The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-12-12


ter, Carol, Germantown, were FRI
lday-Sunday guests Of Mrs. Mary
Cherry. Miss Agnes Cherry re-
turned home with them.
Friends and relative of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Berriker, of Calvert, ten
dered them surprise on Tuesday
evening, Nov. rs, in honor OF the
3Sth anniversary of their wedding.
Capt. w. L. Richards, of the U. S
Army, stationed at Camp Dix paid
a visit to Augustus Brumfeld and
family on. Sunday. DR.. Richards
before entering the Army practiced
| medicine in Rising Sun.
The marriage Of Miss Pearl Boug-.
las to Mr.. Joseph Boyle, took place
| in Elkton on Saturday. The bride
| is daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Douglas, Of P. s. du Pont farm,
lLongwood The groom is "a son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. William Boyle, of
Green Hill, West Chester.
James F. McKelvey, of Rising
Sun, has been awarded the premium
lof fifty dollars for having the best
line and surface of track bn the
Octoraro Branch Of the Penn. Rail-
road.
II The Fourth and last Quarterly
Conference of the Conference year
will be held in the4 Rising Sun
Methodist Church, Friday evening,
December 10, at 1880. DR.. ]. w
Colona, District superintendent of
the Wilmington District, will be
present and preside.
Manly Drennen and Charles p
Bartley, selected by Elkton Town
Council, to make the proposed new
assessment of property within the
towns limits, as basis for fairer
local taxation, are awaiting the
supply of proper forms before
entering upon their work.
Miss Alice Miller, of Port De
post, has beeh unanimously elected
president of the Cecil County Public
Health Association. with Hugh w.
Caldwell, vice president. BY a un-
fanimous vote also, Miss Edith Has
lam, has been. requested to remain
las Public Health Nurse until June
/, 1925.
The Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal was closed to traffic from mid
light December until a. M, De-
cember s, to allow the Dredge Arun.
iel of the Arundel Corporation, to
pass out of the canal by going
Through a cofferdam at Chesapeake
City. The Arundel has been dredg-
ing in the new ship canal for the
past year, and finished the contract
last week.
l The North East correspondent of
the Cecil Whig reports three boys
from baltimore came to the town for
i a days cunning, and imbibed too
much Fifth District moonshine.
They became separated, one of their
number, Samuel Litsmyer, wandered
for three. days in the woods and was
found near the pike, suffering with
pneumonia. He was hurried to his
home. His condition is critical
| Harold Kemp, colored, aged Is
years, employed on Charles Down
ey's farm, near Newark, went to the
barn on Monday night of last week
20 sleep in the hay NOW. Missing
| his footing he fell through an open
Ing, landing on the concrete fool
below. He was hurried to Della
ware Hospital, Wilmington, wher,
it was found that his back was
broken and his skull fractured
| Death resulted in few hours,
i Radio fans who t'listen in" on
Friday evening, Dec. IL, at 6 O'Clock,
Twill have the pleasure Of hearing e
Dinner Concert by the children OF
DR.. and Mrs. Harry Barnes, OF
Altoona, Pa. The concert will be
broadcasted from Station WFBG
These talented young folks are vel
known in our neighborhood, the
family spending their summers at
Woodlawn, The Barnes children
have been on the radio program
several times and are beginning tc
\ be looked upon as regular radio
i entertainers by their friends here.
The report of A. G. Wilkinson
business administrator of the Uni
versity of Delaware for the tisca'
n year ending June 80 last. shows tl'
University ended the fiscal year with
la balance Of $7S1.53. BY thu
erection and equipping of the THIRD
temporary dormitory tor IN {
Women's College, gift from the
Delaware School Auxiliary, the value
OF the educational plant was In.
creased during the year by $19,.
.lS94.32. The total endowment fund
and educational plant is set forth as
$1,986.602.s6.
The annual meeting OF the Ceci'
Detective Association was held al
Calvert on "Wednesday. Dinner was
served blythe Ladies Aid Society OF
Calvert p. 3. church.