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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
School commissioners.

The Board was in regular session on
May is. when the Secretary was instruct
ed toadvertise later dates for competl-
tive examination for scholarships al West
ern Maryland. ST. Johns and Blue Ridge.
The Board decided to buy books direct
from the publishers next year, and the
contract for stationery was awarded to
the Dulaney- -vernay Company, Of Balti-
more.
Trustees were appointed for the various
schools.
The Secretary was instructed to adver-
tise for bids for furnishing coal for the
coming year.
All schools will close for the year on
the afternoon Of May 80. Decoration Day
not being school holiday.
Teachers examinations win be held at
Elkton on June 3. 4. S and 6. and the
Secretary was instructed TO SO advertise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Warns AGAINST Files.

Warning against the fly as the most
common cause of infantile paralysis was
given by DI. E. w. Saunders. Of St.
Louis. in an address before the Missouri
Medical Association.
DIR. Saunders traced connection be-
tween infantile paralysis and the raising
of poultry, and gave this as an explana-
ton why the disease is more prevalent In
country and suburban districts than in
the crowded part Of city.
While experiments were not complete,
he said. yet he was confident that final
tests would demonstrate connection be-
tween Timber neckp in fowls and infan-
tile paralysis.
His theory is that flies carry the germs
of infantile paralysis from the carcasses
of fowls and possibly from the carcasses
of hogs and dogs to food. This contami-
mated food then Is eaten by children, and
infantile paralysis results.
DIR. Saunders condemned the legal pro-
lection of the buzzard. which. he said,
transmits infections disease of the live
stock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Orphan,s Courf.

The Orphans Court of Cecil County
met in regular session on May I3 and "a.
Sundry claims against the estates Of de-
ceased persons were examined and passed.
Bonds Approved-Bond of Ida Owens.
executrix OF Richard P. Owens: bond Of
John s. Lee. administrator Of Laura HI.
Lee; bond Of Clara B Johns. administra-
trix OF Howard Johns; bond Of Harry L.
Mahan, administrator of w. Reese Mahan
bond OF Leila G. Miller. executrix Of
Cordelia T. Grove; bond Of May w.
Moore. executrix of John L. Moore.
Accounts Passed-First and final pre-
fened account Of Benjamin Briscoe and
William Briscoe. administrators d. b. n.
of Alexander H. Briscoe: fourteenth ac-
count Of Russell ]. Reed, surviving execu-
to. Of Nathan Alexander; 6Fst and final
account of George c. Logan and R. Harry
Logan, administrators pendente life Of
Joseph r. Burns.
Court adjourned to meet in regular
session on June 10 next.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Stone Quarry Changes Hands.

The keystone Lime & Stone Quarry.
located at Frenchtown. this county. has
been purchased by J. c. Budding. Of
Lancaster. Pa. and F. R. Smart. of New
York and Lancaster. who have taken pos
session of the property. The quarries
are reputed to contain the largest deposit
of trappe rock in the State. and there will
be at least twenty cars shipped daily.
The new proprietors have already 10
operation several other large quarries In
Lancaster County. Pa. aud besides. do
ing large business In wholesale supply
ing building material. own and operate
the Lancaster Lime and Supply Co.. and
the Lancaster Silicon Products Co., also
Of Lancaster.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
DEMENTED NORMAN SETS FIRE
TO HOME.
Satnrates Floors with OH and Ap-
plies Match.

With her four small children about her,
Mrs. Jason Smithson saturated both the
upper and lower floors Of her home. near
Thomas Run, Hartford county, FFida y
afternoon. and then set FIRE to the building.
causing its destruction. Mrs. Smithson
has suffered from weak mind for sever
al years and Il has been feared both BY
her husband and neighbors thai she might
commit some rash act. During the alb
sence of her husband she poured oil over
the floors. and after applying the match
gathered the children in her arms and
carried them out OF doors. The flames
gained headway rapidly and by the time
neighbors arrived on the scene the build
ing had nearly burned to the ground.
Mrs, Smithson and children were watch
ing the flames as they destroyed the
home. She said she set FIRE to the build
ing because she was mad. Mr.. Smithson
was summoned and when he witnessed
the destruction of his home he wept and
could not find words to express his grief.
He has the sympathy of the entire neigh
borhood, as he is Woodworking man
and had taken great pains to provide a
comfortable home for himself and family.
Efforts will be mads TO place Mrs. Smith
son in some institution where she can be
properly taken care of.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Creditors appoint Trustee.

