The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-08-14
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Mr. and Mrs. Lawson S. Love enter
| tanned their son Chester and some
friends from Wilmington at supper
Saturday evening.
William J. Murray and family, of
| Wilmington, formerly of Zion, were
entertained at the home of his son
Grier Murray and family, Elmhurst,
Del, Saturday evening, August LIST, in
honor of the formers 18th birthday,
all having very pleasant time. Cake
| and ice cream were served.
Little Bobby Boyd, of Nottingham,
Pa, who is spending some time here
with his grandparents, had birthday
on Monday when he was two years old.
Mrs. T. N. Hite, of Woodlawn, will
be hostess to the Ladies Missionary
Society of West Nottingham Presby
terrain Church Thursday afternoon,
August goth. Devotional leader, Miss
Retta Fox; Missionary Personnel, Mrs.
H O. Lynch; China, Miss Emma
Hibshman.
Some from this community attended
Leslie Campmeeting.
George McVey, of Porters Bridge,
dispatched a copperhead snake that
measured three feet in his garden one
day the past week.
cannery here last Thursday afternoon.
Miss Jane McVey, of Wilmington, is
visiting Miss Elsie Nesbitt.
Miss Hazel Ewing is visiting rela-
tives near Media; also at Concordville
and Boothwyn, Pa She also enjoyed
a trip to Atlantic City.
Mrs Norman Way visited Ernest
Briscoe and family in Baltimore.
Lee Krauss and family, Media, re-
Gently visited the Samuel Smiths, near
Pennington.
Miss Elizabeth Yocum will return to
Philadelphia this week, after
months vacation with her parents
Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Yocum
Doris Raglan, Rising Sun, spent a
day with Helen and Lois Fitzgerald.
Guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Isaac Yocum last Thursday were Mrs.
Eva Nichols and son Joseph, Mrs.
Parker Mahan, Mrs. Reese Mahan,
Miss Florence Mahan, of West Ches
ter; Mrs. Lawson S. Love, Colora; Miss
Florence Yocum, Rising Sun; Mrs. T.
N. Hite, Woodlawn.
John Astle and daughter Miss Mabel
Astle, of Zion, lately visited his SON.
n-law and daughter Mr.. and Mrs.
William Conrad near here.
Miss Dorothy Lay, of Havre de
Grace, and Miss Ruth Johnson, of Port
Deposit, were supper guests Sunday
evening at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Blackburn.
Alfred H. Love called on Lewis A.
Coulson, Hockessin, Saturday.
Mrs Russell Bartram and grand
daughter Miss Jean Hess, of Spar
rows Point, Md, spent the week end
with the Samuel E. Ewings.~
Mrs Harry Gilner, of New Provi-
dence, Pa. visited Martin Blesch and
family, Lafayette Inn. They all spent
pleasant time at Rocky Springs Park
day the past week.
Merritt Nj. Haviland
Died at the home of his daughter
Marian H. Tatum, at Colora, on the
thirtieth of July, in the 9th year of
his age. Eighteen years ago he retir-
ed from the milling business near
Sandy Springs, in Montgomery County,
Md, and came with his wife and
daughter to establish home at
Colora, when the granddaughter Lydia
f. Tatum had employment at Balders-
tons Greenhouses. They built the
"Rockery" on a small lot of ground
over which Mr.. Haviland labored dill
gently for many years, grubbing out
rocks and cultivating wonderful
garden. Only during the last year
had he given up caring for at least
small plot of ground and has been an
example to all who knew him of a re-
markable useful life. Six years ago
his devoted wife passed on after
lingering illness and all are thankful
that he was spared long illness. He
was quite i'll with infirmities of age
for about three weeks before he quiet
ly passed away in the early morning
Beside his faithful daughter and
granddaughter, who meanwhile mar
ried Lloyd Balderston, III, he is sur
vived by a son, nine grandchildren and
seven great grandchildren.
His funeral was held on Saturday
morning, August LIST, at his home, and
interment at Sandy Springs, Md.