The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-01-11
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events Of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

show in New York.
Mrs. John Tosh and little son
John, are home from Baltimore.
Miss Catharine, Kirk visited her
aunt, Mrs. Henry Townsend, Willow
Grove, last week.
Capt. w. L. Richards, of Edge
wood Arsenal, was the guest of Au-
gustus Brumfield on Sunday.
Mrs. William Reynolds has been
spending some time with her sister
Miss Sarah Hindman, near Colora.
Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing is patient in
Richards Hospital, Port Deposit,
where she sustained a minor opera
tion.
Miss Virginia Dare, of Rosemont,
Va, was recent visitor OF her
aunts, Mrs. Clara w. Koons and Miss
Grace Wilson.
Mrs. Maude Cutler and children
Mildred and Anna have returned to
their home in Westminster, Md,
after spending some time with Ris-
ing Sun relatives.
Martin Thorp, of Christiana, ano
Miss Sara Emerson, Glasgow, Del,
announce their marriage, which took
place during the holidays, in Elkton,
oy Rev. Mr.. Harris.
Miss Martha Connor, student at
Salisbury Normal School. has re-
turned to her duties after spending
the holidays, with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. o. w. Connor, near Cal
vert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel ]. Woodrow,
of Wilkes Barre, Pa, announce the
oirth of a son Samuel Joseph, Jr., on
christmas Day. Mrs. woodrow was
larmerly Miss Elizabeth Mccann Of
Elk Neck.
Miss kathryn Bunce, daughter p.
M. and mrs. Mu fnces HndSMr
James W. Bodsf of Elkton, were
quietly married III week at the
Elkton M. Il. Parsonage. by Rev. W.
G.. Harris.
Three sons Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H
Roberts, of Westernport, Md, will
graduate from the University of Md,
Baltimore, in June, James, Eibert
and Eldred. One will graduate In
medicine, one in pharmacy and one
IN dentistry.
Miss Grace Jackson, of Port De-
posit, and Arthur Howard Linda
mood. of Rising Sun, announce then
marriage last week, the ceremony
being performed at Bel Air. The
groom is employed at the garage OF
Wilson & McNamee, in this town.
After a century of occupancy by
the Wilson family, the large farm on
North East River became the prop
erty of Coatesville Young Mems
Christian Association last week. II
has been occupied lately by Harry L
Wilson.
Suit for 81, 500 damages has been
entered by Paul K. Hess, of Eliza
bethtown, Pa, before Prothonotary
w. Perry Tyson, against w. B. Bech'
tel, of Rising Sun, for alleged In
juries sustained in an auto accident
The accident occurred December %
at the intersection of Ridge Road
and Pottstown, on the West Chester
pike.
An alarm of fire about sever
O'Clock on Thursday morning of this
week called members of the Fire
Company to the home of Samue
Coale, just across the street from
the engine house, where the appa-
ratus is kept Burning SCOT, in
chimney. caused the alarm. A hand
extinguisher was brought into actor
and soon smothered the blaze.
The Ladies Aid Society met with
MIS-. y. ~. MCOOy, WSuAOouoJb S@A
I 2, and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Pres, Mrs
H. L. Shepherd; / Vice Pres. Mrs
Clara B. Keen; Vice Pres, Mrs
Edwin L. Haines; Sec'y., Mrs. Ethel
r. H. Briscoe; Treas, Mrs. Kath-
yrine Cameron; Collector, Mrs. John
Boyle: Asst. Coll, Mrs. Anna Rey'
nolds.
The Community Fire Company
was called to New Valley on Thurs
day last, where chimney fire
threatened the destruction of sun
nyside," former home of the late G
C. Caldwell. The, firemen were
compelled to cut hole in the ROOT
before they finally succeeded in put
Lting out the blaze, which had ignit'
ed the woodwork next to the chin
ney. The Rising Sun tiremen were
called by the Port Deposit Company
whose engine broke down on the
way to the scene.