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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
MARRIEs A COUNT.
New Jersey Girl Weds Bernstorff's
Son.

The daily press Of Tuesday con-
tanned announcement of the mar
riage in Berlin on Saturday of Count
Christian Gunther Won Bernstorff,
7on of the former ambassador to the
United States, and Mrs. Marguerite
Vivian Burton Thomason, of Bur-
'ington, N. j.
Countess Christian Won Bern
storff is about 80, and is the adopted
daughter of Edward T. Thomason,
Burlington. Mr.. Thomson was
formerly secretary of fire insurance
company in Philadelphia
The countess, whose maiden name
was Burton, was born in America
Mr.. Thomson adopted her when she
was seven. She was educated at the
Van Rensselaer, Seminary, and soon
after she left school her engagement
to James H. Birch, Jr., prominent
Burlington, N. j., business and club
man, was announced. There was a
separation soon after their marriage,
and divorce was later procured,
the young woman reassuming her
maiden name.
She was married in England to
Baron Walter Won Radeck, of Ger
many, five years ago, and was di-
vorced, according to her friends.
Count Christian Gunther Won
Bernstorff is 26 years old. He visit
ed the United States with his father
in 1911 and in June, 1913, he enter
ed the offices Of Speyer & Co., New
York bankers, as junior clerk.
He spent about year in the bank
ing house before entering the Ger
man diplomatic service. IN Fepru-
ary, 1915, the Iron Cross was con-
ferred upon him.
The bride is grandniece of w.
T. B. R. Robertson, of this town,
being granddaughter of Mr..
Roberson's sister, Mrs. Mary Sebold.
Her mothers name was Mrs. Clara
Sebold Burton who was a sister of
John Sebold, of Colora, and E. r.
Sebold formerly of Rising Sun.
Her parents lived for time on the
Robertson farm near town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Judge Declares Prince Georges Law
Unconstitutional.

The Act passed by the extra ses-
sion of the Legislature in June last
prohibiting the sale, storing or dis
pensing of spurious or matted
liquors, ETC., in Prince Georges
county, was declared by Judge Cam
alier at a special session of Court
held in Leonardtown, Md, on Thurs
day last, to be unconstitutional,
when he ordered the release OF
Lewis C. Jenkins under writ OF
Habeas Corpus from the custody OF
the Sheriff of said county who held
him under commitment for violating
certain provisions of said Act, Chap
ter 13.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Road Bonds Sold.

The County Commissioners met in
special session Dec. 4. Present
J. Frank Blake, President; ]. Turn
er Cameron and VIM. R. Cameron.
Bids for $4,000 road bonds were
opened. as follows:- =
Hamilton & Company $100.759
Elkton Banking & Trust Co. 100000
Townsend Scott & Son 100000
The bonds were sold to Townsend
Scott & Son, the highest bidder.
The Commissioners appointed
Dorie Foster janitor to the Court
House, to take effect January /,
1918.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Damage Suit Growing Out OF Auto
Accident.

Suits have been instituted in the
Circuit Court for Hartford county
against the Mayor and City Council
of Havre de Grace, and the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company, from in
juries growing out of the automobile
accident September 1, 1916, when a
7-passenger National automobile
crashed through the railing on the
Union avenue bridge over st. Clair
street, and fell into the old railroad
cut. One woman, Mrs. H. ]. Jewett,
of Boston, was killed and four others
injured The suits, four in number,
claim damages amounting to $685.
600. The cases stand for trial at
the present term of court.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Quarryville Will Purchase Water
System.
Water

An ordinance has been passed by
the Borough Council of Quarryville
authorizing the burgess to issue
bonds for the sum of $25, 900 for the
purchase of the water system of the
town, in accordance with ,the wishes
of the people expressed at the recent
special election.
The bonds will be in denomi-
nations of $500 each, due thirty
years from date, with the privilege
of payment at par after five years
from January 1st next. They will
bear interest at the rate of four and
a-half per cent. per annum. Pro-
posals will be received any time
prior to noon of Saturday, Dec. 20.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
An Opportunity.

