The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1916-03-24
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Addie Smith is visiting Philada
relatives.
Augustus Brumheld spent several day:
in Baltimore this week.
Miss Violet Cameron. Of Wilmington,
is visiting her cousin, Miss Evelyn Cam
eron.
/ Mrs. Lydia Vanneman. of Baltimore,
is spending some time with her sister,
Mrs. N. C. Brown.
Miss Lulu Einwachter. of Port Deposit,
and Mr.. Thomas St. Clair, of Pennsgrove,
N. j.. will be married next month.
Ernest. the little son of Charles Kincaid,
Of Colora. had his face badly burned
when he fell against hot stove last week.
Mrs Cornelia Stockham Baker, mother
of DR.. Thomas S. Baker, head master OF
Tome School. is seriously i'll at her home
in Port Deposit.
The marriage of Miss Anna L. Stively
of Collins and Charles L. Phillips of
Mechanics Grove. took place in Philadel-
phia on the 9th inst.
The Missionary Societies of West Not
tingham Presbyterian church were enter
tanned on Thursday afternoon oflast week
by Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck.
Mrs. J. A. Hartenstine. of Principle
Furnace, and Miss Minnie Muirhead, OF
Pittsburg. were visitors of Jos. S. Pogue
and family en- Sunday and Monday.
After keeping his secret two years.
Louis A. Dreka, of Galena, Kent county,
has announced his marriage to Miss
Mytia Neiler, of Nova Scotia, 10 Boston.
Announcement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Anna E. Scarborough,
daughter of Mr.. Joseph Scarborough, of
Pleasant Hill, to Amos Ewing of Blake.
on March IS.
Mrs. Samuel M. Brickley. who, last
week sustained serious injury TO her
hip by fall at her home in this town.
has been taken to Union Hospital, Elkton.
for treatment.
The friends OF Miss Elizabeth Rowland
rendered her linen shower last week at
her home in Port Deposit. The marriage
of Miss Rowland to B. Davis. OF Balti-
more, will shortly take place.
Miss .Benina Holm, one of the teachers
at the public school, is another victim of
the cold school building and has been i'll
for the past two weeks. Miss Louise
Wagner has been substituting for her.
Thomas B. Williams. Esq, of Atlantic
City, N. j., brother of Senator Frank E.
Williams, of Elkton. has been re. appoint
ed member of the Tax Board of Atlantic
City, by Governor Fielder. of New Jersey.
Miss Ellen Norris. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Norris. of Chesapeake City,
and Mr.. Joseph w. Savin of the same
town were. married at the Chesapeake
City M. E. Parsonage. on March IS by
Rev. Mr.. Nutter.
The yacht Dorothea, owned by John R.
Fell, of Philadelphia. was so badly cut by
ice at the mouth of Sassafras river that IL
sank.
Robert F. Duer. of Princess Anne, has
announced his candidacy for the First
district Republican Congressional nomi-
nation.
The Senior Class of Calvert Agric ultur-
al High School will present "The Dea-
CON-" farce comedy in Eve acts. on
Thursday evening, March 80.
Rev. !. Hawley Kendall. OF Lincoln,
for some time pastor Of Scranton. Pa.
church. has been extended call to be-
come pastor of Kennett Square Presby-
teriau church. and will enter upon his
charge April 2.
About one hundred patrons Of the pub
lie schools of Elkton have organized a
Parents-Teachers' Association, with John
F. Sparklin, president; Mrs. Fred H.
Letter. vice-president. and Clarence
Perkins. secretary.
Fire on March I3 destroyed the barn on
the farm of Theodore Wildason. near Bel
Air. Mr.. Wildason was badly burned 10