The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-03-16
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BR EFLY NOTED


afternoon.
Miss Carrie Cummings, who has
been in poor health for some months
is receiving treatment in West Grove
Hospital.
Mrs. Annie Marshall returned to
Rising Sun on Tuesday, after an ex-
extended visit to Rishmond, Va, and
Baltimore relatives.
Eight tables of bridge were enter
tained very pleasantly ON Tuesday
evening by Mrs. Lawrence Saddler.
at her home at Pennington.
Mrs. W. B. Bechtel was hostess at
an elaborately appointed st. Pat
rick's bridge luncheon on Tuesday
afternoon Four tables were played.
Miss Mary Brokaw and Miss Lou
ise Birch OF State Normal School,
rowson, spent the weekend at the
home of the former, in Rising Sun.
Lieutenant David McCauley, who
sustained a fractured leg in an air.
plane accident three weeks ago near
Wilmington, N. c., is at the home OF
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. l. D. Nc
Cauley, at Chesapeake City.
Ernest Marion Flabbi, of Rising
SUN, and Hattie Kimball Steele, OF
Perryville, were married Saturday
evening at o'clock at the M. E.
Parsonage by Rev. J. c. Mccoy.
they are enjoying a wedding trip
South.
The local troop of Boy Scouts,
under the guidance OF J. T. Cameron,
VIM. M. Pogue, Edwin L. Haines, M.
q. Zimmerman and Walter Cam
,ron. visited the Commercial Muse
i'm, Philadelphia, on Saturday and
saw the Boy Scout exhibition there.
On February 25th, at $3.50 P. M.
Mr.. Marion Bertram Hunter, SON OF
Rev. and Mrs. j. M. Hunter OF North
Cast, former teacher of Spanish at
Tome Institute, and later head Of the
Spanish department in Lawrence
Vile, N. j., was married to Miss Eliz'
lbeth Ketchum of Warsaw, N. Y.
laughter OF the president of the
Warsaw Elevator Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stewart M. Ward en-
ertained number of friends very
ielightfully, on Tuesday evening, al
heir home on Cherry Street. An
enjoyable time was spent at cards
i've tables of 800" being played
High score honors were awarded
Irs. Paul Slaybaugh and Mr.. Law
on Tosh. s Low score favors were
onferred upon Miss Lorraine Fassitt
md Evans E. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Watson, of
Bethel, announce the marriage OF
heir daughter, Irma, and Mr.. AL
red Pierce, on Wednesday, Feb. 29
at Portsmouth, Virginia. Mr.. Pierce
8 associated with the A. G. & p.
Dredging Company, and is now 10
lated in Portsmouth, Virginia, and
Mrs Pierce has been associated with
the Baltimore Trust Company, Balti-
more, for the past three years.
The Community Fire Company
will be host at a social to be held in
he public hall, on Friday evening OF
his week. Prof. Paul M. Pierson,
f Swarthmore, will be the speaker
.or the occasion, and there will be a
hree real comedy shown. Music
,ill be furnished by the Community
Fire Company Band, and refresh
ments will be served.
The Ladies Aid Society of Rising
sun NJ f. Church has elected the
following officers for the ensuing
year: President, Mrs. Clara Biles;
ist Vice President, Mrs. Harry Shep-
herd; End Vice President, Mrs. Clara
Keen: Secretary. Mrs Ethel Briscoe;
Treasurer, Mrs. jesse Cameron; Col
ector, Mrs. Holden.
A very interesting meeting of the
Society was held with Mrs. Shepherd
IN wednesday, Marcn Z,
The Kent County Savings Bank
purchased at Trustees Sale. for
SIS. 1000. the $50 acre farm OF q. $.
Hurlock, near Cecilton, The Bank
in turn sold the farm to Fitz Dish
aroon, OF Cecil county,
Under the will OF the late Micheal
lipman, who for rs years conducted
gents furnishing store in Elkton,
all his property. both real and per-
sonal, is bequeathed to his brother
Simon Lipman, of Philadelphia. Ur
to few years ago, the deceased and
the beneficiary, were engaged in
business together in Elkton.
Neal Hambleton. near Penn Hill,
Pa, was awarded the sum of $500
for damages by the County of Ian
caster for taking his land in Fulton
Township, in the relocation of the
Istate Highway, No, lss,