The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1918-09-27
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Marian Sheppard, of New
York, is visiting Mrs. Steward NJ.
Ward.
Thomas Kirk has been lying crit
ically ill at his home in this town
for some days past.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M. Evans, OF
Philadelphia, were Rising Sun Wis
itors during the week.
Miss Louise Worthington has ac-
cepted a position as assistant at the
Rising Sun post office.
Major N. T. Kirk, of the U. s..
Medical Corps, Camp Oglethorpe.
Ca, has been called to his fathers
bedside.
Miss Jean Nettleton, Pennington,
spent several days this week at the
home of her aunt, Mrs. WILDER
Maxwell, Cherry street.
VIM. J. Shaffer of Little Britain,
and Miss Abbie Faultz of York, Pa,
were married at the home of the
bride on Wednesday, Sept. IS.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Worthington,
Baltimore, were visitors this week
of the formers sisters, Mrs. Mary
Cherry and Miss Louise Worthing-
ton.
Miss Mary Brumfield, of Turkey
Point, and Miss Lillian Burroughs,
of Baltimore, were guests of Miss
Mary Brumfield on Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. R. Biles, Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. T. Cameron and son visited
Taylor Biles at the State rifle range,
Glen Burnie, last week, where his
company was taking rife practice.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Taylor Wilson,
Easton, Pa, and Timanus ]. Wilson,
North ,Tonawando, N. Y, are visitors
at the home of Thomas J. Wilson,
who has been very i'll for some time
past.
Miss Josephine McClenahan, form
erly of Port Deposit, for the past
year of Mapleton, Pa, and Mr.. Park
Kitchens, Of Olive Hill, Kentucky,
were married in Harrisburg Septem-
ber IL.
Lieut.. Jos. S. Vanneman U. s. M.
C. stationed at Base Hospital, Camp
Gordon, Atlanta, Ga. was transferred
to Medical Research Dept. U. S. A.
Mineola, L. I. and stopped. here.la
week to visit his family.
Paul Keen, son of A. B. Keen OF
this town, has resigned as railway
mail clerk in order to be eligible to
the draft, and will go to Camp
Meade for military training next
week.
Governor Harrington has appoint
ed Mrs. C. I. Benson, of Port De-
posit, chairman of the Cecil County
Division of the Women's Section OF
the Maryland Council of Defence, to
fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation of Mrs. Albert Constable, OF
Elkton.
David Wilson Taylor of Chadds
Ford, and Miss Grace Estelle Har-
per, Avondale, were united in mar
riage on Saturday, September IA, at
the parsonage of Olivet Baptist
Church. The bride is a daughter OF
Mrs. Sarah M. and the late Alfred
Harper. Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor will
reside at Chadds Ford.
Miss Campbell, the Superintendent
of Union Hospital. Elkton, and
three of the nurses, Miss McGready
Miss Anderson and Miss Storey, hav-
ing enlisted in "the overseas SER
vice" of the Red Cross, committee
of ladies of Eikton solicited fund
for them and the public responded
generously. Contributions were re,
ceived to the amount of $127.95
In addition a purse of $112.50 was
raised and given to Miss Campbell
by her personal friends, besides $40
donated to her by the Ladies' Auxli-
iary Committee OF the Hospital.
On September 18th Parker Hus'
felt caught a carrier pigeon with q
ring on each leg with the following
numbers:-L. M. 1856, L. NJ 42SS
He still has 1t in his possession on
his farm, three miles from Earle,
vile, and is waiting to find its
owner.
Don't forget 1.-THE Ballad of Mary
Jane" shadow play, with other
features, to be presented Friday
evening, Sept. 27, at s o'clock, In
West Nottingham chapel, for benefit
of Junior Red Cross. Admission 2s
cents, children Is cents. Thrift
stamps on sale.
The Fourth Liberty Loan drive
will open September %. Be pre-