The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-08-05

Brumfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison r. Fehr,
Jr., of Allentown, Pa, spent Sunday
with Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle.
Miss Lidie Stewart left on Satur-
day for Cleveland, Ohio, where she
will spend the remainder of the
school vacation.
Mrs. Chester Booher and son Ken
meth, of Christiana, Pa, are spend
ing the week at the home of Ferree
Johnson and family.
Mrs. Oron Smith and son Henry,
of Denton, and Mrs. Moss Liversay,
of Waverly, Va, are guests at the
home of H. L. Shepherd and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dare, son
Edgar and Mrs. Wheatley, motored
from Rosemont, Va, OF. saturday,
and spent the weekend with Rising
Sun relatives.
Miss Catharine Duke, daughter of
Mrs, Ella Duke, and Mr.. Fred
Wiable, were married Monday after
noon at the St. 'Thresa Catholic
Church, Port Deposit.
The marriage of Clarence A.
Glassco and Miss Edna Wilson, of
Drumore township, took place at the
office of Squire ]. Robert Long in
Chestnut Level, Monday, July 25th.
Howard Brown, of Calvert, who
was seriously injured several weeks
ago by fall from load of hay to
the barn floor, is Improving slowly,
now being able to sit up a little each
day.
A daughter was born Friday, July
%, at the West Grove Hospital to
| Mr.. and Mrs. j. Russell Reynolds
of Elkview, Pa. Mr.. Reynolds has
been transferred from the Elkview
Station to Wallingford.
The w. C. T. U. will meet on
Thursday, August 18th, at 1880 p.
M, with Mrs. William M. Pogue and
Mrs. Howard Brown, at Sylmar.
William H. Lewis, SON of Clerk of
the Court H. w. Lewis, of Elkton,
has been awarded scholarship at
the Maryland University, College
Park,
The Public Service Commission of
Pennsylvania has approved the sale
of the East and West Nottingham
Electric Companies to the Oxford
Electric Company.
The Brotherhood of Little Britain
Presbyterian Church, held a festival
on the church lawn July 28. which
was largely attended. The proceeds
amounted to $l77.00.
The congregation Of Little Britain
Presbyterian church is much pleased
that their pastor. Rev. George A
Leukel, has declined several calls
and will remain with them,
Col. Miliard E, Tydings, of Havre
de Grace, has completed history
of the war activities of the Machine
Gun companies of the 29th Division
of the A. u. F., which is being pub
lished in the Hartford county papers
Viola Fuller Of East Nottingham,
has filed suit for divorce from hel
husband, John Fuller, Lottie Boyd
is named correspondent. They were
married in 1901 and Mrs. Fuller
claims her husband deserted her In
1905.
There are no" complaints of dry
weather this week, as 1t. rained all
most continuously Tuesday night
and Wednesday. The wet spell
brought with 1t decided drop in
temperature, the cool nights making
blankets comfortable.
The mysterious shooting" of the
young son of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland
Hood. Of West Grove. that occurred
last week. proved to be nothing
more than a figment of the boys
imagination, conjured up to helr
avoid a whipping, when he accident
ally exploded shell which he had
found and had been told not tc
touch.
X.
Abroken wire caused the burglar
alarm to slip cog about two O'Clock
Wednesday morning and caused ex'
citement in the center of town, resi-
dents being aroused by what they
thought was an attempt at robbery
and hastened to respond to the
alarm. 1t was some minutes before
matters were Strengthened out. Ar
electrician was sent from Baltimore
Wednesday morning to repair the
break.