The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-03-09
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BR EFLY NOTED

Georgia, is visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Thos. B. Robinson.
Mrs Harvey Ewing entertained on
Saturday, March 3, at Bridge
Luncheon, at the Oaks.
Mrs. H. M. Duyckinck entertain
ed the Bridge Club on Thursday
afternoon of this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Dudley,
Washington, D. c., were weekend
visitors of Mrs. Ada K Burlington.
Mrs. ]. L. Twadell, of Devon, left
on Tuesday after an enjoyable visit
of ten days with Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. E. Dare, OF
Alexandria, Va, were guests OF
Rising Sun relatives during the
week.
DR.. and Mrs. R. C. Dodsor enter
tanned a number of friends very
pleasantly at cards.. on Friday eve
ming last.
Mrs. Hilda Snyder, Ernest Suyder
and Hazel Snyder, Philadelphia,
spent Saturday-Sunday with Mrs.
Jennie w. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob T. Biddle, OF
Elkton, quietly observed the fifty
seventh anniversary of their marri-
age at their home in that town, on
=, do MI Of Loot WnnE
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson,
Easton, Pa, were weekend guests
of Mrs. Clara Koons and Miss Grace
Wilson, Mrs. Koons returned home
with them for weeks visit.
Miss Mary E. Grose, of Chesapeake
City, and Clarence C. Knox, Newark,
Del, were married at six o'clock
Sunday evening, February 26, at the
M. E. parsonage, by the pastor, Rev.
D. w. Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. S. Pyle, who
left Rising Sun on Wednesday last
for Jacksonville, Florida, have writ
ten friends here of their safe arrival,
and announce that the weather is
ideal with peach trees in bloom.
Mrs. G. c. Hill entertained very
delightfully."- at bridge tea," on
Friday afternoon, in honor OF Mrs
~. L. Twadell, of Devon, Pa. The
novel table decorations and favors
were commemorative of St. Patricks
Mr. and Mrs. c. H. Bierman, oil
Perry Point, have announced the en-
ga cement of their daughter, Miss
Christine Bierman, to Edward W..
Jackson, of Aiken, Md. The wed
uing will take place in the eally
edmmer.
Miss Ann G. Murray, of Port De-
posit, this county, has announced
her marriage to Mr.. Robert Emmett
Carney, of Baltimore, former mem
Der of the 313 Infantry. The cere-
mony was performed at Aberdeen,
on Monday, Feb. goth, by Rev. j. q.
Moore, former chaplain OF the BIB
Infantry.
Elkton BARRIERS are at logger
heads. Some months ago an agree
ment was entered into whereby the
price of shaving would be 20 cents,
haircutting 40 cents, hairbobbing
so cents. One of the BARRIERS in the
town has cut prices to, shaving, 15
cents and 20 cents on Saturdays;
haircutting, 80 cents and 40 cents on
Saturdays.
Mrs. Iva Fisher, OF near Elkton,
who swore out warrant for Alvin,
alias Samuel Downham, charging
him with criminal assault, has had
the warrant withdrawn, declaring
that she was mistaken in the per-
son.
The Benjamin Rush Literary Club,
of West Nottingham, met with Mr..
and Mrs. H. L. Glackin, near town,
on Thursday evening, March 8. The
speaker of the evening was Mr..
Stanton C. Phelps, whose subject
was "The Development of the Air
plane.
James j. Gibson, former semi
professional base ball player of
Hare de Grace, was given hearing
before Magistrate Williams, OF Bel
air, last week, charged with failure
to provide for his minor children.
He pleaded guilty and was sentenced
10 pay his wife IS week Tor a
period of one year.
The annual election for Town
Commissioners Of Port Deposit was
held Feb. ~, and resulted in the
election, of the old board Of Cammis-
sioners without opposition: j. w.
Campbell. president; l.. Abrahams,
Joseph Duke. Walter Touchton, Geo.
Atkinson, Albert Smith and DR.. E..
L. Boyle. Fifty-eight ballots were
cast.
Eastern Shore trappers are get
ting S1.75 for muskrat hides and as
fhigh as $3.50 for black ones.