The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-30
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. Jacob Kirk, of Dover, is
visiting Thomas J. Wilson and
family.
Mrs. John C. Hindman, Jr, spent
'the past week with relatives in
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Albert L. Burlington is enter
tanning her mother, Mrs. Mary Pow
nall, of Swarthmore.
Mr.. and Mrs Chalmer c. Reynolds,
of Wilmington, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Mary Cherry is spending the
week with her sister, Miss Florence
Worthington, in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. 3. Silver, OF
Havre de Grace, were guests of DR..
G. S. Dare and family ON Saturday.
Mrs. Anna L. Haines, of Princess
Anne, and Mrs. Mollie Reynolds are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. A. l.. Duy-
ckinck
Rev. and Mrs. H. E. Reed have
returned to Rising Sun after a
months sojourn by the seaside at
/ Ocean Grove.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin L. Haines
had as their guest last week the
latter's father, James II. Robley, of
New Haven, Conn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank p Price, OF
Elkton, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Ruth. co James c..
Zogbaum, of Atco, N. J..
Mr.. and Mrs. H. S. Smith, of Rich
wood, West Virginia; Bradley Smith,
of Philadelphia, and George Smith,
of Baltimore, were Rising Sun
visitors during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert T. Cameron
attended the wedding of their niece,
Helen Moore Cameron, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cameron, Ger
mantown, on Thursday last.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter HartenstineI
celebrated their fiftieth wedding
anniversary at their home near Prin-
cipio Furnace on Saturday evening.
Their daughter, Mrs. Ethel Driscoe,
attended from here.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society of Rising Sun M. E. church
was entertained on Wednesday
afternoon of last week by Mrs. w.
G. Koons and Miss Grace A. Wilson
at their home on East Main street.
]. E. Brumfield attended the
banquet of the Veteran Employees
of Octoraro Branch Pennsylvania
railroad at the New Century Club,
West Chester ON Saturday. There
were 16z banqueters at the tables.
w. Taylor Wright, who for many
years has been connected with the
office staff of the Oxford Press, has
! rendered his resignation, to take eff
feet early in June. Mr.. Wright's
health has not been of the best re-
Gently hence his retiring from active
service.
The Epworth League of James N.
e. church, Rising Sun, at it's annual
meeting held on Thursday evening
last, elected the following officers for
the ensuing President. Edwin
l.. Haines; 1st Vice Pres, Burton l..
Keilholtz; End Vice Pres, Carrie Il.
Hambleton; 3rd Vice Pres, verna
M. Grason; 4th Vice Pres, Anna e.
Stephens; Secretary, Ruth A. Col
lier: Treasurer, Mabel M. Johnson;
Organist, A. Pearl Ryan.
T. N. Hite had the misfortune to-
lose two Liberty Loan bonds In an
odd manner last week, and is adver-
tising a reward for their return.
While going from his home near
town to West Nottingham on Friday
last one Of the doors of his auto
kept flying open and he took an
envelope from his pocket and closed
the door against It, The door came
open again, the envelope dropping
out unnoticed. A day OF two after
ward Mr.. Hite missed his bonds and
remembering the auto incident is
convinced they were in the lost
envelope.
Clarence Cullen has purchased
from Woodrow & James a very
handsome bull calf, sired by the
Company bull. The dam has a.
senior two-year-old record of 1Sl
pounds of butter in seven days.
Farmers Day and Commencement.
Exercises will be held at the Mary
land State College of Agriculture at
College Park on Friday, May 80.
Calvert High School made a very
creditable showing at Elkton, School
Rally day. receiving many of the