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INDIANS AND
SOX SERIES TO
Be IMPORTANT
Cleveland Setting Pace and
Chicago is Only Game and
Half Behind.

Cleveland, Sept. 22.-The Chicago
White sox, triumphant in their last
six games. and the Cleveland Indians,
winners of seven straight in the Amer
lean League pennantl scramble, rested
here today for their important three
game series which starts tomorrow.
With Cleveland setting the pace and
Chicago only a game and a half be-
toward deciding the pennant winner.
Both clubs faced open dates today
and Manager Gleason decided TO
bring the Chicago players here for
the idle period rather than remain
at home.
Chicago must win two straight to
displace Cleveland in the percentage
table and three in a row will be nee
essary in order. that the White Sox
may leave her leading the league.
Victory in any one of the three games
will be sufficient to keep Cleveland
in first place, although if the SoX
take two out of three they will be
only a half game behind.
Each team is prepared to present
its strongest lineup. for both mana
gers, facing weak clubs the past few
days. made their pitching assignments
so as to save their stars for this Sc
ries. Gleason has Kerr. his most de-
pendable hurler, Cady for tomorrow's
game. while Jim Bagby, winner of
20 contests this season, is due to
work for Cleveland i'm the first o n
test.
Both the Indians and the White
Sox have won their recent games
through vigorous hitting. generally
piling UP heavy leads early in the
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CITY BOWLING
LEAGUE OPENS
this EVENING
Hotel Dacotah VS.. Shells
"
East Side VS.. Quality
Print as Openers.

NThe formal opening of the City
Bowling league will take place his
evening al 1870 o'clock at the Wilde
the league and q merry race. for the
pennant is expected.
Various business houses have enter
ed the race as well as several "out-
laws" The teams are comprised Of
60 of the best bowlers that the city
a boast of and competition is sure
to be keen.
The opening games will be played
tonight between the Hotel Dacotah
and SHELLS. and Eas. Side and Quail
ity Print. A large audience is ex-
pected to attend the matches.
Ladies' to Organize.
A meeting of all the ladies in the
city who are interested in bowling,
will be held Thursday afternoon at
2:30 O'Clock at the Wilde alleys. At
this time plans for the Ladies' Bow
ling league will be formulated.
Officers for the coming season will
be elected and a schedule of games
adopted. Last season Is ladies of
the city participated in the league
and an increased number is expected
this year. 1t is plainly evident by
the amount of interest shown that
the sport is rapidly becoming a IA
vorites with them.
Mems Schedule.
The schedule of the City league for
this week as announced this morn
ing by D. F. MCGOWAN. secretary
Of the league. is as follows:
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DULUTH.
DULUTH.

Duluth. Mimi, Sept. 22.-Sharp re-
~coveries came in the wheat market
today on bidding by exporters after
yesterdays slump. December wheat
closed 4 cents up at 2.36' bid; Deem
Der winter 4 cents up at. 2.35 nom
inal. and December durum Ia up
at 2.27 bid. .
Selling from the country came in
flaxseed today and crushers were out
of the market. There was reported
to be some spreading in selling OF
October and buying of December.
Trade was light. September flax
closed 2 cents off at 3.19 bid; October
II cents off at 43.21; November 2 cents
off at >3.24 1-2 bid and December 2
cents off at $780, sT
Spot rye closed Is Ia UP at 200
Ia; September II cents up at 1877
bid; October. 6 1-2 cents un at LIS
~. and December A cents up at 1.69.
Oats closed 5-8 cen up at So cents
for spot and barley 2 to. S cents OIL
at 80 to 100 for spot. Closing:
Wheat No. dark northern on
track Psi to 2.6l; No.E2 dark north
ern ,2.45 to asa; No. 4 amber durum
On track 2.4S; No. ,2.$annber durun1
2.4l;5 No. 2 amber durum TO arrive
UNI 2.39; No. l mixed durum Pal;
No. 2 mixed durum 2.39; No. 1 dark
hardfMontana on track 2.51..
Flaxseed 0 n-track 3.2l to 1923; ar
rive BPS: September 3.19 bid; Oct37
Der 3.21:a Noyemlbef 3.24 ~ asked;
December 3.26.
Oats or track and to arrive sc
cents.
Rye on track 200; arrive 1.s41-2;
september 1877 bid; October ITS IL,
December 1.69. 5$ Ss
u Barley on track 80 to- 100.
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Notice OF Special ELECTION to Elect 8
President ana Four commissioners
For the CITY Of Grand YQrka.

