The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-07-26

| ton, or washington, are guests OI
Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Charsha and
children were weekend guests of
Mrs. Annie Jenkins.
Mrs. Manetta M Rem and son, of
Zion, have been spending the week
with Miss Grace A. Wilson.
Mrs. Jennie Reisler and Miss
Elizabeth r. Stephens are spending
the week at Ocean City, N. j.
Mrs. Edward A. Jenkins and child
dren are spending some time with
Avondale and West Chester rela-
tives.
VIM. l.. Ryan, son of Mr.. and Mrs
w. Louis Ryan of this town, was
home from Camp Meade on short
furlough Sunday.
A picnic at Betterton was enjoyed
by the Ninth District Farmers Club
on Friday. The trip to the bayside
resort was made by auto ...
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Pennock
of Chatham, Pa, have announced
the engagement of their daughter
Frances E. Smith, to A. Ellis Brown
of Harrisburg.
The announcement of Nathan
Volk, who last week purchased the
business of John C. Hindman, Jr., in
this town, will be found in our ad-
vertising columns.
H. S. Smith and family, of Rich
wood, West Virginia, are visiting at
the home of his father, DR.. A. H.
Smith, Cherry street, making the
trip to Rising Sun by auto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chalkley Phillips, of
Reading, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Wilson and two daughters,
of Washington have been guests this
week of Mr.. and Mrs. c. R. Biles.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sheppard and
Miss Clara Mendenhall, of Whining
ton, spent last week at the Maryland
House, Mr.. Sheppard enjoying sew
eral fishing trips to the river while
here.
Mrs. Jennie Taylor, Mrs. Warren
L. Taylor, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence
Ashby and Howard Wilson motored
to Camp Meade on Sunday for visit
with Warren L.. Taylor who is sta
toned there.
Miss Mary McCacran, of Newville,
Pa, has been visiting Mrs. J. Frank
Tosh and Miss Francinia Kirk. Miss
Kirk and Miss McCacran are at
present enjoying an auto trip down
, the Eastern Shore.
Word has been received by rela-
tives here of the safe arrival over
seas of Grant G. Hambleton, son OF
Harry Hambleton of Philadelphia.
; The young man is member of the
United States Marine Corps.
Mrs. Alfred Burkins has returned
home from a four weeks visit with
her daughter, Mrs. John Davis, of
West Chester, and wishes to an
nounce the arrival of Dorothy Matil-
, da, daughter of John c. and Mary V.
Davis on July 5, 1918.
Rev. John A. Nesbitt, of Colora,
who has been pastor of Catonsville
: Presbyterian Church for some years
past. will leave for France, this
+, week, having been appointed
5 chaplain in the Red Cross Society.
G lie has been granted a leave of
! absence for one year by the trustees
If his church.
Permission has been granted by
. the Public Service Commission of
Maryland, to the Tolehester Steam
. boat Company, to increase its freight
. rates in Maryland.
: Dr. James w. Cain, who recently
: resigned as President of Washington
College, Chestertown, Md, has ac-
!. cepted a position as vice-president of
the U. 8. Fidelity and Guaranty
:. Company, of Baltimore.
The Young Friends Association OF
, Oxford will visit East Nottingham
Friends Meeting at Calvert on July
4 the twenty-eighth, at 1880 a. m
An afternoon session will be held al
2:3O o'clock at which the Associ-
alton will render an interesting pro-
gram. Everybody is cordially in
= vited to attend.
5 The Zion Navy League has been
= reorganized with the following of
y cers:-Chairman, Mrs. VIM. j
n Murray: vice-chairman, Mrs. David
r Mcdowell; secretary, Miss Louise
e Mcdowell; treasurer, Mrs. Edward
: Crothers; director of ways and
means committee, Mrs. Curtis Irwin;
Mrs. Charles Morris. assistant,