The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-04-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

DR.. Joseph I. France, republican y. s.
Senatorial aspirant, called on voters in
town on Friday last.
The Cecil Farmers Club will meet on
Wednesday. April 10, with Reuben Rey-
nolds, near Blue Ball.
Hon. David ]. Lewis. democratic candi-
date for United States Senate. was in
Cecil county on Saturday. and incidental
| ly met the voters.
Mrs. William G. Rooms returned to
| Saranac Lake, N. Y. Monday. after
spending some time with Thomas ].
Wilson and family.
Monday, April 10, was the fftieth an
niversary of DR.. G. S. Dare as medical
practitioner 10 Rising Sun.
Miss Adlianna E. Felpel, of Port De-
posi-, and Lott M. Pierce, of Rising Sun.
were married at the M. E. Parsonage in
this town on Wednesday, April S, by Rev.
A. P. Prettyman.
Alan D. Price, son of Mayor w. D.
Price. of Elkton, was on Friday appoints
ed to the United States consular service
at Nassau. New Providence, West Indies.
and will sail April 20.
Harrie T. Price, former City Editor of
the Wilmington Morning News. has been
appointed a member OF the Wilmington
Board Of Assessment. Mr.. Price, who is
48 years of age was born at Port Herman,
near Chesapeake City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Miller, of
Cherry Hill, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter. Miss Isabel
Flsler Miller, to Mr.. Lewis w. Morris, OF
Philadelphia. The marriage will take
place in the early summer.
John E. Edwards, superintendent Of
public schools of Allegany county. has
been appointed to the newly created
position of assistant headmaster of the
Tome School, Port Deposit, of which Or.
Thomas Stockhan Baker is the head.
Entertaining the members OF the senior
class of Hood College at a dinner given
at City Hotel, Frederick. Md, on Satur-
day evening. Miss Florence Lantz. daugh-
Ter of Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Lantz, of Nine
Points, Pa, announced her engagement
to Rev. George H. Shea. pastor of Middle
Octoraro Presbyterian Church.
For disorderly conduct on the streets OF
Elkton early Sunday morning four young
men of the town were arrested and given
hearing before Justice Ash.
The annual convention of the State
Council of Maryland. Junior Order United
American Mechanics. will be held at
Crisfield commencing April 18th.
With seven hundred and forty-nine
cases of measles reported in Wilmington
during the last six weeks, the health Office
report the epidemic is now broken.
On account of Saturdays storm the
breaking of ground for the new Methodist
Episcopal Church at Town Point, Cecil
county. was postponed until Saturday,
April IS.
An Aid Society has been formed by the
ladies of Zion section, with Mrs. William
]. Murray, president; Mrs. Abraham
Morris, secretary and Mrs. Charles
Miller, treasurer.
The racing season on the track OF the
Hartford Agricultural ami Breeders Asso-
citation at Havre de Grace, will open
Saturday, April IS. The PAri Mutual
system of betting will be used exclusively.
The Eighth District Community Club
will hold a meeting in Octoraro Peoples
Church on Friday evening. April I4th.
The public is cordially invited to attend.
IVAN w. RICHARDS, Secy.
The Womens Missionary Society Of
Zion Presbyterian church will hold shad
supper in the session building on We'd
neaday evening, April 18TH. from to g
o'clock. Supper rs cents. Ice cream
cake, candy. and flowers for sale.
Miss Grace Brosius. of Lancaster coun-
~, who is teacher at Port Deposit, had
her suit case stolen from the waiting
room at Christiana station. few days
ago. Later the suit case was found in
| the woods. The contents were scattered
about but apparently nothing was taken.
The thief escaped.
Lloyd McLane. shoe merchant OF
Elkton. has been granted patent on
slot machine for daily papers. There isa
place to drop penny, then pull leaver
aud out will come paper. Mr.. McLane
expects to form company to place the
machine on the market. He has
sample machine in bis store in Elklon.