The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1911-04-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

i Miss M. Addie Smith is visiting rel
atives in Newark, Del, and Philadelphia.
Rev. W. H. Micheals, Of Yardley, Pa.
is a visitor al the home Of Edwin Haines
and family.
David G. Mccoy. oxford, was Sun
day visitor of his sisters, Mrs Whiteford
and the Misses Mccoy.
]. E. Brum6eld attended the meeting of
the Republican State Central Committee,
in Baltimore, on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Hartenstine. Prin-
! cipio Furnace, were over-Sunday guests
of the latter's PARENTS Mr.. and Mrs. JOS.
S. Pogue.
The Home Mission social will be held
Friday evening, 9TH inst, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds, on East
Main street.
Bradley Smith. of Philadelphia, and
George Smith, of Baltimore. were Sunday
guests of their father. DIR. A. H. Smith,
Cherry street.
Mr.. Daniel 2. Simmons. of Elkt3n, and
Miss Anna R. Hobson, of Appleton. were
married in Elkton on March 20, by Rev.
John McElmoyle.
The Sewing Circle was very pleasantly
entertained on Thursday afternoon of this
week by Mrs. ]. M. Sterrett, at her home
on East Main street.
Mrs. Belle Buckley, Of Allentown, and
her daughter. Mrs. Timanus ]. Wilson,
of North Tonowanda, N. ". are visiting
their former home in Rising Sun.
| William Powell and family, Of Balti-
more. have been spending some time
with Mr.. Powell's mother, Mrs. Samuel
Hambleton, who has been seriously i'll for
the past two weeks.
Uuder the auspices Of the lust Govern
ment League Of Maryland, woman's
suffrage meeting will be held in Junior
Mechanics Hall, Elkton. Md. Friday,
April 7, at p. m. Miss Louise Carey
and Miss Elizabeth Taylor. Of Baltimore,
will speak.
Mr.. and Mrs. !. Wayne Reynolds pleas
antly entertained the Euchre on Wednes-
day Five tables were played, the high
score honors being awarded Mrs. A. L.
Burlington and George D. Riale., DR..
and Mrs. 7. B. Moore will entertain the
ciub next Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cornelius L. Brokaw
have issued cards OF invitation to the
marriage of their daughter. Miss Edith
Kennedy Brokaw. to Professor Harold
Edward Tiffany, of Delaware College, at
their home in the Fourth district Wednes-
day evening, April IL, at six o'clock.
Aaron Reynolds. son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Reynolds of this town, was
seized with an attack of appendicitis last
week, while on duty at Media station
where he is employed, and was taken to
the German Hospital, Philadelphia. for
an operation, which was successfully per
formed on Wednesday of this week.
i A reception wss rendered Rev. Q. III.
Webster and family. on Tuesday evening,
in the lecture room of the M. E. church
by the congregation, when the pastor was
welcomedto to his new charge and de-
lightful social evening injoyed. The in
clement weather prevented many from at
tending, but guests to the. number of
about fifty braved the elements. Refresh
ments were served.
H. B. Peters. of near Hensel, Pa.
while working at the home Of H. Galen
Gifvin, last week had one Of his hands
caught in fodder shredder and badly
mangled.
4 The daughters of the late William p. C.
and Mary R. Whitaker have presented a
bell weighing 500. as memorial to the
new Grace Reformed Episcopal Church in
HavreNde Grace.
! Rev. H. G. Budd, Of Chris6eld, has
been elected principal of Wilmington Con-
ference Academy at Dovor for theensuing
year. He is brother of Misses
Katharine and Mary L. Budd, of Elkton.
The house, barn and other outbuildings
on the farm of Wentz Martin, in Stras-
burg township. Lancaster county. were
burned TO the ground Sunday afternoon,
: causing loss of several thousand dollars,
: only partially covered by insurance. The
cause of the fire is not known.
Railroad detectives are looking for clues
that will lead to the identity of the thieves
t who stole tIiirty-two pairs of trousers
from consignment Of clothing shipped
TO Watson & Winchester. of Oxford. The