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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Drowned Off High Point.

Leaning over the stern of motor-boat to
cut loose fish net which had become en-
tangled in the power wheel. young man
whose name is said to be VIM. Robinson,
of Baltimore, was drowned near the
mouth Of the North East River. off what
is known at High Point. Sunday. In
company with Frank Day, Frank Russell.
Patrick Murphy and Everett Russell. Of
North East. Robinson left North East
during the morning for trip to Havre de
Grace in 4 motor boat. They were re-
turning and their boat stopped off High
Point. An investigation disclosed that
their wheel had caught in fishing net.
Robinson leaned over the stern to cut
loose the net and in some manner lost his
balance and fell overheard. The tide was
running very strong at that time, and in
a few seconds he was carried out some
distance from the motor-boat. Before his
companions could get to him Robinson
sank out of sight His body has not been
recovered. He was about 26 years OF age.
and recently came to North East to accept
a job at fishing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Officers Elected.

The Presbyterian Aid Society of Zion
has elected officers for the ensuing
year.-President. Mrs. Charles Morris
Vice-President. Mrs. A. J. Mearns; Sec
retary, Mrs. William Murray. Treasurer,
Miss Marietta MeaFns.
At the annual congregational meeting
of the members of the Presbyterian
Church of Zion the following board of
trustees was electing for the coming year:
William Murray, President; Cecil
Mackey. Mearns Moore, Austin Carhart.
Wilmer Fox and Charles Morris.
At the annual election Of Rock Presby-
terian Sunday school the following officers
were chosen: Superintendent, Samuel
G. Bye; assistant. Fred Ewing; Secretary
and Treasurer, Lyman A. Spence; Or
ganist, Miss Sarah Kite; Assistant, Elsie
Bye.
The following officers have been elected
by Perryville Water Company: R. K.
Vanneman, president; A. P. McCombs.
treasurer; A. V. Vanneman. secretary,
and c. L. Cole, superintendent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
MIL And Warehouse Destroyed BY
Fire At QuarryvIlle.

The most dis ,strous fire that Quarry
vile, Pa, ever experienced befell it
Monday night when the large three-story
frame -four and feed mill belonging to E.
B. Flitz & Son. and both of the large
frame warehouses belonging to S. Book s.
Bro, were completely destroyed. with
their contents. Buildings belonging to
William Fisher. Fred Reynolds and H.
Galen Flit1 were also damaged.
The FIRE, which was of unknown origin,
started in the cellar Of the mill between
IL and Io'clock, and had made such head
way when the fire engine reached the
scene. that the mill was doomed. efforts
being directed toward saving surrounding
property. The flames, however. spread
to the warehouses which were also de-
stroyed. After desperate efforts the
progress of the flames was checked.
Frank p. Forbes. chiet engineer of the
fire company was overcome by heat and
WAS in serious condition for hours.
Nathan Shear was burned about the fore
head while assisting in fighting the
flames.
The buildings and contents were par
tally insured in the Southern Mutual and
Penn Township Mutual companies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
CERTIFICATES FILED.
Candidates Who viii Enter Primary
Contest Certify.

The time limit for filing certificates as cam
didates for Office and delegates to the State
conventions expired on Monday. The follow
ing is a list for this Congressional and Judi
cial district:
For Congress, Hon. y. Harry Covington,
Democrat, is the only candidate
For Chief Judge Of the Second Judicial Cir
cult, the only candidates are Democrats Hon.
William H. Adkins, OF Easton. and Albert
Constable. ESQ.,, of Elkton.
For these offices the Republicans will have
no candidate unless they are placed upon the
ballot this fall by petition.
The Democratic State Convention win be
held at Baltimore on May Is. -Four delegates
will be chosen at the primary. There are
eight candidates. Messrs Cecil E. Ewing, of
Rising Sun, Frank r. Scott, Of Elkton; Will
liam M. Brown, of Chesapeake City, and DR..
g. Hampton Richards. OF Port Deposit, who
represent the Woodrow Wilson element of the
party; Messrs. H. Eugene Mackie, of Fair
HilE Harry Howard, of Chesapeake City; John
II. Black, of Cecilton. and DR.. G. P. Carrico
of Cherry Hill, who represent the anti Wilson
sentiment.
The Republican State Convention viii be
held on May a. For delegates ten gentlemen
have filed certificates, as follows:-Messrs
Joshua Clayton, Frank E. Williams, l. Henry
Ford, Henry M Mccullough, r. O. Hopkins,
Joseph T. Kenney, r. Bruce Cameron, Brin-
tou P. Nichols, l. Wayne Reynolds and
Warren j. Haines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Chicken Thief Arrested.

