The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-12-13
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

William Clifford, of Washington
was a Rising Sun visitor this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. G. West, OF
Sylmar, left on Tuesday for braden-
town, Florida, where they will spend
the winter.
Miss Christine Hopkins, daughter
of Mrs. w. w. Hopkins, of Port De-
posit, and Mr.. Richard Jones, of New
York, were married in Baltimore on
Nov. 27.
Thomas S. Riale, of Co. B. 1SSth
Engineers, stationed at Fort Ben
jamin Harrison, Indiana, has been
mustered out and returned to his
home in Rising Sun last week.
Miss Mary A. Boone, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Boone, East
Nottingham, and Thompson Leonard
were married Saturday, Nov. 2trd,
at the M. E. parsonage by Rev. f. A.
Manlove.
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of Woodbury., N. j., announce the
engagement of their daughter, Ger
| trude Rittenhouse, to Mr.. Lowell X.
Moss, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edgar E.
Moss, of Little Rock, Arkansas.
Herbert S. Reisler of Camp Eus-
tice, Va, son of Mr. and Mrs. C.. III.
Reisler, of Calvert, was mustered
out last week and will go to New
Jersey taking the position in a
school that he had before enlisting
Mr.. William Wesley Logan, of
North East, and Mrs. Anna R..
Brown, of Baltimore, were quietly
married on Sunday, December H. in
Baltimore After a. short trip to
Virginia, they will reside in North
East.
Mr.. Howard l.. Fairlamb, of Phila-
delphia, and Miss Ayal S. Meyer, of
Port Deposit, were married Nov. 27,
at Port Deposit Episcopal Rectory
by Rev. Mr.. Chamberlaine. Miss
Meyer was a teacher in The Jacob
Tome Institute.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Dichey, OF
Newark, Del, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Martha Eva,
to Sergeant Walter D. Kitzmiller OF
Elk Garden, West Virginia, on Tues
day, Sept. 10th, at the home Of Rev.
: r. w. Eyster in Baltimore.
Miss Jessie D. Walter, former
J, Deputy Clerk of the Circuit Court,
and Mr.. William J. Schmitz, of De
troit, Mich, were married Nov. so in
Baltimore. They will reside in Elk
ton, where the groom holds posi-
ton with the Prest-O-Lite Company.
Mr. and Mrs. VIM. S. Smith, 2137
Linden Avenue, Baltimore, announce
| the engagement of their daughter
Miss Helen Myra Smith, to Mr..
Norris j. Reynolds, of near town.
The wadding will take place soon
after Christmas.
The bride-to-be is a popular young
, lady and is we'll known here where
she has been frequent visitor.
Mr.. Reynolds is the son of Mrs
Lettie and the late 1. Wayne Reyn-
olds, and is one of our progressive
young farmers.
: H. H Hopkins, who has been il
the merchandise business at Van
t Bibber for some years past, has
made a deed of trust for the benefit
of his creditors to Harry S. Carver
of Havre de Grace.
P. S. dupont, of Longwood, has
{, set aside 100000 for the Chester
County Hospital, of West Chester
b. Mr.. duPont's gift is memorial tc
! his late friend, Lewis Mason, who
died some weeks ago from the in
5 fiuenza epidemic.
: AS two oystermen from Rock Hall
were getting gasoline at the Elktor
Garage one afternoon last week, a
I lighted lantern in the car set fire to
the fumes but hand extinguishers
1 soon conquered the flames. One oi
the men had his hand burned beat
1 ing out theSfre from his trousers.
: Mrs. Harry w. Herr, of Eden
Township, Lancaster county, lost
the sight of one. of her eyes on
Thursday evening of last week
While getting corn in the granary
for the chickens she. struck her face
against a carriage wheel. Her glass
es were broken, piece penetrating
:. her eye and causing the loss Of sight
, in the member.
3 John w. T. Owens, son of Mr.
r William Owens, of Perryville, and
; nephew of Mr.. John H. Owens, OF
j Havre de Grace, who was with the
] 18th Ammunition Train, has been
$ reported as having been killed in
4 | a. A..