A friend of learning, who is I'm
terested in the boys and girls of the,
community and would hike to sea:
more reading matter and more avail
able helps in the schoolroom, will
give tive dollars toward Oakwood
School Library on condition that
five more dollars are given making
total of ten dollars and emitting
the school to a like amount fronl the
County School Board. 4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Sheriff, seizes Gambling Machines

Under instructions from State s
Attorney Joshua Clayton, Sheriff
McAllister last week took charge OF
eight slot machines in various towns
in the county. The proprietors of
the machines claim they are not
gambling devices, but vending ma
chimes. Each person who deposits
a nickel in the machine and operates
a lever receives a package of chew
ing gum, and every once in while
the machine pays a dividend in
nickels. The cases will be acted
upon by the Grand Jury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
More Cecil County Boys Go To Camp
Meade.

Roy Kitchens, Harry Murphy and
Robert Jones of Elkton, have been
honorably discharged from service
at Camp Meade by advice of the ex-
amining surgeons. Last week four
other young men from Cecil County
went to Camp Meade to fill the
places in Cecil's quota. They were
David Earle Nesbitt, of Port De-
posit; James G. B. Fisher, of Perry
vile; Eugene Hevalow, of Chesa-
peake City, and Edward G. Brown,
formerly of Elkton but now of Will
mington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
December Term OF Court Convenes

December Term OF Court COnvenes.
The December term of the Circuit
Court for Cecil county convened in
Elkton on Monday, December 10th.
The Civil calendar showed II
cases, the Appeal docket % cases,
and Appearances 80 cases.
A number of criminal cases were
brought to the attention of the
Grand Jury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Want Pig Pens.

A petition has been circulated and
will be presented to the Elkton
Town Council, asking the repeal of
the ordinance against keeping hogs
in town, on the grounds that as
much pork as possible should be
raised for home consumption in war
times.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14

Delaware State Grange convened
in annual convention in Wolf Hall,
Newark, Tuesday, December IL, the
session lasting for three days,
worthy master, Horace L. Dilworth,
presiding. About one hundred
delegates from all parts of the State
were present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14
Big Rally Meeting.

Come to hear about our Red Cross
Unit. Speakers, music, flags, and
patriotism. In West Nottingham
Chapel at 2 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon. December 18th.
E. STEEL,
Temporary Chairman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14

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a friend as a Christmas gift. Our
clubbing offer, on page five, will en-
able you to get Today's Housewife
and the Midland Journal both for
$40 for the entire year. Let us
have your subscription,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14

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our clubbing offer with Today's
Housewife on page five, and take
advantage of the low subscription
rate-$1.40 for our paper and the
magazine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14

1t win pay you to make an early
inspection Of our Novelties, sud
Special Hats for Christmas gift
MeCoY's. Rising Sun. Nd
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14

Some wirepullers are telegraph
Inemen and some are politicians,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1917-12-14

Old Noah was not pomoter, but
he managed to float lot of stock.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
JESSIE Hustled
LOSES IN SUIT
FOR A DIVORCE
Judge Curtis Dismisses Com
plant and Allows Young
Woman No Alimony.

Jessie Shepard Hustled, the local
manicure who tried to get a divorce
and alimony from wealthy Mills H.
Hustled Of Greenwich, had her hopes
dashed today when Judge Curtis of
the superior court gave a decision dis
missing her complaint. This means
that Mrs: Hustled will get neither di-
vorce nor alimony.
In one of the most spectacular
trials ever held in this city, the young
bride charged her husband with in
tolerable cruelty. The couple met in
New Haven last year when the plain
tiff was a manicure in that city and
Hustled a student at Yale. They
eloped to North Haven March 1, 1916,
and were married. Hustled took his
bride to the family home in Green
wich but after stormy time Mrs.
Hustled left several months later. She
said the Hustled family snubbed her
and that her husband didn't give her
enough money for clothes. 1t was al
legged Hustled is worth $4,000 in his
own right.
Hustled brought suit against Mrs
Hustled on the ground of cruelty and
this action was tried at the same time
with the wifes action. Hustled said
his wife received letters from other
men and talked with her r1ase friends
on the telephone He also said Mrs
Hustled scratched his face and kicked
him. Judge Curtis dismisses this
| complaint, too.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
milton BLEIER
T BEING SOUGHT BY
new YORK POLICE
Pugilist Well Known Here
Suspect in Murder
Case.

