The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-12-07
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

weekend.
Mrs. H. A. G. Westerfield, of Por
Deposit, was the guest this. week o.
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue.
Mr.. and Mrs., Job w. Kirk and SOL
spent>Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Nor.
man Pyle, in Philadelphia.
Miss Virginia Slicer was home
from Goucher College, Baltimore
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ny. and Mrs. VIM. ]. Sterrett spent
Thanksgiving with Mrs. Sterrett's
sister, Mrs. w. c. Lake., Cambridge,
Md.
Mr.. Thomas Keithley and Miss
Elizabeth Heath were married al
Elkton M. e. Parsonage Nov. 28, by
Rev. w. G. Harris.
Mr.. and Mrs. E., c. Dixon, OF Phila-
delphia, spent theSweek-end at the
home of the latter's mother, Mrs. B.
H. Brown, in Rising Sun.
Mrs. L eslfe L. Pyle, OF Ridley
Park, and Mrs. Walter Stubbs, of
Oxford, were visitors of Mrs. A. M.
McNamee during the week.
Mr.. John B. Mcdaniel and Miss
Josephine E. Schneider, both of Elk
ton. were married Nov. %, at Elkton
Catholic rectory, by Rev. P. P. Arnd.
Mr.. Arthur v. Mitchell, of Havre
de Grace, and Miss Anna s. Logan, Of
Leslie, Cecil county, were married at
the brides home on Wednesday
afternoon, Nov. %. at $50 o'clock.
The social and reception to the
church and community, in the new
M. E. church on Thursday evening
last, in charge OF the Ladies Aid and
Official Board, proved a very enjoy
able occasion. A special literary
and musical program was given and
al delightful social time had by
Miss Corinne E. Eder, daughter Of
Mrs Mary Elder, of Elkton, was mar
ried Tuesday evening. Nov. 27, to Mr..
Alfred R. Cramp, of Sewell, N. j.
The ceremony was performed at the,
home of the bride by Rev. Arnd, Of
Elkton Catholic church.
Miss Elder was given in marriage
by her brother, Mr.. William Eder.
Miss Ada Barr was maid-of-honor.
and Mf. Mckinley Kier, of Pitman.
N. J., acted as best-man. Little Miss
Helen Elder, niece Of the bride was
aower girl.> Miss Kathryn Duffy, of
Wilmington, Del, played the we'd
ding march.
Mr.. Henry s. Magraw, of Montana,
who is in Washington, D. c., for an
extended period and his sister, Mrs.
Emily Magraw Rathbun, of Denver,
Colorado, were at West Nottingham,
last Sunday renewing old acquain-
tances and coming back to view the
/" scenes of their childhood" they
having been reared at the old Magraw
now owned by the West
Academy. All Of the
land in and around West Nottingham
formerly belonged to the Magraw
family, and West Nottingham
Church was built under the pastorate
of Rev. James Magraw. D. D., who
was the grandfather of these good
folks; who many years ago adopted
the great West as their home. Those
of us who remember the family and
loved them, were delighted to see
them again, we hope they will come
often and stay longer.
Our splendid heritage of West
Church, Academy and
the Old Manse, is largely due to the
and all are located on the
original Magraw estate, mention of
which is made here Lest We Forget,
Lest We Forget!"
The Cornell-Pennsylvania foot ball
game, in Philadelphia, on Thanks
giving Day, was enjoyed by radio
listeners here, every play being an
nounced and broadcasted from the
grounds. Sitting in a comfortable
chair by the fire and listening to the
progress of the game, beats shivering
IN open stands and watching II.
]. Leonard Little will open a bar
ber shop in the Barnes House, on
South Queen street, this town, Sat
urday. Dec. s, MIR. Little Assisted
his father, Saml. Little, whsn he con-
Quoted barber shep here. and
needs NO introduction.
John Hollis, colored, of cokesbury,
probably the oldest man in Cecil
County, was killed by a train at
North East on the night of Nov. "a
He had been taken to the County
Home at Cherry Hill, but
away and was killed. He
applied for hunters license last year
and gave his age as los years.