The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-01-30

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a Rising Sun visitor on Tuesday.
Miss Elizabeth r. Stephens is the
guest OF Rev. and Mrs. w. H.
Micheals, Media, Pa.
Miss Adelia McGready, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh McGready, OF
Elkton, and Mr.. Martin Mclaughlin,
of Wilmington, Del, were married
in Elkton Catholic Church, Jan. FL,
by Rev. P. p. Arnd.
Alan D. Price, of Elkton. for the
past five months advertising manager
of the Palm Beach, Fla, News, has
been appointed secretary of the West
Palm Beach Chamber of Commerce,
at salary of $4,000 year.
George o. Carey, editor of the
Cecil Star, is confined to his home in
North East by illness, and by his
physicians orders will be compelled
to omit the publication Of The Star
for at least a month to come.
Miss Susan B. Booth, of Elkton,
who has been a stenographer and
clerk in the Ordnance Department at
Washington, has been transferred to
the San Francisco Office and will
leave in short time for California.
Miss Marian v. Cook, of Calvert,
who recently returned after two
years service as nurse in France
has gone to All Saints Hospital, Nc
Allister, Oklahoma, where she has
taken the superintendency of that
hospital.
Miss Annie G. Arrants, daughter
of Mrs. Ida Arrants, of North East,
and Edward c. Wilson, of Elk Neck,
were married in Washington. D. c.,
by the Rev. G. Ellis Williams, pastor
of the Bedworth Methodist Episcopal
Church, on January goth.
The Rev. F. B. Short, former
pastor of Mt. Pleasant Methodist
Episcopal Church, but now stationed
at Portland, Ore, has been appointed
extension secretary for prohibition
and public morals for the Methodist
Episcopal Church In this country.
Mrs. Lester McCrery, of Oxford,
had her collar hone broken and her
shoulder blade dislocated when the
sled upset, upon which she was coast
ing, Monday evening.
Andrew J. McCue Of Avondale, had
the finest display Of corn at the
show held In Harrisburgh recently.
Mr.. McCuA has won for the third
time, the highest honors in the State
of Pennsylvania for corn.
The antics and acrobatic stunts per-
formed by some of our residents in
trying to prevent themselves from
falling on the icy pavements lead us
to believe that Charlie Chaplin and
Doug" Fairbanks are but amateurs
at their profession.
Miss Virginia Abrahams has been
elected chairman Of the Sixth Dis
trict Auxiliary Of Union Hospital;
Miss Bertha M. Tyson, vice-chair-
man; Mrs. Wayne Reynolds, secre-
tary; Mrs. w. b. Ciaggett, assistant
secretary; Miss H. ]. Reynolds,
treasurer.
Ruth Johnson, eleven year old
daughter OF Charles Johnson, was
killed while coasting at Chestnut
Level, Monday evening. She and a
playmate were going down hill when
their sled collided with q wall. Tho
girls arm was broken and she sus-
tanned internal injuries from which
she died Tuesday morning.
Thomas Hindman, OF Oxford, an
engineer on the Central Division, was
badly scalded Saturday afternoon in
Philadelphia, when his engine was
sideswiped as it came from the
roundhouse, by shifter. He was
taken to the Presbyterian Hospital
in a serious condition, but is i'm
proving and is expected to recover.
Besides being scalded from his waist
down, Hindman sustained a slight
injury to his spine. His fireman,
Augustus Ochs, escaped by jumping,
as he saw the danger.
Thomas r. Reynolds, of near town,
was badly burned on Tuesday. He
placed can Of gasoline on the stove
to warm. The fluid soon caught fire
and in removing the can from the
stove some OF the gasoline splashed
upon him, immediately enveloping
him in flames. His wife, who was
nearby, dashed bucket of water
over Mr.. Reynolds, quenching the
flames and saving him from fatal
burns. As 1t was Mr.. Reynolds was
painfully burned from head to foot
on one side, but counts his escape a
narrow one. The blazing can was
gotten outside Of the small stone
structure where the blaze occurred,
without endangering the nearby
farm buildings.