The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in. the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

H. [. Worthington, Of Baltimore. was
a Rising Sun visitor on Wednesday.
Miss Florence Worthington, Of PhiIa-
delphia. is visiting home folks in town.
Mrs. Barclay Heacock. Of Philaielphia.
lis visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. NJ.
Sterrett.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bancroft, Of New
York, are visiting Mrs J. 3. Tome and
family.
The Cecil Farmers Club met on
Wednesday at the home of C. Ross Biles.
on Cherry street.
Joseph S. Pogue and family entertained
last week John Muirhead and family Of
Washington. D.
Howard M. Wilson, OF New York.
spent Sunday at the home of his mother.
Mrs. Elizabeth Wilson.
Barclay Reynolds, Of Wayne, Pa was
a visitor at the homeof his mother. Mrs.
Amanda Reynolds, this week.
Aaron Reynolds. Of Burmont spent a.
portion of the week with his parents, Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Reynolds. near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Ward. Of Piusbnrg.
visited their brother and sister. Steward
M Ward and Mrs. H M Duyckinck,
u
tduring the week.
| Mrs. Belle Buckley and daughter, Mrs.
Jennie Rhein. of Reading. have been
spending the week with Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Barnes.
Rev. and Mrs. E. c MacNichol are en-
pertaining their daughters. Mrs. Smith of
Wilmington. and Mrs. Coburn. and son
| of Philadelphia. at the Parsonage.
Senator and Mrs. Charles Alfred AM
derews, Hartford county, have issued in
vitations for the marriage Of their daugh-
tier. Miss Mary Amanda Andrews. to DR..
Dan Bratton, of Elkton. The ceremo ony
viii take place on June q. in Deer Creek
Presbyterian Church, Darlington.
Three more Pennsylvania couples went
70 Elkton the early part Of the week and
Iwere married as follows: Geo. T. Richie
and Marie Canton. OF Newtown. Pa. !;
John T. Johnson and Alice C. Murphy. of
Conshohocken. Pa, and Harper S. Ber-
ger and Anna Fessler, of cressena. Pa.
The floor Of the bridge across The Octo-
raro creek at New Bridge is being renew
ed. The travelling public has been COM
PEELED to make several extra miles to reach
other points of crossing while the work is
in progress.
Charged with furnishing wine to six
school boys. ranging'in ages form eight
10 fifteen years. John P. Daley. of Lon-
don Britain township, has been held in
$500 bail by Magistrate Dougherty. Of
Kennett Square. for his appearance at
Court.
| A delegation from Port Deposit and
vicinity appeared before the County Com
missioners last week in reference to the
road from Port Deposit to Gathers Corner.
+ A delegation from the Fourth district,
also asked repairs to the road from Rus
sells to Miller's Corner. and thence to Elk
Mills.
Zion Presbyterian Sunday school has
been reorganized with the following Off
GERS for the year; J. M. c. carhart. sup
erintendent; c. H. Morris, assistant; c.
Mackey. secretary-treasurer; Mis-. w. J..
Murray, manager of Home Department;
Miss Katharine Rutherford organist; Miss
Anne Muarry. assistant
Commencement exercises at West Not
tingham Academy win be held on Thurs
day. June S. when a class of ten will
graduate. The class is composed of John
c. Hindman. Jr. President; Virginia
Maxwell. Helen Akin. Norman Reynolds,
Joseph Fl. Swift Earl Keen. George
Blair, Donald Kirk. Horace Cullen. Row
land Swisher.
At Centerville. last week argument was
heard in the case Of Joseph L. Mcdaniel
VS.. Mary Emma Whitaker ct al. to COM
I pei performance of contract In regard to
the Shady Beach shore near North East.
William S Evans and James F. Evans,
Esqs.. represented the plaintiff. and Steph-
enson A. Williams. Frederick T. Haines
and Joshua Clayton Esqs.. represented
the defended.
A meeting under care of Rising Sun
and Penn Hill Associations. will be held
at Octoraro Peoples Church. Sabbath
afternoon. 5th mo. 2sth. at ago o'clock.
A cordial welcome to all.
A special meeting under care of Rising
Sun Association will be held at West Not
tingham 9th mo. Ist, at III o'clock.
ALBERT L. BUKFIocToN. Supt.
BoBERT X. WooD. Gen. Secy.