The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-01-16
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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delphia, is the guest Of Miss Cecilia
Jenkins.
Mrs. Sara H. Wagner has been
visiting Washington relatives the
past week.
Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle is visiting hei
daughter, Mrs. Harrison Fehr, AL
lentown, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Cherry is visiting al
the home of her brother, II. L
Worthington and family, in BALTIC.
Alice Alleband, of Chicago, was
a visitor at the home of his aunt.
Mrs. H. L. Shepherd, several days
last week.
Mrs. Emma Keilholtz quietly cele
brated her seth birthday on Satur-
day at the home of her daughter
Mrs. Lillian r. Robertson, near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Drennen. OF
near Wrightsdale, Fulton Town.
ship, will celebrate the 4Gth an
niversary of their marriage Sunday.
Jan Is. b
Mr.. and Mrs. L. C. Passmore, of
Nottingham, Pa, left on Tuesday for
st. Petersburg, Florida. They will
spend the remainder of the winter
in the sunny South.
A. M. McNamee. who underwent
an operation at Maryland Genera.
Hospital Baltimore, last week, Il.
reported resting quietly and pro-
crossing toward recovery.
Miss Edith Newton, Of Rutland,
Vermont, trained nurse, and Mr..
Herbert L. Wilson, of North East,
were-quietly married at North East
M. E. Parsonage by Rev. D. J.
Givan' onpecember the soth.
On December "a Miss Ida Lewis a
telephone operator of North East,
and Mr.. Wilson Harris, Of Perryville,
were quietly married at Elkton by
the, Rev. w. R. Moon. They will
reside in North East.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds
entertained at turkey dinner, OF
Wednesday! at Greystone Manor
near town. Mrs. Tillie Tosh, Mrs
Agnes Evans. Miss Helen Reeder
Miss Ester Hivley, Miss Sara Hind
man, Miss, Rebecca Evans, Hugh
Evans. John Tosh, Howard Barben
The Cecil Paper Mill property
located along the Octoraro creek
about four miles from Rising Sun
has been sold by j. Henry Baker,
Trustee, to Elwood Hurlings An,
trim, for $25.200.
The Annual Meeting of the Del
Mar-Via Press Association and the
Maryland Press Association will be
held in the New Wicomico Hotel,
Salisbury, Md, on Friday and Sat
urday. January 23 and "a.
Sunday evening Ocie Matthews, oi
Elk Mills failed to stop his car al
he open drawbridge in Chesapeake
City and it plunged into the canal
Mr.. Matthews was rescued but little
Injured and the car was later re-
covered practically undamaged.
Prizes of 800 and of $50 for the
best kept section of track on the B.
& o. R. R. East Of Chicago, have
been awarded to Charles o. Wolfers
Ind Charles Asher, Supervisor and
Foreman, whose section includes the
Aberdeen, Md, yards and station.
John Wallace, young colored
boy, of near Bel Air, who was taken
to the Havre de Grace Hospital
several weeks ago suffering from
.ock jaw, following an infection of
the foot, has recovered and was sent
to his home last week,
Samuel Spencer and william
Grayson, both negroes, were arrest
ed near Perryville, by Pennsylvania
railroad detectives, charged with
breaking into the ticket ONCE of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company at
McCalls Ferry. Pa. ON the night of
December II last, and stealing sew.
eral packages and a smallamount of
money.
The Chesapeake City Volunteer
Fire Company elected the following
officers ON Jan, a.;
Directors-Frank p. Conrey
John M. Reed. Jr.. Leroy Allen.
Howard Brown and Harry Price:
Chief of Department. William II
Johnson; Chief Engineer. Townsend
H. Walters; Chief Pipemen, Howard
B. Brown. The newly elected Board
of Directors organized and elected
George Benson, President; Herber'
3aker. Vice President; Hugh w
Caldwell, Treasurer; William II
Johnson Secretary. The House
Committee named is Frank p Coh
rey, John NJ. Reed, Jr., and Ralph
H. Rees.