The FIRST meeting of the creditors of
Thomas Kirk. Of Rising Sun, was held
Tuesday before Henry A. Warburton.
Esq. Referee in Bankruptcy. Mr.. Kirk
was examined and stated that he had
been misled as to the affairs of the Eureka
Fertilizer Company, of which he was
a heavy stockholder and director, and had
signed notes believing the company to be
solvent. The notes aggregate about $25.-
600 and Mr.. Kinks assets are about
$4,000. E. Kirk Brown. ESQ.,, vas ap-
pointed Trustee by the creditors.-News.
Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
NO ElECTI IN At ELkTON.
The Law So Tangled That Old
Council StilI Serves.

u.
The municipal election which was adj
vertised TO besheld al Eikton on Monday
did not take place. The time for ,candi-
dates 10 file their nomination papers pass
ed without any one being placed in nonni-
nation, and consequently. there was no
one to be voted for. The present mem-
bers OF the town council. under the law.
hold Office until their successors are
chosen and qualified. The legislature, in
1919, passed a new municipal election
law for EIkton, but that law was not sign
ed by Governor Goldsborough in time 10
be carried out. consequently no election
could be held last May. This law pro-
vided that all four members Of the town
council and the town president should
be elected last. spring, the president and
the two councilmen receiving the highest
vote to serve for two years and two=coun
cilmen, receiving the smaller vote for one
year. AS no election was held last spring
the question arose this spring which two
of the four councilmen were the ones to
keep their seats. The mixup was so COM
plicated that il was generally decided
that the best plan was TO have no election
and allow the present board to serve for
another year. The legislature next wins
ter will be requested 10 pass new nuni-.
cipal election law. also to amend the
present town charter giving the town
broader powers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23

An old mansion house, used as board
ing and lodging house by number OF
carpenters from Chesapeake City employ
ed at the Gunpowder River bridge was
destroyed by FIRE last week, together with
the contents. while the carpenters were
visiting their homes. The carpenters
lost their clothing a tools. Several Of
them are members of the Chesapeake
City Band and their horns which they
had left in the house were destroyed,
The loss will total several hundred
dollars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Mrs. william N. Rolllsol,.

After lingering illness from a compli-
cation of diseases. Ella Shea. wife Of
William H. RoIlison, died early Monday
morning at her home in Oxford aged AZ
years. She was the daughter OF Patrick
Shea. Besides her husband she leaves
two small children. Mildred aud William
Rollison two sisters. Miss Hannah Shea.
Oxford. Mrs. William B. Cochran Of
Kennett Square, two brothers. James and
David Shea. living in Rising Sun. The
funeral was held Thursday with inter-
ment at West Grove.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
SANATORIUM NEEDED ron THE
c0LORED TUBERCULAR.
Grave Danger OF Infection From
This Source.


