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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Wheeler's New Model Shows.

Gaily colored posters are up announcing
the opening performance of AL. F..
Wheelers New Model Shows at Oxford,
where the shows wintered, on Saturday,
April 10. The Shows start the season of
1910 in greatly enlarged form, many
new features having been added, and Mr.
Wheeler in his announcement says of the
growth of his business enterprise: Start
ing in very small way the growth of the
New Model Shows has been the most
phenomenal ever attained by any similar
enterprise. in America. l do not claim
that this wonderful expansion has been
caused by any extraordinary business
but solely to adhering to clean, honest
business methods, and in always keeping
faith with the public"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
State Road Contracts Awarded.

Spring work began with the State Roads
Commission Monday, when it met and
awarded eight contracts for 33T miles of
road to be constructed in 10 counties at
the aggregate cost of $36S, 23S.16 The
lowest bid on five miles of the Putty Hill
portion of the Belair road contract was
about $4,000 mile, and was thrown out
as too high. Work of construction on the
contracts awarded will begin this week
Most of the contracts awarded are for
combinations of roads improved by the
commission last season. The program is
to build the main arteries of the system
first before constructing the connecting
links, unless some special case makes it
necessary and advantageous.
Members of the commission found the
bids of this spring sufficiently low to be
satisfactory except in the Putty Hill case,
but are expecting even better prices on
April 7, when bids for another large por-
ton of work will be opened.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Struck By Train.

An unknown white man was struck by
a P, B. & w. passenger train at Principle
Furnace on Friday afternoon and in
stantly killed. In one of his pockets was
found card bearing the name of John c.
Sauter, Schenectady, N. Y. Coroner
Frazer telegraphed that city and received
a reply from DIR. F. F. Sauter stating the
man was his brother, and directing that
the body be shipped to Schenectady. The
unfortunate man was As years of age, a
sign painter by trade, and led a'wander-
ing life.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Real Estate Sales.

The Carter's Mil property near Leeds,
of AZ acres improved by mill buildings
and machinery, was sold Wednesday
morning by Charles B. Finley, Jr., as
assignee, to Charles B. Finley, Sr., for
$4,000.
Wednesday afternoon the residence
property of-Charles L. Carter, adjoining
the above, was sold by Robert C. Thack-
cry, Esq, attorney, to the Mutual Build
ing Association of Cecil County, for
$500. =
]. w. Reynolds has sold his farm of
100 acres on the Blue Ball road, two
miles north of Elkton, to Mr.. Gibbons of
Delaware, for $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
William H. McCush.

William H. McCush died on Tuesday,
March 20, at his home about one mile
north of town, after an illness of little
more than week, from pneumonia, aged
7Syears. Four sons and one daughter
survive-John, Rising Sun; William and
James, at home; Shockley, Wilmington
Mrs. Annie Stephens, Perryville. The
funeral will be held, today friday with
services at his late residence at 1880 p. m.,
and intefment at Hopewell cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Louis Cummings.

The death of Louis Cummings, aged 73
years, occurred Saturday night at the
home of his sister-in-law, Mrs. w. p.
Cummings. in Port Deposit. The deceased
resided in Chester, but for many months
had been sufferer with kidney trouble
and had been with his relative in Port
Deposit, his wife and Mrs. w. P. Cum
mings being sisters. Besides his widow,
two brothers survive, Henry c., of this
town, and T. Herbert, of Plessaat Grove.
The funeral was held Wednesday, with
interment at West Nottingham cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
DEATHS.
Miss Georaianna Boyd.

Miss Georgianna Boyd died very sud-
denly of heart trouble on Saturday morn
ing, March 20, at the home of her brother,
Henry Boyd, in Port Deposit. The funeral
was held Tuesday, with interment at
West Nottingham cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
SOUTHERN FLORIDA
Another Cecil Countlan Mrltes, An
Account OF Trip TO The
Sunny South.

