The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1921-12-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the, County
During the Past Week.
.ocAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Emma Edwards is home from
State Normal School, Towson, for
the Yuletdie.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Robertson has been gladdened by the
birth of a daughter.
Miss Jean Shepherd is home for
the Christmas holidays from Beech
wood School, Jenkintown.
Barclay Reynolds, Of st. Luke's
School, Wayne, Pa, is spending the
Christmas holidays in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Herbert Hirzel, of Whining
ton, visited her mother, Mrs. Jennie
w. Taylor, several days last week.
Miss Elizabeth Ewing, of Rocky
Mount, N. c., is visiting her aunt,
Miss Eliza Ewing, West Nottingham
Miss Florence Worthington, of
Philadelphia, is visiting her sisters,
Mrs. Mary Cherry and Miss Louise
Worthington.
Mrs. w. P. B. Lockwood and
children, of Amherst, Mass, are
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. l., DHyckinck.
Miss Matilda Duyekinck, of Devon
Manor School is spending. the 'Yule-
tide at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck.
Emerson K. Patten, of Boston
Technical College, is spending the
Christmas holidays with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Patten.
A number Of friends of Mrs. Job
w. Kirk rendered her surprise on
Monday evening, in honor of her
birthday anniversary. A very en-
joyabie evening was spent.
DR.. and Mrs. James L. Paste, Miss
Edith Moore, of Avondale. and Mrs.
Morris Wilson and Esther Wilson, of
Toughkenamon, spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle.
The marriage Of Helen E., daugh-
ter of Samuel and Mary Clement,
Oxford, and Joel Swisher, Reading,
will take place in Oxford Meeting
House next Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Chas s, Pyle and Mrs. Cora
B. Miller are spending the holidays
in Allentown. Pa, with Mr.. and
Mrs. H. r. Fehr. Jr., where Mr.. Pyle
will join them for the weekend.
A card from Elwood Lynn, who
left week before last for Pasadena,
California, tells of his seeing some
wonderful country in the Golden
West, and his safe arrival at his
destination.
A Christmas entertainment will
be held in Porters Grove M. p.
church by the Sunday school on
Saturday evening, Dec. 20, at 1880
O'Clock.
The Christmas entertainment Of
Harmony M. P. Sunday school, Row
landviile, will be held in the church
at that place on Monday evening.
A good program has been arranged.
The 25th. anniversary of the dedi-
cation of the Bayard Taylor Memo
rial Library OF Kennett Square, Pa,
which event occurred on the 18th Of
September last, is to be observed
early in January by the reproduc-
ton Of The Story of Kennett," by
a home-talent company.
After about 45 years of service as
a teacher in the public schools of
Cecil county, Miss Sarah r. Miller,
has rendered her resignation to the
school board as principal of Leslie
public school, to take effect January
l. Miss Miller is the oldest teacher
in the county. in the point of SER
vice.
An attractive little book. just off
the press of New York publishing
house. is who Plants Tree" by a
Lancaster county poet. William F.
McSparran. Of Furniss, Pa. "Who
Plants Tree" was written for and
first presented to the public by Mr..
McSparran at farmers institute,
held in Quarryville some years ago.
A horse ridden by Norman Story,
OF West Grove, Pa, was struck by
an automobile and the left hind leg
of the animal out off. The car was
going at terrific rate and phone
messages sent ahead failed to stop
the driver. The horse ran for some
distance before 1t fell. Its rider es-
capped injury, The animal had to be
shot.
Owing to the Christmas Enter
tainments of both West Nottingham
and Hopewell being held on our
regular meeting night, our next
meeting will be postponed until
Tuesday evening. December 27th
1921. at 1880 p. m. All members
are urged 70 be present.