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The midland journal., 1917-01-12
RISING SUN DETECTIVE AssO-
CITATION.
Annual Meeting Held-Oficers and
Directors Elected-Insurance
Feature Adopted-Turkey

The annual meeting of Rising Sun
Detective Assocition was held Satur-
day in Woodmen's Hall, in this
town. There was a large attend
ance and the treasurer's report
showed the association haf a snug
sum on hand. Ten new members
we're enrolled, making total mem
bership of 145.
After lengthy discussion it was
voted to adopt an insurance feature,
but no provision was made to put
this on a business basis, rendering
the association liable at any time for
property stolen, but giving it no
power to raise the funds, except by
drawing on whatever surplus may
De in hand.
The resolution passed provides
hat any member who has property
stolen shall be reimbursed to the
amount of one-half the loss, not to-
Exceed $500, if said property is not
'ecovered within three months time.
Money and jewelry are not included
the insurance feature.
The following officers and direc-
sors were elected: President, I.
Wayne Reynolds; vice-president,
VIM. R. Cameron; treasurer, DR.. T.
3. Moore; secretary, Joseph r.
Tyson; assistant secretary, Clarence
+. Dare; directors, Jesse T. Wood.
Iohn S. Cullen, Carroll E. Tyson, H.
G. Cummings, /Dr. G.. s. Dare, Fl. L.
Woodrow, H. H. Kirk, C. R. Biles,
Vim. M. Pogue.
The meeting adjourned about
1880 to the public hall, where the
aides of the West Minister Guild of
West Nottingham Presbyterian
church had provided splendid tur-
Key dinner, and everyone who has
oartaken of feast prepared by
hese ladies knows the dinner left
lothing to be desired.
The Guild, which is ever on the
vatchtower for the promotion of
good, circulated petitions in the in
crest of National constitutional pro-
hibition, securing 1O6 signatures of
1oters. One of these petitions was
;ent to Hon. Blair Lee, one to Hon.
John Walter Smith, and one to Hon.
Jesse D. Price, Maryland's United
states Senators and First District
Congressional Representative.
The gross receipts of the Guild
rom the dinner were $126, the sum
If $53 being cleared.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Contractors Fail To Stop Use OF
Road.

Failing to keep the public from
raveling over the partly built stone
road between Cecilton and Warwick,
oy threatening arrest, the contrac-
tors built a fence across the road at
either end. This was torn down.
Then the contractors had stone
hauled and piled in the middle Of the
road, and placed the steam rollers at
each end, but this also failed. The
stone piles have been leveled at
night, and the rollers fred up and
run off to the side Of the road.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Mrs. william Grove.

Mrs. Mary E. Grove. wife OF VII
liam Grove, died Friday, Jan. B, at
her home near Lombard, Md, afte'
a brief illness from pneumonia. She
was a daughter of Absolom McVey
and was born and spent her entir'
life in the neighborhood of Lombard
rhe deceased was 62 years of age
Her husband and two children sur
vive: Mrs, Helen Brown at home
and Lawson Grove of Nottingham
The funeral was held Monday, will
burial in Rosebank cemetery.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Rainfall For 1916.

Elwood Balderston, Of Colora,
who has kept record Of the
weather, sends the Midland Journal
the following figures showing the
precipitation during the year just
past:
January, 1.21 inches; February,
s.5S; March, 4.60; April. 800; May,
2.41; June, $50; July, 1853; Au-
gust, 1928; September, 2.7O; Octo-
ber. 2.3O; November, 1853; Decem-
ber. 4.51.
Total for year 40.15 inches. The
greatest rain fall was in the months
of June and July with nearly
thirteen inches. (12.93).
The midland journal., 1917-01-12

The managers of the Moving
Picture shows being given in Rising
Sun public hall on Wednesday and
Saturday evenings of each week, de-
sire to announce that the distribu-
Ition of the Heralds has been dis
continued, but patrons will be kept
advised of the attractions to be Of
fered through the advertising COZ
umns of the Midland Journal. Don't
fail to look up these announcements
ON the last page of the Journal each
week. -.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
KILLED BY INSANE MAN
Skull Crushed With Flat Iron
Tragedy At Havre de Grace.

