The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-12-05
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

the guest last week OF MISS Oi"Ao
Robertson.
Miss Mary Plat, of Pemberton, N.
J., was entertained last week by Mrs.
e. M. Hunt.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. c. Taney and Mrs.
Annie Reynolds, of Media, visited
relatives on Thanksgiving.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck
spent last week in Somerset county,
where the former enjoyed fine sport
cunning.
Miss Louise Wagner, of Whining
ton, and Miss Helen Shepherd, OF
West Chester, spent the Thanksglv-
ing vacation at their homes in Rising
Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Welsh, Of Bal
timore, and Mr.. and Mrs. John A
Hartenstine, of Principle Furnace,
were weekend guests Of Mrs. Isabel
Pogue.
Philip Johnson, e. Nelson James,
William Reynolds, John H. kimbie,
Herbert Kirk and Geo. L. Ewing
were delegates from Rising Sun
Milk Producers Protective Associa-
ton to the convention of the Inter
State Association, which met in Phil
adelphia on Monday and Tuesday OF
this week. A banquet was held on
Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Rea, Pilot
Town. Md, entertained on Nov. ~
in honor of Mr.. Rea's 77th birthday.
The following guests were present:
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Rea, Chester;
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Rea, Philada.; /;
Mr.. John Rea and daughter Mary,
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter kea,
Baltimore: Mr.. and Mrs. George Rea
and family, Cape May; Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover Rea and family, Pilot Town;
Mr.. James Rea and daughter Edna,
Lenark: Mrs. Edith Rea and son,
Aiken; Mrs. Eliza Rea, Rising sun;
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Wayne and
family. Cape May; Mr.. and MIS-.
Leslie Wilgis and family, Upland;
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Gorrell and
family, Aiken; Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Ewing, Calvert; Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
uel Aiken, Aiken; Mrs. Mary Garvin.
Rising Sun; Mrs. Samuel Jamison
and daughters, Rising Sun; Mrs.
Josephine Ewing. Street; Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Briscoe, Mrs. Dunn, Mrs.
Riley, Mrs. Finney, Mrs. Lee, Pilot
Town.
Getting his hand caught in a hy-
draulic pump at the pulp mills, In
Elkton, Arlington Lusby had the
member badly lacerated.
Mrs. Hilda G. Rose, of North East
has been granted an absolute divorce
from her husband, Paul w. Rose, by
the Circuit Court of Cecil County.
Mrs. Violet Merrihew, of Platts-
burg, N. Y, has been appointed by
the Board of Education as teacher In
the commercial course at the Cecil
County High School, Elkton.
Sheriff-elect Lewis A. Seth has ap-
pointed his brother. John p. Seth, as
his deputy, and both entered upon
the duties of their Office on Monday,
December /.
Miss Ethel Wetring has been ap-
pointed home demonstration agent
| for Cecil county and entered upon
her new duties last week, succeeding
Miss Albaugh, deceased.
His gun bursting when he fired at
duck while cunning on the Susque-
hanna fats, Clarence Dolan, OF Phil
adelphia, was painfully injured, a
portion of his left hand being torn
away.
George Mcdowell, of North East,
had a narrow escape one night last
week at railroad crossing near the
town. His horse was struck and
killed by a passing train, but Mr..
Mcdowell managed to jump in time
to save himself.
In order to save the member from
being amputated, Captain Edmund
T. Pratt, Of Elkton, underwent a
serious operation to his foot at Fort
McHenry Hospital, Baltimore. He
\ was wounded in battle in France
about Is months ago.
A stereopticon lecture on "The
Passing OF the Melting Pot" will be
given In the lecture room of the
church. this town, Sunday evening,
Dec. Z. at 1880 o'clock. Everybody
welcome.
Harry Schwartz, of 1647 German
town Avenue, AID Edward Mitchell,
of 1887 Second street. Philadelphia,
were arrested in Elkton. Friday
morning last. on suspicion of having
stolen Ford car. which they under
took to sell to Robert Duhamell for
$50 Neither OF the men had chauf-
feur's licenses.