The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-04-12
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LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Brumfield on Monday.
Miss Lena Buckworth and Mr..
John Fillingame, both of Warwick,
were quietly married at Bethel M e.
Parsonage, March 80.
Mrs. Jos. T. Richards entertained
the Bridge Club, on Thursday after
noon last, at her home on East Main
street. Three tables were played
and very delightful time enjoyed.
Mr.. Harvey Shellenberger and
Miss Nellie A. Lyon have announced
their marriage, at Drexel Manor, Pa,
Saturday. March 3Oth. Mr. and Mrs.
Shellenberger were the Easter guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Phineas Craig in
North East.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. B. Akers have an
nounced the wedding OF their daugh-
ter, Miss A. Aldine Akers, to Mr..
George T. Lynch. The ceremony
was performed Tuesday, March 26.
Miss Akers was a member of the
class of 1928 North East High
School.
Miss Margaret Hagerty and Mr..
Gather Mcdonald Garrett, of the
Tome School Faculty, were quietly
married at high noon on Friday,
March 29th, in the presence of the
immediate families, by the Rev. j.
S. Eldridge, pastor of the Tome
Memorial M. E. Church. Miss Ha-
gerty is the fourth daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Oliver Parker Hagerty, of
Port Deposit. Mr.. Garrett is of
Rockville, Montgomery County, Md.
After service of forty years with
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
Stephen Ash, of Elkton, has been
placed on the retired list, BY the
age limit of 70 years.
Is.sfF8. sEs|i 5 q san. &ke
resides On saall farm near the
Delaware line. about four miles
north of Elkton. died in q Whining
ton hospital from serious burns
about his face and body. The aged
man had been burning the hedge
grass of one of his fields and was
overcome by the heat and smoke and
fell over unconscious. The flames
spread to where he was lying.
About SO automobiles were dam
aged, some of them destroyed. early
Wednesday morning of last week,
when fire swept the three story
garage of Allen Cunningham at 405
North Van Buren, street, Whining
ton. Several of the machines near
the door were saved by firemen, but
even those were badly damaged.
The loss is estimated at $4,000.
The Lyman and Wright farms
near Newport, DEL, aggregating
close to 800 acres, have been pur-
chased by the Delaware Wood Pre-
serving Company, a recently organic
ed Delaware concern. The company
will engage in the preservation OF
railroad cross ties, timber, pilling,
posts, poles, mine timbers and con-
struction timbers of all kinds.
Governor Ritchie will veto the
bill passed by the Legislature assign
ing to the clerks of the circuit
courts of the counties power to is
sue automobile titles, it was an
nounced on Monday.
The announcement followed re-
ceipt by the Governor of the recon-
mendations of committee he had
appointed to study the measure.
The committee called it impractical
BILE, principally because no provision
was made in the budget for it, .and
advised the Governor to veto it.
Hunts Circus is billed to appear
in Rising Sun on Saturday. April 20,
for afternoon and evening perform
ances. The circus has visited this
section in former years and has al
ways pleased its audiences with it's
various acts. Many new attractions
are offered this year, and the show
will no doubt be greeted by large
crowds. All the kiddies are looking
forward to its appearance in delight
ed anticipation.
Failure to pay weekly aimony to
his wife whom it is alleged he de-
serted last year, caused Joseph
Baird of Port Deposit, to again be
brought before Judge George w.
Owens on Wednesday of last week.
Tried on a charge of desertion in the
local court last October, Baird was
ordered to pay $12.50 weekly for
the support of his wife and child.
The payments were met until Janu-
ary when Baird claimed he lost his
job at Port Deposit quarry. After
hearing the evidence, the Court or
dered all back payments be made
and continuation of the original
alimony Of $12.50 per week.