The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-12-23
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs Of Recent Events OF
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

Hast week OF her daughter, Mrs.
John S. Schenck, Philadelphia.
II. L. Brumfield, of West
Chester, visited his sister, Miss
Mary Brumfield, during the
week.
Mrs. William M. Pogue has
been visiting her cousin, Mrs.
Joseph Summerill, of Wood
bury, N. ].
Wilson McVey, of annapolis,
is spending the holidays with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Stan
ley McVey.
Mrs. George Smith, of Balti-
more, was a visitor last week at
the home of her brother Elisha
D. Kirk, near Pennington.
William Henry, Jr.. student
of Wheaton College, Wheaton,
Ill, is spending the holidays
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Henry, ST., South Queen
street.
George Cameron has been
going ABOUT with crutch and
cane for some days, as the re-
suit of slipping on ICY steps, at
mis- home IN This town, and
sustaining a badly wrenched
lleg.
Miss Betty Wiley SHIRLEY and
William Thomas Fryer were
married Wednesday, december
III, at s p. NJ, III washington
Heights presbyterian Church,
! washington, u. G. Miss Snlb-
LEY is a daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. James u. SHIRLEY, Wash
llngton, and Mr.. Fryer the son
OF Mrs. Ara B. Fryer and the
late County Treasurer William
e. Fryer, OF Colora. The BRIDE
groom has been located in
| washington for several years.
/ A public meeting was held in
the Court House, at Elkton, on
Monday night, by a large NUM-
Ger OF tax payers of the county,
when a discussion of the coun-
6y tax problem was had. The
purpose of the meeting was to
nave the coming session OF the
Maryland Legislature pass leg
Islatlon which will relieve real
estate from the large portion
of the burden which 1t now has
TO shoulder.
A number of Rising Sun
Lions attended the ladies' night
at Chesapeake City, sponsored
by the Lions Club OF that town,
and held in the Civic Club
|rooms. The banquet was fol-
lowed by cards. Inc program
included violin solo by rob-
ert Fears, Jr., and readings by
Miss Hlida Taylor. William
Wilkins, of Wilmington, sang
several selections and an ad-
dress was made by District
| Governor William Stevens, of
Wilmington. Harry Laws act
ed as master of ceremonies.
| Saturdays snow was a real
old timer. 1t began splitting
| fine flakes about seven O'Clock
in the morning, and as the day
wore along it seemed to snow
4 faster ana faster, continuing
throughout the day. BY night
the snowfall measured nearly
twelve inches. Fortunately
there was only a light wind
blowing and roads were not
drifted, but all traffic was slow
ed up and stalled completely in
some sections.
1t was the deepest snow we
have had for some winters.
AT the evening service of the
M. E. Church, here, on Sunday,
the Epworth League had
charge and gave a Christmas
drama. 1.-THE New Adventure. .
The principal characters were
enacted by Rev. A. B. Frye and
Claude G. Buck, with solos rem
dered by Miss Elizabeth Kyle
and Miss Martha Etter. MIR.
Buck also sang silent Night
as a solo. Miss Dorothy Keil-
holtz presided at the organ.
The service was very i'm
1pressive throughout. The only
light was that shed by glowing
electric bulbs strung on a
Christmas tree placed in the
corner, back of the pulpit.