The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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ton, Monday.
e. Hughes Keilholtz and William
Ryan have secured positions in
Philadelphia as mail clerks.
Ray Cooney left on Thursday last
| for Youngstown, Ohio, where he will
spend some time with his aunt, Mrs.
John Mccullough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Duyckinck left
Rising Sun on Friday last for Green
Cove Springs, Florida, where they
will spend the winter.
Sudler James Wallace and Miss
Catherine M. Plummer, both of
Odessa, Del, were married in Elk
ton, Thanksgiving Day by Rev. Geo.
P. Jones.
John E. Karl, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Karl of Elkton, and Miss
Edith Mae Pyle of Newark, Della
ware, were married last week in Will
mington by Rev. Van P. Northup
Miss Elizabeth Lake, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Morford Lake of
Chesapeake City, and Nathan Hof-
fecker, of Philada., were married on
Nov, 20, at the home of the bride.
Heasty S. Wehler, of Coatesville,
and Miss Mary S. Best, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clingan R. Best, of
Little Britain township, were mar
fried Nov. 2S by Rev. DR.. J. w. Mem
niger in Lancaster
Eugene Wright, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. M. Wright of Honeybrook
formerly of Rising Sun, and Miss
Sadie Gabriel of Morgantown were
married. on Thanksgiving day by
Rev. W. H. Reeves, Bird-in-H Hand, at
his residence.
Miss Mary Emma McKenney,
Youngest daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joseph T. McKenny, New London,
formerly of Cecil county, and Mr..
Paul Ennis Drummond, eldest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Morris Drummond,
Oxford, were quietly married by Rev.
G. P. Jones, at Elkton M E. parson-
age on Saturday, Dec. 1.
The head of the poultry division
IF the National Food Administration
says that turkeys will be abundant
r.icfT
what the retail price is going to be,
but it is intended to be cheer news.
A lecture will be given next Tues
lay evening, Dec. 18, at 7.30 o'clock,
n Mt. Pleasant NJ E. church, Colora,
by Rev. w. j. Meeks, of Havre de
Grace M. e. Church. Admission
Adults 15c; children under IL years
cents.
On account of the farmers being
compelled to move from the Proving
Grounds, the milk car from Perry
nan has been discontinued. At
one time as high as 5000 gallons of
milk were shipped daily from this
point to Baltimore.
Free postage to soldiers, sailors
and marines assigned to active duty
in the United States and it's de-
Tendencies, as we'll as for those on
1uty in foreign countries in the war,
was proposed in bill introduced in
Congress Monday last by Repre-
sentative Lunn, of New York.
The supply of water in Havre de
Grace was temporarily cut off last
Saturday afternoon, and the engi-
neer at the pumping station of the
Havre de Grace Water Works was
at loss to know why the pump was
failing in its work. An investigation
was made, and the cause soon dis
covered. A German carp, measuring
1914 inches in length and weighing
25 pounds had become wedged in
the intake pipe at the trap only a
few feet from the pump. Ledger.
Automobile thieves entered the
garage of Mr.. E. F. Piersol, in Havre
de Grace, a few nights ago and stole
his touring car. They also entered
the garages of Messrs. Robert Gam
brill and c. B. Silver, and carried
off valuable robes.
\ The car was located in Media,
Pa, where colored man was found
Offering robes in exchange for gaso-
line, and placed under arrest. Mr..
Piersol was communicated with by
telephone and went to Media, where
he recovered his machine, after it
had been badly damaged. The top
was torn and the tenders bent. The
damage to the car is estimated at
about 5000.
4 The Sunday school of Octoraro
M. E. church will hold an oyster
supper Saturday evening, Dec. IS,
at the home of Mrs. Fulton.