The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-08-23
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Miss Nora Hale, of York, is the
guest of Miss Mary Brokaw.
Mrs. Fannie Crothers, OF Balti-
more, is visiting Mrs. Tillie Tosh.
Miss M. Lidie Stewart returned on
Wednesday from visit to Philadei-
phia relatives.
Mrs. Henry Townsend, of Willow
Grove, Pa, visited Rising Sun rela-
tives during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Wilson, OF
Easton, Pa, were visitors this week
of Miss Grace A. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Winchester
and child, of Baltimore, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbert Maxwell.
Misses Sarah Brokaw, Dorothy
Cameron and Margaret Reed are
visiting Miss Rachel Clancy, of
Merchantsville, N. ].
Rev. and Mrs. w H. Michaels and
children, of Media, Pa, are visitors
at the home of Mrs. Micheals' father
Mr.. Edwin Haines, and family.
Mrs. Thomas Plumley, Mrs. Peter
Gray, of Brookline, Pa, and Mr..
Kirk Harwood, of Chicago, were
recent guests OF Mr. and Mrs. Asher
s. Robertson.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B. Cooney.
daughter Elizabeth. son Joseph, and
Carl Hanna left early Tuesday morn
ing by auto for trip to Warren,
Pennsylvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Burkins, Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Jones and Gladys
Hamilton were in Washington, ID.
c., on Sunday, attending the funeral
of Mrs. Edna Long, niece OF Mrs.
Jones.
Has. Plummer, for theupast five
years 1nanAsgr or eHe An1ef1Can
Store in Rising Sun, has been trans
ferred to TIE management Of the
Company store at Avondale, Pa.
Asher Robertson has been placed in
charge of the store at Rising Sun.
The cannery at Rising Sun oper-
ated by Cameron Bros, is running
on full time with fine lot OF sweet
corn coming in. Nearly all of the
labor employed at the cannery Is for
eign, coming from Baltimore.
George M. Poore, of Cecilton,
through his attorney, Harold E. Co
bourn, had a warrant sworn out be-
fore Justice Owens, of North East,
last week, for the arrest of ].
Groome Steel of Chesapeake City.
Steel, formerly connected with
bank in Chesapeake City, is charged
with illeagal conversion, having
sold, alleges Poole. TAT bushels OF
wheat and keeping the proceeds.
Steel has not been apprehended.
The annual Firemen's carnival at
Cheapeake City, closed on Thursday
night last, having been continued on
account of lnclement weather. Ju-
Illus Joulbauer, Elkton, was award
ed the Marquette auto; Ralph Craig,
Bethel, the electric refrigerator; J.
M. Reed, Jr,. Chesapeake City, the
radio; Mrs. George W. Johnson, the
not point electric range; William
McMullen, Perryville. the speed
boat; Lewis Lloyd, Chesapeake City,
ton of coal.
The automobile in whict Mrs.
Celestine Tyson, of Philadelphia,
was enroute to Washington, skidded
and upset on the road between Glas-
cow and Elkton one evening last
week. Mrs. Tyson's arm was caught
between the door and the concrete
roadway, and so badly mangled, that
amputation was deemed necessary.
The injured woman was taken to
Union Hospital, at Elkton, for first
aid, then sent to Mercy Hospital,
Philadelphia, where the arm was
amputated at the elbow.
Returning from Oxford carnival
on Saturday night, in his Ford
coupe, Albert McCardell OF Rising
sun, was crashed into at the cross
roads at Harvey Townsend's, near
Sylmar, by a machine coming from
che opposite direction. McCardeli's
machine was upset and he was pain
fully injured, one OF his tlugers be-
ing almost severed from the hand,
and other cuts and bruises sustain
ed. The machine was very badly
damaged.
Wilson Presby, colored, OF Aber-
deem, aged 13 years. was drowned
Thursday morning last, VIXEN gov
ernment boat capsized in Romney
Greek, near Mitchell Point. Emery
Hewlett, Thomas Colleran and iii
don Budnick were on the boat when
she went down, and Hewlett mar
rowly escaped drowning also.