The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-08-20
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


phia, is visiting Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
Edwin L. Haines is spending the
week with relatives at Princeton,
N. ].
Mrs. Sara Chester, of Philadelphia,
was the weekend guest of Miss
Mary Brumfield.
Augustus Brumfield is visiting his
son, Clifford Brumfield, and family
of Willow Grove, Pa.
H. L. Brumfield, of Hammorton,
Pa, visited relatives and friends in
the neighborhood last week.
Mrs. Hayes Martindale, of Phila-
delphia, was the guest OF Mrs.
Wilbert Maxwell on Tuesday.
Ed. F. Brown, of New York,
former resident of Rising Sun, called
on friends in town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Wilson and
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s. Taylor Wilson, Easton, Pa.
Mrs. Fannie Stevens and daughter,
Mrs. Ada Urian, of Philadelphia, are
visiting Miss Elizabeth R. Stephens.
Mrs. Florence Gourlay and daugh-
ter, Of Elizabeth, N. j., are spending
the week in Rising Sun with E. M.
Gourlay.
Miss Powell and Miss Phillips, of
Wilmington, were guests last week OF
Rev. and Mrs Charles G. Harris, at
the Parsonage,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Vansant, OF
EStrickersville, announce the engage
ment of Miss Agnes Johnston, to
Thomas P. Ferguson.
Mrs. Loren Palmer, son and
daughter, of Bethel, Conn, are visit
ing the formers uncle, John Cornell,
and family, Harrisvilie.
Rev. and Mrs. W. G.. Koons and
Miss Grace Wilson have been spend
ing the week at Maple Lawn, the
Wilson homestead, near town.
Homer Reynolds, young son OF Eli
t. Reynolds of this town, has taken
the examination and passed as an
amateur wireless operator.
James M. Tosh, of near town, is
on visit to his daughter, Mrs. w. e.
Carleton, of West Virginia. He
also expects to visit relatives in the
State of Wisconsin before returning
home.
The young folks of the Epworth
League were entertained on Friday
evening last by Mrs. Harris and Mrs.
Dosh in honor of their guests, Miss
Powell, Miss Phillips and Miss Walls.
The lawn was prettilly lighted with
Japanese lanterns and a delightfuf
evening in the open was spent with
music, recitations, games, etc.
The Lancaster Auto Club has
launched fight for the elimination
of dangerous grade crossings in Lam
caster county, Pa. There are sixteen
of these death-traps in the county,
fourteen along the Pt r. R. lines and
two along the Reading lines. the
object will be to either eliminate the
grade crossings entirely or have
them properly guarded against the
occurrence of accidents.
Suit for $500 damages has been
brought by Reuben Benedict, OF Full
i ton Township, Pa, against Fulton
Township and the road supervisors,
CYRUS Eckman, Chester E. WHEY and
D. 1. Glackin.
The plaintiff alleges that during a
; flood last spring he was driving over
bridge, in that township, that had
no guard rail, and that his horse ana
wagon went over the side OF the
bridge, causing damage to his team
I The Junior Red Cross of Baltl-
more Chapter has contributed $5,-
900 for the endowment of bed Tor
one year in the Children's Hospital
School for Crippled Children IN the
Green Spring Valley. This sum
which was raised by the annual
membership fees paid by the chill
dren will care for ten children dur
ing the year. giving them every ad
vantage in the way of medical treat
ment and training.
David Eastridge. of Rowlandvllie
: will hold public sale of persona
property on Saturday, August 2S, al
one o'clock. A. ]. Jones & Son
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The 1921 automobile license tags
5 for Pennsylvania will be yellow ane
: black. The background of the tags
will be yellow and the letters black
The same combination was nsed II
> Pennsylvania in 1908 and 1911.
!. You never can tell. Many a fellow
!, begins at the bottom, only to hav'
the bottom drop out.
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