The midland journal., 1917-10-19

Clara Robertson.
Mrs. William H. Micheals and
daughter Elizabeth, Media, were the
guests of Edwin Haines and family,
Friday-Monday.
4 Mrs. Thos. L. Smith and son
Harry, of Montpelier, Virginia, spent
the past week with Mrs. Smiths
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Atkin-
son, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs William Clifford, Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Davis and son Rich
ard, are spending some time with
relatives and friends in and near
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Conard, Mas
silion, Ohio; Mr.. and Mrs. Hamilton
Mendenhall and son Allen, were
[guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles S.
Pyle last week.
Misses Addie Smith, Bertha Tyson
and Anna Martindale represented
West Nottingham missionary So
cieties at the Synodical meeting,
West Church, Wilmington, this We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Rev. F. H. Huffman, for the past
several years pastor of West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church, has been
rendered unanimous call by the
congregation of Babcock Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Baltimore.
DR.. G. H. Richards, of Port De-
posit, left New York last week to
sail for France, where he will be at
tached to the Medical Corps of the
U. s. Army. DIR. Richards is son
Of j. G. Richards, of Porter's Bridge.
4 On Wednesday, Oct. 3rd, Cecil e.
Hill and Miss Lillian A Grubb of
Rowlandville, Md, were married in
Elkton. The bride is the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chas.
Grubb and popular school teacher
in Cecil county.
George Balderston, who has held
a clerkship in the National Bank of
Rising Sun for some time past, has
accepted a position in the National
Bank at West Grove, Pa Samuel
Jenness, of West Nottingham has
taken the vacant position in the
bank here.
DR.. Walter Cameron Reeder, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice G. Reeder
of near town, has been appointed
Assistant Professor of Physiology
and Pathology in the North Carolina
State College Of Agriculture and
Mechanic Arts, at Raleigh, N. G.
DR.. Reeder left on Oct. 1st for his
new field of labor
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard w. Pusey
and son Vessels, of Colora, and Mr..
and Mrs. A. B. Keen, of this town,
, motored to Secane, Pa, on Sunday,
: In Mr.. Pusey's car, and spent the day
with Howard M. Brown and family.
Four generations were represented
in the company, Mr.. Brown, Mrs.
Keen, Mrs. Pusey and Vessels Street
Pusey, Mr.. Brown being in his seth
! year.
H. L. Worthington, formerly of
this town, who for some years past
has held position with the Win
chester Repeating Arms Co., has
severed his connection with that firm
to accept the responsible position of
sales manager of the James Rerbert-
son Lead Company, whose Office and
: factory are located at 827 S. Howard
St., Baltimore, Md. Mr.. Worthing-
toms many friends here will be glad
to learn of his merited advancement
in business circles, and wish him
every success in his new position.
/ Joseph D. Poist, of Colora, and
e. Ward Brown, of Port Deposit, on
Friday night, Oct. S, had collision
, of their cars, due to E. Ward Brown
{ being under the influence of liquor.
, The latter was arrested by Edgar
, Barrett, given hearing by Magis-
trate Fl. M. Jackson, of Perryville,
, after pleading guilty was fined $25
and costs and his license withheld
at direction of Auto Commission.
Col. Geo. w. Balm was greeted by
full house on Friday evening last,
when he lectured in the public hall
at Rising Sun on Among the Masses,
or Traits of Characters. Col. Balm
has made several appearances here
+. on the lecture platform, and never
fails to please. Despite his II years
; he is remarkably vigorous and put
plenty of vim in his lecture, holding
: the attention of the audience
throughout. This was the opening
number of the entertainment course
and augurs well for the series pro-
vided for the coming winter.