s]!e ses5es v Il iar ssa- t s'Sf lie ' eity 9 s sssna
ed dor for and viii iii be e1 held ION on 8 sa asusGy ea ahe
18th day Of September. A. D. 1890, at
which time the polls will be open from 5
3 Pc ! e,a IN the f OF aoid amt 9Glock IN
such election the electors of the city Of
Grand Forks will vote upon and elect
th & f pqeeisent 81 ofi s,e Bd 5ass IL j. s &, tsaS Com.
m~issioners and four City Commissioners,
who. together, shall be known as the
Board Of City Commissioners of the city
That The polling places for said cleo
FIRST ward, First Precinct-city Fill
First ward. Second Precinct-21sV
kEiuciid venue III 51 y
f ThiGd w waaoInrs haIi. So aar Fo nGtsl. g..
12sSorth Third St. go =. on'ee'
,, Fifth W ward A.. F, Hst, Precinct &
Fifth ward. SECOND Prreciinct-fs15,
Sixth ward, First sPrecinct-7sa North
sixth ward. Second prec:nct-ss2 N.
Seventh ward. First Presinct-5li
seventh rWard, Second Precinct-ss4
at the last general city. election Will be
used at said SPECIALIZATION and no new
registration is Erequifeddae
tna All ss mase Sc e and aNish tse c fer .a n9%. !.
tor. not less than two days before such
election PM ~ -. @%g5
precinct one inspector and two judgessof
election4an in other respects such elec-s,
ton shall be conducted as prescribed ~
the general election laws. 81
DATED at Grand Forks. N. b. Sept.
18th. 1920. s3tgl
Attest: Mayor. "A
CHAS. " EvANSON. 4E
CitYFAuditor. gs8353 y
l11sept. 13th to 18th. Inc.)
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DULUTH GRAIN.

Duluth, Mimi, Sept. 22.-E&Vator
receipts domestic grain: Wheat 37S, :
100 bushels; oats 114,,600s barley
Shipments: Wheat 100000; rye
100, 900; max 400.
Duluth car inspection: Wheat,
Nos and 2 dark northern and Nos.
and 2 northern 10. No. 8 dark nor
|thern and No northern, s13; other
spring 81 Nos. 4 and 2 amber dur
UNI and Nos. 4 and 2 sdurnm 10;
smutty%dprum ~; Nos 4 andss2 dark
mixed 1922 ninutttv mixed 8: all
wheat 431; flax mixed grain 2;
oatsa 1; rye O4 barley Is: ali grains
e33; on track 283SN III
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A LIVESTOCK.

Omaha, Sept. 521.-Hogs: Receipts
1000; uneyenly 10c to Csc lower. Bulk
medium and light weight butchers.
1915 @ 17.25; top. s17.35; bulk strong
weight and packing grades. 1920
Cattle: Receipts 10000. Fed steers
steady. top 100; grass steers and
steady; stockers and feeders mostly
steady. .$ss 2ss s5a%5
Sheep: Receipts So,dpo. Market on
fat lambs fairly active, weak to Csc
lower. Best early sale range lambs,
1850; bulk. 2$12.75 @13.25; best wetf-
ers, $685. feeding lambs mostly csc
lower; top 1915. 81
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NJ NEWS