Tragedy At Havre de Grace.
A terrible tragedy occurred at
Havre de Grace on Thursday morn
ing of last week, when Wesley Whit
ny, aged % years, who had been suf-
fering from insanity for three years
struck Mr.. Rubin Ditzell, aged As
years, on the head with fiat iron,
crushing his skull.
Mr.. Ditzell had been making his
home with the Whitneys for some
time past. He was on the back
porch, Thursday morning, bending
over q wash basin, when young
Whitney came from the kitchen and
struck him without warning. Whit
ney's mother, widow of Sherman
Whitney, witnessed the tragedy, and
ran screaming through the house
into the street. DR.. F. w. Steiner
was summoned and hurried Ditzell
to the Havre de Grace Hospital,
where he died few hours later.
Whitney, man of powerful ply
sique, was thrown from a bicycle
several years ago and injured his
head, since which time he has been
mentally unbalanced, although not
considered dangerous, for the past
year the advisability Of sending him
to an insane institution had been
contemplated. He does not realize
his terrible deed, saying he did not
strike Ditzell. The deceased was un-
married, and leaves brother and a
sister.
The insane man was taken to Bel
Air Jail, and later committed to the
State Hospital for Insane.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Found His Lost Pocketbook.

Marion McCardle, proprietor OF
Penn Hill Hotel at Wakefield, Lam
caster county, was fox hunting last
week, and his pocketboek contain
ing over $500 in money and 500 in
checks worked out of his hip pocket
and was not missed until he return
ed home. Remembering the course
he rode horseback he travelled over
the route the next day and was
lucky to find it in meadow near
New Texas.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
CRIMEAN WAR VETERAN.
Member Of the Famous Light Bril-
gade Dies at EIkton.

August A. Brown, of the famous
Light Brigade of the British Army
at Balaklava during the Crimean
War, died at his home, on East High
street, Elkton, Monday, from the in
firimities of age.
He was go years of age and had
been a resident of Elkton for the
past 29 years. For more than a
quarter of a century he was sexton
of the Elkton Methodist Episcopa
Church, and for over 20 years wa
superintendent of county buildings
at Elkton.
Fifty years ago he was granted
pension by the British governmen
for his services in the Crimean War
He leaves a widow, two sons and a
daughter.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Covington Wood.

Covington Wood, a respected resi-
dent of the Third district, died Dec
81, at his home at Leeds. aged 81
years. Mr.. Wood was a wheel
wright by trade and for years con
Quoted the shop at Leeds. He is
survived by his wife Keir, and one
son, Willard Wood, both of Philada.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
An Opportunity for Road Builders.


County Agent D. H. Kaufman
wishes us to announce that the
Division of Engineering of the Mary
land State College of Agriculture
offers four days course in road
building and maintenance, January
18th to goth, 1917-Tuition Free.
This is an opportunity for anyone
interested in good roads-as well
as for Road builders.
The program includes discussions
covering earth and gravel roads.
Hard surfaced roads, good roads
machinery, bridges and culverts, etc,
and gives an opportunity for free
discussions Of subjects other than
hose formally presented.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
To Back McMullen For Comptroller

To Back McNfullen For Comptroller.
According to the Baltimore Amer
lean, word has been passed to the
faithful of the regular Democratic
city organization that Comptroller
Hugh A. McMulleh must be indorsed
for denomination for state comp
troller. This order is the outcome
of a conference Thursday night at
Hotel Rennert in Baltimore, between
John ]. Mahon, the leader Of the
regular city Democratic organiza-
ton, and Mr.. McMullen.
It was thought advisable by Mr..
Mahon and his lieutenants to make
an early declaration in behalf of the
denomination of Mr.. McMullen be-
cause an impression might get
abroad that the Comptroller's inden-
tification with the Estate crowd" and
his persoanl and political friendship
for David ]. Lewis, against whose
election to the United States Senate
the regular city Democrats We're op-
posed, might be a cause for oppo-
sition to his denomination. The
fight to be waged by the city Demo-
cratic organization at the next pri-
maries will be against legislative
candidates opposed to granting the
eity's demands. No quarter will be
given to those Democratic candidates
supported by the State administra-
tion and by the local leaders backed
by the state crowd"
The midland journal., 1917-01-12

On Monday for the first time war
prices on wheat in Chicago touched
long-predicted goal, 50 busheI.
No. red winter wheat for immedi-
ate delivery sold at that price, an
advance of about 5 cents since Sat-
urday.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
DIR. Hugh c. Curran.

DR.. Hugh C. Curran, aged rs
years, an instructor of Tome Insti-
tute, Port Deposit, died suddenly
last week while on a visit to his
daughter, Mrs. ]. H. Morgan at Car
Isle, Pa.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12

Discovery of a new counterfeit
$40 gold certificate of the 1907
series was announced by the Secret
Service last week. 1t bears check
letter "a" and plate number 8, is
printed on two pieces of paper be-
tween which silk threads have been
distributed. The printing is poorly
done.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
octoraro Peoples, CHURCH.

