The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-18
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Edwin Haines was taken to a
Baltimore hospital on Monday for
treatment.
Mrs. Ferree johnson and son
Everett, are visiting Lancaster coun-
ty relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Hartenstine
are enjoying the ocean at Wildwood,
New Jersey.
Miss Pauline Rutledge, of Perry
vile, was the weekend guest of Miss
Mabel L. Johnson
Charles Brown, of Baltimore, is
spending the week with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. N. G. Brown.
Rev. F. H. Huffman and family, or
Baltimore, were guests last week of
Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck
Alver Reynolds, of Indianapolis,
Indiana, visited his brother, Eli T..
Reynolds, on Monday and Tuesday.
James Eastburn of Londongrove,
and Mrs. Ethel Pratt Webster,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph H.
Pratt, Londongrove, were married
in Lancaster, Monday, Aug. 7th.
Mr.. Thomas S. Wood and Miss
Jane Futty, Of Elk Neck, were quiet
ly married at Rising Sun M. e. par
sonage, by Rev. G. G. Harris. They
will reside at Sandy Hill, Elk Neck,
Mrs. George R. Ash, proprietor
and managing editor of the Cecil
Democrat is seriously ill at her
country place, Holly Hail." near
Elkton, suffering with heart trouble.
Miss Mildred l.. Owens, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. Morgan Owens.
of Perryville, and Mr.. Paul Fleming
were married at the home of the
bride on Thursday evening, Aug. 10,
at o'clock by Rev. H. B. Kelso.
John Gertizen, of HOLLYWOOD, and
Miss Erma Kreider, daughter of MI.
and Mrs. Harry Krieder, of near
Chestnut Level, were married at the
parsonage of Faith Reform d
Church, Lancaster. Saturday, by the
pastor, Rev. D. G.. Glass. !.
Miss Mary Brumfleld, ]. e. Brum-
field, H. M. Wilson, Evans E. Ewing
and Herbert Ward motored to
Queenstown ON Sunday, visiting G..
r. Price and family. Miss Ethel
Hall, who had been on visit to Miss
Laura A. Price, returned home with
the party.
and Mrs. William Brown of Chesa-
peake City, and Miss Alicia Broad
water, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
w. Broadwater, of Town Point,
were married on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brown will reside in
Chesapeake City.
Ruth, little daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Ralph T. Wilson, narrowly es-
capped serious injury ON Sunday eve
ming. Her father had placed her in
his auto, but the little girl clambered
, out and followed him across the
/ street, unnoticed, just as car with
a Michigan license approached. The
! driver did not see the child until he
was almost upon her, but managed
to swerve his car. The machine
pushed the little girl to one side, but
fortunately did not seriously hurt
her The escape was a very mar
row one.
: Arrangements are being made for
) concert by the United States
} Marine Band at Longwood Conserv-
! atories near Kennett Square, in the
; near future. The proceeds of the
j entertainment will be donated to the
Wilmington hospitals.
= After a brief. illness Mrs. Mabel
Peters, wife of James Peters, OF
: Londongrove, Chester county, died
: on Saturday Circumstances sur.
g rounding the death caused suspicion
5 that the woman had been poisoned,
and an examination of the stomach
{, is being made at the University OF
S Pennsylvania.
Twenty-three boats from the Della
ware river anchored off Hevre de
Grace. Aug. s. They were taking
a the fifth annual Riverside Yacht
Club cruise to the Chesapeake. The
feet came through the narrows from
Charlestown in the North East river
without mishap. Only one boat wa,
unfortunate enough to go aground
in the narrow channel in the mouth
: Of the Norht East, but soon got on
The Sylmar Sunday school will
hold their annual picinc on August
rs. at Charlestown. The school
.