The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Norris, OF Phlladelphla, was
the guest last week of Mrs. J. Frank
Tosh.
Miss Ethel Hall spent last week
with Miss Mary Ranck, of Lancas-
ter, Pa.
Mrs. W.. G. Koons is visiting her
sister, Mrs. Chas. E. Dare, of Rose
mont, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hambleton, of
Philada., were weekend guests of j.
w. Hambleton and family.
Lieut.. Russell Welsh, of Balti-
more, is visiting at the home of Mrs.
Jos. s. Pogue and family.
Mrs. Ross Martindale and daugh-
ter, Of Sweet Briar, Va, visited Ris-
ing Sun relatives last week.
Mrs. Ira w. Burdsall and daugh-
ter, Frances, of Wenonan, N. j., are
the guests of Miss Gertrude S. Dare
Mr. and Mrs. Luther Barrett, OF
Port Deposit, celebrated their 25th
wedding anniversary ON Saturday,
July 5.
Mrs. Ida Myers, Mrs. Charles
Knight and daughter Katharine, OF
Lancaster, are guests of Mrs. Walter
B. Cooney.
The Missionary Society of the M.
E. church was entertained on We'd
nesday afternoon by Mrs. s. A.
Powell and Mrs. Cora Miller.
Mrs. D. T. Benson and daughter,
Miss Leona Benson, of Hartford
county, are visiting at the home OF
the formers father, S. j. Reynolds,
near town.
Mrs. Fanny Stephens, Mr.. and Mrs.
Barclay Stephens, Mrs. Ada Urian,
Miss Frances Stephens, Philadelphia,
were Friday-Monday guests of rela-
tives in and near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. C. Kurtz, of Jar
rettsville, Hartford county, announce
the marriage of their daughter, Vir-
ginia, to Frederick w. Fuller, agri-
cultural agent for Carroll county.
Mrs. Georgianna Brumheld,
Turkey Point, Mrs. Annie Reynolds
and Mrs. Amy Reynolds, of Media,
have been visiting at the home of
Augustus Brumfield and family dur
ing the week.
Invitations have been issued by the
Misses Maxwell to the wedding of
their niece. Virginia Cameron Max
well and George Balderston. We'd
nesday, July 23, at 8 o'clock, at Inde.
pendence Farm, Port Deposit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hollis r. Baker son
Of ex-Congressman Baker of Aber-
deem. are visiting the latter's aunt.
Mrs. Harvey Hill. for a few days.
Misses Mary Swisher and Ethel Nc
Cauley. of Kirkwood. nieces OF Mrs.
Hin are visiting at the same place.
The engagement OF Miss jean Nc
Elmoyie. daughter Of Rev. James
McElmoyle OF the Elkton Presby-
terian church. and DR.. II. Arthur
Mitchell, OF that town, lately return
ed from overseas. has been announ-
eed
Lieut.-CoI ". T. Kirk. OF the U.
5. Medical Corps. who has been sta
toned al Walter Reed Hospital.
Washington. for some months. visit
ed his old home IN Rising sun ON
Tuesday and Wednesday. Col. Kirk
was enrouts TO Railway. New Jersey.
where he will be stationed at the
General Hospital
Mr. aud Mrs. samuel Harris. near
Bay View. entertained the soldier
boys Of that vicinity ON Saturday.
July s. BY giving them q chicken
dinner
The occasion was more interesting
owing 10 the fact that u Sas the
hest's birthday The soldier boys
Nf"@Eo* W"HN NNNHENA NAAAtaiu4t
Howard nrickley. John Gregg. Al
bert Orusmeyer. Manly Harris. all
of Rising sun Howard Harris.
Washington. d. C.; Layton Mahoney.
North East. Frank Poik. Philadei-
phia. Other guests 10 the namber
of thirfy werB present
The whsat erop has been q bla
disappointment 90 oar farmers.
LArgs acreages wers planted b
many bat the yield has been poor.
and the harvesting IN many eases q
big taak. the storms boafilg the
grain aat eompslling the uas %
mowers 10 cut Littie threshins has
been done yst. but report b diseoar-
aging where n has hesa eonpietsd.
the agsrage yield beins los
Money Invested ia War savinas
stamps pays bls 6ividsnAM