The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-10-11

Mrs. Ralph Wilson is visiting her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Car
hart, in Philada.
Miss Mildred Shepherd, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Shepherd, is
lying critically ill at her home in this
town.
Claton Walton and, family, OF
Swarthmore, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
L. Burlington.
The stork visited the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Slater Pyle, Rock Springs,
on Monday night, and left fine
eight-pound baby girl.
! The home of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence
Cullen, near town, has been bright
ened by the arrival of son, David
Owens Cullen, on Sunday.
Miss Louise Wagner has returned
from York, Pa, where she has been
teaching, pending the reopening of
schools after the epidemic subsidies.
Frank G. Pratt, of E1kton, sailed
last week for overseas duty. The
service flag at his home now bears
five stars, for his four sons and him
self.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Fox have an
nounced the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Hazel M. Fox of
Londonderry and James G.. Haney
of Upper Oxford.
Mr. George Jones, Of Port Deposit,
and Miss Maud Garrison, Baltimore,
were married at Port Deposit M. E.
parsonage by Rev. F. x. Moore,
Tuesday afternoon, October /.
Miss Anna Kathryn Pyle of Ok
ford, and William Thomas Shippers
of Russellville, were married Oct. 3,
in Chester, by Rev. ]. A. Maxwell,
pastor of the First Baptist Church.
Robert Charsha, aged 16, and
Miss Hazel Hemphill, aged IS, both
of West Chester, were married Sept
both children gave their consent for
the wedding, the fathers witnessing
the ceremony.
Taylor R. Biles, who is home from
Camp Meade on furlough on ac-
count of sickness in the family, his
father, sister and brother-in law all
being ill at the same time, is himself
an influenza victim, and forced to-
spend his furlough in bed.
Lieutenant Erwin G. Ochs, of Ok
ford, Pa, has been decorated by the
French government with the War
Cross. In recent battle, Lieuten-
ant Ochs, member of the Artillery
Corps, risked his life to bring in a
| French officer who had been seri-
ously wounded.
Rev. Langhead, former pastor of
the Fremont and Octoraro M. E.
churches, has entered the Theolog-
ical Seminary in New Jersey.
Theodore S. Ward, who recently
left Oxford for York, Nebraska, has
accepted the position of publisher
and manager of the York Democrat.
Henry s. White, of this town, has
been appointed a Deputy Game
Warden for Cecil County. A. B..
Keen declined the appointment and
recommended Mr.. White.
Rev. John Eggert, for the past
five years pastor of Chesapeake City
Presbyterian church, has resigned
and asked the Presbytery to dissolve
his pastoral relations with the
church.
Saturday. October 18th, Columbus
Day, being legal holiday, the Ma
tional Bank of Rising Sun will not
be open for business on that date.
! Subscriptions to Liberty Loan bonds
will be received at any time during
the day or evening at Chas S. Pyle's
residence adjoining the bank.
The dwelling near town, occupied
by Charles Bradley and family, mar
roYly escaped destruction by fire on
Friday night last. Passing autoists
noticed blaze through one of the
windows and stopped to investigate,
about eleven o'clock. They reached
the house just as Mr.. Bradley, who
had been aroused by the smell of
smoke, was coming downstairs. 1t
was discovered a fire-board in the
chimney had caught on fire, the
blaze communicating to nearby
woodwork. A few buckets of water
quenched the flames, the damage
being slight, but it was a narrow
escape.
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