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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Five Persons Injured
In Blast
Explosion Wrecks Cleaning
Establishment And Caus.
es Serious Injuries

Two men were blown through a
plate glass window and critically
injured, and three women SER
seriously cut by flying glass when an
explosion occurred in tailoring
shop in the basement floor, of the
Howard Hotel, Elkton, badly damag-
ing the structure, Saturday.
The injured persons, who were
taken to the Union Hospital, are:
Antonio Reciti, 43, and his brother,
Phillip, 81, badly burned about the
body.
Mrs. Clayton Ellison, wife of
former Deputy Sheriff Ellison, pain
fully cut by flying glass.
iously cut by flying glass when an
Miss Dorothy Reese Of Leeds, lac
erations on the face and hands.
Miss Betty Austin of Elkton, lac
erations.
:. An explosion of "gas tank" in
the Reciti tailoring establishment is
said to have started the fire, which
spread to a barber shop owned by
Charles Interland, and shoe repair
ing shop of Joe Sipala, also In the
basement floor of the hotel, causing
total damage of about $4,000, ac-
cording to George Vaggi, owner of
the hotel.
The force of the blast hurled the
two Reciti brothers through the
large plate glass window in the
front of their shop. Practically all
of their clothing was blown and
burned from their bodies. They were
taken Immediately to the hospital
where it was said their condition
is serious.
Mrs. Ellison was on her way home
and reached a point Immediately
in front of the building when the
blast occurred. She was cut by fly
ing glass from the window which
broke into hundreds of pieces. She
also was taken to the hospital.
Miss Reese and Miss Austin were
sitting in an auto across the street
from the building, and were cut by
flying glass.
About a score Of guests of the
hotel fed from the building but none
of them was injured.
Volunteer fire companies from
North East, Chesapeake City and
Newark, Del. assisted the Elkton
firemen in checking the flames.
Windows in number of nearby
stores were broken by the explosion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

Five. Cecil County Homemakers
were members of the graduating
class of 1910, and three Cecil women
received pins for attending the rural
short course at the University of
Maryland for eight years.
Forty-one Cecil county members
of Homemaking Clubs attended the
Short Course at College Park, the
group being in charge of Home Dem
onstration Agent, Miss Irene Smith,
of Elkton.
The weeks work included call
room work, lectures, musical pro-
gram, and many addresses by pro-
fessionals in the field of home
economies.
Those receiving pins were: Mrs.
W. Atlee Armour, Mrs. Gusts Price
and Mrs. George Tarbert.
Those graduating from this coun-
ty were: Miss Anne Baiderston. Mrs.
Mary D. Baus. Mrs. Helen ]. Heath,
Mrs. Carl Hines. Miss Alwilda
Spence.
Mrs. John L. Whitehurst of
Baltimore, a member of the Uni
versity's Board of Regents, pre-
scented the certificates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Local Couples United
In Wedlock
Ostendarp--Buck

The wedding of Miss Virginia Lay
Ostendarp, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George H. Ostendarp, ST., of Gordon
Heights, DEL, and Mr.. William G..
Buck, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Claude c..
Buck of Rising Sun, took place at 8
O'Clock Saturday evening in the
Richardson Park Methodist Church.
The Rev. A. B. Frye officiated.
The bride was given in marriage
by her father. She had Miss Gertrude
P. Buck, sister of the bridegroom, as
maid of honor. Mr.. Thomas Hayes
Martindale, also Of Rising Sun, was
best man. The wedding music was
played by Mr.. Branson Frye. Miss
Marguerite Catalina sang "Oh,
Promise Me-.
A reception was held at the home
Of the bride for members of the
family and friends. The couple will
live at Rising Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Red Cross Relief Drive

Mrs. r. c. Dodson, of Rising Sun,
has been appointed chairman Of the
Sixth District Red Cross Relief drive
and will be glad to receive any con-
tributions of money, clothing, mater
ials or anything that can be used in
this great rtlief work. A percentage
of the money donated remains in the
county, and this is used for the pur-
chase Of material with which to make
garments and other articles. This
material will be given persons who
will donate their time and services
to make the needed garments and
other articles. Get in touch with the
District Chairman and help in this
humanitarian work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Mill Damaged By
Lightning

