The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-24

Auu WuSA IL COhiOo ~ W 1AAoS 49,
cheer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Quigley are guests
of Mr.. Ferree Johnson and family
Miss Eva P. Nutter is at her home
in Hockessin, Del, during thu
Yuletide.
Miss Laura A. Price, of Baltimore
spent the weekend with friends in
and near. town.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart is spending
the ~istmastide with, her sister
NJ .nard Reese, in Philadelphia
Miss E. R. Stephens has returned
from an extended visit to. relatives
and friends in Philadelphia and
Media.
Mrs. Norris ~ Reynolds and chill
dren were weekend visitors OF hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Smith
Baltimore.
Capt. w. l.. Richards, of the U. S
Army Medical Corps, stationed al
Fort Hoyle, was Sunday visitor OF
Augustus Brumfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Robinson
Nottingham, Pa, celebrated thei1
fifty-fifth wedding anniversary Tues
day, December 14th.
The marriage of Mr.. Reid Irving,
of Port Deposit, and Miss Bennett
of Washington, d. c., is to take
place during the Christmastide.
The stork paid visit to Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph +. Short on December
IA, and left with them a daughter,
Hester Canaan, to brighten, the
home.
Miss Blanche Biddle, eldest daugh.
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Biddle,
of North East, and Mr.. Chostley
Cox, son of Mr.. and Mrs. George
Cox, of Rising Sun, were married al
West Nottingham last Friday They
will make their home near Rising
Sun.
Miss Deborah Sterrett, Miss Isabel
Mccoy, Miss Virginia Stephens, Miss
Wilamina Ward, Miss Linda Buffing-
ION, Miss Martha Tosh, Miss Isabel
Pogue, Miss Virginia Slicer. John
rosh, Habbard Mccoy, Ben Pogue,
John Mckee are home from their
various schools for the Christmas
holidays.
William j. Elliott, aged AZ years,
was accidently killed at the Como
Eingo dam, on Tuesday last, when il
is supposed he was caught in the
oelt of the conveyor, between the
stone crusher and the concrete
mixing house, and had his right arm
completely torn off. No one was
present at the time the accident
occurred but a short while later the
engineer of dinkey engine dis
severed the unfortunate man and
while he was being rushed to the
plant hospital death resulted.
The Foreign Missionary Society
was entertained by Mrs. Joseph
Cameron, Wednesday afternoon, De
;ember Is. Mrs. Cooney was de-
yotional leader. Topic, Across the
Desert" Mrs. Campbell reviewed
the second chapter of study book,
'Moslem Women" Mystery Box
Mrs. Clara Rooms. About twenty
three members and guests enjoyed
The social hour. Refreshments were
served. Adjourned to meet with
Mrs. Edwin L. Haines in January.
A break in the banks of the
Chesapeake 4 Delaware canal, about
mile north of Chesapeake City
asst week, flooded the concrete road
leading from that town to the
Cooch's Bridge road. The heavy
rains caused the banks, which had
been built from the mud and dirl
dredged from the canal when 1t was
being widened and deepened, to
break. No great damage resulted
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Townsend in
coming by auto from Willow Grove,
Pa, to Rising Sun, on Tuesday, had
4 thrilling experience and miraculous
escape from serious accident, on the
steep hill near Media. A sprinkle
of rain had made the roadway very
.reacherous, and in applying the
brakes suddenly to avoid collision
With car just ahead, the car in
which were the Townsends skidded
and then turned completely over, but
righted itself on its wheels again.
The occupants were not thrown
out. nor were they injured, save for
some bruises, but naturally had a
bad fright. The car was badly
damaged. but was not put out OF
commission, and came to Rising Sun
under its own power.
Two small buildings of the Vic
tory Sparkler Company, on tn,
Singerly road, near Elkton, were de
stroyed' by fire last week. Taft
Malin. of Elktop, was painfully
burned about the face and hands.