The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-06-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Anna Stephens and Miss Margaret
Brum6eld spent the week end with Miss
Ruth Collier.
Barclay Reynolds. of St. Luke's School
faculty. Wayne. Pa, is spending the
summer vacation in Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Martindale and
daughter, Carolyn, of Sweet Briar, Va,
are visiting relatives in this section.
The families B. H Brown and E c.
Dixon have moved from Philadelphia to
the summer cottage of the former in
Rising Sun.
Misses Keller. Porter and Martha
Galley. students of Western Maryland
College, Westminster, have been visiting
Miss Edna Mayberry.
Mrs. Anna T. Egee, of Chesapeake
City. announces the engagement OF her
daughter, Miss Augusta Egee. Cecil
county school teacher, to Artisan Smith,
of City Point. Va.
| John L. Egan. OF Thurlow, Pa, a form
er resident OF this section, is visiting
relatives and friends in the neig hborhood.
Mr.. Egan is 81 Years of age and man of
remarkable vigor for his years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank R. Davis returned
from their wedding tlip. on Monday eve
ming. and were given rousing calithum-
plan serenade al the home OF the BRIDES
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Clifford.
Edward Mulherin. of near town. OBJ
served the e5th anniversary of his birth
on Saturday. June "a. He is one of
Cecil county's oldest resident, and enjoys
remarkably good health for one SO adj
vanced in years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McMullen. Misses
Catharine and Helen McMullen, Dan
McMullen and Luther Shaffer, of Cum
berland motored to Rising Sun on We'd
nesday and were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil E. Ewing.
The "Charity Dance" for the benefit of
Union Hospital of Cecil county, given
in Amos S. Moore's new barn. Rock
Springs, Friday evening. was enjoyed by
all present and a credit to the young
ladies in charge, netting $4,000 for the
Hospital.
Miss Marie Ely entertained about forty.
Ave of her young friends on Tuesday
evening in honor of her guest. Miss Grace
Reynolds. of near Port Deposit. The
young folks spent the jolliest sort of an
Ievening with music. games and various
social diversions, refreshments being
Iserved later.
| A reception was rendered Mr.. Frank R.
| Davis and bride. on Tuesday evening. at
the home of Mrs. Belle Reed. Bay View.
with whom Mr.. Davis made his home
for years During the evening large
Number of the groom's friends in the
vicinity paid their respects with rousing
calithumpian serenade.
The double wedding of Miss Mary
Elizabeth Doyle and Mr.. Ralph Kendall
Egnor, and Miss Kathryn Helen Doyle
and Mr.. John Patrick DAILY. was soIumn-
lied in St. Johns R. c. Church, Newark,
on Wednesday morning, June 2Sth, at
nine o'clock. A wedding breakfast was
served at the home of the brides at ten
thirty.
| The Strong-Hoffman farm near Chester,
town, Kent county. has been bought by
Edgar Strong for $I2.o
Ten thousand dollars have been given
Washington College. Chestertown, by an
anonymous donor to establish two scholar
ships. one for Kent county and one for
lQueen Anne's county.
During the rain and electrical storm
early Sunday morning lightning killed
seven hne steers belonging TO Clinton
Morrison, of Hensel Lancaster county.
The bolt ran along wire fence near
which the caule were grazing.
The play, "Mrs. Tubbs of Shantytown. y
. Igiven in HavFe de Grace BY home talent.
under The auspices of the Ladies Auxil-
!. larry, of the Havre de Grace Hospital, was
great financial success, the sum cleared
!, amounting to $aSs.73.
Thirty-6ve young men Of Havre de
Grace were mustered into the First Regi
! ment Maryland National Guard Saturday
: afternoon. The. aew soldiers will take
!, the place of Company G with Millard E.
I Tydings as il captain.
i The tax rate Of Kent county for 1916 is
$I.s3. This is AZ cents higher than the
rate Of last year, and is caused principally
by the extra appropriation OF $4,000 fol
c public schools, Indebtedness, the building