$50 to ia. so; stockers and feeders
about steady; western receipts 3.00O;,
market opened weak. n
Hog receipts I1,00O: uneven IS to.
so cents lower than yesterdays aver
age: top early 1915; bulk, Eight and,
butcher 16. 5 o TO 1850; buik packing
sows 1850 10 1886; pigs 255asSc ssas
lower.
sheep receipts $4,000; very slow;
packers bidding uncveniy lower; good
native lambs sold 12.5O:S medium
100 to 1900; best range lambs held.
around 1875; feeders steady; good.
lambs sold 1910.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-22

ssamess chicago. although facing
good pitchers on the New York and
straisht cracked .sIp out eoAn Msn for III 81
bases and scored 55 rGns TO their
opponents. rs. Included In the stick
work were II doubles and IA triples.
One of the most encouraging things
to Chicagohns In recent games a
the hitting of Shorts.op Risberg. who
made a triple, a. double and six sim
giles in his last two games.
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CEOAGo.
GRAIN AVID PRovIsToNs

Chicago. Sept. 22.4-Fresh desiines
in the price OF wheat took place TO-
5taySowing to downturns In other com
mOdit!es,S put subsequently, news OF
exports Of wheat caused 4 Nsllly.
Selling was Of only a scattered sort.
The opening, which varied from On
changed figures to 2 cents lower,
With December 2.31 to 2.32 and
March %2:241-2 to 2.26 was followed
reaction. ~ Ea
e low price levels fof the season
We're reached in the corr market. SEN
timent was bearish owinEa to contin-
ued fine weather. After opening un-
changed to n cent lower, with De-
cember 1.04 IA to 1.O4 4 10, the mar
ket broke all around. bu. then recov-
Oats. like corn, dropped to lowest
quotations yet on the crop. starting
unchanged to 5-8Icent on, and con-
tinuing to weaken.
Setbacks in the price Of hogs and
corn had a depressing effect on proyi-
sions. 81 -
Sharp advances were scored after
estimates became current that S ,OOO.-
600 bushels OF domestic and Manitoba
wheat had been taken for Europe.
The close was strong, 1-2 to 4 l-2
cents net higher, with December
$$2.36 Ia to 2.3s 1-2 and March.$2.30.
Gossip hat there had been export
business in corr helped later to
strengthen the market. September
delivery jumped up about IA cents
on covering by. shorts. The market
closed nervous at the same as yester-
days finish to 10 La cents higher.
with September 1852 to 1886 -2.
and December 1.05 1-S to los Ia.
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ST. Paul.
SOUTH ST. PAUL LIVESTOCK.

SOUTH 81. PAUL LIVESTOCK.
South st. Paul, Mimi, Sept. ,,22.-
III og receipts 5000, mostly IS to SO,
cents lower: range 1915 to 1850:
bulk 1925 to 1910.
Cattle receipts $500; killers slow
and weak, rs centsslower;;sSfats steers
B5.75 to 500; COW 500 toy 1855
calves steady APO to 1850; stockers
lower 400 to 1875 5@a.
Sheep receipts $500, mostly: $50,
cents lower; lambs 400 to 1900;
wethers 400 to 100; ewes 200 TO
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MINNEAPOLIs GRAIN TABLE.
a PRODUCE.

Minneapolis, Sept. 21.-Butter--
Creamery, extra, bic; extra fresh firsts
53c; firsts, SIC; seconds, ACC; dairies,
extra, 41c; packing stock, fresh, SIC;
stale goods, SC; greasen3c.
free from rots. small dirties and
checks out, Sic; seconds, small dirties
and held stockt rots and laal 'er out,
Cheese-Twins, partly paraffined,
new. csc: fancy New York flats. s5c:
daisies, fancy, 29c; Young Americas,
fancy in quality. regular in style, soc;
brick, No. / new, fancy, soc; limbur-
%consin, 22c;. Swiss fancy loaf. SOC;
choice loaf, 16@17c; off grades, &c;
fancy block, 4Oc: choice, Ia @15c.
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LIBERTY

New York, Sept. 22.-Closed: 8
|1s2's 90.06: first As 84.62: second as
$3.50; Iirsta4 LAS 1852: second a
las 85.78; third IDS $3.50;
fourth 4 Ifs $500: Victory 3 3-4's
$3.50: Victory 4 3-4'S az. a
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pOrATOES

