The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
local HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


is visiting her niece, Mrs. A. M. NC
| Nance.
Mrs. Robley, of Asbury Park, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edwin
L. Haines.
Mrs. Wilbert Maxwell was the
guest last week Of her niece, Mrs.
Chas. Winchester, Baltimore.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John Dix and Dom
wyn, Of Ardmore, Pa, were guests
Of Mrs. Ella Hunt during the week.
Miss Deborah Sterrett left on
Tuesday for Lititz, Pa, where she
has entered Linden Hall Seminary
Mrs. Isabel Pogue is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
J.. A. Hartenstine, Principle Fur
mace.
Mrs. S. H. Wagner is with her
daughter, Mrs. Melvin Thompson, in
New York, during the illness of Mr..
Thompson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry McNeal, of
Hanover, Pa, are spending the week
with the latter''s parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Stephens, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Chester Reynolds,
Of West Grove, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Mary
Gertrude, to VIM. N. Shoch, of
Philadelphia.
Seventy-two members of the
family attended the annual reunion
of the Observation-Disclosures family
at the home of James p. McCul-
Tough, Principle Furnace, on Sept. g.
Rev. and Mrs. c. M. Cullom, Of
/ Warwick, were recent visitors in
Washington, and while there Mr..
Cullom officiated at the marriage Of
their son, Clarence Cullom, and
Miss Edith Kimble, Of that city,
Miss Nellie Marie Bishop, young
est daughter of Mrs. Cora v. Bishop,
Of near Warwick, was united in mar
riage to Mr.. Harry Francis Film
game, of Elkton, on Sept. IS, by Rev
G. M. Cullum, of Warwick M. p.
church.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. j. Phipps, and
son Derwood, accompanied by DR..
and Mrs. M. S. Jenkins of Roanoke,
Va, enroute by auto to Atlantic
City, stopped for visit with Mr..
and Mrs. r. ]. Phipps, near town,
last week.
Miss Edna M. Cleaves, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry M. Cleaves,
of Elkton, and Mr.. Elwood H. Blake,
of Baltimore. were quietly married
fon Sept. 1 at the Elkton Presbyter-
ian Manse, by Rev. DR.. Bohn McEl-
moyle. Mr.. and Mrs. Blake will re-
side in Havre de- Grace.
Evans e. Ewing represented the
Midland Journal at the meeting O.
the Maryland Press Association,
held in Westminster, Md, on Mon
day and Tuesday of this week. The
program included a banquet on
Monday evening, at which Gov.
\ Ritchie and ex-senator Blair Lee
were speakers. Tuesday the editors
| enjoyed an auto trip to Gettysburg,
where a tour of the famous battle
field was made.
Miss Dorothy McSparran, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs w. F. McSparran, of
Furniss, Lancaster county has gone
to the University of Minnesota. Mil
waukee, where she has been ap-
pointed the English instructor.
Miss McSparran taught English for
two years in the University of Illi-
nois, and will return to Yale Uni
versity to finish course on fell
lowship after her present term at
Milwaukee is completed.
Miss Mary G. Campbell, daughter
of W. Smith Campbell. has been ap-
pointed postmaster at Nottingham,
Pa, vice Charles c. Cameron, who
has filled the Office for years. The
new postmistress will assume her
duties on October 3. The Office pays
$1450 per annum.
Delaware State Fair. held near
Wilmington Sept. 4 to 8, was not a
financial success. The total attend
ance was 10000, which was far less
than that of last year. The admis-
sion this year was fifty cents as COM
pared to seventy-five cents last year
Thus, both In attendance and in ad-
mission charges, there was a deficit
The ladies of Rising Sun and vi
, cicnity, interested in the success oi
! the festival to be held Oct IL, 1s
and IA by the Community Fire Co.
] are requested to meet in the Friends
) -oom, public hall building at 1880
o'clock Monday evening. Sept. 25, tt
} perfect arrangements for the festi
wal.