The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-07-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. n. l.. Shepherd enjoyed an auto
trip to Denton last week.
Miss Helen Jenkins is visiting her sister
Mrs. Walter Buck. Port Deposit.
Miss Marion Pyle is Visiting Miss
Marie Baal in New Windsor, Md.
Mrs Albert L. Burlington spent some
time with Swatthmore relatives last week.
Rev. aud Mrs. A. P. Prettyman spent
Thursday and Friday in Galena, Kent
county.
Miss Lillian Burroughs. of Baltimore.
was the guest last week of Miss Mary
Brum6eld.
Miss S. Lena Kimble and Miss Helen
Nichols are spending some time at Mt.
lGretna. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Richey of Como
wingo, celebrated their golden wedding
anniversary July II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudders Greenfield, of
Lancaster. are visiting the latter's mother,
Mrs. Wm. F. Gillespie.
Mrs. Naomi Meyer and daughter, of
Perkasie, are visiting at the home of w.
Louis Ryan and family.
Geo. S. Fox. of Glenside, Pa, former
resident of Rising Sun. spent several days
| last week with friends here.
Mrs. R. A. Walker and son, Robert,
of Oxford. were entertained on Tuesday
by Miss Gertrude S. Dare.
Mrs. w. B. Bechtel and Miss Carrie
Cummings have returned from an extend
ed stay at Mt Gretna, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. chas. S. Pyle entertained
during the week Mrs. Morris Wilson aud
daughter. of Toughkenamon,
Miss Olive Hasson. of Wilmington.
spent several days this week with her
cousin. Miss Mildred Clayton.
Edward Efing. of Parkesburg, and
Gerald Efing. of Clifton Heights, visited
their brother. Harry Efing. this week.
Mrs. Isaac Riale suffered stroke OF
paralysis at her home in this town. fSat-
urday afternoon. but is now somewhat
| improved.
Miss Elizabeth Purnell and Mr.. VIM.
Dean both of Elkton, were married on
July 2, at Cherry Hill. by Rev. ]. F..
Anderson.
Mrs. John H. Nichols. of New York.
and her mother, Mrs. Hart, of Philada.,
were visitors last week of B. p. Nichols
and family.
Cards have been received announcing
the marriage of Mr.. Thomas Ferguson.
formerly of North East. to Miss vesta
Beachy, of Roanoke, Va.
William M. Lawder. of Havre de Grace,
and Miss Virginia Wallace. New
York, were married by Rev. c. P. Jones,
in Elkton on Tuesday
Mrs. T. B. Moore, Mrs H. B. Patten,
Mrs. John L. Stephens and Mrs. Lillian
Robertson motored to Baltimore on
shopping tour, Thursday last. returning
in the evening. Chauffer Strout drove
the car.
Cards have been issued announcing the
marriage of Mr. Joseph S. Wright. of
Astoria, L. l., son of Mr.. and Mrs. los.
P. Wright Akin TO Miss Alice NJ. Beck
stead. of Chase Mills. N. Y. at Louisville,
N. Y, on June 2S. Mr.. and Mrs. Wright
will reside at Astoria, where the groom is
employed with the American Bridge Co.
Mrs. Herbert Hirzel entertained about
twenty of her young friends. on Friday
evening last. by picnic and supper at
Hunters dam. A delightful time was
enjoyed. A thrilling feature that was not
down on the program. was the running
away of an auto, through failure of the
brakes to hold. The machine was run
into tree to stop 1t. or otherwise would
have plunged into the dam. Fortunately
no one was injured and the auto sustained
only broken windshield and lamp.
Mr.. Hugh McMullen. of Cumberland,
candidate for State Comptroller. toured
Cecil county by auto on Monday in the
interest of his candidacy. Mr.. McMullen
spent some time in Rising Sun shaking
bands with voters. He was accompanied
by his son. Daniel McMullen, Congress
man David ]. Lewis. of Maryland. and
Wilson L. Coudon. The party was en-
tertained at dinner at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
The Atlantic City excursion over the
Media Division, Wednesday morning. was
slimly patronized along this end of tthe
line. There was not passenger from
this station.