The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-11-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Wednesday with L. Wayne Reynolds,
near town.
Norman Pyle, one of our Camp
Meade soldier boys, visited home
folks on Sunday.
Edwin Haines and family enter
tanned last week Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley Vanneman, of Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse t. Cameron
motored to Baltimore on Sunday and
visited Cecil e. Ewing and family
Mrs. Mollie Reynolds, of this town,
has accepted the position of matron
of Union Hospital, Elkton, entering
upon her duties there Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Zachariah Leonard,
of Calvert, will celebrate their 40th
wedding anniversary on Wednesday,
November %, from 6 to 10 p. m.
Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Robertson, of
Freehold, N. j., were visitors last
week at the home of the latter's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Biles.
Raynor Carey, son of editor Geo.
o. Carey of North East, has been
commissioned First Lieutenant in the
Signal Corps of the Aviation Depart
ment, U. S. Army.
Ross B. Cameron, son of Mr.. apd
Mrs. HI. R. Cameron, of Port Deposit,
has been graduated from the aviation
school at Princeton, N. j., and will
receive immediate orders.
Frank Sheppard, son Ernest, Will
mington; John Sheppard, son John.
New York City; Hudders Greenfield
and friends, Coatesville, were Sun
day auto visitors in Rising Sun.
Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Reed and Miss
Carrie Hambleton represented James
M. E. Sunday School at the institute
held in Asbury M. E. church, Will
mington, on Monday and Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ramsey of
Barnsley, announce the marriage of
their daughter, Gertrude Lillian, to,
/
Mr.. James William Hetherington,
of Philadelphia. The ceremony took
place in Philadelphia on Saturday,
Nov. 18th.
Miss Hazel Hilton, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Hilton, of
West Forest Park, Baltimore, who is
well-known in Elkton, where she has
frequently visited her aunt, Mrs. G.
C. Strickland, was married Saturday
to Mr.. VIM. Crouch Brooks.
Harry Burkins and family on
Wednesday moved to the Clifford
dwelling, on East Main street.
vacated by the family of Rev. Mr..
Huffman. j. M. Holden will occupy
his recently purchased dwelling on
South Queen street, vacated by
Burkins.
A number of young ladies OF
Rising Sun, interested in the Red
Cross movement, have organized a
Five Hundred Club. Meetings will
be held every other week and the
dues paid devoted to Red Cross pur-
poses. The first meeting was held
on Wednesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert L. Burlington, when four
tables were played and an enjoyable
evening spent.
Rev. F. H. Huffman preached his
last sermon as pastor of West Not
tingham Presbyterian church on
Sunday morning last to large con-
gregation. Rev. Huffman and family
left on Wednesday for their new
home in Baltimore, where he has
accepted the pastorate of Babcock
Memorial church. Their many
friends in our community are truly
sorry to see them go, and wish them
we'll in their new location.
At the corn show held last week
by Londongrove, Pa. Grange, first
prize was awarded to A. ]. McCue of
Avondale, second to Crowell Bros,
and third to Thomas L. Passmore.
Fire in the basement of the public
school building at Avondale, Pa, was
discovered shortly before the open
ing hour Monday morning and extin-
guished by bucket brigade before
much damage was done.
A full grown doe was seen by
Charles Aument of Quarryville Fri
day afternoon as he was cunning in
that neighborhood. He followed it
for some distance, but the animal
disappeared in ravine.
The boiler and pump formerly
used at the United States Fish Hatch
ing Station, at the Battery, below
Havre de Grace, is now doing service
at the lake trout and white fish