Jack Bladan a negro residing near
Conow:ngo, was arrested on Tuesday and
lodged in Elkton jail. He is charged
with chicken stealing and the authorities
believe they have at last caught the ring
leader of the gang that has been robbing
hen houses blythe wholesale for months
past throughout this section, hundreds Of
dollars worth of poultry having been
stolen. some poultry raisers losing every
chicken they owned through the deprada-
tions of the thieves.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Elkton's Election Muddle.

There will be no municipal election in
Elkton this spring. the present Mayor and
Councilmen holding over possibly until
another session of Legislature. when the
election law of the town can be amended.
The United States District Court rendered
a decision holding that an election law
similar to that at present in force in Elk
ton was unconstitutional, making it inn
possible to get registers and judges to
serve.
A bill amending the law was passed by
the present legislature, but was signed
by the Governor TOO late to allow the
Town Council to appoint registers. as the
election day is the first Monday in May.
the registers being required by law to sit
the third Monday and Tuesday in April.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Fishinu Season.

Thereports from the fishing shores and
floats are that all seins are being operated
but up to the first Of the week catches had
been small. owing to cold weather keep
ing the fish in deeper water down the bay.
Gi.iers were catching from rs to 40 shad
night. but the catch Of herring has been
light.
Shad are selling at wholesale at $22. 90
to $40. 90 per hundred, and herring. retail.
rs cents hundred.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Boy Scouts.

The citizen council of the Boy Scout
organization at North East, has organiz-
ed by electing the following officers: J.
F. Diggs. President; c. P. Barton. Vice
President; R. c. Shippers, Secretary
Isaiah Biddle, Treasurer; Dir. H. A. Can't
well, Scout Commissioner: Rev. ]. p.
Otis. Scout Master. and the following Ex-
ecutive Committee; President Diggs.
Vice-President BARLEY. Secretary Simpers.
and Messrs. Standley Evans and George
o. Carey.
Application has been made to national
headquarters for charter. Twenty-Five
boys have thus far enrolled themselves as
members.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Charged With Forgery.

Charged with forging the name Of H.
N. Eastburn to check for SIS and note
for $r5o, Harvey Jordan. a well-known
farmer living near Cowentown. Cecil
county, was arrested Saturday. Jordan
is alleged to have given the check and
note to Charles Jester, of Wilmington. in
yayment for horse. Jester is said to
have been led 10 believe that the pur-
chaser of the horse was member of the
well-known Eastburn family living near
Newark. The horse was recovered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Local Preachers Day.

The National Local Preachers Associa-
tion of America will observe Local
Preachers Day in the interest of the
Local Preachers Day in the interest Of
the Local Preachers Mutual Aid Society
at North East, this county. next Sunday,
Rev. John H. Crankshaw, of Norristown,
Pa. the president OF the National Asso-
citation. will have charge of the service in
the morning. The services will be of an
all-day nature, beginning with love feast
in the morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Many Nominations OF Popular Young Ladies
Already Made.
FIRST COUNT WILL BE MADE MAY n.
Get In The Race So Many Splendid Gifts Give
All An Opportunity.