Chicago. Sept. 22.-Potatoes weak
err; receipts SO cars; Jersey cobbler-,f
sacked or bulk. 1925; Giants $1,000
white sacked or bulk $1.8O@1.90;
Minnesota Early Ohios, sacked or.
bulk $1.95@2.05.
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ASSOCIATION,
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

R. H. E.
st. Louis -. OIL 100 Oils 10 2
Philadelphia . 900 100 O00-1 s 2
Doak, North land Dilhoefer: C.
Smith, Enzmann} and Witherow.
r. H. E.
New York -. 900 900 10x-1 s 0
Napier and Wingo;I Toney and
Smith.
Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-22

Select Our tires ao-
oordin6 to the roads
fhey have to travel:
In sandy Of billy coun-
try, wherever the going
issapt to be heavy-The
u. S. Nobby.
For ordinary country
Foads-The u. S. Chain
OF Usco.
For front wheels-The
u. S. Plain.
For best results
evSrywhere-U. s.
Royal Cords.
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GRAIN AND WnUR

A. GRAIN AND FLOUR.
Minneapolis, Sept. 22.-FloYr rs ito
IS cents lower; in carload lots. family
patents, today were quoted at $12.45
,@12.75 a barrel in 98-pound cotton
sacks. Shipments, ,64,263 barrels.
Bran, $3.50 q $4,000.
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PRODUCE.
Chicago, Sept. 22.-Butter, higher;
receipts 7,733 tubs; creamery extras
1-2; frsts 1906 1-2; seconds
|43 @47; standards So ga.
Cheese unchanged.
Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-09-22

Wednesday. "
Hotel Dacotah VS.. Shells.
East Side vs.. Quality Print.
7. Thursday.
Herald VS. Northern Pacific.
Walk-overs VS. Ontario seniors:
Friday.
Wilde's Bowlers VS., Great Northern.
u. N. d. v 4. Ontario Juniors.
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( GRAIN

CASH SALES.
Chicago, Sept. 22.-Wheat. No.. 1
red. $3.50; No. 2 red, Sass; No. /
hard $3.45 1-2@2.50. \
Corn. No. 2 mixed $1.24@1.29 al;
white, 5s@5s; No. 5 white 57@5s
IL; W No. 2, $1.s2@1.s5; barley,
so a 30.
Timothy SEED ss.oo@7.5o. Glover
seed $500 @25.OO.
Pork nominal; lard $685., ribs
S17.12@17.87.
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LIBERTY BONDS.

New York, Sept. I22.-Prices at
noon were: 8 1-2's 9O.22; first AS
1852; second As $3.50: first A las
S6.9S: second II LIS $500; third 4
l-4's 1884: fourth a 1-4's $500; Vic
tory 3 3-4's 1852; Victory. 4 3-4's
95.54. $500
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GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Minneapolis Sept. 22.-Wheat5 re.
ceipts, 524 cars compared with 53t
cars a year ago. \
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Herald WantAds Bring Results.
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PRODIyCE-

Chicago, Sept. 22.-Eggs unchang-
ed; receipts 1921 cases; poultry alive
unsettled; fowls. general run, 80
cents; springs 81 10; turkeys as
cents.
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PRODUCE

New York, Sept. 22-Butter Arm;
receipts, sos; creamery higher than
extras, 62@65; creamery extras
coz score), 61@61 1-2; frsts (S8 to
81 score), 50 1-2@59 1-2.
Eggs firm; receipts, 1889; fresh
5000.
Cheese steady; receipts, 1857; state
whole milk flats, current make white
and colored specials, 5000 1-2; ditto
average run. u 1-2@2S l-2; state
whole milk twins, current make spe-
Gals. 28 1-4@28 1-2; do average run,
~ 1908.
Live poultry unsettled; fowls, Al;
dressed unsettled; roasting chickens,
40 49,. 800 Eap.
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q srsS5
HsraIdsW wait A. 1ripx Results
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ilsssald yant Ads Hr,nx & z 3
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Herald Want Ads Bring Results.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Memorials To Soldier Dead.