We started from Baltimore ontfie evening
of December 1st, 1909 on board the steamer
Merrimack, enroute for Florida. After pass
ing very comfortable night we found our
selves next morning ON the ocean AS soon
as we got ON our feet in the state room the
sea sickness began. We fought against it and
determined to go down to breakfast. having
enjoyed our supper very much the evening
before, but changed our mind and decided to
sit in the air on deck for time, until finally
we had to succumb, and return to our state
room where,we spent the day. In the evening
we were able to go down to supper. while some
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
DR.. ). .. Wriaht.

Dr.J. ]. Wright, prominent physi-
clan Of Cecil County, died at his home at
Warwick. on Saturday, of pneumonia,
aged 70 years. He is survived by two
children; DR.. Garmin Wright and Miss
Blanche Wright, at home. The funeral
was held Tuesday afternoon, interment
at Forrest Cemetery, Middletown, Del.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Keen-Grubb.

Miss Allie Grubb. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. c. A. Grubb, of Oakwood, and
Arthur Keen, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry
Keen, Of Pleasant Grove, were married in
Philadelphia March "a.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
JG SUN. OECIL COUNTY. Md. FRIDAY, APRIL L I9lO !.
PERSONALS.

Barclay Reynolds, of Philadelphia, is
spending the week at his. home near town.
Mrs. Norris Cameron. Of Perryville,
spent Sunday with DR.. and Mrs. T. B.
Moore.
Mrs. Harry Riale and daughter, of Bal
timore, are guests of Mrs. Carrie Riale
and family.
Miss Helen Fox, of Kee Mar College,
Hagerstown, spent the Easter vacation at
her home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erwood Sparks, Of Bal
timore, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H..
B. Patten on Sunday.
The Young Ladies Home Mission
social will be held at the home Of Mrs.
Eli T. Reynolds this evening.
The Euchre will be entertained on
Wednesday evening, April 6, by Miss
Mary Brumfeld, at her home near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Keen and daughter.
of Philadelphia, spent Easter with the
formers parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. B.
Keen.
Mrs. Wilmer K. Bird and daughter
Malva, were Easter guests Of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Snyder,
Oxford.
Mrs Brokaw and daughter, Miss Edith
Brokaw, of Providence, were guests this
week at the home of H. L. Worthington
and family.
Miss Louise Worthington is the guest
of her sister Florence at the graduating
exercises of trained nurses, Pennsylvania
Hospital, Philadelphia.
A birthday surprise was rendered Mrs.
Carrie Riale at her home on East Main
street, Monday evening, by number of
her relatives and friends.
Cards have been issued announcing the
coming marriage of Miss Catherine
Williams, member Of the staff of nurses
at Jefferson Hospital, Philadelphia, and
Mr.. Howard T. Biddle, of Elkton. The
ceremony will take place April I6.
Mr.. ]. M.>Streett, of Bel Air, has issued
cards announcing the coming marriage of
his daughter, Miss Grace Rogers Street,
to DR.. Robert S. Page. The ceremony
will 70 lra r1aca ~ EXn~ooa,,a1 D.o......,.
Episcopal Church, Bel Air. Wednesday,
April 9th, at 6.3o p. m.
DIR. G. Hampton Richards, son Of 7. G.
Richards of this district, has located at
Port Deposit for the practice of medicine.
DR.. Richards for some. time past has been
assistant resident physician at the Uni
versity Hospital, Baltimore, and is highly
spoken of by the profession and will no
doubt meet with a cordial reception in his
new location.
DR.. Lloyd Baldeiston, of the Chair of
Physics of West Chester State Normal
School, has been granted two years
leave of absence and has. accepted posi-
ton as chemist and bacteriologist with
the Elk Tanning Co. of Ridgway, Pa.
He has been spending few days with
his brother, EIwood Baldertson, at Colora,
and left 70 take up his new duties today.
A card received from Mr.. E.$L.
Duyckinck, who has Abeen spending the
winter in Florida, states that he and Mrs.
Duyckinck will sail for home on April d.
The mercury where he is stopping regis
tered SO degrees Easter, roses in full
bloom, potatoes in bloom and strawberries
ripening On moonlight excursion on
Good Friday he passed the Hibernia oak
which measures IA feet across the
boughs and asks how this compares in
size with Richards oak west of Rising
Sun. Twelve years ago Richards oak
measured 100 feet across and we have not
heard how mich it has grown since.
Keen-f7ruhh.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01

Learned men tell us that in Latin the
word editor" means something to eat."
In the United States its meaning is alto
gether different. 1t means scratch around
like blazes to get something to eat
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
ElIlott-Mc6arrity.

