The midland journal., 1916-02-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Elizabeth R. Stephens is visiting
in Philadelphia.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare has returned
from months visit in Harrisburg. /,
Mr.. and Mrs. William M. Pogue are
enjoying trip to Greensboro, N. G. this
week.
Charles Brown is spending the week in
Baltimore. the guest of his cousin, Chas.
Vanneman.
Mrs. Robert T. Cameron visited her
sister. Mrs. John W. Cameron, in Will
mington. last week.
Linn B. Gillespie, of Philadelphia was
visitor at the home of his parents in
Rising Sun on Saturday and Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas A. Bay, OF
Jarretsville. Hartford county, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary on
Feb. IS.
The engagement of Frank Zaf6ere. OF
of Cecilton. and Miss Mabel HUM.
school teacher of Millington. has been
announced.
Mrs. Lillian Wetherell Ellicott. of Port
Deposit. widow of the late Lewis Ellicott,
and Mr.. David |. Ellicott were married 10
Elkton last week.
Norris Reynolds, of Swarthmore Pre-
paratory School, spent Saturday and Sun
day,wi his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. |.
Wayne Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard L. Brumfeld,
formerly of this locality, have issued
invitations for reception at their home,
Hamorton, Pa, Saturday afternoon. Feb.
| 10. on the occasion of their twentieth
wedding anniversary.
Mr.. Silas P. Rifle announces the mar
riage of his daughter. Bessie Fern, to
Henry Franklin Hurn formerly of Elkton,
on Wednesday, February 2, at Dayton.
Ohio. At home after March 1st, 1S4o
U street, N. w., Washington D. c.
Mr. and Mrs. William T. Warburton
have issued cards announcing the mar
riage of her sister, Miss Lenette McFar-
land, to Mr.. Francis James Mac Beth. Jr.,
Of Philadelphia, on Tuesday. February 8.
at Annapolis. The bride is well known
in Elkton, where she formerly resided.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrenus Creswell. of Port
Deposit, will celebrate the 25th anniver-
sary OF their wedding on Friday evening,
Feb. Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Atkinson, of the
same town, will observe their 25th we'd
ding anniversary on Saturday evening.
Feb. Io.
The young men of the Clover Club
celebrated the third anniversary of their
organization on Thursday evening of last
week by a Ladies Night" about a
dozen of the fair sex being invited to the
Club room. where various social diversions
were enjoyed: Refreshments were served,
and the evening proved very pleasan,
one.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Clifford. of this
town. have issued cards announcing the
engagement of their daughter, Miss Ellen
5. Clifford, to Mr.. Frank R, Davis. OF
Bay View.
Mr.. Davis is son of the late John and
elizabeth Davis, of New York city. and is
in the Railway Mail service. with run
between New York and Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Thomas Ceilings.
of Collingswood. N. J., on Feb observed
thefiftieth anniversary of their marriage
by reception at which over three hun
dred guets rendered their congratulations
and Witnessed renewal of the marriage
VOWS taken fifty years ago in Elk Neck,
when Miss Mary Katharine Rutter
became the bride of Mr.. Ceilings. A large
number of relatives and friends from this
county attended the golden wedding.
Their birthdays falling on the same
date. Mrs. Jos. S. Pogue and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Nellie wagner, celebrated the
anniversary on February "a. at their home
10 this town. The out of town relatives
who were present 10 help observe the
happy occasion we're: Mr.. and Mrs. James
Breckenridge. of New York; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Welsh. Mr.. and Mrs. William
Flaherty. Mrs. Peter Hamilton. Mrs.
Augustus Bramble, of Baltimore: Mrs
]. A. Hartenstine. of Principle Furnace.
In response~to number of questions
asked, Rev. F. H. Huffman will preach
the FIRST of series OF sermons at West
Nottingham Presbyterian church on Sun
! day morning next. The sermon on Sun
day will be on why Should We Believe
In God"