The midland journal., 1917-04-06
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
FOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Norman Pyle, of Bristol, Pa,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
home folks.
c.. R. Biles visited his daughter,
Mrs. Clifford Robertson, at Freehold,
N. j., this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene A. Reynolds,
of Philadelphia, were Rising Sun
visitors on Monday.
Miss Beulah Bradley, of York,
Pa, was the guest Of Miss Louise
Wagner during the week.
Mrs. Ida Heacock and son, Ralph,
of Swarthmore, spent the weekend
at the home of John M. Sterrett.
Mrs. John Nichols, of New York,
and Mrs. Frank Reynolds, Avondale,
have been visiting B. P. Nichols and
family.
/ Barclay Reynolds, of St. Luke
School faculty, Wayne, Pa, spent
the Spring vacation at his home in
Rising Sun.
Edwin L. Haines spent Friday and
Saturday in Trenton, N. j., making
the trip by auto with DR.. Joseph
Vanneman.
Miss Florence Worthington, of
Philada., is visiting her sisters, Mrs.
Mary Cherry and Miss Louise
Worthington.
Charles Mckinney and family
moved last week from Calvert to
Downingtown, where he will oversee
:. dairy farm.
The engagement, and approaching
marriage of Prof. Alfred B. McVey
to Mrs. Louisa Pearce, of Kemble-
Vile, is announced.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. G. West have
returned to their home at Sylmar
from Bradentown, Florida, where
they spent the winter months.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Price, of
Middle Neck, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Margaret, to
MI. OOuSldS llOOI, VI oc1ooebAANN
The wedding will take place in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Steele, of
Hickory Hill, Pa, celebrated their
twenty-fifth wedding anniversary on
March %, by opening their home to
their friends from ten to four
20 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Glenn of
Childs, Md, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Dora May, to Mr..
Alfred Lewis Woodruff of New York
| City, son of J. Russell Woodruff,
5 Chester, Pa.
Rev. Giles B. Cook, former rector
Of St. Mary's Episcopal Church,
North East, has resigned from the
: ministry after forty-six years active
work. Rev. Mr.. Cook has been
| 4tationed at Portsmouth, Va, for
[ some years.
Mrs. Ann Eliza Hastings of West
Chester, celebrated her 104th birth
D day on Saturday. Among her callers
= was Jesse Cope Green, who was 80
f years old in January Mrs. Hastings
is in perfect health, has good eye
4 sight, reads and sews.
i The members of the Cecil Bar
have presented Mr.. and Mrs. John j.
G Hartnett of Elkton, chest OF nat
4 silver. Mr.. and Mrs. Hartnett were
n recently married and Mr.. Eartnett
y 10 nin wars
@ the Court stenographer of the
r Second Judicial Circuit of Maryland.
: Mrs. Amos Ewing and daughter
Sara, Blake, Cecil county, were
!. thrown from their wagon when the
s horse frightened at train in Oxford
n Yards, Saturday morning. The
J. daughter sustained broken wrist
t and Mrs. Ewing, though badly
h shaken up was not seriously injured.
u Emerson R. Crothers, formerly oi
Elkton, was operated on Thursday
of last week, at the Woman's Hos
. pital in Philadelphia, for appendl-
;, citis. The case proved to be an
aggravated one and for several days
. his condition was critical, puI he
now is improving.
v Mr.. and Mrs Henry Warner NC
Neal, of Newark, have issued invita-
tions for the wedding of theil
r, daughter, Mildred Stock, to Mr.
l. Carl Richard Lind, Delaware Col
n lege, on Saturday, April 7th, al
o $3.50 o'clock, in the Methodist Epis'
+ copal Church. The young couple
u will be at home in Salem, New
u Jersey, after May 1st.
" The Mission Study Glass will NEE
IN with Mr. and Mrs. VIM. Pogue o.
r Wednesday evening, April 18th, p
8 o'clock,