The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-12-26
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

the holidays at her home in
Hockessin, Del.
C. e. Dare and family, of Alex
andria, Va, are holiday guests Of
Rising Sun relatives.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Ella Reese, during
the Christmas holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quigley, of George
town, Pa, are visiting at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. Ferree
johnson.
Mr.. William F. Spratt, of
Andora, and Miss Mary e. Smith,
of Pleasant Hill, were married Dec.
16, at the home of the bride.
Mrs. Samuel T. Jamison, who has
been receiving treatment in a Balti-
more hospital for some time past,
returned to her home here on Sun
day, greatly improved.
+ Miss Florence Worthington has
returned from Philadelphia hos
pital and is spending some time with
her. sisters, Mrs. Mary Cherry and
Miss Louise Worthington.
4 Mr.. Dudly Clough. of Cecilton,
and Mrs. Jane Legg, Of Galena.
were married on Dec. 13, at the
nj. e. Parsonage in the former
town by Rev. j. T. RawIenson.
Miss Deborah Sterrett. Miss
Linda Burlington, Miss Virginia
slicer, Miss Janette Reed, Miss
Martha -Tosh and Miss Wilhelmina
Ward are home from school for the
Christmas holidays.
S The stork visited the home Of Mr..
and Mrs. Geo. A. Grunwell, of Twin
Oaks, Pa, formerly Of near Rising
Sun, on Friday, December 49,,
leaving fine baby girl, who has
been named Nellie Gwenoldyn.
Announcement is made Of the
marriage of Miss Emily C. Pearce, a
member. of the Havre de Grace high
school faculty, to James Auerbach
of Baltimore Thee couple were
married in Baltimore on Dec. Srd.
Members of the executive com
mittee Of the Conference for Pro
gressive Political Action, the par
ent body behind the presidential
candidacy of Senator La Toilette
voted last Friday night, to call a
national convention in Chicago
February 25th, to determine the
future course of their movement.
The body of George zunken who
was killed by cars at the Blue Ball
crossing Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road, in Elxton, was shipped by
Undertaken Harry w. Pippin, to
New York, last week, where it was
placed aboard steamer for Ger
many, where ii will be inferred.
His brother, Bernard Zunken, left
on the same steamer for his former
home.
Attorney General Thomas H. Rob-
inson has rendered an opinion to
the effect fhaat persons engaged IN
business within the limits OF the
Government Reservation at Perry
Point, adjoining Perryville, this
county, are net required to take out
licenses for the State of Maryland,
but residents of the'reservation who
desire to take out hunters licenses
will be required to pay the fee pro-
vided for non-residents.
The cantata, Santa and the
Givers," was presented by the
graded schools of Rising Sun, in
the public hail.. on Friday evening
last, in very pleasing manner, the
pupils all doing splendidly. The
hall was crowded. and the enter
tainment much enjoyed by everyone
The receipts, which will be devoted
to school purposes. were $64.20.
The attraction billed at Rising
SUN Moving Picture House for
wednesday evening. December 81
will have unusual interest when II
is known that 1t was filmed at
Havre de Grace. and the elephant
used in it belonged to the Alexander
Oownie Shows. whose winter head
quarters were In that town. Those
who go Wednesday night will sec
s&miliar locations in the picture and
Genes that are of local interest.
Sparks from the engine of tho
4:43 passenger train. Saturday eve
ming. set fire to the grass on the
,mbankmentjus north of the ware
house and Iamber yard of Stewart
Il. Ward Co. The blaze spread
.apidly through the dry grass and
IN alarm brought the Community
Fire Company engine to the scene
The services Of the apparatus were
liot required, however, as hand ex
tinguishers soon checked the threat
enil.g fire.
Hog cholera is reported on the
premises of Thomas Boulden, near
cecilton.