tion to the other prizes offered. and. its
winning will not bar the winner from
securing the piano or any of the other
prizes.
DO 1T NOW and help someone reap
the benefits of this liberal offer. Remem-
Der that many of the merchants of Rising
Sun are interested in this contest and give
a IS vote coupon with every $I cash
purchase.
This contest is between individuals and
no lodge or other organization will be
permitted to enter. This also means that
no lady will be permitted to stand as the
candidate of any particular organization
piano or other prizes it is to go to that
organization. Such an arrangement
would be manifestly unfair to the other
contestants. Any candidates so detected
will be disqualified. Remember and
have your friends trade with merchants
who are giving coupons. The names of
the merchants who are giving handsome
prizes and helping to make this contest
big success are as follows:
Rising Sun Pharmacy.
Jennie Gillespie.
Alice & Sheppard.
H. R. & N. E. Mccoy.
M. Ely & Son.
Haines & Kirk.
JOS. S. Pogue, Sons & Co.
This is the first voting contest The
JOURNAL has ever given, and we propose
to make it a ''howling success" We
want new subscribers and lot of them,
and these girls will get them for us by
seeing their friends and inducing them to
subscribe or renew for The JOURNAL. We
guarantee to make the paper well worth
the money of every subscriber, and we
expect to hold all these new subscribers
for many years to come. That Is the
only way we can make this contest make
money for US.
The names of the young ladies who
have already been nominated in this con-
test are given below. We want each one
of them to call at The JOURNAL Office and
get book of receipts and copies of The
JOURNAL to work with and get busy. The
one who does the best work is going to
have that beautiful Obermeyer & Sons
piano. and the others are going to be
handsomely rewarded by other prizes.
In addition one of them is going to win
an extra prize of $Io in gold. to be
awarded May 70. Now, young ladies, II
is up to you to get busy. A good start
may mean a great deal, SO get in the
game early.
Tho nominations so far made are as
follows
RISING SUN.
Addie Richardson Mary Taylor
Mollie Keen Mildred Clayton
Edna Wilson Esther Cooney
Helen Cullen Virginia Maxwell
Della Jenkins Sara Kirk
Ethel Webster Mabel johnson
Emma Brown Pearl Ryan
verna Grason Helen Reeder
Ethel Hall Irene Riale
Bertha Morrison
COLORA.
Anna Fryer Carrie Woodrow
Margaret Holt Maud Reynolds
Sarah Fryer Frances Steel
wooDLAwN.
Laura @. Thompson Mary Rawlings
Lula Thompson
LIBERTY GROVE.
Mrs. Lula Rowland Josephine Saunders
Mary Coulter
ROCK SPRINGS.
Helen Sterrett
FARMINGToN.
Mrs. T. Ernest Brickley
ZION
Naomi vandegrift Marietta Mearns
Ruth Clifford Lucy Carhart
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
Dwelling Burned.

The dwelling Of James, A. Holland,
near Fair Hill. in The Fourth election dis
trict of Cecil county. together with most
of the contents, was destroyed by FIRE
Sunday night. The building, which had
just been completed, caught fire in the
second story. The loss was $4,000, with
no insurance
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
WEDDINGS
Ewing-6ray.

Mr.. Charles E. Ewing, Of Rowland
Vile, and Miss Mary "A. Gray, Of Colora,
were married on April 10. at Zion M. E.
parsonage. by Rev. W. H. Briggs
Howard McVey.
Miss Bessie Mcvey, daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. D. w. Mcvey Of sylmar, and
Mr.. Andrew Howard, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Howard Of Zion. were
married in Philadelphia on April 6.
ButterWorth- Hutton.
Miss Louise Barr Hutton, OF Elkton,
and Benjamin Moore Butterworth. Of
Newark, Dell, announce their marriage.
which took place at the Newark Methodist
Episcopal parsonage on April 10, Rev. G..
S. Alberson officiating.
JAIME s. Smith.
Miss Mary Beatrice Smith, daughter Of
Mrs. VIM J. Smith. Of Elkton, and Mr..
Emil Roy James. OF Aberdeen, were mar
.ried in Elkton Methodist Episcopal
Church, on Wednesday evening, April II,
at 6:3o o'clock. by Rev. E. P. Roberts.
Robinson Price.
Mr.. Harry Robinson. Of Sassafras,. and
Miss Belle Veach Price, daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs y c. Price. Of near, Elkton,
were married Tuesday at noon at ST.
Stephens Parish Church. Eanevile. The
ceremony was performed by Rev W. A..
Coale, rector of the church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19
EXTRA PRIZE OF $40 IN GOLD.

EXTRA PRIZE OF $Io IN GOLD.
The first count in the contest will be
made on May 22 at which time $40 in
gold will be awarded to the contestant
having the largest number Of votes at
that time. This prize is extra, in addi-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19

Bufingtons' are agents for automatic
white euameled lined Refrigerators.
New line this week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-04-19

Cabinet Royal Sewing Machine. Mat
tresses and Furniture Novelties this week
at Bufingtons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27

Police court. as II was proven that he
was Fastening to the city from the
Three Chop road TO have filed a pre-
scrlption for an infant child OF st.
life and death, and he was bent on
having the medicine taken back In
time, Major Werner. Assistant city
Attorney Anderson and the officer
who made the arrest, {. p. Samuels
asked that the case be not pressed.
and Justice Crutchffeld willingly dis
missed the young man
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27
Case In Continued.

The hearing Of f. +. kellum. who
ness charged on two warrant with
obtaining dry goods under false pre-
lenses from Miller g. Rhoads, was con-
tinued IN Police court yesterday morn
ing to July 6th. 1t Is said he is
wanted In Norfolk on charge OF de-
frauding the firm Of Miller. Rhoads
4 Schwartz. and that there In a war
rant for him. charging him with nom
support.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27
Marriage licenses.

