The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1931-12-11
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events OF
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Mrs. John L. Tosh and little
son John, have been visiting
Mrs. S. A. Pownall in Wood
ridge, N. J..
Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor had
as her recent guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Warren l.. Taylor and
sons, Mrs. Mary Belote and Mr..
VanSant, of Wilmington.
The engagement has been
announced OF Mr.. George Bor-
EN-, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Borem, of Chesapeake
City, and Miss Estelle Beaston.
of Wilmington.
Mrs. S. A. Taylor, of Will
mington, native of Chesa-
peake City, celebrated her 99th
birthday, at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. David Hay, in
Wilmington, on Thanksgiving
Day.
Miss Margaret Alice Todd,
daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Ed
ward Todd of Elk Mills, and
Rev. Joseph b. Vaughn, OF
Cheswold, were married Nov.
25. in Elk Mill M. e. church, by
Rev. Charles e. Davis. The
bride was given in marriage by
her father and was attended by
Miss Elizabeth Maloney, OF
Elkton, and Miss Evelyn Craig,
of Richardson Park. Del. Viii
lard Todd, brother Of the bride,
and Edward Ehart, OF the Ce-
OARS, attended the bridegroom.
The couple win reside AT Beth
ell, Md.
The little three year old son
of Lieut., Commander and Mrs.
jefferson d. Smith was acct
dentally drowned in the har-
Dor in front of the Hotel del
Coronado, California, on Nov.
l19. Mrs. Smith was Miss Mar
tie Rowland, daughter Of Reg
lister of Wills Rufus D. Rowland
and wife, formerly of Elkton,
but now of Coronado.
Electric service was put out
of commission for half an hour
on Saturday night, between
seven and eight O'Clock, when
our stores were at their busiest.
A woman autoist from Elkton,
losing control OF her car, crash
ed into a light pole near Kill
by's Corner, breaking the pole
OF and damaging her car bad
ly. The occupants of the car
escaped injury.
The banks in Havre de Grace
and the First National Bank OF
Aberdeen announce that after
Jan. 1, 1882, they will reduce
the rate of interest on all saw
ings accounts to 31a%. The
rate paid has been 40.
The moving of the Ware
dwelling, a large three-story
brick structure, in Oxford, Pa,
is attracting a great deal Of
attention. Two photographs
of this unusual operation APP
peared in the Rotogravure Sec
ZION of the Public Ledger, Phil
auelphia, on Sunday last.
The backfiring of a truck on
the floor OF the barn of Elm
Sloltzfus, of Bareville, Lam
caster county,, Thursday morn
ing, caused a fire that destroyed
the barn and contents, includ-
ing the truck that started the
fire, another truck and two
autos. The loss is placed at
$4,000.
The choir Of Strasburg. Pa.
Presbyterian Church, of twenty
voices and organist, rendered
the cantata "The King Eter-
nal," in West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church, OH Sun
day evening, in fine form. The
large congregation present en-
joyd the rendition to the full
est and the singers were highly
complimented.
The Westminster GUILD will
continue their Variety Sale,
with the addition Of CAKE, pies
and candy, in the r. NJ. Balder-
ston store. in Rising, Sun. this
Saturday afternoon, Dec. 1G, at
$3.50 o'clock. The members ap-
preciate the patronage last
Saturday and earnestly solicit