The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-04-02


George McVey, passed away Monday
morning at 200 o'clock at her home
near Porter's Bridge, aged II years
She had been an invalid for a long
time, having been confined to her
bed the past three years Miss Anne
LA Atkinson was her faithful nurse
during all her illness. The deceased
is survived by two sons, her husband
having died four years ago the las
day of this month.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday afternoon at 200 P. M
at the Funeral Home of j. Earl
Tyson, Rising Sun.
Callers at the home of S. w. Fitz
gerald Sunday were Mr.. and Mrs
William G. Reynolds, Mrs. Maudt
Murray and daughter Alkaline. NJ
and Mrs. Ted Forward, of Whining
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Bennett ant
children of Thilada., spent Saturad,
and Sunday here at the home OF
Mrs. BENEFITS mother, the late Mrs
W. N. Wilson
Little Peggy Blesch is out of
school owing tc having measles.
Henry Atkinson is improving
from his recent illness at his home
at Porter's Bridge.
William G. Murray, Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. William G.. Murray
has been accepted as Naval Avia
ton Cadet. After his graduation
from Henry C. Conrad High Schoo
in June, Billy will leave for pre-
flight training in July.
Mrs. Paul Connolly substituted
for Miss Logan, first grade teacher
in Rising Sun school last week.
Mary Lou Fitzgerald is now tax
ing piano lessons from Mrs. John
Wilson, Rising Sum-
Mrs. Emily B. Coulson and son
Carroll have moved into an apart
ment belonging to her brother,
James j. Hanna, at West Noting
ham.
Joseph Hambleton and son Ernes:
have moved to the tenant house on
the formers farm, Ernest having
sold his fine home along route
near Spready Oak, where he and hi
| father had been living alone since
the deaths of his mother and wife.
Mrs. Helen Bennett, of Philada.
is having public sale here this Sat
urday of personal property of hei
mother, the late Mrs. W. N. Wilson
Mrs. Grace Warfield, of Cations
vile, Mo-; Mrs. w. Grier Murray
daughter Alkaline, of Wilmington
Mrs. S. w. Fitzgerald, children Loi
Mary Lou and Rocelia were caller
here at the home of their aunt, Mrs
R. F. Pierce, Sunday afternoon.
The Roscoe Rawlings visited
Mrs. Walter Wright at Quarryville
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Forward, o
| Wilmington, visited relatives il
Hartford County, Sunday.
Miss Ellen r. Clendenin is indis
posed with measles.
| Little Sammie Fitzgerald has re
turned home from the University
Hospital, in Baltimore, and is get
ting along very nicely. His aunt,
Mrs. Warfield, returned with him,
remaining until Monday, when she
and her little son, Charles, returned
to their home in Gainesville, Md.
| Corporal Llewellyn Williams, o.
Fredericksburg, Virginia, visited his
sisters, Mrs. Ruth Whitaker and
Miss Marion Williams.
Corporal Earl Barrett, Camp
Pickett, Virginia, spent recent
weekend with his mother and
sisters.
Mr.. David Duckett and family
| from North Carolina have moved
into the John Kyle property here.
formerly the property of the late
Thomas and Agnes Reese.
The parties who had an apart
ment here in the Samuel E. Ewing
residence have returned to their
homes in the South.
Mrs. Ethel McCardell, Colora,
expects to leave this week for Cali
fornia where her husband is now
stationed.
Harold Virgins, aged 10, young
est son of Mr.. and Mrs Harry Wig
gins of this town, has been induct-
ed into service and left for the
army on Saturday. His going takes
all five sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Wig
gins. They are Ellis, James, Joseph,
Laurence and Harold, one daughter
being the only child at home with
the parents.
Kenneth King of Aberdeen visited
his wife and in-ant son here at the
home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Samuel e. Ewing.
Miss Mary Henry, Colora, visited
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Henry and family at Concordsville,
Pa, Sunday.
Arthur Bennett of Philada., week
ended with his friend, Harold Wig
gins of this town. Arthur expects to
be called to the Army soon.
Mr. and Mrs. S. w. Fitzgerald