The police are seeking Milton Bleier,
a New York pugilist, well known in
this city, who fought Young McAuliffe
here twice during the year 1914, and
who is wanted on charge of numbering
John P Flood, New York policeman,
with an axe. The killing took place
yesterday in New York city.
Inasmuch as the youth has many
friends in this city the New York au-
thorities notified Capt. E. o. Cronan
to keep sharp lookout for the fighter
and detectives yesterday land today
were stationed at the railroad station
searching every New York train for
Bleier.
| Bleier is alleged to have been a
white slave cadet. Yesterday the
young woman who gave him her earn
ings was threatened with a beating If
she did not give up more money. The
girl, who gives her name as k1tt1e
Connors, 502 East 77th street, told the
sordid story of her life to Flood and
stated she was weary Of supporting
Bleier She asked the policeman to
arrest the pugilist who was waiting al
| her home for money.
The police are inclined to believe
that BIeier intended to murder the
| Woman and was hiding behind che
door of her home, when Flood instead
of Miss. Connors stepped into the
| house. ut is assumed by the police
| that Flpod was dealt a blow with al
axe of0Ahatchet that instantly killed
him.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
Railway Stockholders
Score Point In Suit

Stockholders of the Danbury &
Bethel Street Railway Co. who are
trying to make the directors produce
the company's books and papers in
court, gained a point today when
Judge Curtis Of the superior court
overruled a demurrer filed by counsel
for the directors. It was claimed
by the directors that this was not the
proper time to produce the books and
the stockholders had other means of
gaining what they desired.
This is part Of the 100000 action
brought by John II. Henshaw, trus-
tee, of New York, agaiist John San
ders, Leonard Saunders, S. w. c.
Jones, A. w. Sperry, the Bridgeport
& Danbury Railway and the Danbury
& Bethel Street Railway. It was al
legged that the Danbury & Bethel was
in good financial condition and paying
four per cent. dividends when the de-
PENDANTS bought the Bridgeport &
Danbury for 100000 This price
was considered excessive. After that
the Danbury & Bethel failed to cay
dividends and even went into debt.
When court opens in autumn the
stockholders will proceed with their
fight against the directors.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
Autopsy Discloses
Opium Killed Girl

Medical Examiner s. M. Garlick fol-
lowing an autopsy on the remains OF
Miss Florence Mullins, % years, of
Boston, reported today that the young
woman had died from the result Of
swallowing unintentionally, an over
dose of opium last Tuesday. She was
addicted to the drug.
The girl had been in this city but "a
hours and had rented a room at lob
State street. Inmates of the house
found her suffering from the poison
which she said she had taken to dead
en- a headache. A physician was called
to treat her. She apparently was re-
vived and he left the house.
A few hours later she suffered a, re-
lause and died before. the doctor
reached the scene. The body was re-
moved to Lowell today for burial.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
Change Names Of
p. o. Branches to
Noble and Barnum

Residents of East Bridgeport Will
after August 1, designate their post
Office as mobile Station and West
Enders will refer to their branch sta
ton as 'Barnum Station according
to an announcement made this after
noon by Postmaster Charles F. Greene.
The change has been made at the
suggestion OF Postmaster Greene, be-
cause the present designations Of
"tEast Side Station and West End
Station cause confusion. The post
master also feels that the residents Of
those sections Of the city will peter
the new names to old ones, as there
has seemed to he an aversion to the
terms which implied that people lived
in a, certain part of the city.
In order to facilitate the handling of
the mails, business houses using those
post offices are requested to have NO
bic Station" or ssBarnum Station" en-
gfaved on their stationary and indi-
viduals are asked to use those names
| in their correspondence.
! Noble station is named for the late
General William H. Noble, and Bar
mum station has been named for p. T.
Barn1nu
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
-.
DIED.

BLACKAIAN-In this city, July 4,
1917, Nettie Blacknan, widow of
Smith @. B1ackman, aged sc years,
x IL months, 26 days
Funeral service will ba held at
her late resid ence, No. 993 North
Ave, ON Friday, July 6th at p. m.
Burial in Mountain Grove ceme-
terry. az
EARRE1L-In this city. July 4, 1917.
Mary, widow OF Bernard E'arrelL
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from> har late residence SO
It'll at $3.50 a. M and at Sacred
Heart church at Q a m. with sol
emn high mass
Burial ST. Michaers cemetery.
p BE-
.GIaAZIER-In this city,, Tuesday
July 8, 1917, William E. Glazier
aged 80 years, 10 months.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence, No
153 French street on Friday, July
9 at 2 o'clock.
Burial in Park cemetery. Boston
Orange and Greenfield, Mass, pa
pers please copy. a.
fCUSICK-In this city, Tuesday, July
8, 1917, John J. Cusick, aged 81
years, months, 20 days.
Friends are invited to attend the
funeral from his late residence, No
Sal Catherine street on Saturday
July 9TH at $3.50 a. m. and from st
Patrick's church at . o'clock.
Burial in St. Michaeps cemetery
p be
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
JOHN J. CUsICK

