The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-21

Miss Laura A. Price, of Baltimore
was weekend visitor of Miss Mary
Brumfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson, ot
Easton, Pa, were guests of Rev. and
Mrs. w. G. Rooms and Miss Grace A.
Wilson during the week.
Wilmer C. Eshleman, of. Kirkwood,
Pa, and Miss Elsie M. Anderson, OF
Spruce Grove, were married in Elkton
September s, by Rev. Shurthier.
The wedding of Miss Alta May Smith,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ward M.
Smith of Providence, this county, and
Mr.. Harry A. Roberts of Philadelphia,
took place on September II.
Announcement of the engagement OF
Mr.. Arthur j. Greenleaf, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Greenleaf of Fairmount,
Pa, and Miss Kathryn Seitz of Lancas-
ter. has been made.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Helm, of Quar-
ryville, Pa, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Esther Ruth, to Earl
Shaeffer, of West Grove, the wedding
to take place early in the fall.
Mrs. Mary A. Eder of Elkton, an
nounces the engagement of her daugh-
ter, Miss Corinne Elizabeth to Mr.. Al
fred R. Cramp, of Sewell, N. j. The
wedding will take place in the late Au-
tumn.
The marriage of Miss Henrietta G..
Minister, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. j..
Minister of Elkton, to Mr. William H..
Gardner, of Wilmington, took place at
the home of the bride on Wednesday.
September 49,.
Chas. E. Dare and family motored
from Alexandria, Va, on Saturday for
visit to his mother, Mrs. G. S. Dare.
Miss Gertrude S. Dare accompanied
them home on Sunday and is enjoying a
weeks visit in Alexandria.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Hughes Keilholtz
entertained at dinner Saturday evening
Mr.. and MIRA. H. B. Patten, Emerson
K. Patten, Mrs. Lillian R. Robertson
Asher Robertson, Mrs. Leonard w.
Lovett, Miss Eta Rogers, Burton L.
KeilholtZ.
Edward H. Effing, OF Glenside, Pa,
and Mrs. Harriet L. Smith Wright,
widow of Evans Wright and daughter
of Mrs. Warren Smith of Parkesburg,
were married Wednesday, September
IL, in the rectory OF. st. Luke's church,
Glenside. The groom is son of H. j.
Effing and former Rising Sun boy.
The Durant car was awarded to j. E.
Ferguson and the Duroc hog to C. E.
Major, Of Newark, at the Cecilton Car
nival, which closed on Wednesday of
last week.
The Democratic State Convention to
ratify the nomination for the State
ticket and frame the party platform for
the coming campaign, met at noon
Thursday, Sept. 20, in Auditorium Thea
tire Baltimore.
The treasurer of the Community Fire
Co., at the meeting on Sept IA report
ed all bills of the recent carnival set
tied. With everything accounted for,
the gross receipts were $11, 937 95, and
net receipts S., 9SO.46.
One thousand and eighty-two build
ings at Camp Meade, the training quar-
ters of Cecil Countians and other Mary
landers during the War, were sold at
public auction few days ago. Frank
Harris, of Chicago, was the highest
bidder. He offered $250,00 for the
structures, with improvements and
utilities.
A public hearing to consider the
question of discontinuing service across
the highway drawbridge commonly
known as the Maryland Pivot Bridge,
crossing Chesapeake and Delaware
Canal at the village of Bethel, Md, and
of emitting the reconstruction of this
bridge from the project for improving
the Canal, was held in the Town Hall at
Chesapeake City, Maryland, on Thurs
day afternoon. Sept. 20.
Extension Service Bulletin No. %,
entitled Standards For Seed and Show
Corn" will soon be ready for distribu-
ton. This is bulletin well worth
every corn grower in Cecil County
reading.
Photographs showing the best yield
ing size and types of ears are shown
and some very good individual kernel
are used.
Cecil County is one of the leading
corn counties in Maryland and the
United States, let us keep this lead by
always moving forward, never stand
ing still.