The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-06
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of
Interest to Our Readers
HAPPENINGS BR EFLY NOTED

Mrs. Cecil f. Ewing and daughter
shirley, were Baltimore visitors on Fri
day and Saturday.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart was the din
ner guest of Mr.. and Mrs Thos. B..
Robertson on Friday evening.
Miss Carrie Cummings, who re-
Gently sustained an operation in a
Philadelphia hospital, is recuperat-
| ing at West Grove Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Robertson
entertained at dinner on Tuesday
evening, in honor of Mr.. Roberson's
Birthday anniversary, Mrs. Clara w.
Rooms, Miss Grace A. Wilson. Miss
Elizabeth Ramsey.
William l.. Ryan left on Tues
day morning for Hopewell, Virginia,
where he will be employed on cleo
trical, work by the Westinghouse
company. Mr.. Ryan for months
past has been employed at the pow
er house, at the Conowingos dam.
The marriage of Mr.. Malcolm
In. Gilpin, OF EIkton, and Miss Eliza
beth Sibbet, daughter, OF Mr. and
1 Mrs. william 7. Sibbet, Of Cam
bridge, Md, is set for six o'clock on
Monday evening, April 9, in Christ
protestant Episcopal Church. Cam
bridge.
7 DR.. David l.. clifford, of Zion, who
has been a patient in Richards Hos
pital, Port Deposit, for some time,
where his condition is reported as
Improved, celebrated his 18th birth
day on Sunday, March rs, and re-
lceived remembrances from many
friends. 81
| Miss Elizabeth H. Buck, daughter
lof Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Buck, of
i Chester, Pa, and granddaughter OF
Mrs. George Buck, of. Port Deposit.
has been awarded the first prize, a
silver loving cup, following the an-
lnuaI oratorical contest of the Ches-
ter High School held last week.
| Isabel and Ben Pogue, of Dickin-
son Seminary, .Williamsport, Pa. are
spending the Spring vacation at the
home of their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William M. Pogue.s Miss Dorothy
Jones, daughter of Rev. John III.
zones, of Pocomoke City, whu is q
Lstudent at the some school. accom-
lLanied them home.
Those of our residents who attend
ed sessions of the M E. Conference.
lin wilmington, were:. Mr.. and Mrs.
i william NJ Pogue, daughter Isabel
and guest, Miss Risk, MIR. aud Mrs.
I5.. T. Cameron and son Ross, Mrs.
Taylor R. Bile's, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M
McNamee, Mr.. and Mrs. H. L. Shep-
herd, Mrs, Clara w. Koons, Miss
Elizabeth Stephens, Miss Hannah
Reynolds, Rev. and Mrs. J. q. Nc
i Coy and daughter Evalyn, Ralph L.
Wilson, Joseph Cooney.
At the recent session of the Phila-
delphia Annual M. q. Conference,
held in st. James Church, Philadel
phia, S. Taylor Wilson, of EastoA,
Pa. formerly of this town, was the
Lay Delegate from his Church, Firse
I'M. E. Church. Easton. and was elect
ed by that body delegate to the
General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church, which meets ir
Kansas City, Mo-, during the month
|of May Philadelphia Conference
twill be represented by seven Minis
lterial and seven Lay Delegates.
The Minstrel Boys of Hopewell M.
E.. Church will present their enter
Itainment in Ebenezer Community
House on Thursday evening, April
-. The show is good one and
we'll worth the admission price
Icharged- 7S5 cents.
G. Scarborough, an employee at
4 he >Elkton Tire Shop, says he has
heard many hunters praise the work
of their prize bird dogs in retrieving,
but he has a. cat that few dogs can
beat in that line. The other day.
when friend stopped in the Tire
shop and the work OF the retrieving
cat was being discussed he said let
me show you what Tom" viii do.
Walking to the Office of the building
and picking up his rifle, gave call
Ito the feline which sprang up and
began to follow. Out id tree on a
vacant adjoining lot were number
Iof sparrows The cat stood near its
lowner as he placed the rifle to his
shoulder and fired. Hardly had
1.-THE bird dropped to the ground, be-
fore "Mr. Tom" had the game and
returned it to his master. The fe-
line seems to greatly enjoy the sport,
and his owner finds it almost impos-
riHla r., houa efha hiuldfnQ with his