John J. Cusick, Of 521 Catherine
street. a well known waiter, employed
at the Brooklawn Country club, and
formerly an employe of the Bullen's
cafe and of Cars restaurant, died
suddenly Tuesday night following a
brief illness. Mr.. Cusick was born in
Hartford, "a years ago. He had re-
sided in Bridgeport several years and
was popularity known throughout the
city He is survived by his widow,
Mrs Theresa Crowley Cusick of this
city, and by two sisters. Mrs. Adeline
Reilly and Mise Alice Cusick and two
brothers, Raymond and Edward Gu
sick of Hartford.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
Just a few days;
skirts to order
for ST.!

Time is extended in which have skirt
made to measure for dollar!
During the next few days. that chance is OPEN
Fourteen smart tasteful styles to pick from
Dozens and dozens Of fabrics to pick from at SO cents
to 81 yard.
One charge for tailoring, matter what fabric is
picked, and that charge exactly dollar.
This dollar pays for all the expert work done upon
your skirt.
It pays for whatever findings necessary,
There extra charges of any sort.
Just the regular charge for the cloth you pck-and
then dollar for making.
Every skirt will be made from measurements taken
at the time you buy cloth.
That skirt will be fitted before it is finished.
When it is finished it is guaranteed to be satisfactory
And it may be made from any of these rich and fash
ionable fabrics from any of the novel skrtngs from any
of the serges and mohairs and such staple fabrcany
at the one charge for making, of $1:-
Serges taffetas crepes poplins plaids, mohairs in
plain fancy stripes $1.25 I'd
Panamas crepes stripes paids serges poplins fancy
mixtures $1.50 I'D
Lustrous poplns and fine-weave serges,- $1.75 I'd
Fancy stripes and plaids, fancy crepes, India twill,
poplin serge and melrose-l Sgd
And wonderful lot Of black andwhite combinations
in checks and paids and unique stripes Soc to So I'd
floor.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
Bridgeport Man Is
Made Commander Of
Ex-German Vessel

Continued From Page One.)
tons came to him, and during a period
of nine yosrs he was in command of
various r@val vessels, anong others
the u. s. S. Caesar, the u. IS. s. Han
nBbaI, the u. S. 8. Leonidas, and the
u. s. IS. Mars, the latter being a ship
of H. 500 tons displacement. He has
served on the Asiatic, Pacific, and At
lantic stations of the navy. He was
chief officer of the U. s. S. Caesar,
which ship was one of the vessels that
towed the dry dock Dewey from Solo
nous, Md, to the naval station at
Olongato, Philippine Islands, a voyage
lasting over six months.
Since it became known among Cap
tain Randalrs fellow officers. that he
had been selected by the Secretary Of
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
German Reservist
Starts Imprisonment


Boston. July 5-Werner Horn, a
German reservist, whose attempt in
1915 to destroy the Canadian Pacific
railroad bridge across the st. Croix
river at Vanceboro, Me-, was describ-
ed by him as an act of war, left here
today in charge of federal officers
for Atlanta, to begin an 18 month
sentence. Horn was convicted in the
United States district court two weeks
ago of illegally transporting dyna-
mite. on a passenger train from New
York to Vancouver.
At the beginning of the war Horn
proceeded from Guatemala to New
York with intention to return to Ger
many to join his regiment. Failing
to obtain passage, he went to the Ca
madam border and attempted to
wreck the bridge in order to cut off
shipments of war munitions to Great
Britain and France
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
RUSSIANS REPULSE
GERMAN ATTACKS

Petrograd, July 5-Austro-G German
forces in Galicia yesterday attached
the Russian advanced posts east of
Brzezany but were driven off by the
Russian artillery fire. the war office
announced today
To the east of the Narayuvka two
attacks were delivered after artillery
fire on Russian positions near Lipni-
cadolna. Both were repuIsed. The
statement reads:
Western front (Russiap)-East OF
Brzezany the enemy attacked our ad-
vanced posts but was compelled by
our artillery fire to retire.
East Of LipnicadoIna. after arttl
1ery preparation, the enemy twice at
tackled our positions but was repulsee
on both occasions"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
ILLINOIS EXECUTIVE
REGRETS RACE RIOTS

