The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-10-27
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HAPPENINGS OF THE WEEK

Bedford, and Miss Blanche Cites,
trained nurse, daughter Of Harry
Cities, of Wolfsburg, are in Western
Maryland Hospital with serious in
iuries sustained when the automobile
in which they were riding struck q
cement abutment and overturned.
Crisfield.-A locomotive struck a
bad rail plate in the Pennsylvania
terminal yards here, turned turtle and
was wrecked Engineer Massey stuck
to his post and was not seriously in
jured. Fireman Draper jumped from
tie high side of the engine and sus-
tanned few bruises.
Elkton.-The annual Community
Show at Calvert, under the auspices
of the Ninth District Farmers Club
and the Calvert Grange, was held in
the Cecil County Agriculture High
School Building Saturday. The at
tendance was large and the exhibits
the most numerous since the shows
were inaugurated.
Baltimore-Except for an increase
of 81 cases of whooping-cough, Balti-
more's health situation was highly
satisfactory during the last week, ac-
cording to a report to Mayor Broen-
ing from Assistant Health Commits
sioner j. Frederick Hempel. Deaths
for the week totaled 1913, or II less
than for the corresponding week last
year.
Cumberland-The registration dur
ing the sittings covering three days in
Allegany county resulted in the en-
rollment Of 813 new voters. OF this
number 470 affiliated as Republicans
and 321 Democrats, Democrats who
have studied the situation say the Re
publican majority in Allegany in No
vember will be materially reduced.
Salisbury. - Conceding that the
bridge which spans the Wicomico
River at Main street, this. city, is a
connecting link in the State highway
across the Eastern Shore, the State
Roads Commission has promised State
aid in replacing the old pivot bridge
with a modern structure of the lift
type and with a wider span. 80
Annapolis.-The Naval Academy
eleven downed Georgia Tech, IL to 0,
in the big intersectional football
game, played in Annapolis Saturday.
Navy scored touchdown and place,
ment goal in the first quarter and
another touchdown in the second
period Although Navy failed to count
in the latter half, the Annapolitans
outplayed the Georgians and missed
two other scores only by the narrow
est margin.
Rockville. Chief Of Police Charles
T. Cooley led a raid on house on
the Georgetown pike. four
miles below Rockville, Thursday
night Montgomery county and Fed
eral officers found there, they say. Is
pints of whisky, which they confis-
Gated. and placed under arrest
Maurice Davis, Charles Mangum and
Hugh Lawlor. The three men were
brought to Rockville. where they fur
nisned bond of $1,000 each for their
appearance in the Police Court here
on charges of having liquor in their
possession with the intention Of sell
ing it.
Salisbury.-The City Council is
sounding the public on the question
of purchase by the city of control of
the water system in Salisbury, now
under the ownership Of private con-
Germ. Increased facilities are neces-
sary to meet the demands of the fire
underwriters. The city would first
need authority to float bond issue in
order to purchase the present plant,
which would mean delay Of more
than two years, ii, was pointed out.
Should additional mains be laid by
the Salisbury Water Company at the
expense of that firm, an increase in
rates charged the consumers would be
inevitable.
Salisbury.-The Richie Bruce-G Colds
borough combination held forth at a
wellattended Democratic mass-meet-
ing in the theatre here Saturday eve
ming. Besides the Governor. the sena-
torial candidate and the candidate for
reelection from the First Congress
sional District, Robert E. Lee, chair
man of the State Industrial Accident
Commission and star platform per-
former, and Miss Margaret Koenig, of
Baltimore, added their flow of oratory
to the evenings proceedings and were
well received. Alexander M. Jackson,
one of the Democratic congressional
candidates in the First District, in the
recent primaries presided. A consid-
cradle number of Republicans were in
the audience. When Governor Richie,
who was the first speaker, launched
a tentative Gubernatorial boom for
Comptroller w. S. Gordy. Jr., by say
ing that 1t seemed to be traditional
for comptrollers to become governors,
the audience applauded. The Governor
fastened to add. however, that he