The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-06-30
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mate OF Galen IL. 1alL, Cpllector VI
Internal Revenue, the total receipts at
the Department of Internal Revenue
for Maryland District for the fiscal
year ending June 80 will be about $685.
100000 less than 1921, and about
| $35,000,000 less than 1920. Estimates
for this years total receipts are about
| $65,000,000. The receipts in 1921 were
| $90,O0O,O00, and in 1920 were 100000
900.
Chestertown-The County Commits
sioners have declared the tax rate for
1922 to be $1.54 on the one hundred
| dollars. This is an increase of six
cents over last year, caused by in
| creases to schools, assessments, roads
and hospitals. The schools will get 81
cents on the one hundred dollars, or
| $85,26S.17. The basis for real and per-
sonal property is $12,501,S29 a reduc-
ton over last year of 100000.
Frederick. - Charles A. Clabaugh,
aged %, was convicted of selling a
half-pint of "moonshine" liquor, and
fined 5000. The alternative sentence
was 40 days in Jail, which Clabaugh
took. The arrest was made personally
by Sheriff James A. Jones, who stood
near Clabaugh and watched the trans
fer of the whisky and the receipt of the
money. Clabaugh received $3.50 for
the booze.
Chestertown.-In order to restore
their mother to health the two sons of
| Mrs. Albert S. Turner-Frank and Sid
ney Turner-are contributing their
| blood to be transfused into her veins.
| Mrs Turner was taken to Baltimore
hospital recently. Thursday physicians
| decided there must be TRANSMISSION
| One son volunteered at once and blood
was taken from him. The second son
followed. Next week others will give
up their blood, and it is believed that
| Mrs. Turner will be restored to health
Salisbury.-Fire which broke out
about o'clock in the morning in a
large warehouse belonging to the
Laurel Packing Company, at Sharp
town, this county, for a while threat
ened the entire village, and at one time
there were 10 buildings on fire. Calls
for assistance brought both the Sails
bury and Cambridge fire companies on
the scene in short time. The loss on
the warehouse and contents is about
$4,000 Two smaller buildings also
were consumed by the flames. No
residences were destroyed.
misunderstanding by County
Commissioners Of many new county
and district health officers were re.
ported by the State Health Depart
ment Dr. H. NJ Slade, county health
officer, and the Is district health Off
GERS in Baltimore county have been
reappointed. DR.. L. X. Woodward was
named for Carroll county, with IA
district health officers, and DR.. Henry
P. Fahrney, of Frederick, was appoint
ed in Frederick county. DR.. Norman
S. Dudley, of Church Hill, was appoint
ed county officer in Queen Anne's.
Hagerstown.-George F. Bryan, 10
years old, of Milestone, Washington
county, was instantly killed at the tan
merry of w. d. Byrons & Sons, Will
| Transport, when he fell beneath a
tractor which he was operating. Bryan
was hauling hair from the tannery
| yard to the Byrons Farm. The youth
had dismounted from the tractor to
open a gate, it is said, and had failed
| to stop the tractor AS he ran in front
of the slowly moving machine, he
| slipped and fell, one of the wheels
| passing over his head. He was son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Bryan, Mill
stone. Justice J. T. Tice, of Williams
port, acting coroner, decided an in
quest was unnecessary.
Observation-Disclosures three
hour hearing in the Police Court here,
William Fraker, Edward Snodderly
and Frank Trome, striking shopwork-
| ers of the Western Maryland Railway
| Company, were found not guilty of as
saulting and beating two strikebreak-
! ers. The strikebreakers, Milford and
Reuben Aycoth, brothers, had pre-
viously identified the men as those
who attacked them last Thursday
night The Aycoths were walking
along the railroad tracks when eight
men appeared and administered Sc
we're beating to them. The men
brought in witnesses to prove they
were not in the vicinity of the scene
of the attack at the time it occurred.
Lonaconing.-The City Council by a
vote of to passed an ordinance pro-
hibiting dancing in the public halls of
Homecoming between the hours of mid
night and Z A. NJ, under penalty Of
$25 for the first offense and $50 fine
or 60 days Imprisonment for the Sec
ond offense, or both. All-night dances
have been common here and there had
been great complaint on account of al
legged abandon. Councilman Creighton
1 %nnIy AHaxynv IIarpa. pay,lxiu n facL FOR.