The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1914-09-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

atives.
Mrs. Anna [. Haines. Princess Anne,
Nd. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. A. L.
Duyckinck.
Mrs. Jennie Rhein. Of Reading. spent
several days this week. at her old home
in town.
Miss Mary Tarbutton. OF Sassafras.
Kent county, is visiting Misses Helen and
Mildred Shepherd.
Floyd Gillespie. who has been spending
l'some time in Rising Sun. returned to
Washington on Tuesday.
Miss Anna Maud Elliott, of Perryville.
and Louis B. Walker. Of Havre de Grace
were married last week.
Leslie Keen and family. of Trenton. N.
IT,. were visitors this week at the home
Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. A. b. Keen.
Mr.. M. Ely and family attended the
annual reunion of the Ely family. at
Hunting Park. Philadelphia. on Labor
Day.
The engag ement Of Miss Elizabeth
Coulter of Philadelphia, to Malvin c
Walker. of West Grove. has been an
nounced.
Miss Ruth Collier and Miss Margaret
Brumheld, have entered Beacon's Bust
ness College. Wilmington. for com mer-
cial course.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Leonard Lovett. of New
ark, have announced the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss F. Lovett to Mr..
Thomas c. Cooper. of Wilmington.
Mrs. Hudders Greenfield. of Lancaster.
and Linn B. Gillespie. Of Philadelphia.
spent a portion of the week with their
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. F. Gillespie.
Miss Anna Stephens. daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. J. L. Stephens. left for Dover.
Del, on Monday, where she enters the
Conference academy for a course Of
study.
Rev. and Mrs. w. H. Micheals. who
have been spending several weeks at the
home OF the latter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Haines. returned 10 Philadelphia
this week.
Mrs. w. G. Rooms. of Lewes, Del, and
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson. OF Eas-
ton, Pa. have been visiting at the home
OF their parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Thos ].
Wilson. near towp.
Charles Fairlamb Preston, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Forest Preston. Point Lookout,
and Miss Bessie Jones Hoffman Of clarks-
boro, New Jersey. were married Wednes-
day. September 9th.
Joseph E. Wei.zel. Of HOLLYWOOD. and
Miss Elizabeth Good. of Marticville. were
married on Thursday evening of last week
| by Rev. Luther Neff, of Millersville. at
the home of the bride.
Miss Edyth L. Walter OF near Elkton,
and Mr. ]. Frank Rice, OF Washington,
D. c were quietly married last Saturday
afternoon at the home of the BRIDES par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Harrie A. Walter.
James McTague. aged about 90 years,
while assisting in cutting corn fodder on
the farm of VIM. 5 Kennedy, near Strick-
ersville. Thursday. had his right hand
cut off at the wrist. by getting 1t caught In
the knives of his fodder cutter.
Mrs. Edwin H. Reynolds met with
serious accident on Wednesday morning.
by falling down the. stairs at her home on
Cherry street. She suffered a, fractured
hip and other severe injuries. but is doing
as well as could be expected under the
circumstances.
Miss Lila Isabelle King. only daughter
Of Mrs. Rebecca King. Oxford. was mar
ried on Sept. 2 TO Owen ]. Carr. son Of
John Carr. PhoenixvilIe The ceremony
took place In the Parish House of St.
Anne's Church, Phoenixville. Father
Thompson officiating.
william Richardson. OF near Oxford
was struck in the groin by stray bullet
on Thursday of last week and seriously
injured. A number of persons were
shooting at target and Mr.. Richardson
was struck by bullet that glanced. He
was taken to the hospital for surgical aid.
Mrs. Charles Irwin. of Philadelphia.
who had been spending the summer at
Mt. Vernon. near Oxford. last week took
by mistake for headache remedy, BIZ
chloride tablet. Fortunately she realized
the mistake almost Instantly. and eme,ics
were administered Sire was taken to
Philadelphia hospital where every measure
could be taken for her safety. until all
danger from the poison was combatted.