The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1915-12-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

s j. M Campbell OF PORT Deposit. spent
Sunday with Rising Sun friends.
DR.. W. L Richards is spending Christ
mas with his parents in Snow Hill. Md.
Barclay Reynolds, Of Wayne. Pa. is
spending the Christmas holiday in Rising
Sun.
Mrs. Arthur Irwin. Of Portsmouth. Va.
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs, A.
B. Keen.
i c. E. Dare and family, of Rosemonr
Va. are enjoying the Yulelide with Rising
Sun relatives.
Norris Reynolds is home from Swarth-
more Preparatory school for the Christ
mas vacation.
Miss Anna Stephens, of Dover Con-
ference Academy is spending the holidays
at her home near town.
Halus Ewing, of Philadelphia, is a
Christmas visitor al the home OF his
mother, Mrs. Emma Ewing.
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Miss Florence Worthington, of Philada..
is spending some time with her sisters,
| Mrs. Mary Cherry and Miss Louise
| WoIthington.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmer Reynolds, OF
Baltimore. and Aaron Reynolds. of Bur
mont, Pa. are visiting their parents, Mr..
| and Mrc Aoward Payrolde
| !. Miss Alice Brown of State Normal
| School, Towson. and Herbert s. Reisler
of Dickinson College. are spending the
Xmas vacation at their homes at Calvert.
Cecil Watts OF Principle, a recent
graduate of Delaware College. has ac-
cepted position with the O'Brien
Munitions Company at Ottawa, Canada
D. 6. Mccoy, Oxford. and daughter,
Mrs. Walter ]. Armstrong. and her
daughter Ann. Montreal, Canada. spent
the weekend with Mrs. Whiteford and
Miss Mccoy.
The Missionary Society of West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church was entertained
on Thursday afternoon of last week at
the home OF Mrs. Robt. T. Cameron,
South Queen street.
Invitations have been issued for holi-
day dance in the public hall. Rising Sun.
on Tuesday evening Dec 2S The conf
mite in charge is: w. L. Richards. J. B.
Fassitt, W. L. Ely. J. w. Kirk. G. c.
Thompson. E. T. Cullen. T. r. Biles
The marriage OF. Miss Helen Hunt
Chambers. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel X. Chambers, West Grove, to
Professor James w. Crowell of State Col
lege. son OF James W. Crowell Avondale
will take place Friday December s1st az
half-past six O'Clock in the Presbyterian
Church of West Grove.
George B Kerfoot. for many years pay
master at Providence paper mills. while
driving to his home In Elkton. suffered
stroke of paralysis. His condition is
serious.
Suffering with blood poisoning as re-
suit Of pune. uring his finger with rusty
nail, Jesse w. Shippers, of North East,
was taken to Elkton Hospital where il
was found necessary TO amputate three
of his fingers
Isaac Barclay, of Shaffer's Valley. Lam
caster County, was compelled to kill one
| Of his hogs because il would not eat and
was slowly starving to death. Upon ex-
animation il was found tina. wire nail
was driven into a tooth in the lower jaw
to depth of an inch and bent over
Presiden. Wilson last week appointed
Levi K. Bowen postmaster OF Newark.
Mr.. Bowen. following his selection by
the Democratic patrons Of the office. at
special election held last month. had al
ready received a temporary appointment
and been in charge Of the Office for sew
eral weeks.