Evening journal., 1914-08-21
BABY falls FROM TRAIN
WINDOW, BUT IS UNHURT

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
ELkTON. Mo, Aug. 21.-On We'd
nesday morning traffic on the Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad was delayed by the break
ing Of break beam. al the curve
Just east of the Jail crossing. A pas
senger train was waiting to proceed
and out of one Of the car windows
fell baby, right on the track. John
Perkins happened to see il, and
picked il up and returned It to those
in charge. The infant was appar-
emily none the worse for it's tumble.
The Maryland Court Of Appeals on
Thursday admitted to practice. Will
liam Jones Bratton. of Elkton. son Of
Doctor and Mrs. Howard Bratton.
Mr. Jones graduated from Delaware
College, then from Princeton Univer-
sity, finishing by taking a course at
the Maryland Law School. The ad-
mission 10 practice in the Court of
Appeals grants him the right to prac-
tice in any of the Circuit Courts of
the State
Announcement Of the approaching
marriage of Miss Ray Burns. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs Thomas X. Burns.
OF Elkton, to John p. Ward. OF Phila-
deiphia, has been made. The cere-
mony will take place on Saturday,
August 30.
The shores of the Elk River are
lined with camping parties. Troop
No. l Boy Scouts of Newark, have
spent this week in camp at Locust
Point. five miles below Elkton.
Thirty days in the Elkton jail"
was the sentence given by Magls.
trate Joshua NJ. Ash to Joseph Zacks
and Charles =. Thomas, OF Baltimore.
for riding on freight trains.
Messrs. John NJ Tucher, President
Of the Elkton Banking and Trust
Company, and Emerson r. Crothers
are soiOurning at Cape May, n. j.
Mrs. r. Hardie Walmsley, OF New
York, has returned home after long
visit TO her aunt, Miss Mary Walm-
sley. of this town.-Miss Helen A.
Burkley and Miss Mary o. Terrell are
camping with a party OF friends on
Elk River.-Mrs. Helen Wells Kirk,
of White Oak Farm, visited her cou-
sin, Miss Edna II. Lee. on Wednes-
day.-Mrs. John Hinckley, Of Phila-
delphia, is spending some time with
her father. Samuel j. Keys.-Mrs.
Elizabeth H Hurn is entertaining
Miss Mary Proctor, of Washington.
ID. C.-Miss Sallie A. Campbell, of
Iron Hill. is convalescing from a
serious illness.-Mrs. Daniel Bratton
had as her guest this week, Miss
Janet Edge, of East Orange. n. j.
Mrs. Frank + Carpenter, OF Whining
ton, visited friends in Port Deposit,
last Week.-Mrs. Mary Connor has re-
turned to her home. near Elbton, ar
ter long visit to Mr.. and Miss Ban
jamin Price. of rleville.-Robert
4 Kerr Rawlings. of Rising Sun, was
en- a business trip 20 Lancaster. Pa,
last week-Mr. and Mrs. William c.
Fechly are at Wildwood. ~ J.-Mrs.
+ A. Woolley, of Annapolis, is the
guest of her brother, Clinton ..
White, of Elkton.-Clarence Denny.
of Chicago, Illinois, is visiting his
! father, Charles +. Denny. OF this
town John Meredith and Miss Ada
Meredith on Sunday entertained these
| friends. Messrs. Thompson Price and
Jesse Woolleyhan, of Earleville.
Maris Lewis Darley Pa. Misses Myra
; Sinclair and Lena Mccoy, OF Balti-
more.-Miss Katherine NJ. Bratton
las returned from the summer school
OF the Johns Hopk MS University,
where she took the recent course
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas c. Major Miss
Helen Major and Miss Emma Minister
/ are spending some time at Atlantic
/ City.