The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-02-02
COLORA

MT. ana mrs. n. +. LeFevre and
family, of Murcesburg, Pa, were
weekend guests of Miss Virginia
smithson, Colora and Mr.. William
S. Douglas, of West Nottingham
Academy Faculty.
DR.. S. j. Venable was in Phila-
delphia day the past week.
Mrs. Grier Murray, ad Mrs. Hazel
Dewitt, of Elmhurst, Del, spent
last Friday afternoon at the home
of Mrs. S. w. Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Street e. Riley and niece
have returned home after spending
three weeks in Ellicott City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Denman Garrison,
were recent guests of Mrs. A. B.
Craig and family, of North East.
DR.. Frank D. Getty, of Philadel-
phia, occupied the pulpit at West
Nottingham Church, Sunday morn
ing, January 21st
Rising Sun Firemen were called
to the home of Ernest Reynolds
last Saturday morning to extinguish
a chimney fire.
The old creek road between Port
ers Bridge and Rowlandville, which
has not been used for several years,
is now being put in good condition
to travel. Bushes and trees have
been cut away from the road sides
and the road graveled. The work is
not quite completed at this writing.
We are glad to state it was not
the Colora correspondent who had
sent in the report of Jay Emery of
this town having an auto accident
a short time ago. Which was denied
in last weeks Journal stating it had
been received by one of the CORES
pondents.
Mrs. r. F. Pierce, who has not
been in the best of health for some
time, was confined to bed the past
week at the home of her niece, Mrs.
Mary Fitzgerald.
Mrs. Saunders, of Spready Oak,
near Porters Bridge, was taken i'll
while visiting her sister in Philadel-
phia, and taken to hospital where
she is improving.
Mrs. George Mcvey, has been quite
poorly.
Edwin Luck, SON of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. G. Luck this town, lately had an
appendix operation in a Baltimore
Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Underwood,
Colora, visited their son, who is ill
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Md Horace Virgins, son of Mrs.
Ida Virgins, is also ill at the same
camp.
The many friends of Mr.. Isaac
Yocum, were very sorry to learn of
his recent accident, which happen
ed while cutting limb from tree,
when he fell from the ladder sus-
tanning severe injuries to his leg and
hip. His daughter, Miss Elizabeth,
R. N. of Jefferson Hospital, had a
nurse and Doctor sent out in an am
bulance from Philadelphia to take
him to the Jefferson hospital, where
it is said he will have to remain
for some time. All are hoping for his
speedy recovery.
1t is rumored Robert Reynolds,
who lately moved from Pennsyl-
vania to the M. e. Parsonage at
Mt Pleasant, will move to the farm
of DR.. w. G. Jack in the spring,
which he will operate.
A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Ross Dillman, at Union Hospital,
Elkton, January 9Th. The mother
was formerly of Colora.
We were saddened to hear of the
death of two sisters whom we knew,
Miss Ora Haas, 81, and sister Lii
liam, II, who were killed Sunday
between Gap and Christiana, Pa,
when the car they occupied crashed
INTO the abutment of bridge.
while returning to their home at
Elsemere, Delaware. Their mother,
Mrs. Jennie Haas, and Frances Nc
Elhing, Of Elsemere. and Eugene
Smith,. Wilmington, driver of the
car, were taken to Coatesville Hos
pital suffering from shock and
bruises. The father of the deceased
girls died from an accident few
years ago.
Albert Coulson, Pennington, is
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