In memory of four Middietown,
Del, boys-Capt. Rupert Burnstan,
John j. Hoffecker, E. Davis Man
love and jeremiah Jackson, colored,
whose names are inscribed upon the
granite base of the structure, a
handsome memorial, costing $4,000,
has been erected in the public
square in Middletown. The boys
lost their lives in the world war of
1917-18. The memorial, which con-
sists of a bronZed shaft, 18 feet
high, with an ornamental base rest
ing upon granite block five feet
square, was erected from the pro-
ceeds of a drive" conducted by
Middletown Post, No. Is, American
Legion.
A beautiful bronze tablet has
been erected on the wall in front of
the Firemen's Auditorium in Ken
nett Square as memorial to the
men from that section who gave
their lives in the World War. The
cost of this tablet, one hundred dol
lars, is being born equally by the
Kennett Fire Company and the
Borough Council. The tablet was
dedicated on Thursday afternoon,
November 18th, at the conclusion of
the parade.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19

Muskrat Season On the Peninsula.
The muskrat season will open
this month and the skins promise to
be as much in demand this year as a
year ago when they made a new
high record mark for quantity and
price. Practically all the men en-
gagged in the culture of muskrats in
Delaware and the Eastern Shore of
Maryland farms located along the
Nanticoke river have prepared for a
big year. In addition the number
of men and boys who have arranged
to trap the muskrat this season in
the marshland districts is greatly in
creased Last year it was estimated
that not less than 200 trappers
worked the lowlands along the Nan
ticoke river and bay districts. This
year there will be at least twice that
number.-Ex.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
CFOD ReDOrt.

Under date of Nov. 6, following is
the crop report for District 3, COM
prising Hartford, Cecil and Kent
counties, Md:
Silos are filled, with sugar corn
fodder. Remarkable weather for
seeding grain but a little too dry for
quick termination. Keiffer pear
crop a total loss, no market, except
in very few cases. Corn husking
progressing slowly; considerable
green corn. About half of the pear
crop not picked on account of low
price. Quite an amount of fine
clover (second crop that had plenty
of seed in it but there is not huller
in the vicinity of North East.
Owing to the high price of cowpeas,
very few were sown, that which
were sown were plowed under.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Red Cross Work In Cecil.

The Red Cross report for October
of Miss Viola Hahn, Public Health
Nurse, shows that she made Is
visits to schools; 16 home visits to
school children; had a conference at
Perry Point; outlined plan of work
at Rising Sun; Jackson Hall Com
munity Meeting and before the Co
lora School Improvement Associ-
alton; also Women's Auxiliary, Cal
vert: met County Medical Associ-
alton; attended Red Cross Chapter
meeting and visited State Health
Department.
On examination of school child
rem it seemed to Miss Hahn that 9
had defective vision; 70 enlal ged
tonsils; 55 adenoids; 1873 defective
teeth; 10 imeptigo; four were found
with deformities; 1853 with malnu-
triton; 293 children were examin-
ed by nurse; 1873 referred to family
dentist; 7 referred to oculist or op-
tician; 1873 referred to family ply
sician.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Tribute To Soldier Heroes.

Authorized by act of the General
Assembly in 1917, a large painting
depicting the Delaware troops in
France in action during the late
war, is now nearly completed at the
studio of Stanley M. Arthurs, and
will be delivered to the special COM
mittee for hansisg in the State
House by January 1. There remain
but a few finishing touches to be
given to the painting, which will be
IS feet long by Z feet high. The
painting depicts very vividly a scene
in mo Mans Land" east of the
Argonne district.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
DEATHS.
William T. Bouldcn.

William T. Boulden, a we'll
known resident of Elkton, died Nov.
s at his home in that town, from q
stroke of paralysis. The deceased
was in the Saith year of his age and
had been in feeble health Tor
months.
Mr.. Boulden was a son of the late
George w. Boulden. He followed
farming when young man, later
engaging in the machinery business
in Elkton. In 1877 he was elected
Sheriff on the Democratic ticket,
serving two years. He was Justice
of the Peace for number of years.
His widow and two sons survive,
George w. and Charles S. Boulden,
business men of Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Orphans Court.