During the storm which visited
the section Wednesday night, light
ming struck the electric wires that
run into the rear Of the plant of the
Baldwin Manufacturing Company,
Elk Mills. this county, starting a
blaze in the drying department of
the large building. The Elkton vol
unteer firemen were called to the
scene and halted the flames before
they made Roadway. The loss has
not been determined. Several months
ago, the same section Of the mill
was damaged by fire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Fatally Injured In Auto
Crashes

Two auto accidents in Cecil coun-
ty during the weekend resulted in
fatalities.
Roy Weaver, 81 years old, of Lam
caster, Pa, was fatally injured and
John Kirk, Jr., rs, also of the same
city, Was hurt Saturday night, when
the car they occupied crashed into
telephone pole along the state
road, near calvert. Both were taken
to Union Hospital Elkton. Mr..
Weaver died shortly after being adj
mitted. His skull had been badly
fractured.
Kirk was released after treatment.
Just what, caused the accident has
not been determined.
Jerry Thompson, IS, of 1907 West
Fourth Street, Chester, was fatally
injured In collision Sunday after
noon on Route 40 one mile east Of
Elkton. Seven other persons were
injured in the accident.
Thompson was. fatally injured
when his automobile and another
driven by George Spohn, 20, of Cur
tbs Bay, Md, collided. He died Sum
day night at o'clock in the Elkton
Hospital.
Charmaine Thompson, IL, daugh-
ter of the dead man, was seriously
injured and is confined to the Elk
ton Hospital. Mrs. Alice Thompson.
So, his wife. was less seriously In
jured. 4 -
Seven. persons were injured, two
seriously, in q collision on Stoney
Greek bridge in North East Satur-
day night last. Charles F. Hay, Jr.,
10, and Douglas Schwab, -, both Of
Arlingto4, Va, were treated in Union
hospital, suffering severe head in
juries and fractures. Others in the
car weres Morris Ward, Norman
Lyons. and W. e. Nichols, Jr., all Of
Arlingtoz
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Child browns In Creek

George, the 2-year-old son Of Mr..
and Mrs. William Baker, who re-
side on Landing Lane, was drowned
in Little Elk Creek, not far from his
home, Wednesday afternoon. He had
been wading along the edge of the
stream and evidently stumbled and
fell and was unable to get on his
feet again. The body was found by
his sister in about two feet Of water,
Parents of the boy moved from
Rock Hall to Elkton about IS mon
tbs ago. The father is employed at
the plant of the Triumph Fuse and
Fireworks Co. He was injured last
winter in the explosion at the plant
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
County Tax Rate Is
Increased
Rate Set At $1.1o On 500

The County Commissioners have
fixed the tax rate for Cecil County
ait $1.10 on the 500. This is an
increase over last years rate of sew
enteen cents. The State tax remains
the same, 1885 cents for State
purposes.
The total amount Of appropria-
lions in the 1910 levy is $4S2.132.96
an increase over last year OF
$46,872.45.
In this budget increase among. the
prominent added amounts as set
out in the official levy is the re-
demption of bonds Of various kinds
amounting to $4,000 not in the
levy items last year; an increase for
welfare over last year of $4,000 and
interest on bonds increase of $1,000.
There is an increase in town
lighting Of $500 and for new as
sessment a levy Of $4,000 was
made. Election item for 1910 was
levied at $4,000 and an increased
amount of $4,000 was levied for
public buildings. The item for juror
service was increased $500 this year:
The public school system submit
ted budget of $6,57s.75 less than
Last year.
A small loss to the county this
year is the income from securities
which heretofore were levied on in
the county. By an act of Legislature
all security taxes are collected by
the state and proportional amount
is rebated to the 20 counties. 1t has
been determined that Cecil county
will receive from the State $4,000
as against $23,31S, last year.
Edwin S. Dorcus, county treasur-
er, while reporting surplus Of $780,
900 last year was unable to report a
surplus this year Of any appreciate
amount due to the fact that a num-
Der of appropriations were over
expended during the year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Vacation Bible School

