The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-05-20
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

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delphia.
! Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing and daugh-
ter, Shirley, were Baltimore visitors
during the week.
DR.. and Mrs. H. r. Raiman and
son, of Swarthmore, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Cameron, Sun
day.
Miss Elizabeth Jump and Miss
Laura Price, of Baltimore, were
weekend guests OF Mrs. Howard M.
Wilson.
Mrs. H. l.. Glackin, of near town,
sustained a successful operation at
Richards Hospital, Port Deposit, on
Saturday.
r. M. Balderston, of our town,
attended a meeting of Delco Light
representatives, in Norristown, on
Tuesday.
Mrs. Granville Richards, of Balti-
more, is spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L..
Shepherd.
DR.. R. c. Dodson was in attend
ence this week at the annual conven-
ton of the American Medical Asso
citation, in session in Washington
May 16 to 21.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. McNamee en-
tertained on Sunday Mrs. Alice
Pugh, Mrs. w. G. Crowl and Sher-
wood, of Oxford.
Mrs. Fanny Crothers, Baltimore,
and her sister, Mrs. Saml. Myers.
Lancaster, were recent guests of
relatives in, this section.
Messrs. Abe Mendenhall, Joe Men
dehall, of Blue. Ball, and Harry
Smith and ]. Harry Maxwell left
Monday on a motor trip to Michigan
to purchase Holstein cattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ewin Lamar Davis
have announced the marriage of
their daughter, Ewin Lamar, to
on Tuesday, May 8, in Washington,
on uesday, May 3, in Washington,
D. C. The groom is a former Cecil
Countian, son of the late Capt.
w. Williams, of Fredericktown and
Port Deposit.
The cool weather Tuesday eve
ming was very much against the out
door festival held at Zion by the
ladies of the M. E. church. The
attendance was only fair. Music
was furnished by the Community
Fire Cimpany Band, of Rising Sun.
Services at James M. E. Church,
Rev. j. c. Mccoy pastor, will be as
follows on Sunday May 22: Sunday
School, 9.45 a. M; preaching IL a.
M, subject, Christ and the Woman
of Samaria."
Jr. League, GAS p. m..; Sr. Lea
que, 7:15; Jr. Choir will have
charge of the evening service at
7:45 O'Clock.
Miss Julia Prettyman, daughter of
Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Prettyman, of
Zion, won award in a silver medal
contest in the Valentine Conserva-
tory Hall, Wilmington. Miss Pretty
man was awarded silver medal,
latter the rendition of seven piano
selections. She is graduate of the
1927 Burrowes Course of Music and
a member of the 1929 graduating
class.
Mr.. Frank j. Crawford, while dig
ging in his garden in Havre de
Grace, found silver piece OF money
dated 1776. The words are indis-
tinct but thecoin has the appearance
Of 4 British piece and very likely
has been untouched by human hands
since the days of the Revolution.
rhe coin is the size of a dime and
and is very thin.
The fourth annual cruise of the
Eastern Shore Society of Baltimore
City will be held June 3-5, on the
Alabama. The itinerary Will in
clude Yorktown, Norfolk and Vir-
ginia Beach. The total cost per per-
SON will be $21, and reservations
may be made by enclosing check for
that amount to R. Earle Greenlee,
204 Union Trust Building, BALTIC.
Alice Mosteller, of Oxford, a prae-
tical nurse, has instituted suit
against VIM. T. Watterson, of Ok
ford, to recover $1635 for services
rendered to defendant by her as
housekeeper from April 20, 1924, to
May 20, 1926, at SIS per week.
A meeting in the interest of Sab
bath observance will be held by the
Lords Day Alliance in the M. e.
church. at Elkton, on Sunday, May
22, at three O'Clock. DR.. Harvey
Ewing will address the meeting.
The teachers and pupils of New
Valley School, will hold festival on
Thursday evening, May rs. If
rainy above date festival will be held
next clear evening.