The following order of services
will be observed at Octeraro Proples'
Church on Sunday, January Ia;
Sunday School, 1880 a. m; Bible
reading, 2 p. M, 9rd chapter Acts;
followed by talk on Pilgrims s
Progress by Howard Brown; paper
by s. G. Ragan; preaching, 2:46 p.
M, by Rev. o. H. Connelley.
Some invitations on record are
Gen. III, Matt. 1923, Rev 22-17.
An earnest request, st. Luke 1927
2S; conclusion, Ecclesiastics 1918.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Pnxon Wilmer.

Paxon Wilmer, for many years a
resident of East Nottingham, Pa,
where he followed pump making.
died Jan. A in the County Home at
Emhreeville. Pa. aged 20 years,
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
ort Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week.
bCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

-
4ent Will begin on February 21st
ter Sunday falls on April 9Th.
he grip has made It's appearance
is claiming numerous victim
This vicinity
bne farmer near Chestertown has
FIVE valuable horses from SLOW
pr during the past fall.
lost Of the corn crop in Kent
ty is. still held by the farmers
nearly one-half of the wheat
bp.
Thirty native ewes belonging to
Jos. M. Brown were sold at pub
auction in Centreville for $14.50
head.
Special services are in progress al
ines NJ. e. church. Rising Sun, and
kach interest is being mantle ted in
peetings.
roll vanPelt haR rented the
property Of Mrs. E. P. Mearns
Asand will open il for business
near future.
lge Harlan of Hartford County
has granted Joseph Henry
!, an absolute divorce from his
Virginia Harris.
Bebank M. E. church, Calvert,
be lighted with acetylene gas in
fAtare, the work of installing a
mt eing in progress.
Sew fal of our citizens report hav-
3 g gAtten up between the hours Of
he. and three Monday morning to
flew The eclipse Of the moon.
Struck by belt when it flew off
the pulley in the pulp mill at Elkton,
William Dick, an aged resident oil
that town, sustained serious injuries.
Miss Ruth Hall, of Colora, was
struck by a jitney in Coatesville on
Christmas day and severely injured.
She was taken to hospital in that
city. where she still remains.
During the month of December
324 marriage licenses were issued at
the Clerks Office in Ekton. The
total number of licenses issued for
the last fiscal year was 3345.
Harry e. Standiford, has sold his
farm containing 165 acres, located
at Forest Hill, Hartford county. to
Charles A. Jones and B. H. Blevins,
of North Carolina, for $4,000.
A poultry shoot will be held on
the grounds of Rising Sun Gun Clul
Saturday afternoon. Jan. 13. at 1880
o'clock. A fine 27-pound turkey is
one OF the many prizes offered.
Calvin Appleton has been shipping
HAT cattle from this point to the city
market this week. Fifteen head
vere purchased from James H
Aans and sixteen from Jesse T
In hosiery mill plant, which
5een operated for the past two
by Sutro Co., of Philadelphia
been moved to Wilmington, due
inability to secure sufficient
le help.
4 hong our business firms who are
buting calendars to their Gus
rs are, w. x. Bird, dairyman
Is & Kirk, hardware. e. R. Buff
Vlbn & Sons, merchandise; Arthur
3 sur, horseshoeing and black
hing; Eli t. Reynolds, druggist
q tug Grace" of Philadelphia
return trip to that city from
de Gr- e last week, was cu'
by fns ica in Elk River ant
The &caped in the yaw
vent to Efseton by autombile
ing to Philadelphia by rail.
th the view of developing 6
OF some miles in length along
eashore of Ocean City, new
any, to be known as the Isle o.
4. Iand Company, has just beer
ted under the laws o
with capital OF $500.
ant. Rising Suns veteran
who went to Philadel
nd the ',nhdays With hi
- ~ And com
and will b
Monday, 15tl
to any wants
Robt A. Boyd
MERCHANDISE
large anc
calendar TO
general agent
as also remem
ournal with on
bvident Life an,
RS, and H. L
more, sends u
Winchester Arm
The midland journal., 1917-01-12
Cunning Accidents In Pennsylvania