Maryland has a sanatorium for its
tubercular white residents. but no place
| in which the tubercular colored may be
cared for and restrained from spreading
disease. It is high time the public awak-
ened to the extent to which one colored
family in which there Is tuberculosis can
infect whole community, and followed
up such awakening by demanding that it
be safeguarded against this widespread
danger.
In this State, and particularly in coun-
try districts. housekeepers are largely de-
pendent upon colored help. Yet how few
squire into the home surroundings Of
the domestics who come to the back door
asking for place. On the contrary, they
are put right to work. doing the cooking.
the house-cleaning. the washing and from
ing, minding the baby and the other chill
dren. and coming into close daily contact
with the whole family. No one takes the
trouble to see what sort of homes these
domestics come from in the morning and
return to at night.
Not only colored women, but colored
men. too. work about the place, handling
food products, driving the family car
riage. tending the garden and the stock.
doing number of tasks. in fact that
make it highly important for them to
be healthy and their clothing free from
germs. But do employers inquire what
sort Of places they stay in when they are
not at work :
The Maryland Children's Aid Society
has come across a case in one county that
is typical OF conditions throughout the
counties-condition that will exist SO
long as the State is without place where
tubercular colored people may be placed
for the protection of the community.
In this case, the tubercular patient is q
small colored girl who lives in little
house with relatives. There are four
adults in that house. two men and two
women, three Of them working in FAM
lilies. the other in Laundry. The child Is
in the last stages of tuberculosis, yet
those four people are in contact with her
every night. Two other members Of the
household have died of the disease, and
the family seems. to have no idea about
taking precautions for their own protec-
tion and that Of the people for whom they
work.
There is no place for the tubercular
colored. so the suffering child will have
to stay in that little home, throwing of
battalions of germs to go forth and do
their dread work. And her relatives will
continue to leave that disease-laden
atmosphere each morning to work among
the unsuspecting white folk of the COM
munity.
Here is danger right in our very
midst. The only solution is sanatorinm
for the tubercular colored people. for their
shelter and the protection of the commu-
nifty. The matter should be urged upon
the next Legislature, but the public will
have to rouse out of its present apathy
and work for their own protection or the
tubercular colored will stay right in the
congested neighborhoods in which they
now live. injecting those who leave these
neighborhoods to labor among the white.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
william a. Alexander .

William A. Alexander, druggist of
Chesapeake City. died on Tuesday at his
home in that town aged as years. He
was son of John E. Alexander of Elkton.
A widow survives, also his parents and
several brothers and sisters.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Or. William C. Carson.

DR.. William c. Carson, OF Port Deposit,
died May II. 10 the SIst year Of his age,
The funeral services were held Saturday
with interment at West Nottingham
Cemeteey.
DR.. Carson was an A. M. of Princeton
College. being one of the its oldest living
graduates. graduating in 1853. EIe took
his medicine degree at the University ol
Maryland in the class of 1856
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
Died From Injuries.

Harry Harkness, aged IS years. son Of
William Hardness. was so badly burned
by coming Ia contact with an electric wire.
while at work at the Mccall Ferry power
plant on Tuesday afternoon. that he died
in few hours after being removed to the
hospital at Columbia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
TrI.County League.

Rain caused the postponement of all
games in the Tri-county League Satur-
day. The schedule for May ~ is--New-
ark at Aberdeen. Havre de Grace at Elk
Mills. Elkton at Oxford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23
John Hines.

John Hines, a lifelong resident Of
Port Deposit. died Friday in that town,
aged 6S years. One brother and one
sister survive. The funeral was held
Sunday. with interment at Asbury
Cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23

Postal cards will be green hereafter, as
are those in many foreign countries. The
Postmaster General has signed an order
authorizing the change.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23


