The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-09-19
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evening when struck by an automobile,
was buried Saturday afternoon, funer-
al services being held at the home of
his parents at 2:3O by Rev. j. c. Mccoy,
of Rising Sun. Mrs. John Boyle and
Miss Hannah Reynolds, sang selection.
The floral. offerings were beautiful.
Int rment was made in Brookview
Cemetery. six boys of Rising Sun school
being bearers, Clayton Brown, Billy
Richards, Street D. Riley, Raymond
Bolen, Billy Cans, Clifton Brown.
Mrs. Herman Lindamood, who is
patient in the Maryland General Hos
pital, Baltimore, is improving slowly.
Half of the pike from Colora to
Liberty Grove was completed last
week, and the concrete mixer re-
turned here, where the pouring of
concrete began Saturday morning on
the other half of the road.
Charles Ewing and son Horace, of
Principle, had a close call from being
killed, or more seriously injured, one
day last week while at work in gravel
pit, when portion of it caved in on
them, they being covered to their
necks in about three #. of gravel and
sand. They were soon rescued from
their perilous position, not seriously
injured. Their truck was partly cover
ed up and somewhat damaged.
Milton Moran had an accident along
the pike near Spready Oak one night
last week, when he ran his truck off
the pike. He escaped being injured,
but the truck was considerably dam
aged.
Several from this section heard Hon.
John A. McSparren deliver his master
full address on maintaining the 18th
Amendment at the 45th Annual Con-
vention of Women's Christian Tenn
perance Union in Calvert M. E. Church
Thursday evening last week. The
election of officers was held during the
day and resulted in the election of the
following: President, Miss Bertha M.
Tyson; Vice President, MissI Virginia
Abrahams; Rec. Secretary, Mrs. Clara
B. Keen; Cor. Sec., Mrs. Iva Mckinney;
Treasurer, Miss M. o. jackson. Mrs.
Gertrude Pogue having resigned as
President, Miss Tyson, who had served
in the capacity IL years and who had
resinged two years ago, was called
back into service.
Mrs. Ernest Rowland will entertain
the meeting of the Ladies Missionary
Society of West Nottingham Presby-
terrain Church this Thursday afternoon,
in the Chapel.
A daughter, who has been named
Edith Violet, was born to MIR. and Mrs.
Sterling Torbert last Friday night at
the home of Mrs. Torbet's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Martin, near Porters
Bridge.
Mrs. Blanche Kirk is quite ill at her
home near lakewood.
James Hanna, Jr., West Nottingham,
who suffered an accident when his
car was crowded off the pike by a
truck, is much improved and bandages
have been taken off his hand, which
was injured.
Mrs. S. D. Fryer was called to the
home of her sister, Mrs. James Max.
well, who is quite i'll.
West Nottingham Academy reopens
Wednesday this week.
Marshsll Foster is attendi ng school
in Baltimore. r.
David Boyd has entered Rising Sun
high school.
The corn cannery here closed last
Friday. The employees from Baltimore
returned to that city on Saturday
Packing tomatoes is still in progress at
the Liddell canning house here.
Little Miss Sara McCaslin is attend
ing school at Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Price have
moved from Rising Sun to the home of
Mrs. T. N. Hite, Woodlawn, to take
care of her property. Mrs. Hite and
son will spend the winter in Port
Deposit.
A fine rain visited this section last
Saturday night.
Eleven crates of pigeons from Read
ing, Pa. arrived here on the Sunday
A. M. train and were liberated later.
Joseph Brown has a new well on his
property here.
Miss Eva Nesbitt was at the home of
Mrs. S. D. Fryer for few days.
Mr. and Mrs. Amos Nesbitt had as
their guests Mr. and Mrs. Fred Carpen-
ter and daughter and Elwood Carpen-
ter, of Lancaster.
Mrs. S. E. Riley spent Wednesday
last week at the home of her brother,
Eli Coulson, West Nottingham.
Miss Bertha M. Tyson and Miss