The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-22
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss verna Grason was Phila-
delphia visitor last week.
Richard Jenness. of Philadelphia,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Everett johnson.
Miss Laura A. Price, of Balti-
more, spent the week end with
Rising Sun friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Robertson
were Philadelphia visitors on We'd
nesday and Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert l.. Buffing-
ton, of Swarthmore, were Rising
Sun visitors on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor Biles spent
the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Clyde M. England, Wilmington.
Mrs. Jennie W. Taylor entertain
ed on Sunday Mrs. Milton Drennen
and daughter, of West Grove, Pa.
Misses Celia and Lidie jenkins
had as their guests last week Miss
Rachel Rittenhouse, of Philadelphia.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph Vanneman,
of Princeton, N. j., were guests last
week of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin l..
Haines.
Mrs. Harry Crooks and mother,
Mrs. Apnie Marshall, Richmond, Va,
spent Tuesday with Misses Mary and
Stella Reynolds.
Capt. w. l.. Richards, OF the
Medical Corps U. S. Army, was a
visitor of Augustus Brumfield and
family on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Newlin,
Philadelphia, spent Sunday with
Mrs Clarence Ashby and Mrs.
Hiram Breisch.
Mrs. Rachel Stradley, of Sassa-'
fras, has announced the engagement
of her daughter, Helen Crippen, to
Mr.. William H. Reynolds, of the
Middletown section.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Carol,
New London, Pa, announce the
engagement of their daughter, Anna,
to ]. Francis Tenney, son of Mrs.
John Teeney, Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rein H. Armacost
at their home at Upperco, Baltimore
county, celebrated the seventy-second
anniversary Of their marriage on
Sunday. Mr.. Armacost is 9b years
old and his wife is 81.
John e. Pitt, SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
A.. Emerson Pitt, Oxford Pa, and
Mrs. August Sonnenberg. daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel H. Man
guard, OF Washington, D. c., were
quietly married in Philadelphia,
Monday, January 18th, by Rev.
Fitzgerald.
The Ford truck belonging to-
Slater Pyle caught fire Tuesday
afternoon in the woods on the Gran
vile Richards farm. near Porters
Bridge. With the help of several
men who. were cutting wood, the
fire was smothered with blankets and
coats. The machine was badly
damaged and was saved only
through the fact that help was at
hand.
The Ladies Aid of Rising Sun has
elected the following officers for the
ensuing year: President, Mrs. H. L..
Shepherd; 1st vice-President, Mrs.
Clara Biles; End vice-President,
Mrs. Clara b. Keen; Treasurer, Mrs.
Jesse t. Cameron; Treasurer Bakes,
Mrs. H. B. Patten; Secretary. Mrs
Ethel r. H. Briscoe; Asst. Secretary
Miss Grace A. Wilson; Collector,
H. ]. Reynolds.
Mrs. Lulu Loveland Sheppard, of
Salt Lake City. on Wednesday
afternon gave a talk to women, in
the M. F.. church of this town on
.~Mormon Temple Secrets In the
4 6V0uAnB uASs OACPPoA0 W 1G
address before a large audience in
the church, ON Mormon Menace. +"
The speaker held the attention of
her audiences throughout, her talks
revealing the stealth with which the
Mormons have gained control in the
political and industrial affairs of our
country. An appeal was made fer
I aid to fight the spread Of
Mormonism.
Annie L. Howard. of the Bay
View section, has been granted an
absolute divorce by the Circuit
Court of Cecil County, from her
husband, William N. Howard, on the
ground OF abandonment and will
resume her former name. Annie l..
Shippers.
An executive meeting OF Cecil
County W. c. T. U. will be held at
the home of Mrs Ella Hunt Rising