The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-03-29

Norman Pyle, of Camp Meade,
spent Sunday at his home in Rising
Sun.
Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing, Of Baltimore,
was the guest this week of Mrs. j. T.
Cameron.
S. Taylor Wilson, of Easton, spent
Friday with home folks, T. ]. Wilson
and family.
Noble G. Rickett of Elhtor, has
been appointed to the West Point
Military Academy.
Miss Mildred Clayton has passed
the examination and been appointed
to clerkship at the railroad station
in this town.
Mrs. Mollie Reynolds, of Eikton,
was the guest of her sister, Mrs A.
l.. Duyckinck, over Sunday.
The Foreign Missionary Society of
Rising Sun M. E. church was enter
tanned by Miss Grace A. Wilson on
afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reginald Shippers,
Calvert, celebrated their fifth ann1-
versary on Saturday evening by en-
tertaining a number of their friends.
William Overly of Camp Meade,
Md. son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Overly, Wakefield, and Miss Mabel
Orr were married in Lancaster, on
March IS.
A number of friends were enter
tanned Saturday afternoon by Miss
Mary Brumfeld in honor of her
guest, Miss Mary L. Brumfield, OF
Turkey Point.
The engagement has been an
nounced of Miss Helen Moffltt,
Youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. R. X. Moffitt, of North East, to
Mr.. Kennard Blake. son of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. K. Blake, of Mechanics
Valley.
Mr.. Max Litvin of Philadelphia,
and Miss Sara Glompers of Harris
burg, Pa, were married Sunday eve
ming, March oath, at the home OF
the brides parents, 416 Calder ST.,
Harrisburg. The newly married
couple will reside in Oxford, Ia.
Miss Ethel Grace Keech, daughter
of Mrs. Harvey Keech, and Mr.. Carl
Hansen, of Oxford, son Of the late
William M. Hansen. were married in
Elkton on March 20. Rev. Mac
Elmoyle of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church, performed the ceremony.
On Thursday, March 14th, W.
Ernest Williams, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Williams, Upper Ok
ford, and Iva Pearl, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John H. e. Bush, Lower
Oxford, were married in Colerain, at
the manse of the Union Presbyterian
Church, by Rev. Maurice S. White.
The Mission Study Class met at
the home of H. L. Shepherd on We'd
nesday evening. Chapter seven of
The South Today, Religious Life
and Protestant Forces" was review
ed, a number of referred questions
having been assigned. Following
the lesson refreshments we're served
and a social hour enjoyed.
Miss Ethel Reynolds, the popular
assistant at Rising Sun postoffice,
was rendered surprise shower by
about rs of her friends on Wednes-
day evening. The company assem-
hled at the home of Mrs. S. E. Clay
ton, and proceeded to the home of
the soon-to-be brides parents, Mr..
and Mrs. George c. Reynolds. where
the young lady was "showered" with
riffs of every conceivable DESERT ton
and received the well wishes of her
friends. A pleasant social evening
was spent by the company.
Charged with being German and
refusing to register Albert Nauman,
superintendent of Mrs. Francis G.
Hesler's farm, in West Nottingham,
Chester county, has been held under
$500 bail until Friday, March 29,
when he will have to produce
naturalization papers, which he
claims to hold, or answer to the
United States authorities. -,
Curtis E. Irwin, of Zion, who re-
Gently purchased the property and
store business of Brown & Fisher, in
this town, took possession this week.
In addition to groceries and season.
able green goods, he will supply
customers with fresh and salt meats
as we'll. The daily newspapers will
be supplied by him. His advertise
ment appears elsewhere In our
columns,
The Red Cross will meet Friday
afternoon at two o'clock in the
Lecture Room of the M. q, church.