The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-17
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS. BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. David Wright, OF HoneyorooK,
Pa, is visiting Miss Elizabeth R.
Stephens.
Mrs. Arthur Irwin, of Altoona. Pa, is
the guest of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. B. Keen.
Mrs. VIM. H. Micheals and daughter.
of Philada., are visiting at the home ol
the formers father. Edwin Haines.
H. L. Worthington and family and Miss
Hanna M. Kirk, of Baltimore, were Sun
day visitors of Rising Sun relatives and
friends.
Mrs. Jacob Kirk. of Dover, Del and
daughter, Mrs. Frank Doll. of Frederick.
Md. are guests of Thomas j. Wilson and
family. near town.
VIM. G. West returned on Monday from
Florida, where he spent the winter
months. He reports the weather having
been delightful, which will not apply to
our locality. by long way.
Mrs. Samael Brickley, of this town.
who some months ago sustained an seri-
Gus injury to her hip that left her in q
crippled state. had the misfortune to suffer
similar accident on Monday. when she
fell and dislocated her other hip.
The engagement of Miss Catherine
Howard Munnikhuysen. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. VIM. T. Munnikhuysen. of near
Bel Air, and Mr.. James w. Lyon, of Nc
Donogh, Md, has been announced. The
wedding will take place in April.
The concluding meeting of the Mission
Study Class was held Wednesday evening
at the home of J. M. Sterrett. The lesson
was reviewed and number of referred
questions answered, the program being
interspersed with music. At the con-
clusion of the lesson pleasant social
time was enjoyed and refreshments
served. About seventy-6ve members and
invited guests were present to enjoy the
evening.
Twenty members and friends from
Perryville attended -the 54th anniversary
and banquet of Hartford Lodge No. So,
Knights of Pytbias in Havre de Grace,
Wednesday evening last.
The young people of Mt. Pleasant M.
E. church will give play entitled THE
Village School of Long Ago." in the
church on Wednesday evening. March ~.
at o'clock. Admission IS and rs cents.
TheLadies Aid Society of Rowlandville
NJ. P. church will hold Leap Year Social
in the lecture room of the church Satur.
day evening. March Is. Oysters. ice
cream. cake and confectionery on sale.
Come everybody and have a good time.
| John Gum. a freshman at Delaware
College. Newark. developed diphtheria
last week. and was Guaranteed in one
of the upper rooms of the old dormitory.
Every precaution has been taken by the
authorities to prevent spread Of the disease.
Among the parcel post mail handled
last week by rural carrier Woolleyhan. OF
Chesapeake City. was hog. The pork
er had to be divided into FIVE parcels in
order not to violate the postal restrictions.
The postage on the hog to Philadelphia
was $3.50.
| The State Fire Marshal has caused the
arrest of Mrs. Jennie Lord. of Denton,
Md. who is charged with setting FIRE to
her dwelling in that town. in eight differ
ent places. The fires we've discovered by
neighbors In time to save the dwelling
from destruction.
Joe Slavco. farmer. of Mt. Carmel, Pa,
hid $500 in gold in a bag of dried apples
about two years ago. He recently sold
the apples to Earl Miller. baker, who
found the money and returned it, to
Slavco, who forgot about hiding the
money in the bag.
The Colemanville Water and Power
Company, which furnished electric power
for the Lancaster and York Furnace Street
Railway Company and the Lancaster and
Southern Street Railway Company. and to
residents of that section of the county. has
gone into receivers hands.
The forty-eighth session of the Will
mington Annual Conference OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church will be held in
Union Church. Wilmington. Wednesday.
March 2o. to Monday, April. 3 inclusive.
with Bishop Joseph F. Berry. D. D., Ii.
D., of Philadelphia, presiding.
The Rising Sun Library Association ex-
press sincere thanks to the ladies of
West Nottingham chapter of West
minister Guild for their liberal donation of
SIS. "a TO the library fund, which will be