The midland journal., 1916-08-11
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During, the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


at Crumpton. Md. last week.
Elmer Mayberry enjoyed the salt sea
air at Atlautic City on Sunday.
Miss Evelyn Cameron is entertaining
her cousin. Miss Gibson. of Philadelphia.
Ray Cooney and William Cherry are
spending the week in Howard Park. Md.
Miss Helen Shepherd is the guest Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Spry. Deepwood,
Md.
Mrs. Jennie Whiteford has been enjoy
ing soJourn by the sea at Wildwood,
IN. J.
Miss Elizabeth R. Stephens visited DR..
and Mrs. Joseph Vanneman in Princeton.
N. ] last week.
John Micheals. of Philada., is spend
ing the week at the home Of Edwin
Haines and family.
| Mrs. Mary Mahan and Mrs. Jennie
Denning visited Wayne Reynolds and
family the past week.
Mrs. Henry Fleetwood, of Virginia. is
visiting her sisters. Mrs. Harry Shepherd
and Miss May Alice.
Mrs. Scott Wilson entertained this week
Mrs. Evans. Miss Eleanor Evans. Miss
Margaret Williams of Delta.
The Clifford family reunion was held
on Wednesday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. K. Mcdowell. near town.
Mrs. Goldie Welsh and daughter,
Dorothy. of Baltimore. are visiting at the
home of Eli T. Reynolds and family.
Charles Burlington and family. Mrs.
Branch 2atten and son Emerson, spent
last week camping at Stony Point along
Chesapeake Bay.
H. M. Duyckinck. ]. M. sterrett Evans
E. Ewing and ]. E. Brumfeld enjoyed a
motor trip to Atlantic City on Sunday. in
Mr.. Duyckinck's Overland.
/ MI. duu NAtS' OCotSC t1s OWCuSs tOtm-
eriy of PerryvilIe. celebrated their gelden
wedding university. Aug. 2. at their
home in Ridley Park. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. H. Bradley announce
the marriage of their daughter. M.
Muriel. to ]. Edgar Jackson. Wednesday.
August 9th. at their home in HOLLYWOOD,
Pa.
Miss Lillian May Gardner, of Balti-
more, and MIR. Harold Suits. of Chesa.
peake City. were married on July 81 by
Rev. M. D. Matter. pastor of M. E.
Church.
Mr.. Roger Witworth. of Elkton. and
Miss Clara McCance. of Oil City. Pa,
were married at the brides home on Aug.
Is. After wedding trip they will reside
In Elkton.
About City boys ana their leaders.
composing they M. C. A. of Coatesville,
Pa, are spending two weeks camping at
Red Point.
Mr.. John NJ. Reed. prominent resi-
dent and merchant of Chesapeake City.
and Miss Helen A. Windle, of West
Grove. Pa. were married in Philadelphia
on July a. The bride has for several
years past been. an instructor in the
chesapeake City High School. Mr.. and
Mrs. Reed will reside in Chesapeake
City.
The gross receipts at the Firemens
Carnival. Newark. exceeded 10000. c.
w. Cooke. of Elk Mills. was awarded the
Iseven-passenger automobile.
| Lewis Seth. of Elk Mills. traded his
PAGER, Torino Wilkes, while at the Ches-
tertown fair. to Robert J. McWhorter for
Peter Pan. Mr.. Seth later sold his new
horse to Frank Lichthammer. of Norris
town. Pa.
The Maryland Dredging Company is
pushing the work of widening and deep
ening the tairace at McCalIs Ferry dam
with all possible speed. Regular day
and night shifts have been organized and
the thump of the air drill is continuous.
Don't forget the carnival and festival
at Pennington. by the young people of
Ebenezer church. on Friday and Satur-
day evenings of this week. Something
doing" in the entertainment line all the
time. Friday evening vocal and instru-
mental music, recltations. etc. Saturday
evening address by Hon. W. T. Warbur-
ton. and music by Rising Sun cornet
Band.
i On account of scarcity OF labor the
contractors building the new bleach mill
for the Jessup & Moore Paper Company
at Elkton have had 400 negroes from
Knoxville. Tenn, placed on the job.