The Daily Vacation Bible School
that opened Monday, June "a, in the
Methodist church here with an en-
rollment Of 68 pupils, will hold
graduating exercises on Sunday eve
ming next, in the church, at 1880
O'Clock. The public is invited.
The teachers are Misses A. Mabel
Reynolds, Virginia Torbert, Dorothy
GRAPHICAL, Ruth Biles, Lillian Con-
nelly, Marie Hanna, Elsie Rea and
verna Grason, Rev. ]. B. Dickerson,
Rev. S. T. Hamblin and Russell
Johnson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Change In Firm

The A. j. Dinsmort & Co. Arm,
Gulf Oil Distributors of Havre de
Grace, has dissolved partnership,
effective July l.
]. Lawson Gilbert has purchased
the interest or MIR. Dinsmore and will
conduct the business in the future.
The firm was established in Havre
de Grace by Mr.. Dinsmore and his
brother, Max Dinsmore about ten
years ago, and has grown until it
has become one of the largest oil dis
tributing concerns in Hartford and
Cecil counties. Mr.. Dinsmore will
remain with Mr.. Gilbert in the capa-
city Of sales manager,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Pheasant Eggs Distributed

Maurice e. Hudson of Chesapeake
City, deputy game warden for Cecil
County. reports having received $50
ring-necked pheasant eggs from the
State Game Department. He has
distributed them to sportsmen in
various parts OF the county who
will attempt to have them Matched
either in incubators or by hens. The
young birds will be kept until they
are sufficiently old enough to be lib
Grated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Married Fifty-Seven Years

Mr.. and Mrs. I. Newton Myers, OF
Hollywood, Kennett Square. Pa,
celebrated their fifty-seventh we'd
ding anniversary at their home June
26. They have been blessed with nine
children, (two deceased), thirty
seven grandchildren, and six great
grandchildren. Both enjoyed the best
of health until three years ago, but
Mr. Myers health is somewhat i'm
paired at preent. Mrs. is in the best
of health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Fire Destroys Barn

Fire of undetermined origin tot
ally destroyed the large barn on the
farm of Alexander Chervowaltz, near
Calvert, on Thursday morning last.
The Rising Sun firemen were called
to the scene, but the barn was DOOM
ed and the firemen devoted their time
toward saving other nearby build
ings.
Mr.. Chervowaltz was at the mill
in Rising Sun at the time Of the fire
and was not aware Of his barn burn
ing until he reached his home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Moore--Crothers

The Zoar Baptist Church of Delta
vile, Va, was the scene of lovely
wedding Saturday afternoon, June
20, when Miss Florence Juanita
Moore of Deltaville, daughter Of
Mrs. Nettie Moore and the late Sam
uel j. Moore, became the bride Of
Mr.. Charles Taylor Crothers of Ris-
ing Sun, Md, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. e. Crothers of Zion, Md.
Crothers of Zion, Md.
The pastor of the church, Rev.
M. Cardle, performed the cere-
mony. The decorations of the church
consisted of white gladioli, white
magnolias, and candelabra filled with
lighted cathedral tapers against a
background of cedar and ivy.
Miss Laura Gwathney of Rich
mond, Va, pianist, and Mrs. Rice
of Center Cross, Va, furnished the
music during the arrival of the
guests and the wedding music. Mr..
Harold Scot of Richmond, sang, "The
Sweetest Story Ever Told.
Miss Moore, who was given in
marriage by her brother, Mr.. S. J.
Moore, Jr., wore a gown of ivory
slipper satin trimmed with pearls.
Her veil of illusion fell from a cap
of the same, trimmed with orange
blossoms. She carried an arm bou-
Quet of white roses and saponaria.
Mrs. Elmer Detniler of Youngs-
town, Ohio, sister of the bride, was
matron of honor. Her gown was Of
peach net with hoop skirt, with a
matching headpiece trimmed with
blue velvet. She carried a mixed
flower bouquet.
Mr.. Ralph Crothers Of Zion, Md.
was the best man, and the ushers
were Mr.. Edmund Crothers of Elk
ton, Mr.. Harvey Ewing of Rising
Sun. Mr.. Elmer Detniler Of Youngs-
town. Ohio. and Mr.. Claude Brooks
of Urbanna, Va.
The brides mother wore q gown
of black mousseline de sole trimmed
in white, with q large hat of black
horsehair braid trimmed with black
velvet. and corsage Of white gar
denias. The groom's mother wore a
gown OF black lace, with a matching
hat of straw. and a corsage of white
gardenias.
A reception for eighty guests was
held Immediately after the ceremony
at the home Of the brides mother
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Crothers
left for an extended trip and upon
their return will reside in Rising
Sun.
The bride is q member Of the
On last Page
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Maryland State Poul-
try Council
Cecil County Association Will
Be Hosts At Meeting In
Elkton Last Of July