Mr.. Oscar Elliott and Miss Matte
Mccarthy were married at the residence
of the bride, Welsh Tract, Pencader
Hundred. Delaware, Saturday, March &C.
at noon, by Rev. J. M. Lindale.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01

This has been great week for Fur
niture and Carpets at Bufington's- Lots
came in and lots went out. Big assort-
ment and low prices rule the day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01

Read Bufington's announcement of the
Advertising Photographer; rare .oppor-
tunity for you; call in and ask what it all
means. +
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Smith-Cranston.

Miss Estella Cranston, daughter of Mr2
and Mrs. Edw. ]. Cranston of Wilmington,
and Mr.. Joseph Henderson Smith, fos-
merly of Elkton, were married Wednes-
day evening, March 80, at 1890 o'clock, at
the home of the bride.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01

Visit the basement when at Bufington's
and view the display Of handsome deco
rated Dinner and Toilet Sets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
PRICES in 1916
Items From Stray Leaves OF A
Peach Bottom Merchants
Account Book.

Magistrate S. A. Taylor found some
pages froma store keepers account book
in front of his Office recently and left the
relic with us, from which we quote few
items to show prices prevailing at Peach
Bottom 64 years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Reynolds-Evans.

Miss Edna Evans, daughter of the late
Edward Evans, Oxford, and Elwood
Reynolds. son of the late Joseph T.
Reynolds, East Nottingham, were married
by Rev. N. B. Masters. in Philadelphia,
Sunday afternoon, March 26
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-04-01
Gllbert-ConneR.

Mr.. E. Dickinson Gilbert, son of Mr..
Amos Gilbert, of Quarryville, and Miss
Elizabeth Moore Conner. were married at
the home of the brides parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred D. Conner, in QuarryvilIe. at
two o'clock Thursday afternoon, March
"a. Rev. James A. Boehm, officiating.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12

our correspondent tells us IA Dfomi.
nent attorney informs me that my only
recourse is a SO fine for not driving ia
inc right An ounce Of prevention Is
4 worth pound OF cure, and law
should be placed upon the statute
books rendering a driver OF one of
these Juggernaut heavy teams caught
OFF his rig when travelling over coun-
try roads liable upon arrest not only
70 heavy fine, but Imprisonment ad-
ditlonal, IN case Of injury by accident,
and the owner liable in addition for
accrued damages"
An examination of tho statutes re-
Veals no law covering this situation.
Ihat Is strange fact to us. We have
no doubt that many accidents have
happened In the past by reason Of such
negligence, and we know that many
serious disasters have been barely
avoided In such circumstances. Tnere
ought to be definite law on the sub
ject, a preventive law, which would
impose SO heavy a fine for neglect OF
tHAS SOTI lNaJ the ABUSE would 90
stopped There is no possible excuse
for the carelessness Of drivers in cases
like this, and both the driver and the
owner of the wagon ought to receive
the severe punishment of the law. 1t
Is not enough to say, "Oh well, II any
thing happens, the injured man can
sue for damages" That is so; but the
thing to do is to forestall the posi-
bility Of such accidents. Our roads
ought to be safe for all who travel
them. and we have as much right to
demand the proper handling of teams
as we have to require the careful op-
Grafton Of automobiles.
This is very serious matter. and
should be properly agitated pending |
the converting of the next Legislature"
says our correspondent, and we agree
with him. 1t is our hope that the
next General Assembly will pass an
adequate law to cover such cases as
those which have occurred There is a
real necessity for such law.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
THE NEED FOR ENpowa,ENrs.

