The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-04-20
TOWN AND COUNT Y
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Helen Nichols spent Sunday
at Atlantic City.
Mrs. Mary Ely is visiting Mrs.
Frank Davis, Washington, D. c.
Miss Elizabeth stephens is visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Brown,
Sylmar. /.
+ Mr.. and Mrs Clifford Robertson,
Freehold, N. j., were weekend yisi-
tors Of Rising Sun relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Linn Worthing-
ton and daughter, Baltimore, were
recent visitors of Mrs. Mary Cherry.
DR.. and Mrs. Joseph vanneman
and daughters, of Princeton, N. j..
were Sunday guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin L. Haines.
The April meeting of the Ninth
District Farmers Club was held
"Wednesday with Mr.. and Mrs. David
Mcdowell, near Calvert.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dare, of
Alexandria, Va, spent Saturday and
Sunday with Mrs. G.. S. Dare and
daughter, Miss Gertrude Dare.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Knowles
and daughter, of Wilmington, spent
the weekend with the latter's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck.
Mrs. Cora Porter, of Augusta.
Georgia, and son. Hart Porter, OF
Jefferson City, Missouri, were Sun
day guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Il.
Ewing.
Miss Estelle Shivery, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Shivery OF Elk.
ton, and Mr.. Joseph Gallagher, sot
Philadelphia, were married nj Elk
ton on April 8.
Announcement has been made bs
Rev. and Mrs. Irwin F. Wagner, Of
Elkton, Of the engagement of their
daughter, Bernice, to Mr.. Clifton
[R. Moore, of Washington, d. G.
The engagement of Miss LORRAINE
Price, daughter OF Rev. and Mrs. w.
A. Price of Street, Hartford county,
TO Mr.. Stewart o. Day, son OF Mr.
and Mrs. VIM. H. Day of The Rocks.
has been announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer e. Brabson.
Of Oxford, Pa, announce the engage.
iment of their daughter, Violet L. to
Mr.. j. Albert Featherman of Not
bingham. The marriage will take
place, in the early summer.
Henry H. Hindman. who conducts
butchering business. in this locali-
", has been confined to his bed for
The past two weeks with neuritis,
Curtis Reynolds serving his custom
srs in the meantime.
| Monroe Terry, son, of Mrs. HON.
ard Terry, near Rising Sun, met with
very serious accident on Wednes-
lday morning. While stacking lime,
LDrepai atoFy to whitewashing, some
Of the boiling lime few into his fa.e,
gnd eyes, burning him terribly
rhe sufferer was taken to Union
Hospital. Elkton for treatment, bnt
| 1T is feared he will lose the sight IN
one of bis eyes.
The Department Store OF George
Sopher, in Oxford, Pa, was entered
oy thieves one night last week, and q
arge number OF silk gowns, valued
at $1,000, stolen. 1t is believed the
| same thieves stole the auto of l.. H.
ditchler, editor of the Oxford News.
n which the loot was taken. away.
The car was recovered in Whining.
ION, undamaged, but no trace OF the
thieves or stolen dresses found.
Allen T. White. a farmer of Kirk
wood, Lancaster county, Pa, was
burned to death Monday afternoon.
ais charred body was found by his
/ brother, Alec, with whom he, lived.
Mr. White had gone to burn fence
Tow, the Hf6 idtcE npEcduiuS " tuS
Woodland. 1t is believed he was
overcome by the smoke and heat and
fell into the fire,
w. Carroll Craig. son OF w. ID.
Craig, OF near Level, Hartford coun-
ty, is the owner of q ten-day old
Guernsey calf, which has five legs
rhe freak seems to be perfectly
healthy. K
"The Ushers Union and Junior
Aid Of Principle M. E. Church will
present the Hopewell Minstrels at
the Perryyille Fire House at eight
O'Clock. Wednesday evening; April
l25th.
Former State Senator j. H. q.
Legg, Of Centreville, on Friday,
Withdrew from the Eastern Shore
4 Congressional race, leaving Repre-
sentative T. Alan Goldsborough and
Ckokr CcAafn~ 0ockf nanh 49,