The Orphans Court in session on
Nov. 9 approved the bonds of STAN
ley R. McVey, executor of Benjamin
w. McVey; Mabel A. Smeltzer, ad-
ministrix of Laura E. Scott; III.
Branch Patten, executor of Agnes r.
Brown; VIM. James Holland, exc
cutor of Daniel c. Holland; Emil
Kulchycky and vladimir Petroski,
executors of Joseph Ortynsky, and
letters Of administration were is
sued upon the estates of said de-
ceased. The first and final account
of the Safe Deposit and Trust Com
pany of Baltimore, guardian of Cliff
ford E. Whitaker, was examined
and passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
War Claims Commission.

Governor Ritchie has appointed
seven unpaid Commissions, author
ized by the last legislature, to inves-
tigate and report nupon various
phases of State government, among
which, is one, War Claims Commits
sion, with Albert S. j. Owens, of
Baltimore, as chairman, asd George
L. Hopper, of Havre de Grace, and
w. Beatty Harlan, Of Bel Air, the
remaining two members. The
duty of this Commission is to In
vestigate, report and prepare any
claims of citizens of Maryland
against the federal government
growing out of the late war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Zion Store Threatened By Fire.

The general store of J. M. C. Car
hart, at Zion, narrowly escaped de-
struction by fire on Friday morning.
1t is supposed a cigar or cigarette
stump, thrown in a saw-dust box
cuspidor smouldered all night, grad
ually burning hole in the floor,
through which the charred debris
dropped into the cellar. Smoke
seen issuing from the windows
caused a hurried investigation and
the threatened blaze was extinguish-
ed, the floor and end of a counter
being slightly damaged. The timely
discovery was fortunate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
PILGRIMAGE TO RICHARDS OAK
Hde Surgeons At WOrk-Exercises
Held Beneath Spreading
Branches.

A pilgrimage was held to Rich
ards Oak, near Porters Bridge, on
Saturday afternoon, and interesting
exercises held beneath the spread
ing branches of this grand old tree,
which is showing signs of decay, and
upon which tree surgeons are at
work in the hope of prolonging the
life of the historic monarch, one of
the oldest and largest trees in the
State. In fact Mr.. Chopper, who
has charge of the work, after a
careful examination of the tree esti-
mates it to be fully 500 years old,
taking into consideration it's size,-
oaks being of slow growth, together
with the fact that it is on hilltop
where fertility drains away from it,
and not in a valley, where growth
would be more rapid.
Tradition has it that Lafayette
and his army encamped under this
old oak. 1t was on the line of
march when he and his troops left
the Head of Elk on the morning of
the 18th of April, 1881, thence to
the Brick Meeting House, where
they spent the night in the sur
rounding woods. and from there
marched to the ferry at Bald Friar.
The cold, blustery weather of
Saturday afternoon kept many who
had intended joining the pilgrimage
away, but about fifty people braved
the keen wind and assembled be-
meath the tree, where Rev. w. G.
Koons, of this town, delivered
short address, Miss Bertha Tyson
read a selection, and poems by Fol-
ger McKinsey, the Bentztown Bard,
and Mrs. Jennie Gillespie of Rising
Sun, were read, and America sung
by the assemblage.
1t should be matter of county
pride and historic interest to pre-
serve this landmark, and a fund is
being raised for this purpose at the
instance of the ladies of the Hythe-
ham Club, Port Deposit, Md, who
will be glad to receive contributions
of any sum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1920-11-19
Sues For $40, 900 Damages.

Mrs. Margaret E. Eichelberger,
of West Grove, has entered suit in
Chester County Court for $4,000
damages, against Margaret Potter,
executrix in the estate of Mrs. Fran
ces Tallman Dunlop of West Grave,
who on June 1 shot and killed the
plaintiffs husband Roy Eichelberg-
er, and then murdered her eleven
year old daughter Ruth and fatally
shot herself.