The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-03-26
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had been engaged in the store
business, has sold his residence
there and will move April 1st to
Spottsville, Pa, where he has pur-
chased residence and store com
bined and will continue the store
business.
| Walter Cameron, Rising Sun, is
busy taking down barn here,
which he purchased some time ago
from Mrs. Mary Gray.
Grier Murray and family will
move out from Wilmington to West
Nottingham, Saturday.
Mrs. Myra Balderston has had
electric lights installed in her
residence.
Merritt F. Pierce has had the
interior OF his house painted, also
papered. Fred Burkins and wife
will reside there.
Mrs. Andrew Aiken has moved to
the home of her sister, Mrs. Cecil
Kirk, West Nottingham where she
will remain awhile.
Amos Nesbitt and family moved
from the farm of Mrs. Eleanor ].
Moore, Monday, to the farm of Mrs.
Samuel D. Fryer.
Harvey T. Davis, William Conrad
and John Jenness, of Colora, are
working at Conowingo.
Walter o. McVey has returned to
his home after spending some time
at Chrome and Chester.
James Buchanan was a caller
here Monday.
Mrs. Howard Pierce spent a day
in Philadelphia.
Miss Anna M. Coulson is spend
ing the week with friends in
Chester.
Miss Margaret Reese returned to
school at Newark, Del, Tuesday,
Miss Mary Reynolds has returned
from a visit in Wilmington and
Richardson Park.
Miss Harriette Fulton, of Oak
wood, has been spending some time
with Miss Abbie Keen.
Miss Edna Muldoen, of Whining
ton, was with her home folks over :
the weekend.
Mrs. Elwood Ewing is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
John Henry, Concordville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Dowland, of
Concordville, were guests OF 8. IT,
Kennard and family.
Earl Runner, of West Virginia,
spent few days at tn ehome Of his
sister, Mrs. Elmer, j. Reese, Mt.
Pleasant.
i Harry Virgins and family visited
relatives at Porters Bridge, Sunday.
Mrs. Lawson Love visited Miss
Emily Terry and moher, at Harris
Vile.
Mrs. W. N. Wilson entertained
Mrs. E. S. Rowland, Liberty Grove,
Monday.
Mrs. M. Emma Gray spent last
Thursday night with her cousin.
Mrs. S. E. Riley and family, Porters
Bridge.
Charles Ewing and family, of
Glenolden, visited Samuel e. Ewing,
and family and attended the funeral
of Harold Reese, Saturday afternoon.
Rawson Reese and family, of
Crum Lynne, were here Saturday
Sunday.
Wednesday evening, March 10th,
the residence of Mrs. Mary Ann
Montgomery, near Liberty Grove,
was burned to the ground, the roof
catching fire from a blazing Chin
ney. The Fire Company from Port
Deposit was called, but the building
was doomed before they arrived.
Mrs. Montgomery, who will be 93
next month, and who has been very
i'll for some time was carried on a
cot from her burning home to the
home of Howard Griest, nearby, and
was later taken to the home of her
step-son, Robert Hart, Principle.
Miss Annie Tammany, who
lived with her aunt, Mrs. Mont
gomery, it is said, lost several
hundred dollars worth of valuable
jewelry. Very little of the furni-
ture was saved. Miss Tammany
has been staying with Miss Florence
Mccullough since the fire.
The funeral of Harold Reese, last
Saturday afternon, was one OF the
largest held in this community for
several years. The services were
conducted by Rev. James G. Steen,
pastor of Mt. Pleasant M. e. Church,
assisted by Revs. ]. Harry Wilson
and G. D. Sharpless, former pastors.
Harold's classmates of Tome In
stitute School sang very pretty
selection and six of his Sunday
school class were bearers. The floral
offerings were many and beautiful.
Eighteen of his boy friends stood in
line, nine on each side from the
Dorch each hnv holding aoma 0f the