The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-04-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

hOlpn IOWuSHGHu 4o SpCAuiAo
some time with home folks in Ches-'
tertown.
Mrs. R. E. Williams, of Darling
ton, celebrated her ninety-sixth
birthday anniversary last week.
Rev. Adam Stengle, formerly at
Wilmington M e. Conference on
March "a, completed his fiftieth year
in the ministry,
The friends of Mrs Rebecca w.
Reynolds, of near Rowlandville, who
has been-so seriously i'll for the past
seven weeks, will be glad to learn
that she is now slowly improving.
Returning by sea from a stay in
Florida, Miss Lydia Reynolds, of
Elkton, was thrown from a caair
when the steamer lurcheds and slf-
fered fractured wrist.
Miss Lidie Stewart and Miss Laura
Price, of Rising Sun public school
teaching force are spending The
Easter vacation with Philadelphia
and Queenstown relatives, respec-.
lively.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B. Frazer
have issued cards for the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Emily Blake
Frazer, to Lieut.. Frank Williams,
son OF former Senator and Mrs.
Frank Edwin Williams, Aof near Elk
ton, at the Elkton Presbyterian
Church April 10.
In recognition of the services
rendered by the Aberdeen Proving
Ground aviators in breaking the ice
gorge that menaced the town the
citizens Of Port Deposit rendered al
reception and dinner Monday eve-1
ming, March %, to the officers who.
participated in the exploit and their
wives.
Mrs. Wilbert Maxwell. who has been
seriously i'll for some weeks. is slowly
improving.
Henry McNeal, Of Carlisle. Pa, was a
1ss. "a s p &
week end visitor at the home of IL.
Stephens and family.
Mr.. and Mrs E. R. Burlington returned
on Tuesday from Florida. where they
spent the winter months. enjoying the
mild climate of the sunny South.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patten entertained
at six O'Clock dinner Tuesday evening, in
honor Of their son Emerson's> 10th birth
day. Those present were DR.. T. B.
Moore. Mrs. Lillian Robertson. Asher
Robertson. EIwood R. Lynn and Burton
L Keilholtz.
.Mr. Harry E. Fisher. of the firm OF
Brown & Fisher. Rising Sun, and Miss
Sallie Culbertson OF Woodlawn. were
married at West Nottingham Manse on
Saturday evening. March 30. They will
reside in Rising Sum-.
The small bridge on the State road
west of Harrisville, has been torn out by
contractor Mullan preparatory 10 the con-
struction of concrete culvert. With a
|continuance of the good weather that
has prevailed for the past two weeks the
work OF laying concrete on the road will
begin again.
Mrs. Henry Hindman met with seti-
ours accident at the, homie of her daughter.
Mrs. Leslie Rawlings, near town. on
Wednesday afternoon by falling into a
cislern. A bathroom is being installed in
the Rawlings home. and workmen were
connecting pipes with the cistern. which
is under the kitchen. The trap door in
the floor of the kitchen was open and
Mrs. Hindman. who is past So years Of
age and has defective eye-sight. walked
into the opening. falling distance of
nine feet. She is in critical condition
from her injuries. A
The Annie Let's farm of 62 acres, near
Farmington, has been sold by real estate
agent W. P, Reynolds TO Joseph Spotts-
wood. of Irving. Va, for $5.a5o.