was asindulged in.
The Directors Of Union Hospital, Elk
ton, have contracted for modern fire es-
capes at the hospital building.
The new bridge over Plum Greek. on
the new Elktop-Elk Neck road. has been
completed and the road opened 70 travel.
Memorial Day. May goth, being legal
holiday, the National Bank Of Rising Sun
will not be open for business on that date.
WIN. T. Warbufton,s Esq. Of Elkton. is
being urged by his friends to make the
race for the Republican nomination for
the State Senate.
Rev. w. HI. Briggs, Of Zion. occupied
the pulpit Of the M. E. Church OF this
town, on Sunday morning, Rev E. e.
MacNichol being indisposed.
Thomas Rink. of this town. was pain
iully injured on Monday by being kicked
10 the side BY one Of his horses lie sui
fered the fracture 81 three ribs.
Al a meeting Of the Business Mems
League Monday evening, committee
was appointed to arrange for the opening
Of an underwear factory in Oxford.
While tightening bolt on his automo-
bile Howard Vincent. Of Elkton. met with
4 painful accident. when his left hand1was
caught in the fiy-wheel and crushed.
Postofice Inspector Plummer has re-
ceived notice that the postofice at Elkton,
Maryland. is 70 be. made second-ciass
Office. The Elkton Office will 60 under
the higher cIsss rating July r
The sixty-third annual conference of
the colored Methodist Protestant Church
closed its session at Elkton, this week
with total collections for all purpose re-
ported Al $25sooo, large increase.
Edith jewell, daughter OF Mr. and Mrs
Harvey Jewell, Of Chesapeake City.
while riding on a corn planter with her
father, had her leg broken and was taken
20 the Delaware f1osp'1a' ior uea'Hs'''.
The barn on the iarm g michaei s.
Fahey, near Kenneu squire was so'a.y
destroyed by FIRE with all its contents,
consisting of hay. straw, corn and lot Of
farm implements and wagons. last week.
The Ladies Missionary Society of Zion
Presbyterian Church Will nold z ies'lVai
ON the church lawn WEDNESDAY evening"
June 4. Ice cream, stfawoerries' cake'
candy and fruit Tor sale. Music oy NOT
bingham band.
The fishing operations on the floats in
the susquehanna river came to close
iass wSsA, -" 80 rSS'sss 80 u ], !.
ns As'' u.1 80 80 80 -, Z.
.he eA'en "ss guy seo1' s'S 80 : ''''s =
osnss seasoss
Woodlawn Camp Ladies Aid and all
other ladies who are interested In the
nccess Of Woodlawn camp meeting are
invited 10 meet at the home Of Mrs. R.
GOODWIN Terry on Iuesoay atteIhoohs
May 81, at two o'clock.
= ,.s,;,o against 4 press al the Oxford
News plant Tuesday afternoon Arthur
Fishers clothing was caught In the gears
and before the machine could be stopped
the skin was scraped of his breast and
his hand painfully bruised.
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r snxs-.,a.d c,or,s..,.
nA'hens - 'ne .- 80 - - -,
Association, OF which the Eikton. Rising
sun and Chesapeake City Gun Clubs are
4 .,,.,, t.,s 10 be held al Yokel's Park.
~. .d has h..n
xa'siuno.s' Jus = ? ~"N = Aes "
arranged.
~,
The household eooos o. Ai'en rayne
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23

In order to get the perfect potato spray
with Pyrox. IL kills bugs. prevents
blight. Get Il at Butingtons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23

More ga linoleum. enamel beds. Duke
and Reliance springs this week at Buff
ington's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23

New lot Of bed room suits and dressers
In the latest patterns expected next week
at Bufington's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1913-05-23

2751z565 WeTc paInluIIy InJuIeu- EVcIy-
one was thoroughly soaked by the driving
rain. ladies hats and wearing apparel
being virtually ruined Those from our
town were compelled to remain 10 Lam
cester over night and some of them. un-
dannted by the afternoons experience,
attended the evening performance Of the
show,
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-05
Crossing Accident
at Wakefield
Freight Train Crashes Into
An Automobile.

