The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-02-01
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Mary Brumf1eid is vlsitlns
Miss M. Lidie Stewart, in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Reuben Dunbar entertained
the members of Komrade Klub on
Thursday evening of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard J. Thompson,
of Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with W. X. Bird and family,
Harrisville.
Mr.. Elbert Todd and Miss Marguer-
ite Albaugh. both of Perryville, have
announced their marriage at Wilkes
Barre, Pa, on December 25 last.
Mrs. James H. Evans, of Rising
Sun, and Mrs. Annie Reynolds, of
Oxford, left on Wednesday for
Florida, where they will spend
several weeks.
Mr.. Taylor Wilson, of Easton Pa.
formerly of Rising Sun, was recently
elected a life Trustee Of Lafayette
College. Mr.. Wilson is Lafayette
graduate class 1893.
Chester Harvey, of Conowingo, and
Miss Arabella Hanna, of Drumore,
were married Jan. 81. by Rev. D. G.
Glass, pastor of Faith Reformed
Church, at the parsonage in
Lancaster. They will reside at
Conowingo.
Former Register of Wills Rufus
d. Bowland and Mrs. Bowland will
in the near future remove from Elk
ton to California, where they will
make their home with their son-in-
law and daughter, Lieutenant
Commander Jefferson D. Smith and
wife.
Mr.. Henry H. Hindman, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Luther A. Hindman, and
Miss Annie L. Hawley, daughter Of
Mr. and Mrs. j. H. Hawley, Rising
Sun, were married Jan. %. at the
manse of Rev. F. H. Huffman, in
Baltimore. They will be at home to
their friends at Sunnybrook farm,
near Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Benoni Cooling OF
near Wilmington, Del, well-known
in Cecil county, where they have
many friends, have announced the
marriage Of their daughter, Mary
Eleanor, to Benjamin Francis
Lowell on Saturday, November 10,
1923, at Elkton. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lowell will be at home after February
] at 2202 New Road, Elsmere.
Robert Elder who has just COM
pleted his course In agriculture at
Pennsylvania State College, has been
appointed by the Newark Board OF
Education to succeed Joseph s,
Wilson, of Elkton, who recently re-
signed as Instructor in agricultue to
accept a position in large vocational
school near Harrisburg.
James Edwin Pugh and Franklin
Hope Mcconnell students at Tome
School, Port Deposit, ranked highest
among all students taking the
college Boards examinations in
Trigonometry in the Spring of last
year with rating of 100 per cent
proficiency. Their record earned for
them the award of prizes of SIS in
gold, offered by the Trustees OF Tome
School,
DEGREES have been signed by Judge
Wickes in Cecil Circuit Court d.
vorcing Grace Benson, of Elkton,
from Frank Benson. of Chesapeake
City, and Margaret A. Barrett from
Rowland A.. Barrett, both Of Port
Deposit.
R. H. Longs grain, feed and imple-
ment warehouse at Fishing Creek,
Drumore Township, burned early
Thursday evening, of last week, re-
sulting in loss of approximately
$4,000.
The origin of the fire is a mystery,
but it Is believed to be the work of
an incendiary.
The Lancaster Automobile Club
has been given assurance that the
southern end route from Quarryviile
to the Maryland line will be built this
year. Altho the route has not been
selected the official word was that
money is on hand tor the work. but II
will not come from the 1924 allot-
ment of the loan Just passed by the
yAters.
John Quinn employed about the
race track at Havre de Grace disan-
peared from his home, His wife,
growing anxious asked that search be
made for him, Deputy Sheriff
Fadely found partly filled container
of "moonshine" and q hat thought
to be Quinp's lying on q wharf.
The water was dragged with grap-
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