One. hundred and two cunning ac-
cidents occurred in Pennsylvania
during the 1916 hunting season.
Thirty of these were fatal. In the
1915 season there we're 139 acci7
dents, of which twenty-nine were
fatal.
Reports received by the state
game commission show that all Of
the accidents were purely accidental.
In no case was any one shot in
mistakS for game.
The midland journal., 1917-01-12

Writes he is
d and will be
Monday, 18th
to any wants
Robt. A. Boyd,
meDehandtse.
large and
alendar for
1 general agent,
as also Femom-
ournal with one
vident Life and
RS. and H. L.
more, sends us
Winchester Arms
depicts q hunt
Leigh.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
A PLEA FROM THE PRESIDENT

Ten million Americans are invited
to Join the American Red Cross dur
ing the week ending with Christmas
Eve. The times require that every
branch of our great national effort
shall be Loyalty upheld, and 1t is pc
culiarly fitting that at the Christmas
season the Red Cross should be the
branch through which your willing.
ness to help is expressed
You should Join the American Red
Cross, because it alone can carry the
pledges of Christmas good will to
those who are bearing for us the real
burdens of the world war, both in our
own Army and Navy and in the ma
tions upon whose territory the issues
of the world-war are being fought out
Your evidence of faith in this work
is necessary for their heartening and
cheer.
You should join the Red Cross be-
cause this arm of the National Ser
vice is steadily and efficiently main
tanning its overseas relief in every
suffering land, administering our mil
lions wisely and well and awakening
the gratitude of every people
Our consclcnces Will not let us en-
Joy the Christmas season if this pledge
of support to our cause and the
worlds uplift Is left unfulilled Red
Cross membership is the Christmas
spirit in terms Of action.
tSigned) WOODROW WILSON.
President Of thc American
Red Gross.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
LOCAL HAPPENINGS


G. Jacobs is building new house.
Harris Ward will teach at Chuutau-
qua.
Frank Lindley is working at the mill
OF NJ. II. Hatch.
Harry Buckner has gone to Portland
to attend school.
Peterson Bros. have opened a meat
market on the Peninsula.
Born Sept. s. 1892, to Mr.. and Mrs.
]. +. VanCamp, a daughter.
For new departure in horticulture,
see Carpenters orchard and garden.
Mr.. Robb has moved his family to
the Island and is building a new house.
Il. l. Snow has moved to Quarter
master where he will be employed for
some time.
Supervisor Snow has greatly inn
proved the road between vashon Land
ing and the postoflice.
Frank North, vashon's favoritc
knight of the trowel, has been work
ing in Seattle the past month.
In gathering blueherries people
should be very careful not to infringe
upon the rights OF Mr.. Deppman.
Dist. No. lo2 will build a schoohouse
on the farm of VIM. Simmons, he hav-
ing donated one acre for that purpose.
The Sons of Veterans gave well
attended social at She Presbyterian
church on Tuesday evening, Aug. %.
Unless the Vashon wharf is repaired
before the winds of winter begin TO
blow, there will be no wharf there to
fix.
The Vashon Choral Class, organized
by Prof. g. c. Munson OF Seattle,
meets at the NJ. +. church every FRI
day evening
Lester Blackburn has recently re-
turned from the wilds Of Green River,
where he has been spending few
days hunting bear.
Every lover Of nature and art should
visit the Western Washington Indus
trial Exposition at Tacoma, which will
remain open until Oct. l. The Worlds
Fair exhibit OF fruit, which is being
prepared BY Mes,rS. Buc.v and Blacix-
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
THE ISLAND HOME
= VOL NO


burn. is something wonderful. With
the exception of plums and prunes
Eastern Washington takes the lead.
But the finest plums are from Vashon
Island, IA plums making gallon.
DR.. Lowering has had several pro-
fessional calls over to Kitsap county
during the past month. He says il is
remarkable how the people of vashon
persistently refuse to get sick.
The store which NJ. +. Hatch has
opened on the Peninsula is under the
management OF J. M. McClintock, who
is known and respected all over the
Island
There has been more and better
buildings erected the past year than
in any other three years in the history
of the Island.
Mr.. Ward is building residence on
his property south of the yashon post
Office, and more pleasant location
would be hard to find on the Island.
Chss Tilton will open school at tho
old stand in the yashon district the
first Monday in October. making the
third term that Mr.. Tilton has taught
this school.
BY the sweet janglcs of harmonious
discord that come waiting DER the
treetops, we Judge that the new instru-
ments are gctting,a little the best OF
the Vashon Brass Band.
Comrade w. IL. Mock has disposed
of his property on the Island and
moved over on Bainbridgc Island. His
object in making the change is to es-
cape hard work. Comrade Mock is
great sufferer from injuries received
in the army while, as he says, he was
fighting Democrats. We wish him and
his family success in their new home.
On the occasion of his twenty-frst
birthday anniversary, Jay N. Robb,
who was then wearing the prize medal
of the lst Reg, N. G. W., was treated
to surprise party by his young friends
at the home of Mrs. l.. White, Seattle.
A lengthy write-up OF the affair, with
q list of those present, was given in the
P.-l.
o. L. Doane will teach the Vermont
vile school
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
Mstory.--New and Old
By R. A. GALLEY