The Cecil County Poultry Associ-
ton will be hosts to the Maryland
State Poultry Association, at Elkton,
on July 81. Meetings will be held in
the Armory and the High School
auditorium. Tie banquet in the eve
ming will be held at the Armory,
Prominent out-of-state speakers
have been secured for the meetings,
among whom are: Roy e. Jones
and Charles H. Pearsall of Connecti-
cut, H. r. Baker of Delaware, and
Leon Todd of New Jersey. Mr.. Jones,
who is Extension Poultry Specialist
in Connecticut, will discuss Factors
that Affect Profits in Egg Produc-
ton, while Mr.. Pearsall who Is
manager of the Hamden Cooperation
Poultry Auction, Hamden, Conn,
will discuss Getting the Best Price
for Your Market Eggs.
H. r. Baker of Dover, DEL, Poul-
try Pathologist for Delaware, will
discuss Lessons from Delaware's
Pullorum Disease Control Program"
Leon Todd, Trenton, N. j., who
is secretary of the Northeastern
Poultry Producers Council will dis
cuss, "The Stake of Maryland Poult-
rymen in the Northeast. Maryland
speakers include Claude e. Truslow
of Chestertown, President OF the
Maryland Hatchery Association, who
will discuss Problems Facing Mary
land Hatcherymen" Mrs. Alice Wolfe
Sattler of Monkton, prominent turk
ey breeder who will discuss "Exper-
fences in Record of Merit Turkey
Breeding, and VIM. Blum, Ayr
lawn Farms, Bethesda, Md, who
will discuss Results of our Pro-
gency Testing Under Maryland y. S,
Record of Performance Work..
A business session Of the Council
will be held in the afternoon.
The banquet in the Armory in the
evening will have as the feature
speaker, Hon. Willard H. Allen OF
Trenton, N. j.. Secretary Of Agri-
culture for New Jersey, who will
speak ON problems Facing the
Poultry IndVsssy". ~ :ss 81
Other speakers at the banquet
will include: p. G. Turner, Partition,
Maryland, President, Maryland Farm
Bureau Federation and T. Roy
Brooks, Bel Air, Maryland, Master,
Maryland State Grange. An enjoy
able program OF entertainment and
music is planned for the banquet.
Poultrymen of Cecil County and
nearby areas are fortunate in having
the State Poultry Council hold their
1910 Summer Meeting so convenient
to them.
Officers of the State Poultry Coun-
Gil are: Harry H. Rick, Preston,
President; Mrs. w. w. Hopkins,
First Vice-President; J. w. Snoddy,
Lanham, Second Vice-Preside !;
John j. Cowan, Bowie, Treasurer;
w. H. Rice, College Park, Secretary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

Quarreling over ~ dog caused
serious stabbing in Oxford. Accord
ing to thesstory. dog belonging to
Charles Anderson, bit Joseph Hall,
and when the latter was about to-
shoot the animal, he was stabbed
in several places by Anderson. who
had drawn q pocket knife. The quar-.
rel led to Halls having Anderson
arrested. charged with ASSAULT
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

