The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-09-03
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Margaret McFalls, of Media,
is the guest of Mrs. Curtis e. Irwin
Miss Hanna Reynolds was a vis-
itor last week in Media and West
Chester.
Mrs. Norman Pyle, of Philadelphia
is visiting her brother, Job w. Kirk
and family.
Miss Carrie Hambleton, of Phila-
delphia, was weekend visitor in
Rising Sum-
Miss Louise Worthington is visit
ing relatives in Bucks county, Pa,
and Germantown
Rev. and Mrs. w. G. Rooms spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Whining
ton and Kenneth Square.
Cecil e. Ewing and family left or
Wednesday for Baltimore, where
they will spend the winter.
Miss Ruth E. Diffenderfer. Of Per-
ryville, has entered Union Hospital
at Elkton as student nurse.
Miss A. Mabel Reynolds spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Thompson, in Trenton, N. J.
William r. Pogue, of Port Huron,
Michigan, is enjoying q visit to home
folks, VIM. M. Pogue and family.
Mrs. Chas. e. Dare and children,
Edgar and Virginia, of Rosemont,
Va, are visiting Rising Sun relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Mcclellan and
children, of Philadelphia, were week.
end guests of DR.. and Mrs. T. B.
Moore.
Mrs. George M Christie, of Row.
landville, had the misfortune to fall
last week, breaking her arm above
the wrist.
Mrs. Pratt, OF Springfield, ILL.,, and
Mrs. Rem, of Zion, were guests last
week of Mrs. w. G. Koons and Miss
Grace Wilson.
Mrs. Ira w. Burdsall and daugh-
ter, Miss Frances Burdsall, Of Weno-
nah, N. j., are spending some time
with Mrs. G. S. Dare aud daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Alfred Fitzgerald,
of Oxford, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Emma Pearl, to
Mr.. Donald Parker Croft, of Lancas-
ter.
Mrs. A. M. Polk and son Samuel,
of Spokane, Washington, and Miss
Hilda Everist, of Philadelphia, are
guests this week of DIR. and Mrs.
Ernest Rowland, Liberty Grove.
Rev. and Mrs. vanDkye, of Cecil
ton, celebrated their silver wedding
anniversary last week. The mem
bers of the Cecilton M. E. Church
presented their pastor and his wife
with a silver service and other gifts.
Miss Dorothy McNeal, of Newark,
Del, met with very painful aeci-
dent one day last week. She was
reaching for bottle of iodine on a
shelf, when the bottle was upset, the
contents spilling in her face, burning
her severely about the forehead and
eyes.
Rural mail carrier John Coale, of
Port Deposit, has been retired by
the Postoffice Department on account
of the age limit Mr.. Coale was one
of the first carriers appointed in
Maryland when rural delivery was in
the experimental stage. He has
averaged 800 trips a year of 25 miles
each. Mr.. Coale reached his seven
tieth birthday ON August %.
At a. meeting of the stockholders
of the Dingee & Conard Company,
West Grove, J. ]. Lynch was chosen
president and treasurer, and James
d. Headley, vice-president and gem
eral manager. Mr. Headley is a
Rising Sun boy. and his friends here
congratulate him on his success in
business.
Plans are under way for water
carnival to be held at the Aberdeen
Proving Grounds the middle of Sep
tember. Diving. canoe, tub and OBJ
stacle races will be features of the
days events as well as other sports.
Captain Stribbing is in charge of the
carnival and will be assisted by Mr..
Short.
Come to James NJ e. Church on
Thursday evening. September 8, and
be cheered and refreshed by the
Curious Catering Company. Every
body cordially invited.
i An aeroplane enroute from Read
ing to Washington landed for gaso-
line in John Kimble's field Monday
afternoon.