The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-03-02
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. H. l.. Shepherd has been
spending the week in Philadelphla'
Mrs. Adaline Kirk, of Baltimore
visited Rising Sun relatives over
the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence. Ashby
spent the weekend with Columbia,
Pa, relatives.
Mrs. Leslie Pyle, Ridley Park,
was the Friday-Sunday guest OF
Mrs. A. M. McNamee.
Mrs. David D. Hanna and daAgh-
ter Ethel visited relatives in Phlia-
delphia Friday Monday.
Mrs. H. l.. Brumfield and daugh-
ter, Miss Margaret Brumfeld, visited
Rising Sun relatives last week.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society was entertained on Wednes-
day afternoon by Mrs. Taylor Biles.
The engagement of Mr.. Ornsby
Hampson and Miss Dorothy Kelley,
of Port Deposit, has been announ-
ced.
Charles S. Pyle attended Swarth-
more College banquet at Bellevue
Stratford, Philada., Saturday eve
ming.
Mrs. Morris Wilson and daughter
Esther, Toughkenamon, were the
saturday-Sunday guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles S. Pyle.
Miss Grace Anderson. County
School Supervisor, was able to re-
sumo her duties last week, after
being ill since December.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ward Brown, OF
Port Deposit, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Clara
Brown, to Mr.. John Buck, of the
same town.
The engagement is announced OF
Miss Clara Ward, of Camden, N. j.,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney
Ward, Oxford, to Mr.. Frank Lynch
of Philadelphia. The marriage will
take place in the summer.
Miss Hazel Walbeck, assistant at
Rising Sun High School. is at her
home in Forest Hill, suffering from
an attack of grip, During her en-
forced absence w. L, Mowlds, teach
er in agriculture, is acting as assist
ant.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. T. Patten, OF
near Liberty Grove, observed in a
quiet way with the immediate
family, on Sunday, February 20,
the fifty-ninth anniversary OF their
marriage. Both Mr.. and Mrs. Patten
enjoy fairly good health.
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie returned to
her home in Rising Sun on Monday,
after spending several weeks in
Union Hospital, Elkton, where she
received treatment. Mrs. Gillespie's
many friends here will be glad to
learn she is much improved in
health.
Mr.. George G. Gibson and Miss
Laura Baldwin, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Baldwin, Of Havre de
Grace, were married in Perryyille
Feb. 20. They will. reside in Havre
de Grace, where Mr.. Gibson is en-
ployed by the Havre de Grace Gas
Company.
Miss Henristta Maria Davis,
youngest daughter Of Mr. Lambert
W. Davis, Of Eeciiton, and Mr.. Ray
-mond Lee Myerly, Of Baltimore,
were married at the home of the
BRIDES parents by Rev. M. M. Goldie
on Saturday afternoon. February IT,
The young couple will reside In Bal
timore,
"A card from Albert l., Burlington,
who with Mrs. Burlington and e. r.
Burlington, left Rising Sun by auto
for Florida Saturday morning, Feb.
10, reports they arrived in Orlando
on Feb. IT, after a drive of 1862
miles, over good, fair and bad roads.
He states weather was colder in Or
iando than 1t had been all winter.
Mrs. Curtis p. Irwin entertained
a few friends on Friday evening last
in a very delightful and unique
manner. The. entertainment was in
the nature of a school. various word
and sentence contests being held,
and favors awarded the winners.
Refreshments were served in novel
little lunch boxes. that were also
given as tavors. The evening was
much enjoyed by all present
The w. G. T, U. will meet with
Misses Hanna and Mabel Reynolds
ON Thursday, March Sth, at 2:30 p.
m. Members will please come pre-
pared to renew their subscriptions to
State and National papers.