The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-11-14
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

MRS. Mary GarVlH lS SpSHuiH6
some time with friends in Phila-
delphia.
Mrs. Joseph H. Smith is seriously
ill with pneumonia, at her home ON
South Queen street.
Mrs. Lillian Robertson enjoyed a
visit to her sister, Mrs. VIM. H.
Lyons, in Coatesville, Pa, last
week.
Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Clarence S. Lock-
ard. of North East and Mary E. T..
Hines, of Havre de Grace.
\ Calvin Brumfield, of Willow
Grove, Pa, paid a visit to home
folks in Rising Sun this week and
enjoyed several days cunning.
. Station agent ]. E. Brumfield
has enjoyed vacation trip to Pitts
burgh, Cleveland, Chicago, and
other places of interest the past
week.
Mrs. Scott Wilson left on Tues
day for Chic lgo, ILL.,, where she will
attend the National Convention OF
the w. c. T. u, being one of the
delegates from Maryland.
Mrs. A. b. Keen, Miss Pearl Ryan.
Miss Mildred Brown and W. Paul
Keen motorized to Trenton, N. j.,
this week, for visit to Mrs. Keen's
son, Leslie, and family.
Mrs. Clara F. Bones, formerly OF
Colora, ANNOUNCES thf marriage OF
her youngest son. Sa.Iuel Rowland,
to Eleanor Elizabeth Kitchens. at
Lev es, Del, October End, by Rev.
George Andrews. Mr.. Bones is with
the Coast Guard and is stationed at
ewes, Delaware.
Miss Sara Margaret McSparran,
eldest daughter Of John A. McSpar-
ran, of :. Fairfield, and Samuel
Borsius Long, son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William j. Long, of Liberty Square.
Lancaster county. were married Nov.
5, at the home of the bride, by Rev.
w. j. c. Carruthers, of Chestnut
Level Presbyterian Church.
Miss Mabel Good, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. John Good, of Oxford,
Pa, and Mr.. George Bromley.
SON of Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Brom-
ley, Sr., of Philadelphia, were
quietly married at ten O'Clock Mon
day morning at the home Of the
brides cousin, Rev. Scott Kaufman,
Of Lansdowne, who performed the
ceremony
Friends of Miss Emily Bell Will
liams, daughter of the late. Frank
e. Williams, editor of the Cecil
Whig, Elkton, rendered her a mask
ed shower at the home of her
brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Williams, on Satur-
day evening. Miss Williams en-
gagement to Mr. Frederick Martins
has recently been announced.
A very pleasant time was enjoyed
on Tuesday evening. Nov. 4. by all
at a party given by MIR. and Mrs.
Alfred Burkins. at their home on
West Main street, in honor OF their
son Fred's twenty-first birthday,
with three of his cousins, who each
had a twenty-fFst birthday this
year. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. John c.. Davis and daughter,
Dorothy, of West Chester, Pa; Mr.
and Mrs. Harry Burkins and son
Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Burkins, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Fer
guson, Mrs. Mary Pierce, of Rising
Sun; Mr.. and Mrs. James Burkins.
of Rock Springs: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Ford and sons, of Sylmar; Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Burkins, Mr.. and Mrs.
Norman Alexander, of Oxford, Pa;
Mrs. Annie Traynor and family Of
Colora; Misses Grace Cochran. Lily
Worthington,. Edith Ford, Hazel
Brown, Greta Donache, Mildred
Donache, Francis Reynolds, Gladys
Hamilton, Clara Burkins. Messrs.
! Earl Barrow, Cecil McMullen, Paul
Burkins. Carey Ford, Wesley Fer
guson. John TFaypoF, Jr9 and
4 Everett Donache.
Howard w. Anderson and Joseph
Ansline. of near Stwartstown. York
county, have lost over $1,000 worth
of turkeys within the past few days
that were being fattened for the
Thanksgiving market. The cause Of
death of the fowls cannot be explain
cd by the owners.
The laying of Concrete on the
Kinks Bridge-Nottingham roa
which began September Is, was
completed Nov%>4. The road will
be opened to travel in about two
weeks, It cost 100000, half of
which will be paid by the State
of Pennsylvania. one-fourth by Ian
caster county, and one-fourth by the
township.