The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-12-16

Mrs. VIM. B. Bechtel entertained
number of frineds at bridge on
Saturday evening last.
Everett Oswald Sumpter, of Perry
Point, and Agnes M. Burrow, OF
Perryville, were married in Bel Air,
last week.
Geo. c. Thompson and family, OF
York, Pa, and Ralph Reynolds and
family were Sunday guests of MI.
and Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
Mrs. Louis Ryan, Mrs. Paul Keen
and Miss Verna Grason attended the
funeral of Rev. Harry E. Reed in
Wilmington on Monday. Rev. Reed
was former pastor OF Rising Sun
NJ. E. church.
Mr.. Franklin F. Darby, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Amandus B. Darby, of the
First District, and Miss Vida Caruth
Brown, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Caruth Brown, of Baltimore,
were married on Thanksgiving Day,
in Emmanuel Episcopal Church in
that city.
Announcement has been made OF
the engagement of Miss Florence
Eence, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Pence, of Canton, Ohio, to Mr.. Ed
ward Jackson, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
n. Munsom Jackson, of Principle,
Nd. The wedding will take place
December 26.
In honor of their son Everett's
eighteenth birthday Mr.. and Mrs.
Ferree Johnson entertained the fol-
lowing guests at dinner Sunday:
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Paul Keen, Miss
Mabel Johnson, Misses Mildred and
Harriet Coale, Everett Johnson,
Lloyd Sentman and Burton l.. Keil-
holtz.
Cecil Post, American Legion, of
Elkton, has elected the following Of
ficers for the ensuing year:
Commander, Carol Eder; First
Vice Commander, John Mason; Sec
ond Vice Commander, j. H, McClos-
key; Adjutant, X M. Currier; Chap
lain, Rev. d: L. Quinn; Finance Of
ficer, Ralph G. Davis and Historian,
Thomas H. Bartilson.
At the regular meeting OF North
East Lodge No. 80. /. o.. o. F., held
Thursday evening, Dec. 8, the fol-
lowing officers were elected to serve
the first six months in 1928: Mo-
ole Grand, Lawson Trimble; Vice
Grand, w. w. Gray; Recording Sec
retary, R. O. Bailey; Financial Sec
retary, g. D. Poe; Treasurer, ]. F..
Peach. Trustees, G, C.. Husfelt, w.
w. Gray and J, H. Shippers,
The question of new Court
House at Elkton is, again being agi-
lated. The Chamber OF Commerce
Of the town discussed the matter at
its last meeting. Some years ago
he Legislature passed a bill au-
.horizing a bond issue for new
JOuIt I1OuoC dt tAtO NOohty NOotS
but there was such row over the
ocation of the proposed new build
ing that the matter was talked to
DEATH
Any soldier who does not put in
his application for adjusted compen-
sation before January 1st, will lose
his bonus, as this date has been set
as the dead line for receiving appli-
cations. There are large number
of soldiers in Rising Sun and vicinity
Who have not yet taken advantage OF
his form of compensation and thus
will find themselves without the re-
wards for their service to which the
government has declared that they
are entitled There is still time to
get in these applications, but sold
ers must act at once,
Off of the North East Fire
Department are investigating a de-
probation committed some time on
Monday night or early Tuesday
monring when someone without au-
thority, took the chemical truck
from the engine house for suppos-
ed joy ride over the County roads.
In returning the truck to the engine
house, the driver backed into the
building demolishing one of the
doors. In view of the fact that this
is very serious offense, the depart
ment heads threaten drastic action
against those responsible. Cecil
Star.
Jrm.ns r. England. son of the
late Reuben England OF Zion, Cecil
county. died at his home in Florida
on November 2S. The deceased was
rs years of age.
Every cloud has a silver lining,
but don't let that influence you to
avoid the sunshine.
Not every man who toots horn
m akoa Ynuaic