= A accident which nearly resulted in
the death of number of people occurr
ed at Wakefield last Saturday evening.
Walter Truettner, cashier of the
First National Bank of Bessemer was
driving an automobile in which, be-
sides himself, were his wife, mother
and two children and Miss Laurie and
her adopted son. When the car swung
n,rth to enter the village, there was =
long train of freight cars en- one of
the tracks, and as there is beer ware
house on one side Of the road the occu-
pants of the car were able to see the
tracks only for about the width the
road at the crossing. Not hearing any
bell or whistle, MIR. Truettner had no
idea that there was q train approach
ing and drove UP onto the tracks, but
just as he reached the main track a
freight train of about twenty cars
which was backing up through the
yards, came suddenly upon him. tie
was driving his car very slowly and as
soon as he saw the approaching train
he stopped mis- car and tried to back up
of of the track but was unable TO do
SO, as the train was upon him bef re
he could reverse his car. All the occu-
pants of the car jumped and n some
miraculous manner escaped without in
jury. The train struck the front wheel
of the automobile and the machine was
demolishe1.
MIR. Truettner says that had his car
been a couple of feet further upon the
track when the train struck it that
there would have been no possibility Of
escape for the party. He says that
there was no brakeman on the rear end
of the train and that the bell on the en-
gine was not ringing when the train
was backing up, We understand that
William Kelly, conductor Of the train,
claims that the trainmen on the freight
train saw the automobile approaching
and made signals for it to stop. There
seems to be however a vast difference
in the statements Of the trainmeu an
the &C ants of the aut m b b t
the the facts viii undoubtedly be deter
mined N the courts, as Mr.. Truettner
says that he will push the case against
the railroad company to the limit, as
he THINKS that accidents Of this nature
may easily be avoided if proper precau
tions are taken BY the railroad com
panies.
One fact Of which there is no ques-
tion, however, is that the railroad
crossing on which this accident oceurr-
ed IS a very dangerous one. particular
ly when cars are standing on the side
tracks and the Northwestern railroad
company should be compelled to keep a
flagman there if there is a possibili-
ty If compelling the Northwestern rail-
road company to do anything. The
ironwood Times
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-05

From the following it is apparent
. that the legislature has awakened to
the fact that forestry in Wisconsin is d
big proposition, and that the best
thing to do is to take time to systema-
tie the matter and get upon an intelh-
gent footing in the matter
mo lands are to be allowed to be
purchased Tor reforestration purposes
during the next two years. The senate
Tuesday night by large vote rejected
all amendments which have been rre-
posed to modify tie Wbitesija bill
which has already passed be assembly
SO that some power for the purchase of
additional land toT tie forest reserve
should be left with the forestry com
mission and passed the bill in the ori-
ginal assembly form which provides
for legislative investigation Of the
forestry question and the forest re-
serve with the limitation that no new
lands shall be purchased for the forest
reserve until after July /, 1915. There
was very strong vote in favor Of this
bill despite a recommendation Of the
conservation committee to allow the
purchase Of lands for the forest reserve
with money received from the sale Of
the state lands
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-05

A Practical O4t-of,doors Faan
school" primarily intended for boys
and girls between ten and seventeen
years Of age is being conducted bg the
Milwaukee County School Of Agricol-
ture and Domestic Economy beginning
June 30 and continuing to July Is A.
mong tn subject taught viii he farm
crop and soil, horticulture, household
training, farm mechanics, dairyinQ AMI
animal husbaudry, poultry. health and
citizenship
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-05

The more one measures Wisconsin 5
resources in comparison with those Of
other states the cls sarer il becomes that
all that is needed is more OF the lime
hight. This state has been to quiet in
the psst. There are two reasons for
lis - one beiAg that we are conssr-
vative people, and the other that, We
have not fuzzy realized the value Of our
resources. If the state board Of immi
grafton is gwen a reasonable fund it
will be able to spread the good news.of
Wisconsin opportunities - good news
for the reasau tnst it viii bring to the
state thou sands OF hor.ebuilders who
~ill add immensely to the riches Of
the state.
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-05

The Hurley Base Ball team The
O'Donneils played the Meilen team at
Melleu Friday and were defeated by
score Of 2 to-. The Hurles boys gave
the Mellenites a bad ,are NJ to the r.
venta inning when the score stood 2 to
ia favor Of the "O'Donnels. Mellen
scored two runs by oYerthrows in tie
seventh and in the eight the Hurley
boys got ratified and did not cool
down until Mellen scored five more
runs. Noren and Emunson where the
battery for Hurley. and Stanley and
Richards for MelIen.
Our land = La Nostra terra. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 191?-1913, 1913-07-05

The New Haven saffragists are petit
tioning for the appointment Of two p
licewomen. Such officers have proved
their usefulness in Los Angeles and
elsewhere in looking after women and
girls as prevention is better than cure.
the appointment Of policewomen even
from the money point Of view might
recommend itself to q city government
as having expense for reformatories
and jails.