The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-04-01
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Eva P. Nutter spent the
weekend with Salisbury friends.
Mrs. Edward c. Dixon, of Phila.
delphia, was the weekend guest oi
her mother, Mrs. B. H. Brown.
Barclay Reynolds, of st. Lukes
School faculty, Wayne, Pa, is spend
ing the Spring vacation in Rising
Sun.
Miss Virginia Newcomer, of Mt
Joy, Pa, and Miss Margaret Reese
of Scranton, Pa, were recent guests
of Miss Virginia Slicer.
Carroll Shippers, of Colora, who
has been quite ill with quinsey fol-
lowed by rheumatism, is at the home
of his brother Arthur
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Burkins will
leave Rising Sun on Saturday for
Miami, Florida, where they will visit
their son, Edward Burkins.
Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing spent several
days the past week in Devon, Pa,
and on Monday attended the funeral
of Edward Twadell, whose sudden
death occurred on Friday afternoon
of last week.
Miss Marian Barnett, daughter of
Mr.. Charles Barnett, and John P.
Winchester, son of Mrs. Carrie
Winchester, both of Oxford, were
quietly married in Elkton, Md,
Monday afternoon at 2:30 by the
Rev. w. r. Moon.
While pouring gasoline on board
a boat, in the Canal at Chesapeake
City, Allan Bristow, was badly burn
ed when the fluid ignited Persons
nearby called to him to jump over
board, which he did, thereby saving
himself from probable fatal burns.
When the auto of Bayard jack
SON was sideswiped by P. r. 7.
bus on the State highway between
North East and Charlestown, last
week, his machine was upset and he
sustained fractured skull and
other injuries.
Complaints have again reached
he State Game Department OF the
killing of wild fowl by PHOSPHORUS
poisoning from the government
r,.a lc OF
Iunpowder and Bush rivers. A
year ago game was killed by the
poison and the government officials
then took steps to correct the evil.
Mrs. Elizabeth Grant, employed at
he Sparkler Plant near Elkton, was
Knocked down and robbed OF her
pocket book containing $3.50, at the
Blue Ball Road railroad crossing, by
negro, while on her way home, on
Wednesday evening of last week.
The man fed but she gave a good
description of him, as it was not yet
lark when she was attacked.
The body found last week in the
river above Mccall Ferry, hy j. w.
Cline, an employee of the Martin
Construction Co., of Pequea, was
Identified as that of c. w. Berger,
aged 40 years, of Harrisburg, Pa,
who disappeared from that place
February 4th. There were no evil
dences indicating death by foul
means, and the body appeared as
though it had been in the water for
several weeks.
The Public Service Commission
has passed an order permitting the
exercise of the franchise of the Con-
owingo Electric Light and Power
Company, subsidiary of the Phila-
lelphia Electric Company, in tile
Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth election
districts of Hartford county.
With only two dissenting votes,
the Senate passed Senator John l..
Meyers bill to authorize the use of
voting machines in general, special
and primary elections throughout
IAC oSclC, anu III llunlClpdl 6I6cIlOuS
in Baltimore city.
A bill for a creation of a State
debt of 100000 for the construc-
ton of road on the Eastern Shore,
to be known as Crothers highway
n honor of former Governor Austin
l.. Crothers, of Elkton, was intro
duced in the Senate last week.
Downie Bros. shows, which win
.ered at Havre de Grace, will open
the exhibition season in that town on
April "a. The shows travel by
motor truck.
A divorce has been granted to
John w. Jones. editor of the Avon.
dale Herald, from his wife, Lydia A.
Bender Jones, of Downingtown, on
the grounds of desertion.
The Reynolds School will hold
sheir Annual Bake in the basement
of the M. e. Church, Saturday after
noon, April End, from 2:30 to soc