The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-09-23
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


Miss Mary Bechtel, of Washington,
D. c., was the guest this week OF
Rising Sun relatives.
The Bridge Club was entertained
on Thursday afternoon of this week
by Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
Mrs. Mollie Reynolds and Aaron
Reynolds, of West Chester, visited
Rising Sun relatives on Sunday.
Miss Virginia Slicer has been ap-
pointed to a position in North East
High School by the School Board.
Miss Mary Mosteller has returned
to Philadelphia, after spending her
vacation with her sister, Miss Helen
Mosteller.
Habbard Mccoy left Saturday for
Ohio Wesleyan College, Delaware,
Ohio, to resume his studies after Sc
summer vacation.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Reynolds
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nolds, of Baltimore, spent the W
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Eli T. J
nolds.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Bechtel, 40
have been enjoying an extended ,tay
at their summer home at West Not
tingham, returned to Galesburg, ILL.,,
on Wednesday.
Mrs II. B. Patten, Mrs. Lillian R.
Robertson, Mr. and Mrs. Emerson X.
Patten and Burton l.. Keilholtz were
Sunday guests of Harry Jenkins and
family, Bridgeton, N. J..
The members Of the Komrade
Klub, were very pleasantly enter
tanned on Thursday evening of last
week, by Mrs r.. C.. Dodson, at her
home on Cherry street.
Mrs. Jesse T. Cameron, Mrs. Cecil
E. Ewing, Mrs. Stewart M. Ward,
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck and Miss Ger
trude S. Dare were entertained at
luncheon on Thursday last by Mrs.
e. C. Dixon, at her home in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. McNamee and
Miss Elizabeth McNamee motored to
Salisbury Sunday where William Nc
Nance held a position with the Ad-
kins Lumber Co. He has resigned
to accept a position with the Krebbs
Chemical Co., Newport, Delaware.
At the regular meeting of the
Rising Sun w. c. T. U. the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Pres, Mrs. Gertrude Pogue;
Vice Pres, Mrs. Ella Pyle; End Vice
Pres Mrs. Mary V. Garvin; Rec.
Sec, Mrs. Clara B. Keen; Cor. Sec,
Mrs. Nellie Wagner: Treas, Mrs.
Wilson.
During the heavy rain of Sunday
night large quantity Of water got
behind the new 18-inch thick con-
crete wall for the addition to be
built to Quarryville, Pa, school
building causing the wall to fall. It
was ninety feet in length and about
twelve feet in height. The entire
length gave way, breaking into
of pieces when it fell.
The Fall meeting of the Hartford
Agricultural and Breeders Associa-
tion opened at Havre de Grace on
of this week and racing
will continue at the track until Oct.
1, inclusive. Following this session
there will be twenty-three days of
racing at Laurel and in November
another twenty-three days at Pimli-
co and Bowie.
Plans for crusade against buyers
of Illicit liquor have been worked out
in Cleveland, and DR.. j. M. Doran,
Federal Prohibition Commissioner,
announced it would be his policy to
arrest purchasers of Illicit liquor las
a step in bringing bootleggers to
Justice" He said it was necessary
to break up the sales of liquor to
bring the situation satisfactorily in
hand and asserted he thought this
could be done In two years or sooner.
The store of Isaac Mavritz, in
Newark, Del, was robbed of $500
worth of dry goods, shoes, hosiery,
etc., one night last week. The Phil
adelphia police few days. afterward
captured three of gang of five neg
roes with part of the goods in the
car in which they were riding. The
captured men are Robert Harris,
Georgetown, N. j., Henry Richard
son, 9O4 Lomard street, Philadel-
phia, and Charles Mosely, $40 South
Twelfth street, Philadelphia.
Archer Jarrett Taylor, prom
inent merchant of Jarrettsville, Har-
ford county, was found dead IN his
store on Sunday morning, seated at
his effice desk. Mr.. Taylor was
merchant of excellent reputation
and member of the firm or Taylof
and Burton, Mr.. Clarence Burton
being the other partner.