Marriage licenseS were issued yes
terday In Hastings court by Deputy
Clerk Breeder to Ewell l.. Walker
and Katie 8. Cprdle. Frederick G..
Keith and Elizabeth r. Burnley, Paul
w. Nunnaliy, Of Crewe. Va, and Lula
Puryear. A. Mercer Lowry. of Han
over county, and Mary Emma Ruch-
anan. Horace A. Simmons and virgie
Frances f.um, and Richard r. Ed
wards and Mary Grace Wilbon. both
OF Bluefield, w Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27
NEW ORDINANCES
TO BE CONSIDERED

Several matters OF Importance will
be considered by the Council com nit
tee on ordinances and reform at a
speciai meeting called for THURSDAY
night. Among them will be the ordi-
nance regulating automobile and mo-
tor traffsc; that dispensing with the
requirement OF large lights on auto
mobiles within the city limits; an or
ndnance restrictins the ~.Axnkar-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27

age business: one prohibiting chill
dren under fourteen years OF age
from attending theaters at night I'M
accompanied by parents. and an ordi-
nance prohibiting theatrical mana
gers increasing prices for reserved
seats withou; giving formal notice TO
the public.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27
court yesterday. The suit 10 for q.
500 alleged to be due ON contract.


Telephone Companies Mergrd.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.|
FREDERICKSBURG. VA, Tune -
The stockholders of the Upper Rap
pahannock Telephone company. me
here Tuesday and Transferred 70 TIL
Underwater Telephone company On
ciaIs. who have purchased the forn1a|
company's lines. al their outol
stocks and franchises. The new &c.
pany will assume control 81 tAs DuGl
ness July !, 1917.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27

Addie p. Belvin entered suit in the
Law and Equity court yesterday
against the Virginia Railway and
Power company for $4,000 dam
ages alleged to have been suffered In
an accident. She is represented by
tho law firm of Fulton a O'Flaherty.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-27
HeasdnR Continued.

This hearing of evidence in the suit
OF the Middle Atlantic immigration
COMPANY suing n. Pollard Cardosa
was continued In the, Law and Equity
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26
". S. Brown Imperial Treasur-
er, Makes Visit to In
spect Preparations


Especial star Bulletin CorresDondencel
DALLAS, Texas, Nov. l4.<W. s.
Brown Of Pittsburg, Pa, Imperial
treasurer Of the Ancient and Arabic
Order Of the Mystic Shrine, visitor
IN Dallas Monday and Tuesday, No
vemher 4-5. In company with Imperial
Potentate William J. Cunningham Of
Baltimore. Nd. for the purpose Of as
pertaining Dallas's ability to properly
care for the Imperial EonnciI meeting
N May next, gave out the statement
in which he expressed himself highly
pleased with the results Of his visit
on6 as being confident that the facili-
ties Of this city we're ample in every
way to care for every visitor. He
vas especially pleased with the re-
suits of a campaign conducted by the
Chamber Of Commerce IN which an
nroximately $4,000 had been sHh-
scribed to the Shrine entertainment
fund.
Dallas ability to handle conyen-
titns Of the largest kind is known the
country over, " said Mr.. Brown, but
q must say was astonished at the
metropolitan city founc upon my ar
RIAL. | like the spirit manifested by
yeur business men as evidenced by
TIE success Of the Chamber of Com
merce subscription campaign It is
gratifying to know that your citizen
shin appreciates the Importance OF the
Order Of the Shrine and of the high
standing Of its membership. Plans for
TIE entertainment of sne Imperial
Counsel gathering shouid be Ibid
months ahead and the fact that Dallas
is doing this is highly commendable.
Cne feature that especially impresses
me is the splendid hotel facilities of
Dallas. In fact in this respect Dallas
offers better facilities for handling
gatherings than many other cities in
the country which have convention
prominence and the hospitality of Dali
las and old Hella Is well known to
every Shriner in attendance here in
1855
Mr.. Brown was convinced that the
plan to give the Shriners an opportu-
nifty of visiting Galveston, Houston.
San Antonio and other cities of the
State through the medium of special
side trips. Immediately following the
close OF the convention, would be es-
pecially popular This matter is now
up with the railroads and definite in
formation will be given out at an
early date. The plan is to have four
or five special trains leave Dallas at
the same hour over different railroads
lines, the itinerary to include the prin.
cipal cities and sections Of the State
In this way visitors will have an OPP
portunity OF visiting Galveston on the
Gulf of Mexico, San Antonio, famous
in Texas history and the home of
the Alamo, Austin the capital of
Texas, and many other places Of
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26

