The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-05-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. Mary Cherry has returned
from weeks visit at the home of
her brother, H. l.. Worthington and
family, Howard Park.
Miss Catharine P. Evans, of Man
asquan, N. j., who spent the past
month in Rising Sun with friends
and relatives, left on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. R. Atkinson en-
tertained on Sunday Mr.. Jacob D.
Rambo, of Maxwelton, Va; Mrs.
Charles Davis, Of Philadelphia; Mr..
and Mrs. L. r. Davis, of Noting
ham, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Lawson
Love, of Colora
Mrs. William H. Snyder, who
makes her home with her daugh
ter, Mrs. w. e Bird, near town,
was paid a visit this week by her
brother, Stanley Bevan, of Ell Paao,
Texas 1t has been twenty three
years since Mr.. Bevan was East.
The Missionary Society," of West
Nottingham Presbyterian Church
was entertained on Thursday after
noon of this week by Miss Gertrude
S. Dare and Mrs. Mary Cherry, at
the home of the former. Subjects:
Mexicans in the United States, Mrs.
Luther Hindman; Latin America.
Mrs. H. o. Lynch.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. McClin-
took, of Iron Hill, announce the en-
gagement of their son Howard Gully
McClintock, of Washington, to Miss
Mildred Augusta Kemp, also of
Washington, D. C. Young Mr.. Nc
Clintock is in the service of the
Ordnance Gage Dept. U. S. A.. as
Gage Expert and Tool1naker, design
ing and constructing special appa-
ratus used in the. manufacture OF
munitions of war. The wedding is
to take place in the early fall season.
A unanimous call has been ex-
tended Rev. ]. Rodney Russell, Of
Kennett Square, by the congre-
cation Of the Presbyterian Church
of Downingtown.
Omar D. Crothers, of Elkton, and
T. Allen Goldsborough, of Caroline
county hove announced themselves
candidates for the Democratic nomi-
nation for Chief Judge of this
judicial Circuit. VIM. H. Adkins,
of Easton, the present Chief Judge,
will also be candidate.
The annual election of officers of
the Epworth League will be held in
the lecture room of James NJ e.
church, Rising Sun, on Thursday
evening, May %. Immediately fol-
lowing the election social will be
given. A special program has beer
arranged for this occasion.
Work has begun on the Liberty
Grove-Port Deposit improved road.
This road was graded and left in un-
completed shape for two years, being
almost impossible all that time, and
residents of the vicinity traversed
by it are naturally elated that it is
finally to be completed.
Love Run school will hold an en-
tertainment and also box social on
Tuesday evening, May Goth. All
ladies are invitSd to come and bring
boxes. Entertainment beginning at
1850 o'clock. Admission 20 cents
for adults, ID cents for children be-
tween six and fourteen years. Ii
stormy, next clear evening.
Millard F. Tidings, of Havre de
G.aces who left Elkton First Lieu
tenant in command of Company K,
First Maryland. Regiment, during
September. 1917. and Was later
transferred to the Machine Gun SER
vice. and still later. promoted to
Captain, Major and Lieu;enant-
Colonel, has been twice citsd for
bravery under fire.
The School Improvement Associa-
tion held well attended meeting
in Colora school on Wednesday eve
ming of last week. Rising Sun
String Orchestra was present and
rendered music. At the close of the,
meeting a spelling bee was held,
words being given out by G. C. Bal
derston.- Miss Laura Reynolds was
awarded the prize for being the best
speller of the evening.
Tho Oxford, Press reports that
with the coming of the summer
schedule on the octoraro Branch, f.
B. & w. r. r., some important
changes will take place, on account
of the eight-hour law The service
to Philadelphia will be as at present,
as to number of trains: to Baltimore
increased service is talked OF down
in the Wilmington office, where the
schedule is being made up. The