The midland journal., 1917-11-09
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

delphia.
Miss Francina Kirk left this week
for New York, where she will spend
the winter.
Halus Ewing, of Philadelphia, was
Sunday visitor of his mother, Mrs.
Emma Ewing.
Miss Louise Wagner, who is teach
ing in York, spent the weekend at
her home in Rising Sun.
H. L. Worthington and family and
Miss Hannah M. Kirk, of Howard
Park, were Sunday guests of Rising
Sun relatives.
J. w. Barnes left. on Monday for
Greensboro, North Carolina, where
he will make his home with his son,
S. H. Barnes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur S. Irwin and
little daughter, of Altoona, Pa, are
visiting Mrs. Twins parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. B. Keen.
"A number of friends were enter
tained at a jolly Halloween party on
Wednesday evening of last week by
Miss Jean Nettleton at her home
near Pennington.
The Rev. Walter r. Murray, form
er pastor of Havre de Grace Presby-
terian church is to sail for France,
where he has been assigned duties
in the United States army.
Cecil E. Ewing and family on Fri
day moved to Baltimore, where they
will spend the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Chas. Lawson are occupying the
Ewing dwelling on Wilson Avenue.
w. K. Bird, J. D. Sadler, Leonard
Sadler. e. Nelson James and William
Reynolds motored to Gettysburg on
Sunday in Mr.. Birds Overland and
enjoyed a sightseeing tour over the
historic battlefield.
George Frye of York county, ard
Miss Florence Robinson of Hopewell,
we're married Saturday evening,
Nov. 3rd, at the home of William
Graham, by Rev. B. A. Matzen of
Zion Presbyterian Church.
DR.. G.. Hampton Richards, of Port
Deposit, who is attached to- the
Medical Corps of the U. S. Army and
sailed from New York about three
weeks ago, has sent a message an
nouncing his safe arrival in Europe.
The engagement of Miss Elizabeth
Black knight, of Baltimore, daugh-
ter of the late Mr.. and Mrs. William
NJ knight, to Lieut.. Howard Clag-
gett McElderry, of the Naval Train
| ing Station at jamestown, Va, has
been announced.
Thomas J. Wilson, Rev. and Mrs.
w. G.. Rooms and Miss Grace A.
Wilson moved from Maple Lawn on
Monday to their new home on East
Main street, in this town, recently
purchased by Mr.. Wilson from
George w. Sollars.
Miss Ella G. Broadwater, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. William Broad
water, of Town Point, Cecil county,
and Mr.. William p Manlove, of the
First district, were married Wednes-
day evening, Oct. 81, at the Town
Point M. E. parsonage.
Miss Gertrude Parsons of Rising
Sun, daughter of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parsons, and Henry F.
Price of Principle. were married
Thursday, Nov. 1, at Hopewell M. E.
parsonage by Rev. /. S. Whitaker.
They will reside at Principle.
In honor of the tenth anniversary
of their marriage surprise was
given MIR. and Mrs. Harry Altland,
of Rock Springs, Sunday, Oct. 21st,
which in addition to being complete
surprise to the bride and groom of
ten years was delightful social
occasion.
Every day in the week will be a
'baconless day" in the Lancaster
hotels. Three of the largest have
posted notices to this effect. ''Please
do not order bacon. If you do,
some boy at the front has to go with
Nout just that much-and he might
be your soldier boy, too" the notice
reads.
Lancaster county tobacco growers
are receiving good prices for their
crops. Buyers are offering 26 cents
per pound for the product. but the
growers are slow to sell, expecting as
high as 80 cents per pound will be
realized. At present prices some
growers have realized between $500
and $400 per acre.
The recent supper held by the
ladies of Pleasant Grove M. F.
church netted $S9.45,