In letter to this paper commenting
upon it's recent utterances as to. the
inadequate compensation received by
college professors, President Black
WELL of Randolph-M Macon College, says:
THE students do not pay one-half
of what their education costs them
+ Clearly then the college IS not a
money-making institution What money
the trustees have has been given them
by public-spirited men. If the State
does not produce enough public
spirited men TO allow the trustees TO
pay salaries that will induce a high
type Of man to cNitinue. u college pro-
fessor, not only is>stne State the loser,
but the State is responsible for this,
shame of the colleges The Northern
States produce spirited men who
give enough money to colleges to allow
the trustees to pay for a high grade
of professor. If the South does not
do so, too. the South will. steadily de-
cline MS compared with the North by
net turning out high grade of young
men from the colleges
The necessity for endowments is
made clear t,y President Blackwell, and
he brings out a strange unlilleness be-
tween Northern and Southern colleges
in the matter OF private gifts and be-
quests. When a Southern college or
university receives bequest or gift
gof any size. it is an exceptional oc-
gcurrence; while in the North and West,
such acts Of benevolence are so fire.
Bquent as To be almost commonplace.
AfJf JIar,tnr5 aln ,I,a,,a ~, ,,..-..--
zach year at least five hundred thou
sand dollars by way Of endowment or
gift. the university authorities would
send up a sincere wall of distress.
II is difficult to find the real rea-
son why this endowment habit" has
never taken general hold upon wealthy
Southern people. In the last decade,
some of our colleges and universities
aaye received large monetary gifts, but
large part of such funds were sup
plied by Northern people. The Dukes
nave given new life TO Trinity Col
ege BY their endowments; but who
,an name other Southern colleges so
veil taken care of by wealthy friends?
Perhaps much OF the solution of the
problem lies in The fact that the South
IS just coming into its own: that the
financial conditions of this part Of
The nation would not admit in the past
ai,r the general making of gifts TO the
colleges In the last half century,
here have been few large captains of
nance in the South.
Ono source Of support 10 Northern
olleges which President Blackwell
5ailed to mention are tho alumni Of
hose colleges. They perfect class or
Plantations before they leave college.
orange TO meet at definite intervals TO
ola class reunions atstheir alma mater
1snd in such way are kept in close
a ouch with the college to which they
| We SO much. It has become aacustom
or thesa classes to make a gift 10
Iheir alma mater on certain occasions.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
PATTERSON DOWN AND OUT.

Governor Patterson, of Tennessee
couldn't come back He has returned
10 the Democratic party OF that state.
however, the nomination for Governor,
which should never have been given to
him and which would not have been
given to him but for his political ac-
tivity and the political activity of the
machine he had built up about him for
the purpose of continuing his strangle
hold upon the independence of his
party.
In an address, filed with much APP
probation of his own high motives and
inefIaceable regard for the Democratic
party in his state, he has offered him
self sacrifice to Democratic suprem-
acy in Tennessee, preferring, it would
seem, this form of hari-kari to what
the party had determined to do to him
on election day. He protests his SER
vice 10 the cause OF education in his
State the contest he has waged against,
intolerance and fanaticism. his mercy
to the helpless, and the satisfaction
with which he can retire to private
life and look back upon my record
with pride. for there is not a blot or
a stain upon it, and he has reached
the conclusion that II can best serve
my party and State in this emergency
by voluntarily doing what my enemies
have SO persistently demanded"
That surely speaks well for Governor
Patterson There will be much rejoice
ing among his enemies at his course.
and they Will be certain 20 say that
they forced him to do voluntarily what
they have been urging him to do all
the time; but the gratifying thing to
all of his real friepds is that he has
done now what lie ought to have done
before his staying in the ring resulted
In the division of the party.
1t is hoped that the party will now
Re able to get together and go about
Its business without another such
strain upon its autonomy. as IT were.
1t would he fearful thing for Ten
nessee to fail into the hands of the
Republicans. and against this fate all
Democrats of that State should now
unite. Patterson is down and out; and
IL the Democratic party in Tennessee
is worth saving there is good chance
now to save IT.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
THE TEACHERS, pension FUND.

