The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-09-15
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| Chestertown.-Mrs James Metcalt
died at her home here, leaving an in
FAINT son, born the same day. Mrs.
Metcalf before marriage was Miss Re.
becca Aldridge, beautiful girl and a
prominent member of Eastern Shore
society. She was about 80 years Of
age.
Cumberland.-At a meeting Of the
Georges Creek Coal Operators Assoc
citation here it was definitely decided
not to sign any agreement with the
United Mine Workers. It was ex-
planned by John S. Brophy, president
of the Association that operators of
the Georges Creek region cannot main
tain the coal industry in Maryland at
fixed rate of wages. The Somerset
mine, adjoining, with same field rate,
pays a lower wage.
Frederick.-One of Maryland's old
est women, Mrs. George Shawbaker,
Monrovia, celebrated the one hundred
and second anniversary of her birth
at her home. 1t was quiet and UNI
pretentious observance. Mrs. Shaw
baker is one of the three Maryland
| widows bf the veterans Of the War of
1912. She has seen three great wars,
| many uprisings, many changes and
withlit all, she has kept pace with the
times.
Rockville.-When Sheriff Alvie A.
Monkey and Deputy J. Stanley Gin
CELLS were about to leave the home of
George Wright, near Four Corners,
this county, where they went to in
vestigate reports that liquor in unlaw-
full quantities could be found, one OF
them noticed that considerable earth
near the house had recently been dis
turbed. An investigation disclosed
several quarts of whisky buried there.
Wright was placed under arrest and
brought to Rockville, where he fur
nished $500 bail for his appearance in
the police court here on charge of
having intoxicating liquor in his pos
session with the intention Of selling it.
Hagerstown. - Justice George M.
Slower, aged "a, lawyer and we'll
known resident Of Boonsboro, this
county, died at his home after an ill
ness of week His death was due to
paralysis. Mr.. Slower was member
of the United Brethren Church of
Boonsboro and was one of the leading
citizens of the town. He was mem
Der Of several secret orders. Besides
a widow he left son, Reverdy J..
Slower, of Shenandoah, Pa. and a
daughter, Mrs. A. M. Kreidler, of Ann.
vile, Pa. The funeral was held Fri
day afternoon at his home. Services
were conducted by Rev. C. M. Spirrow,
assisted by Rev. Louis Zinkhan.
Rockville - Mrs. Eleanor Mary
Fletcher, of Kensington, this county,
has filed suit in the Circuit Court here
for limited divorce from Horace D.
Fletcher, also of Kensington, on the
ground of cruelty and non-support.
| She also asks the court to award her
the custody of the couples only child,
Horace D. Fletcher, Jr., aged months,
and to allow her alimony and counsel
fees. The bill sets forth that the
couple married in Washington on Feb
ruary 2, 1921, and lived together in
Washington and Kensington until
July Is last. when the defendant
| forced the plaintiff to leave their
home. She is now with her parents in
| Washington.
Baltimore with the hearty ap-
proval of Governor Richie and many
who have worked for the project, the
| State Roads Commission formally des-
| ignated the new million dollar Balti-
more-Southern Maryland road, the
Robert Grain Highway in honor of the
man who first proposed it. This ac-
ton was taken under the authority
conferred by Section 80 e. Chapter
371 of the Acts of 1912. "This action
| of the commission, said John N. Mack
all. chairman, definitely fixes the
name Of Che road. and it gave the COM
mission great deal of pleasure to
thus recognize the splendid work Mr..
Grain has done for Southern Mary
land, for Baltimore and the State as a
whole in making the building OF the
road possible.
Easton.-Each school trustee in Tai
bot county has received the following
| QUESTIONABLE from the Eastern Shore
Dental Society concerning the institu-
ton of a toothbrush drill in the
schools: GAS a trustee of the. Board
of Education of Talbot county, will
| you please send to me an expression
of your attitude concerning the insti-
tuition OF toothbrush drill in the
schools in your district? A duplicate
of this letter will be sent to each
trustee in the county. An early reply