The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-08-18
STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD
The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD

Easton.-Miss Julia Fleming Colds
borough, daughter of Mckenzie Colds
borough, has been awarded the schol-
arship to the Maryland Institute in
Baltimore. The scholarship is award
ed for term not longer than four
years.
Frostburg. -Overhead irrigation, a
project in which number of local
farmers are intensely interested, will
be demonstrated at the Washington
Bottom Farm on August IA by G. w.
Skinner, of Troy, Ohio. A number Of
farmers will meet with Mr.. Skinner.
Rockville-James w. Burdette, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Burdette, of
Boyds, this county, died in a Wash
ington hospital at the age of 81 years.
A few days before he was operated
on for appendicitis. Surviving him
are both parents and several sisters
and brothers.
Baltimore .-The parade scheduled
for the last day of the Baltimore
Week" celebration, which is to take
place in October, will be one of the
largest ever seen in this city, accord
ing to w. Dwight Burroughs, president
of the Advertising Club, who, with
Clarence H. Klengel, has charge of
| this feature of the week.
Frederick. - Charles F. Thomas,
| Buckeystown, died recently, aged 70
| years. He was son of the late Will
| liam H. Thomas and is survived by his
wife (Mrs. Sarah Baker Thomas) and
the following children: (Mrs. A. w.
Nicodeum, Buckeystown; VIM. H.
Thomas, Pasadena, CAL; Miss Catha-
rine F. Thomas, and Miss Carrie H.
Thomas, Buckeystown, and Franklin
C. Thomas, Martinsburg, w. Va.)
Chestertown.-Louis Robinson, new
Superintendent of Kent county
schools, took charge succeeding DR..
Edward J. Clarke. Miss Nina M.
Langvick, graduate of Teachers
College, Columbia University, and
during the past year Supervisor of
schools in Carroll county, Md, has
been appointed supervisor of white
elementary schools in Kent county.
Schools of Kent county will open for
white children on September II and
for cclored children on October /.
struck by an automobile on the State
road near her home. Her son, Robert
F. Andrews, received slight injuries in
the accident. Mrs. Andrews and her
son were on motorcycle, Mrs. An
drews being in the side-car, when the
machine was struck by an auto driven
by William Zimmerman, of Ohio. The
automobile skidded 100 feet after
striking the motorcycle and crashed
into a culvert. Zimmerman was ar
rested by State officers and is being
held for hearing pending the out;
come of Mrs. Andrews injuries.
Frederick 81 The fifteenth annual
Lutheran reunion, embracing all of the
Lutheran congregations and Sunday
schools Of the county, was. held at
Braddock Heights with large attend
ance. The Rev. A. e. Cooper, pastor
of the Middletown Lutheran Church,
presided and addresses were delivered
by the Rev. Charles A. Shilke, Walk
ersville; the Rev. G. A. Neal, GettysI
burg, and the Rev. w. E. Brown, York.
The Rev. Mr.. Shilke took for his
theme "The Beginning of Lutheranism
in Maryland
Hagerstown.-Onem man was instant
ly killed and two others were serious
ly injured when the automobile in
which they were riding on the Letters
burg pike struck post, skidded more
than 400 feet, crashed through fence
and turned turtle, throwing its occu-
pants to the ground. The dead man is
Samuel Miller, IS, son of Frank Miller.
proprietor of grain warehouse at
Waynecastle. He died instantly of
broken neck. H. w. Ruths, rs, an en-
ployee of the Hagerstown and Fred,
erick Railway, who was riding on the
front seat with Miller, suffered a
broken shoulder blade, probable
fractured collar bone and other in
juries. The third man, Harry H.
Snowbridge, also an employee of the
railway. escaped with less injuries
than his companions. A bone in his
leg was broken and he suffered bruises
about the body.
Easton.-One day last week about
5000 worth of milk, purchased by a
milk dealer in Easton from various
farmers in Talbot county and shipped
to the city, was turned back on him
as the milk had been "doctored" with
preparation that had caused num-
Der of persons using 1t to become i'll.
No blame was attached to the dealer
here, as he was not aware that the
milk had been treated. Some of the
parties who had sold him the milk had
put some kind Of preservative in it to
make 1t taste sweet and pure. The
loss falls heavily upon the dealer, and
at the same time puts under suspicion
all milk shipments going out of Easton
and Talbot county. This is not the