The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-05-23

Miss Edna w. Taylor, of Baltimore
was the guest last week of Mrs. Ellis
F. Hunt.
Miss Mary Brumfield entertained
over the weekend Miss Laura A.
Price, of Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry McNeal, Han
over, were recent guests of the lat
ter's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
L. Stephens.
Announcement has been made of
,tbe marriage of Myrtle M. Thomp-
son, of Perryville, and John M. Sin
clair, of Perry Point.
Miss Olive Hammer, of Calvert,
and Louis Hansen, of Nottingham,
Pa. ) were married by Rev. Mr.. Hall,
Bel Air, on the inst
DR.. and Mrs. Samuel Moore sani
son, of Baltimore, spent Sunday at
the home of :. the formers brother,
DIR. and Mrs. T. B. Moore.
Miss Eva Roberts. of Chesapeake
City, and Mr.. James Allen, of Elk
Mills, were quietly married Saturday
morning. May 10th, by the Methodist
minister, Rev. Harry Taylor, of
Cherry Hill.
Miss Sarah Elizabeth, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan T. Britton, Ris-
ing Sun, and Mr.. Edgar Harris,
Baltimore, were married Saturday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Harris, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs Taylor Wilson, Eas-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. II. ]. Wilson, North
Tonawanda, N. ", Mr.. and Mrs. Chas
Dare, Edgar and Virginia Dare, Rose
mont, Va, Mrs. Kate Kirk, Fred
.erick, were Rising Sun yisitorsAdur-
ing the past week.
4 w. J. Snyder who recently sold
his property at Harrisville, moved
this week with his family to rooms in
the Jenness dwelling, on Cherry
street.
Wilbur A. Pierson, Calvert, who
purchased hotel in Montgomery
county, Pa, was arrested week ago
charged with selling liquor. A fine
of 500 and sixty days in the county
jail were imposed.
Joe Kelly, of Baltimore, outfelder
on the famous Oriole baseball club,
winners of the American League PEN
nantin 1894-s5-96, has been appoint
ed inspector for the Maryland Racing
Commission at salary of $25 per
day.
Robert W. Williamson, Of Elkton,
who was indicted by the Cecil ~Coun-
ty Grand Jury some weeks ago for
rape on child under IA years of
age. was tried before jury in the
Circuit Court at Centreville, last
week, and acquitted.
Blinded by rain on the windshield
of his small closed car, George p.
Collins, of near Odessa, was instantly
killed Monday afternoon, May 12,
when fast north bound express on
the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
crashed into his car at Harmony
station, about three miles east of
Newark.
David B. Mcdowell, Of Calvert, has
been elected president; Miss Bertha
Balderston, of Colora, secretary, AMI
John M. Reisler, of Calvert, treasur-
er. by the Cecil County Community
Council for the ensuing year, It has
been decided to hold the annaui Far
mers, Day at Tome Institute, Port
Deposit, in August.
A Post of the American Legion, to
be known as Ellis p. Mahan Post. in
memory of one of the Elkton boys
who made the supreme sacrifice in
france, has been organized at Elk
ton. Wallace Williams. was elected
post commander; William Mckenzie,
vice-commander; John X. Burkley,
adjutant, and Walter Pratt, financial
officer. The. officers will be in
A coin was dropped in the collec-
tion plate at the M. e. church on Sun
day last, that is creating no little in
terest. 1t Is five-cent piece, the
Indian head on which has been con-
verted into perfect replica of the
ex-Kaiser of Germany, with pointed
helmet. So perfectly has the Indian
head been changed that the work
must have been done under a die.
The coin is in possession of Miss A.
Mabel Reynolds.
The bake advertised to have been
held on Saturday afternoon last, in
the basement of the M. e. church OF
this town, was postponed by the
Ladies Aid, and will be held Satur-
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