The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-07-18
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Robert H. Aiken


town, passed away at his home
Monday morning, just one
week to the day he was strick-
en- with pleurisy. The deceased
was in the 73rd year OF his
age. His parents were the late
John and Mary Aiken of this
county. Before locating here
Mr.. Aiken followed farming, he
having operated the farm of
the late Ellen M. Tosh, near
West Nottingham, for a num-
Der of years. Mr.. Aiken was a
most genial man and a good
citizen, and will be greatly
missed by his children, brother
and his many friends. He was
always loyal to West Noting
ham Presbyterian church, with
which he united a number of
years ago. His wife, who was
Miss Annie Richardson, died
a few years ago. Surviving are
his daughters, Mrs. Hartman
Matthews, Colora, and Miss
Helen, who resided with her
father. Also a brother, James
Aiken, Colora, who is the last
member of the family.
Funeral services will be held
at his late home Thursday, at
200 p. m. Interment in West
Nottingham Presbyterian GEM
etery.
Mrs. Eugene Fulton, of New
Castle, Del, visited her, sister,
Miss Cora Atkinson, Porters
Bridge, last Sunday.
Mr., and Mrs. Howard
Thompson, of Philada., were
callers at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter o. McVey.
The youngest son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hayes Martindale fell
from a load of wheat last Sat
urday, breaking his arm in two
places.
Dorothy Culley, of Rowland
vile, is visiting her cousin,
Hazel Virgins, this week.
Herbert Reynolds, who has
been residing at New Bridge,
has rented the Merritt F. Pierce
property here, which he and
his family will occupy this
week.
Miss M. Eta Tosh had a very
nice monument erected on the
family plot in West Noting
ham Presbyterian cemetery.
The work was done by 1. Dill
Ter Miller, of Quarryville.
The Ladies Aid of Mt. Pleas
ant M. E. Church will be enter
tanned Wednesday evening of
this week at the home Of Mrs.
Russell Reynolds.
While attending the carnival
at Perryville on Saturday night
Samuel w. Fitzgerald had a
spare tire and tube and a bag OF
tools stolen from his car.
A Wilmington paper last
week contained the following
item from Washington, Conn. :
"The pages of time will be
rolled back several scores OF
years this week, when a former
pupil 81, meets his former
teacher 10S. Merritt Haviland
of Colora, Md, will arrive here
to help his sister, Mrs. Phoebe
Mcmahon, SO, celebrate her
birthday and to visit the scenes
OF his childhood. Among those
he will meet is Stanley Wran
now boasting 10S years, who
taught Haviland the three RS
in a country school,"
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Bechtel
and Mrs. Samuel Gather called
on Mrs. Bryde. and Miss Kate
Cameron Sunday evening.
Master Albert R. Coulson,
West Nottingham, spent a
week at Hockessin, Del.
The Boy Scout Troop of
West Nottingham, attended
church in a body last Sunday
morning. The members of the
Troop art Alfred Love, Mar
shall Foster, John Tyson, John
Nesbitt. Edward Murphy, Ellis
Virgins, Garrett Ewing, Earl
Ewing, Davis Boyd, Vessels
Pussy, Robt. Balderston, Rob-
ert Taylor, Junior Foster, Err
nest Citing, Horace Ewing.
Everett Moran, who was
seriously injured in an automo-
bile accident a few weeks ago,
has returned to his home at
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