The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-29
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL. HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. John Emerson, of Denton
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. H. L
Shepherd.
Mrs. Sara H. Wagner had as hel
recent guest Mrs. Peter Hamilton
OF Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry j. Etiing, OF
Philada., spent the weekend with
Mr.. and Mrs. James F. McKelvey.
The Komrade Klub was very
pleasantly entertained on Thursday
evening last by Mrs. Harvey Ewing
Asher Robertson entertained a
number of friends Monday evening
at cards and radio, at his home near
town.
Mrs. Ethel H. Briscoe visited her
mother, Mrs. Peter Hartenstine, OF
near Principle Furnace, the past
week.
Shirley Ewing entertained two OF
her little friends, Kittie Hill and
Anna Haines, at dinner Saturday
evening.
Miss Louise Worthington has re-
turned from a pleasant visit to her
brother, H. l.. Worthington and
family, Baltimore.
Rev. and Mrs. Il. p. Mckee, OF
West Nottingham, are spending
some time with Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Balderston. in Rising Sun.
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue entertained
on Wednesday last, Mrs. Lula Love-
on Wednesday last, Mrs. Lulu Love-
and Mrs. LULU " G. Westernfield, OF
Port Deposit.
H. S. Plummer, manager OF the
American Store in this town, was
taken to Union Hospital, Elkton.
Wednesday morning, for an opera
tion for appendicitis.
Announcement has been made of
the engagement of Mr.. J. Leon Nc
Crery, of Narberth, Pa, formerly OF
Oxford, and Miss Marjorie H. Needs,
of Colwyn, Pa. The marriage will
take place in the near future.
Rev. VIM. H. Michaels and family,
Of Media, were Saturday-Sunday
visitors at the home OF Edwin
Haines and family. Rev. Mr.. Mich
aels preached Sunday morning to
the students of Tome, School, Port
Deposit.
Mrs. Louise Brokaw entertained at
dinner on Thursday evening last, in
honor of the eighth birthday OF her
son, Kirk Brokaw. Those present
were: Mrs. Pass, Miss Hanna Reyn-
olds, Miss Mabel Reynolds, Billy
Buck, Billy Kirk, David Cullen.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reynolds
entertained at dinner Friday eve
ming the following guests: e. Nell
son James, H. l.. Woodrow, Hugh
Evans, William Il. Scott, Lawson
Tosh, David Reed, Joseph r. Rich
ards, Harry Buckley, Joseph Short
and Samuel ]. Terry. The occasion
was a birthday dinner for MT.
Reynolds.
Mrs. Curtis e. Irwin entertained
the Foreign and Home Missionary
Societies Thursday afternoon OF last
week. Mrs. Lettie Reynolds dis
cussed the Home topic and Miss
Mary Brumfield the foreign topic.
Refreshments were served at the
conclusion of the business meeting
and a very pleasant social hour
enjoyed.
Confronted with rainy weather
sor the last four years, directors of
the Lancaster County Fair Associa
lion have announced the annual ex-
hibit will be held a month EARLIER
this year, August 81 to September 4.
The work of transcribing the
names of registered voters of Cecil
county to new registration books is
being done in. the Court room, at
Elkton, by Supervisors Robert b..
Foard and Victor R. Bennett, Regis
ters Robert L. Barnes and Joshua
NJ. Ash
It is made necessary because of
the fact that the vote recording
columns in the old books are filled.
The rumored plan to. have the
station agent at Elk View, Pa, re-
moved and that point made a pre-
paid station will be fought to the
bitter end by all the residents of that
locality. The land on which the
company building stands was granted
20 the railroad in 1860 and the deed
'ontains the proviso that it could
only occupy this land as long as it
maintained station and an agent at
shat point. Mr.. Hodgson's son, :
Heber Hodgson. recalled this part OF
the deed and declared his deter