Rising Sun soft bali team scored
another shut-out on Thursday eve
ming last, defeating West Grove by
IA score of s to 0.
The ladies of Mt. Pleasant Metho-
dist church, near Colora, will hold q
festival on the church lawn Thurs
day evening, July IL.
Susquehanna Post and Unit No
1876, The American Legion, of Perry
Vile, will hold a festival on the Jr
o. U. A. M. grounds, Perryville, on
July IL, IL and 13.
The barn on the farm of r. S. Alt
land, Little Britain Township, Pa.
was struck by lightning Monday
evening about seven o'clock and de-
stroyed, with a loss estimated al
$4,000.
Miss Eva Cherwaty, graduate OF
Calvert High school, class of '37
was graduated Thursday evening
June 20, from the Delaware State
hospital school of nurses, Farnhurst,
Delaware.
Robert s. Thorpe, who resides on
the Wheelock farm, in Lancaster
county, which formerly belonged to
the late Frank Roberts, had his left
wrist broken Friday, when load OF
hav unset and threw him to the
ground.
The American Guernsey Cattle
Club, Peterborough, N. H. reports
the sale of registered Guernsey
cow by the Estate of Charles H.
Bennett to Ann B. Garrett of Elkton,
Md. This animal is Cora of Elder
glen, 539593.
Senator Willard E. Tydings has
notified the Havre de Grace Yacht
Club that the federal government
has made an appropriation for
dredging the yacht basin channel,
which was filled up during the past
winter by running ice.
The w. C. T. U. will meet at the
home of Mrs. Howard Brown, Sylmar
on Thursday, July 18th, at 200 p. m.
Mrs. Francis Wilson and Miss Nellie
Alger assisting hostesses. Devotion
al leader, Miss Nellie Alger: pro-
gram leader, Mrs. Edna Brown.
The Happy Valley Camp, at Port
Deposit, supervision of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fletcher Williams opened July l
with a large enrolment, Miss Cath
crime Roe who returns from her
dietetic duties in the West Phila-
delphia schools, will assist Mr.. and
Mrs. Williams.
Sliding into second base during a
soft ball game in Elkton, Delbert
Marcus, of the Elk Paper Company
team, suffered the fracture of an
ankle in two places. He was taken
to Union Hospital. A benefit game
was played for the injured player
on Saturday evening.
Edward c. Hubert, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. David H. Hubert, of Elk Mills
has enlisted for the Aviation Signal
Company with station in Hawaii.
The young man was forwarded to
FIT. Slocum, N. Y. from where he will
sail on the next available transport
for Hawaii stopping at the Panama
Canal and Sanfrisco enroute.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Cuts Foot While Wadins

Francis Durham, young son of
Mrs. Virginia Durham of this town,
had the misfortune to step on q
piece of glass while wading in the
creek ON Wednesday afternoon. with
Donald johnson. The lad was hurried
to medical aid but all three Of
Rising Suns physicians were out OF
town. and he was taken to the Office
of DR.. g. T. Holcombe, In Oxford.
when 1t was found q vein had been
severed. He was greatly weakened
by the loss of blood, but is recovering
satisfactorily. despite very sore foot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Personal And Social

