The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-11-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

| IS tne guest Oh LII. W. .. Odio "A"
family.
John L. Stephens and family spent
the weekend with relatives in Media
and Amber.
Miss Carrie Twadell, of Devon,
Pa, was the weekend guest of Mr.
and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
Misses Violet Barben, ViolSt Brab-
son and Sara Windle, Of Oxford,
were weekend guests Of Mrs. Curtis
e. Irwin.
| Miss Gertrude r. Touchton, of
Zion, a returned overseas nurse, has
accepted position in the hospital at
Hog Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas T. Reynolds,
of near Blue Ball, have issued invita-
tions for their golden wedding on
Tuesday, Nov. 25, from two until
five o'clock.
James Pennington, Of Newark,
Del, resident of near Rising sun
sixty-five years ago, paid visit to
this section last week and hunted up
old-time friends.
Miss Pearl M. Law, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Law, of Keesey-
vile, N. Y, and Mr.. Harold w. Pugh,
of Oxford, were married Oct. 23, at
Keeseyville M. E. parsonage.
Miss Bertha e. Spencer, daughter
of Edwin B. Spencer, and William
Fulton, son of Mrs. Anna M. Fulton,
New London, were married at the
Spencer homestead, by Rev. w. p.
Finney of Lincoln University, on Sat-
urday, Oct rs.
Miss Emma Haig, formerly of
Avondale, is now one of the most
famous toe dancers in America. She
studied under Madame Pavalowa,
the famous Russian dancer. Miss
Haig travels with her own company.
Her girlhood was spent near the
Avondale marble quarries.
Mr.. Preston B. Dunbar, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben H. T. Dunbar, of
Elkton, and Miss Anne Eileen Herli-
by, daughter of Mr.. Thomas Herlihy,
of Wilmington, Del, were quietly
married on October 18th, at Flint,
Michigan, where Mr.. Dunbar is now
in the DUPONT Co.'S. employ.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis E. Irwin en-
tertained about forty of their friends
at their home in this town on Hal
lowe'en, in very enjoyable manner.
The guests were costumed and
masked. After unmasking various
games and stunts" were joined in
by the company, and dancing enjoy
ed, refreshments being served about
eleven o'clock. The rooms presented
beautiful appearance with the Hal
lowe'en decorations, those in the
dining room being especially elab-
crate and artistic. The occasion
was a delightful social one.
The Halloween social held Thurs
day evening Of last week by the
Epworth League, in the lecture room
of the M. e. church was much enjoy
ed by all who attended. Fully one
hundred were costumed and masked
After the Grand March the couples
were called to center of the room
for the guessing Of their identity.
The DISCUSSES of a number complete
ly baffied everyone. Most of the
maskers were guessed, however.
Various games were indulged in and
refreshments served. The room was
decorated with pumpkins, corn fod-
der, etc., and with the shaded lights
presented a pretty scene.
West Nottingham Grange will
meet in the Academy building. Fri
day evening, Nov. IA, at s o'clock.
Members, you miss something of
value when you miss a Grange meet
ing. We have wide awake meetings
full Of interest. At this meeting the
delegate from the Grange to the Ma
tional Farm Congress. which met at
Hagerstown, will be present. The
Grange is doing things. Be present
at the meeting Nov. 14th.
A bronze tablet is to be erected in
North East High school building.
The design of the tablet selected is
30xS0 inches. appropriately inscrib-
ed. and will be placed on the wall OF
the upper vestibule. It will have
thereon the names of the boys who
at any time were enrolled at the
school and who served in the army
or navy during the world war. 1t is
designed that all the boys who were
in the service when the armistIce
was declared, or who made the
supreme sacrifice. will be thus me-
morialized.
A large amount OF correspondence
and other live local matter has been
crowded out this week by the de-
mand on our columns for advertising.