The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


w. Louis Ryan was Salisbury
visitor on Monday
DR.. r. B. Moore was weekend
visitor in Baltimore.
Mrs. H. o. Lynch is visiting her
son, ]. L. Lynch, in Pittsburg.
Asher S. Robertson was the over
Sunday guest Of friends in Lancaster.
Mrs. Chas. e. Dare, of Rosemont,
Va, was the guest Of Rising Sun
relatives on Thursday and Friday
last.
H. M. Wilson and A. M. McNamee
were among the auto dealers to at
tend the show in Baltimore this
week.
Mrs. Mary Hirzel and sons, OF
Wilmington, are visiting at the
home Of her mother, Mrs. Jennie
w. Taylor.
Clifford Brumfield and Charles
Null, of Willow Grove were Sunday
visitors Sof the formers father, Au-
gustus Brunffield.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Worthington
and children, and Miss Hanna NJ.
Kirk, Of Howard Park, were Sunday
guests of Mrs. Mary Cherry and
Miss Louise Worthington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter A. Layfield,
of Meadow Sweet Farm, near New
ark, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Grace Evelyn, to Mr..
Mervin Lafferty, of Wilmington.
Miss Mollie Moffett, only daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Moffett,
who for number of years were res-
idents of this county, now of Kent.
was married to Mr.. Quinn, on Jan.
II.
Newton Grifiths, Little Britain
Township, and Miss Martha Phillips,
West Nottingham, Pa, were united
in marriage Jan. 16. il the manse of
the Memorial Presbyterian Church.
in Lancaster, by the pastor, Rev. Dr.
Haring.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds
entertained at dinner at their home,
Gray Stone Manor, near town, on
Monday evening in honor of the
formers birthday anniversary: Law
son 6, Tosh, David T. Reed, Harry
L. Woodrow, Jos. T. Tyson, Evans
E. Ewing, Joseph Short, Hugh
Evans.
The S3rd birthday anniversary of
Mrs. Mary Everist Hindman was
very pleasantly observed on We'd
nesday af the home of Mr.. and Mrs.,
Leslie Rawlings, near town, who en-
tertained at dinner Mrs. Ellen M.
Tosh and Miss Eta. of Oxford; Mr..
and Mrs. G; G. Hindman, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther .Hindman, son Henry,
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Hindman and
Miss Mildred snyder, of Liberty
Grove, and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Poist, of Port Deposit.
S. Rosenberg has bought the Ar
mour property next door to the post
Office, in North East, and will occupy
the residence in March.
Gamers from Cecil and Hartford
counties attended the sixteenth an
nual convention Of the National
Gamers Association In Atlantic City
this week.
Mrs. Maine v. Kidd fell down the
front stairway of her hcme in For,
Deposit Sunday night OF last week,
dislocating her right shoulder blade
and bgeaking her left wrist.
The new firm of Pogue s Rober-
son, who purchased the furniture
busipess OF e. R. Burlington & Son
in this town, make their bow toe the
public in an announcement to be
found on our last page.
AT special election held in HayFe
de Grace, the voters by q majority of
66 authorized the City Council to
issue $4,000 city bonds, the money
to be used in the extension Of the
sewerage system in that city.
The treasurer's report of Hartford
County Fair Association shows total
receipts from the fair held at Bel
Air last fall to have been $15,a77.94.
After all expenses were paid there
was 2 balance Of $72.7e i'm the
treasury.
The new REORGANIZATION of the
State government makes monthly
r reports compulsory, Heretofore
Clerks of Court and Register OF
Wills were required to make quar-
terly reports Of county business to
the Comptroller.
The Colchester Company has sold
the steam Susquehanna to shipping
interests in New Orleans, and is
making arrangements to purchase a
fast ferry steamer from New York
for use on their routa from Toll