The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-05-13

Rising Sun visitor this week
Joseph r. Baily and Miss Helen
Wolf, both of Oxford, were married
Thursday, May 5.
Mr.. George Herbert and children,
of Baltimore, spent Sunday with
DR.. and Mrs. R. G. Dodson.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Kay, of Elk
Mills, celebrated their 25th wedding
anniversary on Friday. April 29th.
The engagement Of Miss Violet
Kinsey and Graft Sinclair, both OF
Kennel Square, has been announced.
The engagement of Miss Maud
Phillips, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Phillips, Chrome, Pa, and
Mr.. Frank Eckman, of Cochranville,
has been announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Newton Mcdowell,
of Chrome, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Ruth Cald-
we'll, to George Leslie Widdowson.
Lower Oxford. The marriage will
take place in the near future.
Rev. Kenneth Foreman, pastor OF
Chesapeake city Presbyte ian
Church. was one of the graduates at
the annual commencement held at
Theological Seminary. Princeton, N.
j., last week.
Special comemoration services, in
honor of the tiftieth anniversary of
the ordination to the ministry of the
Rev. Giles sB. Cooke will be held at
St. Stephens Church, Petersburg,
Va, on Sunday, May Is. Rev. Mr..
Cooke was formerly rector of St.
Mary's Church, North East. He will
reach his SD birthday on the 18th
of this month.
Miss Layina Slack last week cell
ebrated the 99th anniversary of her
birth, at her home at Kelton. She
has been enjoying good health, her
mind is clear, and she keeps we'll
informed on all topics of the day.
She has spent her entire life within,
.hree miles of her present home,
and during may years has been a
faithful member of the Dicipie's
Church. at Kelton.
A horse and dearborn were stolen
rom the barn of Carl Hines near
Elkton on Wednesday night of last
week The horse belonged to Harry
Patchell who lives on the farm.
Omar D. Crothers, Esq, of Elk
ton, is associated with former At
torney General Isaac Lobe Strans in
the practice of law in Baltimore, but
will continue his home practice.
The Graduating Glass of North
East High School enjoyed sight
seeing trip to Washington last week.
The Senior Glass of Chesapeake
City High School also visited the
National capital on Friday and Sat-
urday last.
The tax rate for Hartford County
for 1922 has been made $3.50
ON 500. This, added to IS 1-Sc
state tax. means, to Hartford county
property holders outside the several
towns s1.95 1-3, q saving OF IL 2-Sc
over last years tax,
The w. c. T. U. will observe Ma
tional Peace Day in connection with
the Due Social next Wednesday eve.
ming the 18th, at 8 o'clock, in the
Sunday school room of the M. e.
church. All are cordially invited,
and all members and honorary mem
oers are urged to be present.
The Perryville Improvement As
sociation has voted to plant trees
along a one-mile stretch of the road
through Perryville. beginning at the
Havre de Grace bridge. 1t is the
first organization in the State, that
has started in this work, to plant
trees along the public highways.
They propose to plant American
elms.
Norman s. Bowles, the Washing
ton attorney who appeared in Elk
ton in defense of the liquor bandits
arrested in that town, and who was
placed in Jail by Sheriff Seth, was
found guilty with Jules w. (Nichy)
Arnstein and two other co-defend-
ints at Washington last week of
conspiracy to dispose of securities
stolen in New York. within the Dis
trict of Columbia. The highest
penalty for their offense is two
years imprisonment or $4,000 fine
or both.
Porters Grove M. P. Church will
hold Festival and Box Social com
bined on the church grounds on
Saturday evening May IA. II
stormy. festival will be on Monday