The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1928-06-01
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
AL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Rising Sun visitor on Memorial Day.
Miss Elizabeth R.. Stephens has
been enjoying visit with relatives
in Media and Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. e. Dare, of
Alexandria, Va, were visitors Of
Rising Sun relatives during the
week.
Mrs. Hilda Snyder and brother,
Guy Mahan, of Philadelphia, were
Decoration Day visitors of Mrs. Jen-
mic W Taylor.
DR.. r. C. Dodson has been a pa
ltient at the University Hospital,
Baltimore, this week, where he sus-
tanned slight operation.
Mr.. John T. Bailey, OF Earleville,
Cecil county, and Miss Pearl S, Gan
Ike, of Smyrna, Del, were married
Saturday evening, May 19, by Rev.
lG. w. Dawson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. G. Thompson
and daughter, Dorothy, OF York,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Mrs. Thompson's parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Eli T. Reynolds.
MFR. and Mrs. j. Frank Blake, OF
Childs, Cecil county, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Florence
Letitia, to DR.. e. S. Avery, son OF
Isaac T. and Lillian Walton Avery,
of Morgantown, N. j., ON May 18th.
Mr.. Frederick B. Baldwin, popu-
lar ball player of the Bel Air team
Of the Susquehanna League, and
Miss Hazel Whiteford, of near Bel
Air, were married on May 16, in
Havre de Grace, by Rev. G. d. Rem
Iegar.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry r. Tatem, of
Collingswood, NJ j., have announced
the engagement OF their daughter,
Miss Gladys Ceilings Tatem, to Mr..
Robert j. Quillen, OF New Castle,
Del The bride-elect is a niece OF
Mrs. w. d. Bratton. of Elkton.
The Women's Foreign Missionary
Society was entertained by Mrs. VIII
liam Reeder and Mrs. Perry Gibson,
at the home of Mrs Reeder, on We'd
lesday afternoon, May %. Mrs.
Scott Wilson led the devotions and
Mrs. Effie Campbell was program
leader for the day. Following the
business meeting a very enjoyable
social time was had.
Ben T. Gunter, President Of the
Eastern Shore of Virginia Produce
Exchange, prominent business man
and attorney of Accomac, Va, was
unanimously elected president of the,
Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore Associa-
tion at the third annual meeting
held in Salisbury, Friday. Mr..
Gunter succeeded DIR. G. Layton
Grier, of Milford, Del, who was pre-
ceeded by Fred P. Adkins of Sails
bury as the Associations first presi-
dent. Mr.. p Watson Webb, Cam
bridge, was elected Senior Vice Pres
ldent and Gerrish Gassaway, Mana
ger of the Wilmington Chamber OF
Commerce, Vice-President At Large.
Benjamin M. Reed, of North East,
committed suicide on Monday by
hanging himself in the garage on his
property. His friends are unable
to account for the rash act. Mr..
Reed followed farming for years,
but recently had been engaged in
carpentering.
He was a son of William Reed,
and was in the 59th year OF his age.
His wife and married daughter
survive. The funeral was held on
Thursday afternoon. with interment
IN Bay View M. p. Cemetery.
The susquehanna Hotel Company
which owns and operates hosteIry
at Darlington, Hartford county,
has been adjudicated to be bank
,upt in the United States District
Court following petition by credi
,ors. Judge Sopher has appointed
Leonard Weinburg and d. Paul Nc
Nabb receivers for the concern under
a bond of $4,000. The company,
through Robert H. Archer, attorney,
admitted insolvency.
RECOMMEND RECLAIMING
SWAMP LAND
Reclamation of thousands of acres
Of swamp land on the Del-Mar-Va
Peninsula will be urged upon the
legislatures of Maryland, Delaware
md Virginia. as result of resolu-
ion. passed at the annual meeting
of the Del-Mar-Va Eastern Shore AS
sociation at Salisbury. Nd, ON May
rs. the recommendation to be form
lilly submitted through President
Ben T. Gunter and other association
officials.
A festival will be held on the
lawn of Ebenezer M. E. church, Fri
day evening, June 8. Ice cream.
cake. luscious strawberries and
lother good things on sale.