Mrs. Luther Raglan.
Miss Jean Garvin Is a patient in
Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore
Mrs. G. L. Wiley, Of Washington,
has been visiting her son Ralph d.
Wiley and family.
Miss M. Idle Stewart returned
on Thursday from an extended visit
with Philadelphia relatives.
Mrs. Joseph Summerill, Of Wood
bury, N. j., has been the guest of
her cousin, Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue.
Mrs. John Jenfiesa and daughter,
Harriet Anne, spent the week with
Mrs. Lille Fisher, IN Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. Carl Hanna entertained the
members of her Sunday school class
ON Monday evening, at her home
on Cherry street.
The marriage of Miss Lille Bun
gori, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
vincantis of Havre de Grace, and
Mr.. Albert Alexander, Of Perryville,
took place Sunday at one O'Clock.
Mr.. George H. Porter, of Balti-
more, and daughter, Mrs. s. L.
Thomson, of Roland Park, were Fri
day visitors of Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E.
Ewing, at the Bungalow.
Miss Mildred Hernick, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hernick Of Chesa-
peake City, and Mr.. Leo Judge, of
Philadelphia were married June %,
by Rev. John Walsh in st. Roses
R. C. Church.
Miss Lucy M. Fillingame and Mr..
Walter H. litter, of Chesapeake City,
were married Saturday evening,
June %, by the Rev. Mr.. Henry
Caldwell, pastor of the Chesapeake
City Methodist Church.
Among those attending the Balti-
more Snynod and Snyodical at Hood
College, Frederick, last week, were
Rev. S. j. Venable, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles S. Pyle, Mrs. Mary Cherry,
Mrs. Emma Cameron, Mrs. w. T.
Jenness, Mrs. Ernest Rowland.
The marriage of Miss Helen G..
Kaufman, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. David r. Kaufman, of Little
Britain, and j. Robert Mahan, son
of the late Merton and Katherine
Mahan, of Nottingham, Pa, took
place June %, in Bel Air, Md, with
Rev. Ogg officiating.
The engagement is announced of
Miss Helen e. Crowl, Lancaster, and
E. Clair Wilmer, Lampeter, Lancas-
ter county. Miss Crowl is a daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eben M. Crowl,
Nottingham, Pa. Mr.. Wilmer is a
son of Mr.. and Mrs. e. r. Wilmer.
No date has been set for the wedding.
Mr.. Edwin Haines, who suffered
a serious accident some months ago
when he was struck by car in front
of his place of business in this town,
sustaining fractured leg, has so
far recovered as to be able to get
down stairs for the first time this
week, since his accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis L. Ely enjoy
ed an extended auto trip last week,
and while away the former attend
ed the convention Of the Harleys-
villes Mutual Casualty Company, and
also the convention of the Mutual
Fire Insurance Co., of Montgomery
county, Md. They drove over the
battlefield at Gettysburg and enjoy
ed the scenic beauty Of the noun
tains In the Chambersburg section.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Dragged BY Horses

Edward saam, aged 1s years. OF
New Providence. Pa, has been a
patient in the Lancaster General
Hospital, suffering from several
fractured ribs. the result Of being
dragged when Q team Of horses hitch.
cd to Q tobacco planter ran away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Bridge Opening Date

The tentative opening date for the
new $14.500.000 highway bridge
over the SusqueIhanna river between
PeIryville and Havre de Grace has
been set for Friday, July 10.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

The U. S. gets cork from Portu-
gal4-300 pounds every minute Of
the days 24 hours.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05

Miss Martha Isadora Keilholtz,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Keilholtz of Rising Sun, became the
bride of Mr.. Donald Francis Holmes,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William Holmes
of Calvert, at o'clock on Saturday
afternoon, June 29th, at the James
Methodist Parsonage, Rev, J. B.
Dickerson oficiated, the ring cere-
mony being used. The Couple were
attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Boyd.
The bride was attractively dressed
in light blue with white accessories
and wore corsage Of pink rose
buds. A dinner at the Rising Sun
Hotel followed the ceremony, after
which the happy couple left for a
wedding trip to Atlantic City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-07-05
Feathernan--Ewing

Wednesday, June 26, at twelve
o'clock in Nottingham, Pa, Presby-
terrain church, Miss Margaret Feath-
erman became the bride of Howard
Ewing, Rising Sun, Md. Rev. John
M. Group, pastor of the church, per-
formed the cermony.
The bride was attired in powder
blue. Attendants were Mrs. J. Albert
Featherman, Nottingham, and Har-
Ney Ewing, Oxford. J. Albert Feath-
erman gave his sister in marriage.
A wedding breakfast was held at
the Greyhound Post House. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ewing will live in Nottingham,
after a northern tour.