The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-21
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

for an extended visit to relatives in
Virginia.
Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harrison Fehr, Allen
town, Pa. -
John M. Sterrett has been on the
sick. list this week, being sufferer
from neuralgia.
| Rev. A. B. Hallock attended the
session of New Castle Presbytery at
Dover, Del, on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Clifford, OF
Washington, D. c., visited Rising
Sun friends this week.
Mrs. Bessie Barben, of Oxford, and
William McVey, of Wilmington, were
Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis
E. Irwin.
John Sargent, one of our oldest
residents, is seriosuly i'll at his home
near town, having suffered a stroke
of paralysis.
Mr.. and Mrs Edward Dawson, of
Rock Springs, held a reception on
Saturday evening, at six o'clock, in
honor of VIM. T. Eshleman and
bride.
William Alleband, Mrs. Smith, son
Henry, Mrs. John Emerson, Miss
Margaret Alleband, of Denton, were
Saturday-Sunday guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry Shepherd and family.
Mr. and Mrs. James Patton Evans
of Oxford, will entertain friends Sat
.urday, November 22nd, from two
until five o'clock, in honor of the
twenty-fifth anniversary Of their
marriage.
George R. Chapman of Oxford,
and Miss Lettie R. Wilson, daughter
lof Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. E. Wilson of
near town, were married Nov. 10 at
the parsonage of the Oxford Metho-
dist Church, by Rev. F. A. Manlove.
Walter Cameron, Mr. and Mrs.
A.. M. McNamee, H. M Wilson and
William McNamee motored to Sabil-
lesville, Md, ON Sunday for a visit
to Mrs. Walter Cameron, who has
been spending some months there
and whose health has so greatly i'm
proved that she expects to return
home in short while.
The engagement of Miss Margaret
Mackey, daughter of A. Wilson
Mackey, Jennersville. Pa, to Hoag-
land Gates, son of the late Clarence
Gates, Millionaire Baking Powder
King Of New York, was announced
last week. Miss Mackey has been
teaching school at the Towers" a
fashionable school in Wilmington.
! While in attendance at the Tome
Gilman football game in Baltimore,
on Saturday, Earle Cooney, son of
w. B. Cooney of this town, was
struck and knocked down by an auto.
He was painfully injured about the
legs and has since been on crutches,
but his escape from more serious in
jury was both fortunate and mirac-
ulous.
The concrete mixer was moved
from town last week to Harrisville,
where the laying Of concrete road
was resumed by a small force of
men, past the property of w. X. Bird.
The Ladies Aid Society Of Har-
mony M. P. Church, Rowlandville,
will hold their annual Thanksgiving
Supper on Thursday evening, Nov.
27,, in the basement of the church.
Poultry and oysters served.
Warrants have been issued for the
arrest of Richard, (alias "Rainbow')
Taylor, nuIatto, who is alleged to
have kidnapped Lucy Diers, OF Rah
way, N. j., on Saturday, November /,
1919. Taylor has prison record in
Stamford, Conn.
Henry Diers, father of the girl, is
Offering, through Chief of Police,
David H. Ramsey of Railway, N. j.,
a liberal reward for the arrest of the
negro, and information regarding
the girl.
The regular meeting of the Hythe-
ham Club Of Port Deposit was held
November 18th at the home OF Mrs,
! j. B. Turner.
DR.. 7. B. Morrison appeared be-
fore the Club. and in response to his
). appeal. the Club agreed to take
charge Of the sale OF Red Cross
Christmas seals in this district.
) The program was in charge of the
| Civics Committee-Mrs. w. C. Aid
> rich, Mrs. F. M. Miller, Mrs. E. H.
Rowland. and Miss Virginia Abra-
J hams. At the close of the meeting,
the members visited the Silver Cross
Home, taking with them shower
J of records. thirty in Apmher, for
their new yictrola,