The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-11-25
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED


giving vacation.
Miss Eva P. Nutter is spending
the Thanksgiving holiday at her
home in Church Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Quigley, of
Georgetown, Pa, are visiting Ferree
johnson and family.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart is spending
with her sister, Mrs.
Ella Reese, of Philadelphia.
Ben and Isabel Pogue are home
from school at Williamsport, Pa,
for the Thanksgiving holiday.
Ralph Reed, of Western Maryland
College, Westminster, is spending
Thanksgiving with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Reed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emerson K. Patten,
of Baltimore, were Thanksgiving
visitors of the formers parents, Mr..
and Mrs. H. b. Patten.
The members of the Komrad Klub,
and a number of other friends were
very pleasantly entertained at cards
on Thursday evening last, at the
Maryland House, by Mrs. Gerald
Dunbar.
Miss Mary c. Price, daughter of
Mrs. William ]. Price, of Lapidum,
and Mr.. Albert c. Silver, son of Mr..
Benjamin H. Silver, also of Lapidum,
were quietly married Nov. IL, at the
Presbyterian manse, Darlington, by
the pastor, Rev. Henry Runner.
Mr.. and Mrs. William 7. Sibbet
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Elizabeth Gibson Sibbet,
of Cambridge, to Mr.. Malcolm r,
Gilpin, Jr., of Elkton. Mr.. Gllpin is
a graduate of Tome School and Johns
Hopkins University. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Mr. VIM. M Mask and Mrs. Ida
Ella Addison, both former residents
of Rising Sun, were married in Bel
Air, Maryland, on November 18th,
at IL o'clock, by the Rev. E. Glenn
Switzer, pastor of the First Presby.
terian church. They will make
their home at 1909 Shallcross ave.,
Wilmington, Del.
Edward G. E. Clark, aged twenty
three years, formerly of Pasadena,
Calf, but recently residing In Will,
mington, and Miss Sara E. Blans-
field, of the latter city, were mar
ried in Elkton Nov. 10, by Rev. T. N.
Cope. The groom is said to have
the ability to chew and swallow raz-
or blades and electric light bulbs
without apparent injury to his sys-
tenn.
The Public Health Association OF
Kent County, has begun drive for
a fund OF $500, for the purchase OF
an ambulance, for service. in that
county, in conveying patients or per
sons injured to hospitals, to be kept
in the Firmen's quarters in Ches-
tertown for use, whenever called for.
John Voshell, aged IS years, re
tired mechant of North East, this
county. is in a critical condition. in
Union Hospital, Elkton. suffering
from concussion OF the brain
While crossing the street in the
business section OF North East, We'd
nesday of last week, he was struck
by a car driven by Cecil Lilley, an
employee at the Cecil County Star
office.
The annual meeting of Maryland
State Teachers Association will be
held in Baltimore Nov. rs and 26
The following delegates from Cecil
county were elected at a recent meet
ing of the Teachers Association OF
the county: Representing High
School, Douglas Bevans; Eelemen
Schools, Miss Katie G. Loveless
Rural Schools, Miss Sylvia Nc
Nance. Principal Guy Johnson
President of the County Association
is delegate ex-officio.
The Havre de Grace Fire Company
has received check for 500 from
John N Mackall, chairman of the
State Roads Commission, in ac-
knowledgement of the services rend-
cred in fighting fire some months
ago, that threatened the obstruction
of the Perryville-Havre de Grace We
hicular bridge. The check was &C
companied by a letter of commenda
tion for the valiant work done by
the firemen.
Edward Blackburn, of Bort De
posit, met with an accident recent!
that caused the loss of an eye
While doing some carpenter work h
was struck in the eye by nail. HI
was taken to the Union Protestan
Infirmary, Baltimore, where it wa
4 found necessary to remove the eye
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