The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1907-07-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Verna Grason is visiting
relatives at South Glastonbury, Ct.
Mrs. Kate Kellow, of Chicago, is
a guest at the home of Jos. s..
Pogue and family.
Malvin Grason has accepted a
position as cashier at the Grand
Atlantic Hotel, Atlantic City.
The Sewing Circle was entertain
ed on Thursday afternoon by Miss
Charlotte Otis, at the Parsonage.
Clifford Robertson, of New York,
spent Sunday at the home of his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. B. r.
Robertson, near town.
DR.. Edwin Hurtz and A. Bradley
Smith, of Philadelphia, were re-
cent guests at the home of DR.. A.
81. Smith and daughter.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
social will be held this friday
evening at the home of Misses H..
Jennie and A. Mabel Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood Touchton,
and daughter, of Ardmore, Pa,
were recent guests of Mr.. Touch
toms sister, Mrs. Saml. M.
Briekley.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. G. Reeder had
as their guests on Wednesday, Mr..
and Mrs. Jas. McKane, of Chester,
and Mrs. VIM. Reed and daughter,
of Bay View.
81. Linn Worthington in COM
pany with Messrs. Holiday, Huff
man and Fuller, of Baltimore, start
this week on few days cruise on
the Chesapeake bay.
Miss Bertha J. Price and Mr..
Gilbert Stubbs FAIRIES, both of
Smyrna, Del, who were recent
guests of Miss Grace A. Wilson, at
Maple Lawn, have announced their
engagement.
Invitations have been issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. Pusey G. Coates, of
Upper Oxford, for the wedding
of their daughter, Alice r., to Mr..
Edwin Chancellor Thatcher, of
Trinidad, Colorado, at noon, July
18th, at their home.
Miss Carrie Hambleton enter.
tained number of friends Weunes.
day evening, at her home near
town, in honor of her guests, Miss
Jeffries, of South Carolina, and Miss
Pfann, of Kissimmee, Fla.
Mrs. Saml. M. Brickley was the
recipient of postal card surprise
on the 3rd inst, the anniversary of
her birth, and wishes to thank her
friends for their kind remem.
brances, and especially little Miss
Mary V. Taylor, who was the
promoter of the surprise.
John o. Stearns, of Hartford
county, has been re-appointed a
member of the Board of Managers
of the Maryland House of Correc-
tion by Governor Warfield.
Fire one night recently destroyed
the building used as a machine
shop at Mccall Ferry, badly
damaging large amount of ma
chinery of the power plant. The
loss will reach 81, 1000.
DR.. Charles M. Ellis, of Elkton,
has been elected director of the
newly incorporated Continental
Life Insurance Company, of Will.
mington. The new company has
an authorized capital of 81, 900, 900.
1t is reported ofC. M. Lewelling,
of Lincoln, Neb., State Lecturer for
Farmers Institutes is desirious of
purchasing farm on the Eastern
Shore of Maryland. Prof. Lew
elling has lectured before the Farm.
ers' Institutes held in Cecil county.
The flag raising and festival held
by the Ladies Aid Society of Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church on July 4th
was a big success. Over $50 was
netted. Music was furnished by
the Oakryn Band, while gang of
overloaded young toughs furnished
pugilistic entertainment in the
evening.
At a meeting of the directors of
the Local Preachers Camp Meet
ing Association, in North East,
Rev. Cotton Amy, of East Bangor,
Pa, was chosen manager to succeed
the late Rev. William Hammond.
The next camp will be held at