by
providing them with tickets for the
Kennett Square Chautauqua last week.
During August 325 couples, mostly
from Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New
York, Delaware and Maryland were
granted marriage licenses in Elkton.
Ten couples, one or both of whom
were under age, we've refused licenses.
While the delivery boy for the Holly
Hall dairy WIS on his way to Elkton,
one morning last week, party of tour
lists in an automobile pretended they
wanted to buy some milk. When told
it was for customers, they robbed him
of four quarts of milk and then drove
off in their car.
While loading car with wheat that
mad been treated with preparation to
kill flies, colored man, employed by
Crothers Brothers, at their warehouse
in Mt. Pleasant, Del, struck a nall
with hammer causing fire which
burned more than thirty bushels of
wheat and blew the entire top off the
car. The man was removed to the
hospital for treatment.
A pathetic accident occurred at Ham,
orton, Pa, on Labor Day, when large
automobile driven by Mr.. Wendall p.
Woodring, of Washington, D. c., over
turned, and the mother of Mr. Wood
ring was almost instantly killed by be-
ing thrown to the roadbed, the weight
of the car crushing her skull. With
Mr.. Woodring at the time of the acci-
dent were his wife and two small child
rem beside his mother.
For sounds that stir the heart strings,
some choose the harp or the lutte; but
others love the music of the hard coal
hitting the chute.