The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-04-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. Robley, of Trenton, N J.,- is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edwin l.
Haines.
Miss Blanche Abrams, Bayview, is
visiting her cousin: Miss Bertha M
Tyson.
Cecil E. Ewing and family, Of Bal
timore, were visitors in town during
the week.
/ Mrs. Harrison Fehr and daughter
have returned to their :. home in
Allentown.
c. E. Dare and family, of Rose
mont, Va, were weekend guests of
! Rising Sun relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Stephens is spend
ing some time with relatives in
Media and Philadelphia.
The engagement of Miss Ethel
Conard, West Grove, to MIR. Leon
Clark Richmyre. Allentown, has
been announced.
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Mrs. Walter Alvord and daughter,
of Moore, Pa, and Rutherford Pyle,
of Philadelphia, were Sunday guests
of Mrs. Elmira Pyle.
Miss Bertha Miller and Mr.. Harry
Carroll Of Port Deposit, were mar
'ried in Hopewell M E. parsonage,
Wednesday, March 10th, by Rev. =.
w. Sutton.
! In honor of their son 'Emerson's
birthday Mr.. and Mrs. H. Branch
Patten entertained at dinner on Sun
day DR.. and Mrs. II. B. Moore, j.. L..
Stephens and family, Mrs. Lillian R..
Robertson and son Asher.
Rev. A. Burtis Hallock was called
! back to Bel Air twice this week for
weddings among his old parishion-
ers.s The Rev. George w. Mead, Ph.
D. of Berea College has accepted the
call to Bel Air Presbyterian Church.
The engagement of Miss Edith
McClong Horton, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs John S. Horton. of Miliville,
New Jersey, and Wilmot keltor
! Evans, son of Mr.. and Mrs. James p.
Evans, Oxford, has been announced.
Invitations have been issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel F. Spencer, of
Avondale, for double wedding at
their home on Saturday evening.
April 5th, when their daughter, Sara
M, will marry Harold D. Chambers,
and their son Norman, will be united
to Miss Bertha Greville.
John Bowen. editor of the Della
ware Ledger, met with a painful
accident on Friday, by falling down
the steps in front of his home in
/ Newark.
Oxford Opera House advertises a
1 bill of attractions in this issue. The
movies are ever popular and some
good films will be found in the bill
advertised.
The supper held by the ladies OF
Havre de Grace Methodist Church,
/ three evenings of last week, was a
great financial success, $4,000
being cleared.
The small frame watch house on
the draw OF the Pennsylvania rail-
/ road bridge. over the snsquehanna
river, was destroyed by fire one
morning last week.
By employing five, 5-ton tractors
last year the commissioners sof Har-
ford county dragged and put in
shape every road in the county,
] Two more will be added this year.
The card of Lewis A. Seth, candi-
date for the Democratic nomination
of Sheriff of Cecil county appears
in our columns this week. Mr.. Seth
is resident of Elk Mills, and is the
present Deputy Sheriff,
Enoch Ferguson, ,.of Baltimore. has
filed caveat in the Orphans Court
for Cecil county to the will of his
haif-sister. Mrs. Anna Thomas, late
of North East. BY the will all her
property is bequeathed to her Aieces
and undue influence is alleged
The Poverty Social held on satur-
day evening last at Harmony NJ. p.
church. Rowlandviile. was success
in every way. In addition TO q
pleasant social time enjoyed by those
in attendance. the sum OF 800 was
netted by the affair, %
Miss Laura Roop. of Andrews
Bridge. received painful injury one
4 day last week. While making candy
the material boiled over, ana in an
feffort to remove three-section lid
from the stove, two Of the sections
covered with boiling candy fell on
the back of her hand, burning it
terribly.
The town OF Westminster, Nd,
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