The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1929-12-20

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Deposit, is receiving treatment at the
Walter Reed Hospital, Washington.
H. L. Worthington and family, oi
Baltimore, were Sunday visitors at the
home of his sisters, Mrs. Mary Cherry
and Miss Louise Wothington.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Grandon Reed, Of Will
mington, announce the engagement Of
their niece, Phyllis Eleanor Knight, to
Mr.. R. Stanley Walker. No date has
been set for the wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Linn Worthington,
Of Baltimore, former residents of this
town, announce the engagement OF
their daughter, Katherine Kirk Worth
ington, to MIR. Arthur J. Ford, of Bal
timore.
Miss Helen Paul Carton and Lewis
Irving AtYell were married Decem-
Der 2in NJ. p parsonage. Warwick, by
Rev. Clarke S. Marshall. MIR. and Mrs.
AtweQ will reside on a farm near
Sassafras.
George Taylor, young SON of Mr..
and Mrs. Lewis Taylor OF near Porters
Bridge, who was struck and seriously
injured by an auto about three weeks
ago, has so far recovered as to be
brought home from the hospital.
The wedding on Miss Alice Hutton
and Joseph E. Sutton, U. S. Navy, son
OF Mrs. Beulah Sutton, OF st. Georges,
DEL, took place Dec. Z, in Philadel-
phia. The bride was a teacher in the
Commodore Marlborough School at St.
Georges.
MIR. and Mrs. Jos. T. Tyson enter
tanned on Friday evening at delight
full turkey dinner. Those to enjoy the
cordial hospitality Of the host and host
ess were Miss Bertha M. Tyson, MIR.
and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing and daughter
Shirley DR.. and Mrs. 7 p Moofe,,
Evans Z. Ewing. <
Miss Mary 3. Harlan, Ars. A0 years
as teacher in Cecil county Schools.
the greater part OF which she has been
at Cherry hill school, has rendered
ner resignation to the Board Of Edu-
cation for Cecil county. The Board
at its last meeting accepted the resie-
nation and passed resolution Of ap.
probation OF her long and faithful
service.
"A bald eagle was killed by Ernest H.
Dale, near Chestertown, last week,
that measured seven feet from wing tip
to tip. The bird was taken to tax
idermist to be mounted.
The Christmas Story" written by
Edward L. Simons, Jr., head of the
English department. was pesented by
students OF the Town Schools of Jacob
Tome Institute, Port Deposit, in Tome
Memorial church on Sunday afternoon
last.
The manual training department Of
Elkton. High. School has been reor-
CANNED by Harold G. Crew, instructor.
The course has been divided into five
sectionss Mechaical drawing, wood
work, electricity, sheet metal work and
cold metal work.
The Maxwell property, near North
East, has been purchased from George
W. Owens, at private terms, for the
Business and Professional Women s
Club OF Chester, Pa, The group is a
branch OF the national organization,
and intends to develop the site into a
recreational center where girls organ
izations may spend the summer, OF
part thereof.
The Club plans to reforest the wood.
land ON the property as another i'm
provement.
This section was visited by a thundel
gust. about six O'Clock "Wednesday
morning, q heavy rain following vivic
flashes OF lightning and peals OF thunder
An attempted holdup took place
near the colored settlement, Mt.
zoar. one day last week. A huck-
ster who had been making trips
through that section. on his trip last
week saw colored man lying in the
road. He stopped his machine and
went to the man to render assist
ance.
| Just as he bent over the prostrate
i;,aL he heard a voice b sh,nd him
command hands up" The huek-
s;er whirled about. drawing a re-
volver from its hostler strapped be-
meath his coat. and firing at the
same time. r
The BALLET knocked the hat off rt
ihe wouid-be hold up man, aud lie
and his accomplice. both coLJred
took to the bushes without arguing
the matter with the huslSstes.