day, IS the increasing extent to which
foreign countries are getting their
products into that colony
In 1906 the United Kingdoms I'M
ports were $50 per cent Of the total:
last year there we're only 49.S per
cent Some 20 per cent Of the inn
ports are goods not produced IN this
country. and IL these are eliminated.
the United Kngdom's proportion has
fallen from 632 per cent to 61.5 per
cent II is remarkable fact that
some states use large amount Of
British goods, while others import 3
very small percentage Of the same
British articles, relying on foreign
products.
Although the total imports of ma
chinery, ETC.. rose from 1907, SCI
pounds In 1910 to Il, 1914 pounds In
1911. the proportion of United King
dom goods to the total has decreased
from about S. per cent to about SO
per cent. This may be party due to
the shipping strike. Victoria Is the
black sheep. taking only 48 per cent
in 1911, against 50 per cent in 1910.
Agricultural machinery Is our weak
est point. The United States had $50
per cent of the trade and Canada 35
per cent, against our 14.1 per cent
Even Sweden has T7,5l7 pounds Of
the machinery. as compared with our
s1e4. 04O. It Is stated that the British
makers neglect to cater for Austria
Ian reQui dement's. The United States
beat us in mining machinery and Ger
many in iron and steel wire.
8 Many British hardware manufacture.
ers will not entrust their agencies to
Australian firms because tl1eT fear
to jeupardize their position with Lon
don commission, or export houses.
These Australian firms accordingly
get agencies from American makers
In textiles we are making head
way. but in other articles OF apparel
Britain has dropped from el.4 per
cent in 1903 to IS per cent in 1911.
London Daily News.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26

Sir Cecil Spring Rice has been Of.
ficially appointed to succeed Janes
lsryce as British ambassador to flle
United States.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26

Special rates for Island people Al
.Pleasant0n Hotels for all veal
round. advertisement
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1912-11-26
ENGLAND'S COMMERCE
WITH AUSTRALIA

The most striking feature of the
Australian import trade. as disclosed
in the report for 1911, issued yester-
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-31

Constable Emile Martin made Q
trip to Jsanerette Thursday and
returned with two young negro
fugitives, one on . charge Of petty
larceny and the other having o.
capped while serving . sentence
from the Mayors Court.
Rub-My Tism will cure you. 25 cents
Mr.. Ubald Melancon and Miss
Gabrielle Ducrest OF Parks were
married at the st. Louis Caths.
dral in Now Orleans, Monday eve
ming the 26th inst. Mr.. and Mrs.
Melanoon will spend . few days in
New Orleans and Biloxi before re.
turning to Parks whore they will
make their home.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-31

AGAINST a special tax Of five
mills Oh the dollar, per annum,
10 be Imposed and levied aud col
lected IN and of II railway enter
Prise. anu IN favor Of. for the ben
eht OF ami aid OF the SOuilIwes-
Tern Traction and Power COmpa-
ny. Its slccrSsUrs or assigns. said
tax to be Imposed. levied anu col
lected beginning with the year
1913 aud extending IL anu lnClI-
ding the year 1922 SD as to re-
aIlze the sum of Twenty Five
Thousand Dollars (2o.0O0.UW. pro-
ylded that in case the sum of rwen-
" Five Thousand Dollars So
OOO.OW he collected ANA turned
over To- the said company before
the sXpiratisn of the ten (lW years
that The SAID tax shall cease AS
soon as th.s sum Is collected aud
TURNED over TO The Southwestern
Traction and Power Company. Its
Successors or assigns.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1912-08-31

FOR Il special tax Of five mills
on the dollar, Per annunI, to be
Imposed, ana COLLECTED In all vi Il
railway eulerpI Use, anu In favsr
Of, for the benefit vi and Ill AID
of the Southwestern Traction and
Power Company, its successOrs Or
assigns, said TAX to Oe lDpUsed, le-
We'd and collected beginning with
the year 1913 aud extending w and
including the year 1872, 81 as 10
realize the. sum OF twenty Five
Thousand Dollars S20.UULOO J.
provided that III case the sum vi
Twenty five Thousand Dollars
(S2J, 10000 he collected and turn
ed over tU said company before
the expiration vi The ten 10 }
years that The SAIL tax shall
cease dis soon as this sum Is cOllec-
ted and turned over 10 tile South
western Traction aud Power Com
pany. It's SUCCESSORS or assigns.