The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-12-10
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. Jennie W.. Taylor was q
Wilmington visitor during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue spent
the weekend with Mrs. Altha Sum-
merell, Woodbury., N. ].
Mrs. Chas S. Pyle had as her
guest last week Mrs. Clara M.
Wilson, of Toughkenamon, Pa.
Homer Reynolds, of Baltimore, is
spending some time with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cameron
entertained over the weekend Miss
Melissa Lungren, of Lewisville, Pa.
Mrs. Annie Marshall has returned
from an extended visit to her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Harry Crooks, Richmond,
Virginia.
Miss Edith Reid, of Elk Mills, and
Mr.. Lee Mccormick, of Iron HILL
were married Thursday evening, by
the Rev. w. G. Harris, of Elkton.
Mrs. Richard Dickinson Jewett, OF
New York, has announced the en-
gagement of her daughter, Gertrude,
to Mr.. Henry Lyttleton Constable,
of Elkton.
Grace Hoy Scarborough were united
in marriage Thursday, Nov. rs, by
Rev. Clifford E. Hays. They will
reside in Elkton, where the groom is
manager of the Crook store.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Spear, OF
Baltimore, have announced the mar
riage of their son, MIR. George H.
Spear, Jr., formerly OF Chesapeake
City, to Miss Selma Miller, OF
Baltimore, Thursday, November 2S.
Miss Madalean Ward, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Ward, OF
Havre de Grace, and Mr.. Walter S.
Asher, of Aberdeen, were quietly
married in Eikton on Thursday eve
ming, by Rev. w. G.. Harris, OF the
M. E. church.
Mr.. Elliott l.. England and Miss
Amber e. Cameron were married
Dec. l., by Rev. j. w. Prettyman,
of Zion M. b. Circuit. They will
.eslde on the Hurford farm, which
The groom's father, Clifford Eng
and, OF Calvert, recently purchased
Mrs. Clara B. Keen entertained al
dinner on Saturday evening, Ill
nonor OF Mr.. and Mrs. W. Paul
Keen, the following guests: Mr., ana
Mrs. Leslie Keen, trenton, N. j.,
4dr. and Mrs. Arthur Irvln, Altoona,
Pa; Miss Mildred Brown.
Miss Elizabeth Silver, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles B. Silver, OF
Havre de Grace, was married to Mr..
Charles Walter Cole, OF F't. Louder
dale, Fla, in the Methodist Epis
copal Church, Havre de Grace, Wed
nesday, December 8, at $3.50 o'clock,
rhe ceremony was performed by
Rev. H. d. Stewart, pastor OF the
church, assisted by Rev. William j.
lMeeks, a former pastor.
A hat cleaning, drying and re-
modelling machine has been invented
Ioy a Havre de Grace man, Stephen
D. Franko, who is using it in his
business, and also expects to have
the machine put on the market.
With this new invention it is pos
sible to clean, dry and remodel a
mans hat in seven minutes. 1t is
operated automatically by a one
quarter horsepower motor.
Arrested by Special Officer oscar
P. Humes, on the charge OF shooting
ducks at night on the Elk river,
Jesse Howell, of near Frenchtown,
was given hearing before Magis-
trate Cove S. Scotten, of Elkton, and
fined $50 and costs. j. T.. Moore,
Thomas Moran, Frank Moran and
Rufus Starkey, OF Rising Sun, arrest
ed by the same officer, charged with
hunting without license, were fined
$40 and costs by Magistrate Scotten.
Joseph H. Holt, of Union, found a
partially filled bag lying along the
fence, near the road. He made an
investigation and discovered it con-
tanned six large Plymouth Rock
chickens, all of which had their
necks wrung. The bag, 1t is be-
lieved, was dropped by chicken
thieves, who had evidently been
frightened while making way with
their loot.
Judge William H. Harlan, on
November 81, left the bench of the
Hartford County Circuit Court after
many years of service beyond the
legal age limit.
Judge Harlan is only stepping
down from the bench because OF the
provision OF the law, and not because
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