The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-04
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Baltimore relatives last week.
William F. Gillespie, of Coates
vile, was Rising Sun visitor last
week.
Miss Sue Maxwell is visiting Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Maxwell, of Winter
thru, Del.
Miss Laura A. Price, of Balti-
more, spent the weekend with Miss
M Ethel Hall.
4 Harry Mahoney, of Baltimore, was
the guest this week OF. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. M. McNamee.
Mrs. John Carson and daughter
Ruth, of Port Deposit, were enter
tanned on Saturday by Miss Louise
| Worthington. as
Floyd E. Mattox, formerly of
| Cecilton, was married recently in
Pomona, California, to Miss Thelmas
Thorsen, of that city. The groom
is the son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. d.
Mattox
| Mr.. Keith Farley, OF Philadelphia,
and Miss Carolyn Rose, OF Philadel-
phia, formerly of Singerly. were
married in the Cherry Hill M. E.
Church, on Saturday, November II,
by Rev. Harry Taylor.
Billy Buck, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude G. Buck, celebrated his
eighth birthday by having the fol-
lowing little friends in to supper
with him: Paul Mccoy, Kirkie
Brokaw, Billy Cowly and Fulton
Etter.
Mrs. Mary Emma Willis, of Chesa-
peake City, announces the marriage
of her daughter, Edith Willis Elliott,
to Mr.. Leonard Van Holsen Thomas,
of Haverford, Pa, on October "a
last, by Rev. Robert Bell, Vicar of
Old Swedes Church, Wilmington,
Delaware.
Miss Maybelle l.. Martindell,
youngest daughter OF Mr. and Mrs.
Walter c. Martindell, Lombard, be-
came the pride of Mr.. James Men
denhall, only son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard Mendenhall, Blue Ball, on
Saturday afternoon, November 28.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. c. P. Nowlin, at Leeds M. P.
parsonage They. were unattended.
Miss Marion Emmord, the IL.
year old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. o. Emmord, of Perryman, and
student at Tome Institute, has been
awarded SIS gold piece, for having
written the best essay on given
subject. The contest was open to
all the pupils OF the girls school.
Governor Ritchie has extended
pardon to Harry A. Whitaker, for
merly of the Hartford County Bar.
and prominent in Republican politics.
Mr.. Whitaker was paroled last
March, after serving ten months OF
/ years sentence in the County
jail, for embezzlement.
| Miss Sarah Wells, aged about IL,
years, of Paradise, Lancaster coun-
lty, Pa, died Nov. 20 from injuries
received the night previous when
accidentally struck, in Bel Air, by
an automobile driven by Mr.. Ben
jamin Sargable, of Darlington.
K The coroner's jury reached a
verdict that "the womans death was
due to unavoidable accident"
When he went to the barn to shoot
a pigeon for his sick son, Luigi
| Mastritotario, an Italian, of near
Darlington, one morning last week
accidentally shot himself in the head
and died few hours later. While
climbing the ladder to the barn
loft, with the stock of the gun
pointing downward, he slipped
causing both barrels of the gun to
Iexplode. The full loads tore away
the back of Mastotario's head.
Fire at Aberdeen Proving Grounds
on the night of November z, destroy
ed the large Air Service supply build
ing. The loss will total to the gov
ernment about $450,OO0, the con-
tents being composed of radio
and various air service supplies.
In addition to the monetary loss
important records were also de-
lstroyed.
District Deputy Game Warden
John Anderson, OF Cecilton, who has
been active in arresting persons for
alleged violation of the ducking
laws Of Maryland, was himself ar
Irested on a warrant sworn out by
resident of North East, charged with
operating car while under the in
auence of liquor. He was taker
before Magistrate Owens, of that
place, where he demanded a court
trial. This was denied him, and he
was fined $3.50. An appeal was
taken and bono furnished