Belgium's fighting strength is
125, 900 men on a % mile front
with 100000 men in reserve.
The islands recently taken by
Germany look small compared
with Russia. Dago has 364
square miles and Oesel 1000, or
as large as the state of Rhode
Island.
The new constitution granted
Poland gives them power to make
laws within a restricted domain
assigned by the German and
Austrian governments, and even
then the Governor General has
the right of veto. 1t gives Pol
and no right whatever in foreign
affairs, and the most important
state functions are reserved by
the Germans.
Immediately after the declara-
ton of war. three years ago,
every real Alsation or Lorraine
who could, hurried away. Hun.
dreds of those remaining were
sent to prison or internment
camps.
The world war of hundred
years ago had the following eff
feet on South America: In 1907
the Royal Family of Portugal
moved to Brazil. In 1910 Simon
Boliver, who had studied Span
ish tyranny in Madrid, the revo-
luton in Paris and democracy in
the United States, joined the in
su,Tection at Caracas. In 1916
Argentine arose against Spanish
rule. In 1911 Paraguay followed.
In the House of Commons Cam
ing said he had called new
world into existence to redress
the balance of the old France
may get Spain but she cannot get
her colonies. y Mexico also be-
came a republic ut this time.
Statistics show that there are
in England, France and Belgium
more than 5000 soldiers totally
blind and nearly $1,000 blind in
one eye, a large portion Of whom
will also lose the other eye. In
France alone there are more than
200 of the blind men who have
also lost an arm, hand, leg or
both. and some are stone deaf.
For many years before 1914
the British Bible Society was
busy printing bibles in scores of
languages and scattering them
throughout the world. During
that time Germany printed no
bibles except in her own Ian
guage. but was busy making
guns and ammunition and dis
tributing them wherever they
wanted to buy England's col
onies all came to her rescue.
We watch with interest the
outcome of this seed sowing.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

land can scarcely provide for her
of the drug will be needed for Ameri.
can troops al the front, and II it is
not provided, men will die who might
be saved.
The COUNSEL of National Defense
has delegated the work of collecting
and drying foxgloye to the patriotic
men, women and the school children
of the nation. The plant is found In
abundance here in Western Washing
tom and the College of Pharmacy of
the State University, Seattle, is coop
Grating with all who can give time to
the work, assuming the responsibility
of forwarding all collections to the
Council of National Defense. Full in
structions for gathering the plant,
drying and shipping will be sent to
anyone on request to the College of
Pharmacy, U. of w. The entire
amount collected in a community
should be included in single. ship
ment.
If you are not sure that you are
able to recognize the plant, consult the
botany teacher of the nearest high
school. If this is not convenient,
write for further information to Pro
lessor A. w. Linton, University of
Washington, Seattle. If you are in
doubt that what you have found Is
digitalis, enclose leaf in making in
quiry.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20
FoxCLovE IS NEEDED

Digitalis. or foxglove, is the most
valuable heart tonic and stimulant
known to medical science, and the
United States government has almost
none Of it Before the war. most Of
the American supply came from Ger
many. and smaller amount from
England. The German supply is of
course entirely diverted now. and Eng
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

from the United States Food Admins
tration advising that the matter has
been submitted to the war department.
Mr.. Hebberd has asked sheriffs, chiefs
of police and prosecuting attorneys not
to destroy any more liquor until he re-
ceives further advices from Washing
ton.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

According to the Department of Ag-
riculture, over 100000 eggs spoil in
cold storage each year because they
have been washed or in some other
way become wet before being sent to
market.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

Postmaster General Burleson urges
that the rural service be placed on
contract basis for the reason he claims,
that rural delivery service is extrava-
giant; that carriers are paid more than
the service is worth. He estimates in
his annual report that n waving of S20,-
100000 year can be made.
The Vashon Island record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1916-1919, 1917-12-20

Young Mems Christian Association
plans for work in France include the
establishment of Is libraries.