" W - z
scarrollton, Ill, July Gov. Frank
o. Lowden in an address here yester-
day at the unwilling of monument
to Thomas Carlin, seventh governor
of Illinois, deplored the events of
Monday and Tuesday in East st.
Louis. ILL.,, where many negroes were
killed and their homes were burned
by mobs.
II know of no outrage perpetrated
in the south that has equalled that
in East st. Louis" said the governor
I'VE cannot wipe out the stain, but ii
the people of Illinois will get togeth
er unitedly for law enforcement such
a thing will never be possible again
There must be in every nation some
supreme power. In a monarchy II
is the king, but in a republic it is the
law"
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
bridgeport Youth
browns at Stratford

Frank Sicdliano. aged 81 years of 81
Hallett street, was seized with cramps
and before any one could give assist
ance was drowned Off the Stratford
breakwater Tuesday afternoon The
body WAS discovered at s o'clock that
evening after searchers had been
working with lanterns and graphing
hooks all the afternoon. Samuel Ross,
also OF Bridgeport, accompanied Sicil-
Ano.
j Ross, who is a, good swimmer, had
even Eicdliano a few lessons Sicil-
fano started to swim leisurely about
when he uttered a criy and disap-
peared- he came up again and before
Ross could get to his side he again
Disappeared The body when found in
the evening was claimed by James
Capalonzo of Bridgeport
Medical EXAMINER William B. Cogs-
well or Stratford said death was due
20 sccfdsztal drowning. The body was
removed TO the parents home. Hallett
street.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
FOURTH OF JULY
PRISONERS FEW

For the first time in the history Of
the city court not one, defendant ar
rested on the Fourth of July for
drunkness appeared in the dock this
morning. The several men arrested
yesterday who had been drinking
were taken into custody on charges
Of breach of the peace an additional
charge of drunkenness being lodged
against them when booked.
The usual number Of holiday fight
ers appeared before Judge Bartlett.
Lee Economy, 1875 Gilbert street, was
rather wasteful in his use of plates
and bowls in the Sheffield lunch, Main
street, during the, rush hour yester-
day. He had some trouble with the
counterman and used the latter as a
target when asked to hurry up the
spoons" The counterman, Lawrence
Babitt, 60 Cannon street, suffered a
split head when one of the bowls hit
him., as he entered the kitchen.
Economy paid SO and costs.
Another restaurant man, Michael
Bilenas, GIT Grove street, was very
angry because of the noise boys were
making in South avenue, outside the
restaurant where he is employed as
chef. He threw scalding hot water al
them through an open window, pain
fully scalding a passerby, Samuel
Barkin, 100 South avenue. Judge
Bartlett assessed Bilenas $40 and
costs.
Charles Hoffman who caused dis
turbance at his home, 1893 Fairfield
| avenue was fined SIS and costs and
given suspended, Is day Jail sent
ence. John Wige, 10 Burr court, who
tried to kill himself by lying on the
railroad tracks near Burr road cross
ing escaped with suspended sent
fence.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
LEWIS BEARDsLEY.

The funeral of Lewis Beardsley, one
of the oldest residents Of Stratford,
who died Monday at his home, 1858
Linden avenue, was held from that ad-
dress at 2:30 this afternoon. Rev. C.
c.. Kennedy, rector of Christ Episcopal
church, tStratford, conducted the SER
vices which were largely attended. Mr..
8eardsley's five sons were the pail
,earers. Burial was in Union ceme-
cry. Mr.. Beardsley was born So years
ago in Stratford, in which town his
ather and his grandfather had been
,orn. The family owned much of the
and at Avon park, and along the rail-
Dad tracks, and Mr.. Beardsley spent
is long life as a farmer of his own
cres. He is survived by five sorr
verett L., Frederick p, Sidney. s
'arles N. and Albert M. Beardsle-
ID several grandchildren. rs. * .9Tses
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-07-05
Sim Feiner Leader
Predicts Irish Republic
Within Next 2 Years

London, July 5-Darre1l Ffggis, one
OF the prominent Sinn Feiners lately
released from prison, said in a speech
in Kilialoe, Ireland, that steps te
achieve Irish independence were be
ing thought out and that the full pol
icy would be disclosed at the prppe-
time. Meantime, he said, the Sim
Feiners would appoint a constituent
assembly and appeal to the peace con
ference, at which England would not
be the best loved Of conferees. L
the nation rallied they would see 2
sovereign Irish republic within two
years.