The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-12-12
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

/ Miss Mary Brumfield was a
Friday visitor of Mrs. Ella Pyle
of Moore, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Reyn-
olds entertained Rev. and Mrs.
]. G.. Mccoy on Thursday.
DR.. and Mrs. H. E. Kelsey
and Mrs. Roselie Mundy, of
Baltimore, were weekend Wis
itors of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E.
Ewing.
| Theodore Brown, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Brown, was
taken to Union Hospital, Elk
ton, on Wednesday morning,
for an operation for appenr
dicitis.
Ernest Reeder, of Liberty
Grove, had the misfortune to
lose one of his best Guernsey
]cows on Sunday. The animal
was sick about one week. The
COW was a valuable one.
| Miss Emily Bennett, the Red
Cross Nutritionist, who has
]been at work in the schools of
this county for several weeks,
| left for her home in Owens
boro, Kentucky, last week.
A very pretty wedding was
performed Saturday afternoon,
at two o'clock, at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry A. Gibson,
near town, when their daugh-
ter, Miss Esther Harris, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Edward
Bennett Wilson, of Sylmar.
Miss Mildred Cutler was the
bridesmaid, while the groom
was attended by his brother,
Francis Wilson, as best man.
The bride was given in mar
riage by her father. Rev. J. C.
Mccoy, of the M. E. church of
Rising Sun, performed the
ceremony.
Immediate friends of the two
families were present. The
happy couple left for Washing
ton and points South.
Assistant County Agent E.
w. King, of Kent county, has
Rendered his resignation to DR..
Thomas B. Symons, director of
the University of Maryland
Extension Service. Mr.. King
has accepted a position in
Washington.
The Public Service Commits
sion has granted the Susque-
hanna Transmission Company,
of Maryland, permission to
construct two power lines from
the vicinity of Safe Harbor, Pa.
Ito Baltimore. The Company,
which is affiliated with the
Consolidated Gas, Electric
Light & Power Co., of Balti-
more, plans to- construct two
,Isteel tower lines from the sdi-
tviding line between Maryland
land Pennsylvania to BALTIC.
I Pogue Paxton, the registered
pharmacist who had charge of
1.-THE prescription department at
Wells drug store, in Elkton,
Twas found in Mercy Hospital,
Philadelphia, last week, after
ian absence of two days. He is
supposed to have been a victim
]of bandits. He left Elkton on
Wednesday morning, and it is
thought he was held up by
/ hitch-hikers whom he had be-
friended. His car has not been
located and his watch and
money were stolen.
Maryland's State Roads sys-
tenn embraces 3,216 miles of
surfaced roads, with a value
placed at $119,66S,66S. The
Commission makes an annual
expenditure of about $l5,O00,-
600 for the construction of new
roads, the maintenance of
roads now existing aid for
other related subjects. In 1880
the amount expended ON main
tanning the system will be Is
per cent of the whole, SIS per
cent being expended on new
construction and reconstruc-
ton and also betterment.
Everett johnson entertained
very pleasantly on Tuesday
evening, at his home on East
Main street, in honor of his
21st birthday. About forty
guests were present to offer
congratulations and help him
celebrate the occasion.