Filling a whole column of the Bed
ford Democrat with his protests. Mr..
Edward Kirby Meador, Of Stewards
VILE, attacks the recent action of the
General Assembly in continuing in
force the pension fund for public
school teachers. He declares that the
law now in the 1910 statute book is
the most pernicious thing ever saw ;"
The gist of his argument is:
Now, anything that tends to lessen
the efficiency OF our teachers lessons
the efficiency of the schools, and any
thing that, lessons the pay of teachers
surely lessons their efficiency, because
II they are poorly paid they cannot
get the best preparation to teach. This
bill lessons the efficiency Of our school
system because 1t lessons the salary of
teachers. This bill, first, con-
tains provisions that are absolutely
prohibitive of the great majority of
I the teachers ever receiving any benefit
whatever, for it provides thirty years
any teacher is eligible for the pension
list, ana then, IL he Is not disabled, he
gets only half rate!
The second and principal objection
to the bill is this: i provides the pal
try sum of five thousand dollars as a
fund to pension all the teachers In
the State! Further, it provides that
one per cent. of all the money paid 10
teachers shall be withheld to add to
this fund, thus practically making the
great majority of the teachers thern-
selves pension, out OF their already
meagre salaries, the few who Will or
can fulfill the requirement for pcn-
sions. The legislators thus make the
teachers conduct the poor-houSe for
their disabled and underpaid fellows.
This Is q great joke! But 1T is a fine
example of the kind of legislation tho
people are getting by their public SER
wants, who are at the same time our
Common sense, horse sense, or al
most any old kind Of sense will teach
any man that II teachers must take a
part of their salaries for a fund that
Will never do nlne-tenths of them any.
good, to pension themselves, they had
much rather have no pension at all
and had rather invest their money
themselves where it will pension them
Teachers can certainly handle that
portion of their salaries which the
State proposes to take, better than to
antees no return"
The law is meritorious, 1t does not
deserve such criticism as Is here heap
ed upon IT as examination OF it viii
show. None but school teachers bene-
fit by the fund; the State gets nothing
from 1t. but is simply the trustee of
the fund
In the first place. no teachers ell
cheney is going. to be lessened because
OF an annual contribution OF one per
cent. of his or her salary to the pen
sion fund One per cent of the aver
age teachers salary cannot buy much
efficiency The return in after years,
when the body and the mind are tired
out and when the teacher must vim
draw from the service, is ample repay
nent for any possible loss Of efficiency
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12
DRIvERLEss WAGONS

one Oh our correspondents, the own
er OF one of the finest plantations IN
Inc commonwealth. has called ou- at
'ehtion to serious abuse OF tho n,,b-
lfc roads by drivers Of wagons IT
consists or the negligence of these
men in properly attending to their
'eaths' some of them get in the wagon
ana go TO sleep. and still more fro-
quently negro drivers generally roost
ana visit on the rear wagon as many
as -FOUR at time. Accidents generallv
happen IN the worst places. and hence
our ladies and children are In serious
danger every time they drive over the
roads alone"
Our correspondent tells us that two
members OF his family came very near
being the victims of serious accident
py reason of the carelessness OF a ne
gro driver. He says:
Although no accident happened II
was owing to the sense Of the team my
wire and young son We're driving They
mad come to stand with the right
Wheeis OF the buggy six inches from
the right edges of the corduroy, and
at least thirty feet above the river, on
n very steep slope. The right front
wheel of the wagon had locked with
her right front wheel rs the driver
overlook and stopped them. Three
feet further ahead and my entire out
fl would have gone into the river and
what damage could have recovered
from a possibly irresponsible party?'
There is the point Of the case to
which we respectfully invite the at
tentlon of our legislators There is no
preventive law which places a heavy
penalty on such negligence as this,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-12

Lorimer has resigned from the
Hamilton Club, and the Colonel has
gone back to oyster Bay. cocksure that
he did a very brave thing. 1t turns
out that Lorimer didn't want 20 at
tend the dinner to the Colonel. and
that he had to be urged to do SO by
the president of the club three times
before he would consent to be present.
There is a great deal of talk about X
in Chicago. and the general opinion Is
that the Colonel's behavior was most
indecent. A newspaper here ana there
is pattlng him on the back for his dig
play of brutal manners. and 1t ig safe
to bet that the outlet Will commend
him for 1t; but the great mass OF PEG.
pie think that his treatment OF Lori
mer and the Hamilton Club, of which
Lorimer was member, would have
been impossible to any person OF gen
tlenlanly instincts.