The midland journal., 1915-08-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


the guest this week Of Miss Addie Smith.
Miss Thelma England. of Philada., Is
visiting her grandfather. J. c. Hindman.
Miss Jane Maxwell, of Philadelphia is
visiting her cousin, Miss Gertrude S.
Dare.
Miss Madaline Mills. Of Rowland
Park, Balto., is visiting Mrs. J. c. Hind
man.
chas. Murphy. of Philada., was the
guest of Edwin L. Haines. several days
last week.
Miss Louise Worthington was the guest
of Miss Helen Cameron. Pennington.
last week.
Miss Virginia Clendenin. of Baltimore.
spent Saturday and Sunday with Miss
Evelyn Cameron.
Mrs. Ernest Mearns and children of
Asbury Park. visited Mr.. and Mrs. w. B.
Bechtel last week.
Miss Margaret Brum6eld, of Hamorton,
Pa. spent Saturday and Sunday with
Miss Ruth Collier, near town.
Mrs. Stuber and son. and Joseph Taylor,
of Wilmington. were visitors last week of
Mrs. Maude Kirk and Mrs. Jennie Giles
| pie.
Elmer d. Reed and Miss Pearl v. Nc
Cullough were married Monday evening
at the home of the BRIDES parents at Con-
owingo.
Harry H. Hambleton and son Grant, Of
Philada., were guests last week at the
home of the formers father. ]. w. Ham
bleton, near town.
William Mckinney Bell and Miss
Violet M. Reynolds, both of near Rising
Sun. were married Thursday last at the
home of the brides parents, Mr. and
Mrs. VIM. T. Reynolds.
Mrs. Maude Kirk and Miss Francina
Kirk. accompanied by Miss Genevieve
Turner and Miss Anna Fryer are enjoy.
| ing motor trip in their cars this week to
Gettysburg. Carlisle and other points.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Huffman, of
Charlottesville. Ohio. are guests of their
son. Rev. F. H. Huffman. and family, at
West Nottingham Manse. Miss Jessie
Huffman Is also visitor of her brother at
the Manse.
Permission has been granted by the
Public Service Commission for the Mary
land Water Company of Cecil county to
issue $40. par value. six per cent. go
year bonds. The selling of the bonds is
to enable the company to extend its oper-
atoms.
A party from this town composed of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM H. Micheals, Miss
Elizabeth R. Stephens. Miss Sara Gallon,
Miss Emma Brown, Chas. M. Murphy.
Stanley Vanneman. Edwin L. Haines and
Henry Murphy enjoyed trip down the
bay Friday. spening the day at Betterton.
| The stockholders of the Mutual Build.
ing Association of Eikton have elected
the following ficers:-PIesident. George
W. Cosden; Vice President, Samuel I.
Keys; Treasurer, David Scott; Secretary,
Charles S. Peacock; Directors Gn addition
to above), George McQuiIkin, Robert C.
Thackery, Clarence c. Strickland, VIM.
H. Mackall, William R Witworth, DR.
S. c. Sykes and Philip M. Groves.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Keen entertained
number of friends at dinner on Saturday.
July 3Ist. 1t being the S3rd birthday of the
latter's father, Street Brown. of Colora. in
whose honor 1t was given. Those present
were; Street Brown. Mr.. and Mrs. How.
ard Pusey. Colora; Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
M. Brown. Miss Mollie McCardell, Secane.
Pa; Mrs. Chas. E. Stewart and son
Lewis, Middletown, Del; Horace Nc
Cardell. Liberty Grove; Mrs. Stanton
Tyson. Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Keen, Paul
Keen, Misses Mildred M. Brown, Helen
jenkins and Mary Wilson, Rising Sun.
Rev. ]. N. Mcdowell. of Collingswood.
will preach ats West Nottingham Pres
byterian church on Sunday morning next,
Aug. 8. The Rev. Mr.. Mcdowell is well
known here. He is a son of the late
Harry Mcdowell and is native of this
section.
North East and Rising Sun crossed bats
Saturday afternoon, on the grounds of the
former. Rising Sun having little difficulty
In getting the decision by a score of
10 to 8.
A game will be played on the home
grounds Saturday afternoon between the
Rising Sun and Lincoln teams.