The midland journal., 1917-10-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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relatives.
Granville Thompson, of Pittsburg,
is visiting his brother, Geo. G.
Thompson. e~.
Miss Carrie Twadell, of Devon,
Pa, was the guest this week of Mrs.
Cecil E. Ewing.
w. K. Bird and Saml. R. Haines
attended the National Live Stock
Show held this week in Columbus,
Ohio.
Mrs. H. H. Haines; of Philadel-
phia, and Mrs, D. M. Taylor, of
Oxford, visited Rising Sun friends
during the week.
Frank G.. Pratt and his son, Harry
D. Pratt, who have been in Alaska
for the past three years, engaged in
railroad work, have returned to their
home in Elkton.
Mrs. Daniel Bratton, of Elkton,
has gone to Anniston, Alabama, to
spend the winter with her husband,
DR.. Daniel Bratton, who is in the
Dental Corps of the Army.
Mr.. Earle Holm, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Holm of Port Deposit, was
married September IA to Miss Ruth
Ringland, of Elkton. Mr.. Holm left
last week for Admission, Alabama.
Miss Nellie Russell, of near Barks-
dale, was married to Mr.. J. Albert
Denver, Superintendent of the Mary
land Water Co., of Elkton, on We'd
nesday, October II, by Rev. P. P.
Arnd. 49,.
Mrs. c. S. Owes, Mrs James H.
Robley, William Brown, of Asbury
Park, and DR.. Joseph S. Vanneman,
IF Princeton, N. j., motored to
Rising Sun and spent the week end
With Edwin Haines and family.
Saturday afternoon, Oct. 18th,
Ralph Leighton Haney of Faggs
Manor, and Miss Elsie Mae Grier,
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John c.
Grier, Newark, Del, were married
in the Newark Presbyterian parson-
9ge by Rev. w. J. Rowan. They
will make their home in Newark.
Mrs. j. A. Hartenstine, of Prin-
;ipio Furnace, in company with Mrs.
Spencer, of Philadelphia, left on
Friday last for an extended trip to
various points in Canada. They will
return via Buffalo and Pittsburg.
The trip is expected to occupy about
One months time.
Among those from our town who
motored to Camp Meade on Sunday
were Homard Terry and family, Mr..
and Mrs. Wilbert Maxwell, Mrs.
Annie Jenkins, Miss Celia Jenkins,
Edward Jenkins, William Ryan, Miss
Elizabeth White, Miss Clara Rober-
son, Taylor Biles.
Relatives in Cecil county of Miss
Jane Maxwell, of Colora, who is at
tached to Base Hospital Unit No. 10,
of Pennsylvania Hospital, and who
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5, have received interesting letters
from her announcing her safe arrival
in Europe after pleasant but un-
eventual voyage. Miss Maxwell is
trained nurse and enlisted for war
service for a term of two years.
A special rally meeting will be
held in Harmony church, Rowland
Vile, Friday evening, Oct. 26, at
1880, o'clock. Business of import
ance will be transacted, followed by
lecture on Martin Luther" by
Rev. A. L. Peterson.
patriotic meeting will be held in
the public school building at Colora,
on Friday evening, October 26, at
7:45 o'clock. The meeting will be
addressed by Rev. F. H. Huffman,
who will discuss the Liberty Loan
and the causes of the war.
On Saturday afternoon, October
9th, the Third Anniversary of the
opening of the Women's College of
Delaware will be observed. 1t is
expected that the corner stone of the
new dormitories in Newark will be
laid at that time. Prominent speak
ers will be present.
Frank Everest, aged IA years,
whose father, Elmer Everest, lived
in Elktoh for several years, and who
was hurt in the elevator of the du-
Pont Building Company, has settled
his suit in Wilmington for $4,000.
The lad was caught In the elevator
and permanently injured.
The farmer who invests in a Lib
erty Bond lends Uncle Sam money to
buy farm products.
Liberty Loan dollars are among
the biggest buyers of farm products.