The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1922-05-19
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Hagerstown.-A thief broke into
| three offices in the Maryland Trust
Company Building and completely ran
sacked the Offices and obtained small
amount Of loot.
Crisfeld. Marion Station will have
a bumper crop of berries this year, the
fruit being ripe as early as last Tues
day. The first car of berries win be
shipped next Friday, this being two
days ahead of last year. This will
bring the big picking about the 18th
instead of the goth.
Crisfeld.-Miss Anabelle Parsons,
| daughter of former State Senator
George P. Parsons, of Somerset county,
| died at her home in Marion from ty-
phoid fever. Miss Parsons suffered a
nervous breakdown some months ago
| when a student of Goucher College,
Baltimore, and never fully recovered
her health. She leaves in addition to
her parents, one brother, Earl Parsons.
| Lonaconing-In the town election
held here, Harper Rankin defeated
Thomas A. Allen, incumbent, for
Mayor, Rankin receiving 321 and Allen
255.
Robert Cook was chosen bailiff.
Benjamin Wilkes, Clarence Creighton
and Albert Macy were elected Council
men.
The proposed $25, 900 bond issue for
municipal improvements was defeated
by 10 ballots, the vote being: For, 269;
against, 279.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES by an automo-
bile said to have been driven by G. A.
| Miller, Jr., Martinsburg, John Stouffer,
6-year-old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Stouffer, received injuries which re-
suited in his death at the Washington
Hospital. The boy was sitting on the
rear of an automobile truck and is said
to have walked in front of the machine
driven by Miller. One of the lights on
the approaching machine struck him
In the head and threw him beneath the
machine. His skull was fractured.
| The authorities are investigating the
accident.
Frederick.-The County Commits
sioners were asked by DR.. Thomas B.
| Eymons, director of the extension
service of the University of Maryland,
and Col D. John Marley, president of
the Chamber of Commerce, and repre-
| sentatives of the Frederick County
| Farmers Association to increase the
annual farm supervisory appropriation
| $500.
At the same time H.. Stanford Yohe
of the bureau of markets, U. S. Depart
ment Of Agriculture, Washington, and
| a candidate for the position of county
| farm agent, outlined course of work
| Cor this county, which he claims would
be beneficial. He stipulated $4,000 as
an annual salary, which he says he
expected to be increased as results
were obtained The county has been
| giving $1,000 annually toward farm
demonstration work in this county.
Baltimore. Making passionate ap-
peal to religious men and women to
stand firmly for such international
agreements as shall assure world peace
and reduce armies and navies to police
status, only strong enough to prevent
war, Frederick ]. Libby stirred deeply
gathering of Friends that filed the
Homewood Meeting House. Mr.. Libby
formerly was the Friends relief COM
missioner In Europe, where the Society
continues to feed the hungry more than
three years after the end of the World
War. The need of the world, he said,
| IL peace is to be permanent, Is a will
lingness on the part of mankind to do
justice to all peoples. That attitude of
mind has not yet been reached. Chris
tan men are Influenced by the inter
ests of groups not religious-by bust
ness conditions and social and racial
pI6JuQlCGS- All vi tAl6 IClA0o " iAtOl
national misunderstanding and to war.
Belair-The people of Belair not
only helped to elect the first woman to
the Maryland Legislature in the person
of Miss Mary E. w. Risteau, but they
made history for Belair by electing two
women, Mrs. Alexander M. Fulford and
Mrs. John Butterfeld, to the Board Of
Town Commissioners. John A. Robin
son. Charles H. Reed and Frank L.
Hiser were the other commissioners
elected. Matters, however, have be-
come somewhat complicated by the re-
fusal of Messrs. Robinson and Reed to
serve. They claim they have not the
time to give to the duties of the office.
The fact that two tickets were in the
field rendered the election spirited, the
total vote being 17S, while last year