The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-15
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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Miss Case Moore, of Delta. Pa, is
visiting DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Moore.
Miss Deborah Sterrett is spending
some time with Mrs. Ida Heacock, at
Ocean City, N. j.
Miss Sue l.. Maxwell is spending
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. George
Balderston, West Chester
Mrs. Harrison Fehr and son Bob
by are visiting Mrs. Fehr's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse T. Cameron,
son Ross, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cameron
are enjoying a motor trip to Virginia.
H. S. Plummer has resumed his
duties at the American Store after a
months lay-off on account of illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taylor and Mrs.
Chas. Reynolds, of Coatsville, were
weekend visitors of Mrs. Jennie w.
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hudders Greenfield,
of Lancaster, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Greenfield's mother, Mrs. Jennie
Gillespie.
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Florence L. Wright,
of Calvert, and Mr.. William Goodie,
of Rising Sun.
Cecil B. Cummings is enjoying
visit to his cousin, ]. Howell Cum
mings, President of the Stetson Hat
Co.. Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Keen and son John, Jr.,
Oak Park, ILL.,, are visiting Mrs.
Keen's sisters, Mrs. Kate Kirk and
Mrs. Jennie Gillespie.
Mrs. G. o. Bechtel, accompanied
by Mrs. w. B. Bechtel, left Rising
Sun Wednesday morning by auto for
Rochester, N. Y, for a visit to rela-
tives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Orr and fami-
ly entertained on Sunday, July 3,
the following guests: Mr.. and Mrs.
John Shenberger and daughter
Ethel, Mr.. and Mrs. William Matzen
and children, of Fawn Grove, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Althouse and
Elwood Mitchell, of York, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. William Quigle and Miss
Eva Burns, of Red Lion, Pa.
Misses Name G. Staley, Shhippen.
burg; Miss Laura B. Staley and Miss
Elizabeth Williamson, Ardmore
Pa; Miss Alma Walton, Johnson
Vile, were Tuesday Wednesday
guests of Hannah and Mabel Reyn-
olds. Miss Laura Staley is Super
visor of Music in Lower Merian
Township, Chester county. She for
merly- taught in the Friends Normal
institute, Rising Sun.
Inspectors on the lookout for the
Japanese beetle have been stationed
at the Pennsylvania Maryland line at
Sylmar, Chrome and Strickersville.
The w. C. T. U. will hold picnic,
instead of the regular meeting, on
Thursday, July 14th, on the lawn at
Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue's, at $3.50. All
members, active and honorary, are
invited to be present.
Rev. w. H. Brannock, OF Balti-
more, began evangelistic services,
Sunday, July 10th, and will contin-
ue thru the week. Services are be-
ing held in the Community Church
about two miles from Oakwood on
the pike towards Rising Sun.
r. M. Vandiver, representing the
Murray Vandiver estate, has sold the
middle island on Spesutia Island to
the Spesutia Island Development
Company to be used In connection
with the game preserve already es-
tablished there. The farm contains
$50 acres.
While respondent and under the
influence of liquor, John McGee, a
laborer, residing in the vicinity OF
Kalmia, Hartford county, slashed his
throat with butcher knife from the
effects of which he died. He was SO
years of age and unmarried.
The Postofice Department has
completed arrangements for the
erection of tower 100 feet high al
the entrance of the Cranberry farm
near Aberdeen. 9wned by Mr.. J
Smith Micheal. On the toD vt the
tower win be a powerful searchligh'
to aid the flyers in the air nail SER
vice at nights and in heavy 1851
The brick building in Quaryvills
formerly used as carriage factory
has been purchased by Henry E
Brown, of New Texas. Lancaster
county, from Mrs. Dora Hess. The
factory will be occupied as second
! hand furniture store. Mr.. Brown
has also purchased dwelling hous,
in Ouorvvillo From II Eolau Fritz