The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-06-18

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her sister, Mrs. Ella Reese, in
Philadelphia.
Miss Mary Campbell, of Honey
brook, is spending the week with
home folks in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Mollie Reynolds, of West
Chester, was the guest this week of
her sister, Mrs. A. L. Duyckinck.
Miss Dorothy Wade, of West
Grove, is spending the week with
Miss Virginia Stephens, near town.
Benjamin Elliott, of Conowingo,
and Caroline Bozet, of Coatesville,
were married at Elkton, Wednesday
last.
Mrs Arthur Irwin, Isabel and
David Irwin, of Altoona, Pa, are
spending the week with Mrs. Clara
B. Keen.
Mrs. Clifford Brumfie1d and son,
Augustus, of Willow Grove Pa,
were visitors this week of Augustus
Brumfield and family.
Keen Haggerty, of near town, was
taken to Richards Hospital, Port
Deposit, on Wednesday evening. for
an operation for appendicitis.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Bechtel motor
ed from Galesburg. ILL.,, this week, to
West Nottingham, where they will
spend the summer at their old
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis L. Ely have
moved from West Nottingham and
are occupying one of the new houses
on Mount street, erected by Scott
Wilson & Son.
Mr.. and Mrs. John E. Boyle and
sons, Carroll and Frank, left Rising
Sun Saturday evening for trip to
California and other points in the
West They expect to be away
six weeks,
G. r. Grason, Earl Todd and Miss
Betty Herr attended the seventy
second annual commencement exer-
cises at Millersville State Normal
School, Millersville, Pa, on June
9th. Mr.. Grason had the pleasure
while there of meeting Mr.. ]. j.
Hoops, who was in school with him
in 1901.
| Invitations have been issued by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward A. Dietrich, of
Bel Air, for the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Mary Elizabeth Diet
rich, and Mr.. Henry Forbes Cou-
don, son of Mr., and Mrs. Joseph
Couden, Of Ellerslie, Akin, Cecil
county. The ceremony will take
place at IL a. M, June 2Sth.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Moore, Mr..
and Mrs. H. Branch Patten and
Burton L. Keilholtz returned home
Saturday evening from a weeks
trip to Boston and other points OF
interest. They attended the grad
uating exercises of Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, Emerson K.
Patten being member of the class
of 1925, and receiving his diploma.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Nichols, of
Highland, Md, have issued in
vitations for the marriage OF
their daughter. Miss Lillian Gladys
Nichols, to Mr.. Rolph Townsend, of
Chestertown. The marriage will
take place Saturday, June rs, at
four o'clock, in Mt. Zion M. e.
Church, Highland.
Mr.. Townsend has many friends
in Rising Sun and vicinity where he
was engaged in State road en-
gineering work.
Mr.. Arthur Howell, of st. Paul,
Minnesota, who was here on visit
last week, has been corresponding
with Mr.. Augustus Brunmfield, of
his town, concerning the formers
ancestors. Mr.. Howell is a great
sreat-grandson Of William and
Hannah Howell, who lived ON farm
Two miles south of Rising Sun, in
later years known as the Kester
place.
While here Mr.. Howell visited the
old homestead and took several
pictures of the old dwelling and
surroundings. He called on Mrs.
sabell Brickley, of Greenhurst, who
IS "a years of age, and was born and
| cared on the farm adjoining that of
Howells. Mrs. Brickley has a re-
markably keen memory and gave
him a very interesting account of
che family.
William and Hannah Howell were
the parents of four children: Char
lotte, John, George and Jesse P.
Howell The latter will be remem-
bered by many of our citizens as
resident of our town for years. The
family were members of the Society
Of Friends. Mr.. Arthur Howell is
grandson of George. The Howells
lwere all large, fine looking men.