The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-09

Miss Hanna hSynoluS 10 0hyoyA"o
a visit with friends in Media and
Ardmore.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
C, Hindman has been gladdened by
the birth of son.
Ralph Reynolds, of Chester, spent
Sunday and Monday with his par
ents. Mr.. and Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
Rev. C. C. Harris attended the
National Convention of the Anti
Saloon League, held in Washington
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dare anu
daughter, Virginia, of Rosemont,
Va, were Rising Sun visitors during
the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck
spent last week with relatives In
Princess Anne, where the former en-
joyed several days cunning.
Mr.. and Mrs. James P. Bunting
of Hopewell, Pa. celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary Of their wedding
ON Wednesday, November 80.
Taylor R, Biles entertained on
Wednesday Herbert PenRock, of
Kennett Square. and Joseph Bush,
both premier twirlers Of the Boston
Red Sox baseball team.
Mrs. James H. Maxwell ana
daughter, Mary. have been visiting
in East Orange, New Jersey, where
they attended the Fuchs-Fryer nupt-
ials on Saturday evening.
Samuel Hambleton left Rising
Sun on Tuesday morning for the
sunny South, where he will speno
some months, enjoying Florida's
mild climate at Kissimmee, as he
did last winter
Eiwood Lynn, who recently re-
signed his position in the National
Bank of Rising Sun, left this week
for Los Angeles. California, in the
hope that a mild climate will prove
beneficial to his health.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H. Purnell OF
Elkton, have announced the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Mary
Purnell, to Philip N. King, a mem
Der of the hardware firm of s. H
King & Sons, in that town.
Invitations have been issued fol
social dance to be held in the
public hall, Rising Sun, on Friday
evening, Dec. 3. Music will be fur.
nished by a five=piece orchestra
Those on the committee are Taylor
r. Biies, W. L. Ely, Earl cooney
Ray Cooney, Harvey Ewing, Henry
Hindman, Harry Nesbitt, Job W
Kirk, Chas. w. Grason.
President Harding has appointed
Howard F. Owens. one of the three
highest on the list of applicants who
took the examination for postmaster
at Betterton, for nomination to fill
the position, which pays $1460 &
year,
During absence of the family, las
week, the residence of Harry M
Purneii, in Elktoa, was entered ant
$50 in money stolen. The next eve
ming member of the family, an
swering a gentle knock on the door
found a package on the porch con
tanning the stolen money.
The large frame barn on the farm
of William Bradley, near the Glas
cow, Del, railroad station, was de
stroyed by fire early Thursday morn
ing Of last week. The blaze wa,
discovered in time to release all tn,
live stock. The loss is estimated a
$4,000.
Babe" Ruth, the home run slug
ger. is reported as demanding a sal
ary of 100000 for his base ball ser
vices. This figure would be ON thu
basis Of about $1,000 for every home
run raped out by the .bambino'
last season,
Addison Lee, of Hartford county
is shipping from the station at Con
Owingo a lot of long poles to b.
used for pound net fishing down thu
Chesapeake bay. The poles are s,
long that three fiat cars are couple,
together to carry them. Two six
mule teams and a number Of mel
are needed to get the poles to tn
station.
While s. P. Townshend, of Ches
tertown, was driving with his son
Rolph Townshend, in an AUTOMOBILE
near Cambridge one day last week
the car in avoiding a truck, wa
overturned and the former had hi
arm fractured. He was taken t
Cambridge hospital. The auto wa
badly damaged. Mr.. Rolph Town
shend is well known in this section
being an inspector on State roa,
construction work.