The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-06-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

MATS. 11OWaIu Ndtfct, Ol WHAlHStOI,
is visiting Mrs. Nellie Wagner.
Mrs. B. r. Nichols and daughter, An
gela, are spending the week in Philada.
Norris Cameron, Of Perrvyille. spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Mooie.
Mrs. H. B. Patten and son. Emerson.
spent last week with Baltimore relatives.
Edward M. Fowler, Of. Laurel. Dell
was the over-Sunday guest Of Rising Sun
friends.
| Mrs. Jos. S. Pogue returned on Monday
evening from an ex tended sojourn at AT
lantic City.
Percy Kirk and Roger Kirk. of Balti-
more, spent Sunday at the home of H.
L. Worthington and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry c. Powell and two
children spent last week with Postmaster
and Mrs. Saml. Hambleton.
| Miss Marion Pyle returned home from
Darlington Seminary. West Chester. on
Wednesday for the summer.
David G. Mccoy, of Oxford, was SUM-
day visitor of his sisters. Mts Jennie
Whiteford and the Misses Mccoy
DR.. and Mrs. Walter E. Alvord. Of
Moore. Pa. spent some time with Mrs.
Ella Pyle and family on Cherry street.
Miss Francina Kirk. who graduated
from Metzger College. Carlisle. last week,
has returned 10 her home in Rising sun.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
Social win be held Friday evening. June
2. at the home of Miss Louise Worth
lington.
| The engagement of Miss Bessie Jones
and Mr.. Ernest Deamond. both of Bethel,
has been announced The wedding will
take place this month.
Mrs. ]. A. Hartenstine, of Principle
Furnace, Miss Minnie Muirhead and
Miss Lucy Muirhead, of Pittsburg, spent
Tuesday in Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Duyekinck and Mr..
and Mrs. E. L. Duyckinck left on Wednes-
day morning for an extended visit in
New Brunswick and other points in New
Jersey.
Or. G. S. Dare is enjoying the salt sea
lair at Atlantic City and attending the
sixty-third annual convection of the
American Medical convention whose
opening session was held Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Henry Haines cele-
brated the 5oth anniversary OF their we'd
ding on June s, at their home in Fulton
township, Lancaster county. A large
number of invited guests being present to
tender their congratulations.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Biles. of near
Fair Hill. have issued cards for the mar
riage of their daughter. Helen Louise to
Alfred Weldon, of Philadelphia. The
wedding will take place at Brick Hill
farm at high noon, June II.
Mrs. Hettie Foster and Mrs. Hannah
Selfridge entertained at dinner on
Thursday last in honor of DR.. and Mrs.
Walter Alvord. of Moore. Pa. Those
present were: DR.. and Mrs. Avord, Mrs.
Elmira Pyle. Leslie Pyle, Norman Pyle,
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Taylor, Misses
Mary Haines and Mary Brum6eld.
A class of IS children was confirmed
by Bishop Monahan on Sunday last, at
Port Deposit and Rising Sun. Services
at Rising Sun were conducted in the
evenieg, at 6:3o o'clock. The Bishop and
Father McManus left Monday morning
on the $3.50 train. During their stay they
were entertained by Mr.. and Mrs. James
McKeIvey.
The Convention of the Protestant Epis-
copal Church of the Diocese of Easton
met in Trinity Church. Elkton, on Tues
day, June 4. Right Rev. William F.
Adams. D. D., Bishop Of the Diocese, and
some thirty Of the clergy md the same
number of lay delegates were present.
The Diocese embraces the nine counties
of the Eastern Shore. with IS clergy and
about so congregations.
The annual festival of the Ladies Aid
Society of Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church will
be held on July T.
A festival will be held on the lawn of
Ebenezer M. E. Church on Wednesday
evening. June IL. II stormy. the festival
will be held the following evening.
A festival win be held on Wednesday
evening. June II. by the ladies Of Sylmar
M. E. church on the lawn. Strawberries,
ice cream, cake, etc. on sale.
The Rutter farm. embracing 80 acres
Of land near Elkton. has been purchased
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