The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-07-27
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ElkIOH.-lH0 oUl-dcre BOSSS LdTlH,
situated near Crumpton, has been
bought by Col. C. NJ Lloyd, of Ches-
tertown, at private sale, for $11,500.
Several years ago. this same farm was
bought by the late c. L. FARRELL, from
Mr. Boggs for $21,00O
Cumberland.-Mis Ella Reynolds,
daughter of James Reynolds, pioneer
contractor and builder, prominent here
before the Civil War, died at her home
here, aged 80. She was the last of
her family and had inherited valu-
able block in the downtown business
district, which was built by her
father.
Oxford.-The personal property and
real estate of the late Mrs. Olivia
Leonard was sold Wednesday. The
farm was bid by Walter Leonard, one
Of the heirs and also administrator,
for $500. 1t contains 10 acres and
woodland. On it is fine old Col
onial house The bids offered for this
farm show the sharp decline in farm
values.
Easton.-Ten thousand dollars Is
awarded to the widow of Charles
Todd, night Waterman for local firm,
who was murdered by Thomas Word
ley, colored, while on duty several
months ago, by the State Accident In
surance Commission sitting here. The
money is to be paid in weekly Install
ments of $13.33 for 375 weeks. The
insurance company involved in the
case has protested the decision, how
ever, and demanded hearing. The
inquiry will sit on the case in the
near future as soon as the whole
body, of whom only one is now pres
emit, has arrived here
Baltimore. Notwithstanding the
fact that employment conditions in
Baltimore are better this year than
they have been for some time, the
Family Welfare Association now has
more families under its care than it
udu dl IHiS liLiO III 4SAA, WHICH, Clu-
ployment conditions were not so fav-
orable The number of families ap-
pealing to the Association for relief
has steadily increased for the last
three months, due to the unusually
large number of assertions on the part
of men who have gone elsewhere to
work, leaving their wives and children
dependent upon charitable organiza-
tons.
Baltimore.--Unable to eat because
he has been unconscious for ITO
hours, Jacob Bonba, Is years old, was
probably saved at Johns Hopkins Hos
pital when he was fed through rub
Der tube. Bonba partially regained
consciousness and his ultimate recov-
cry is expected The youth was hurt
Saturday afternoon in an automobile
crash at Patterson Park and Fair
mount avenues. When picked from
the wreckage of one machine he was
unconscious. At the hospital it was
discovered he had a fractured skull.
Bonba remained in a comatose condi-
ton hour after hour. Fearing he
would die unless he regained con-
seriousness and was able to take sus-
tenance, physicians started feeding
him liquid nourishment through the
tube.
Rockville. = Two hundred Demo
cratic women from all parts of Mont
gomery county attended the annual
meeting of the Woman's Democratic
Club of Montgomery county at the
Montgomery Country Club here Mon
day. 1t was conducted by the presi-
dent, Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson, of
Chevy Chase, and proved the best-at-
tended and most enthusiastic meeting
yet held. In opening the meeting Mrs.
Nicholson spoke briefly and an
nounced the appointment of the fol-
lowing committee chairmen for the
various districts of the county: Lay
louisville, Mrs. James c. Christopher;
Clarksburg, Mrs. Bowie F. Waters and
Mrs. Jack Price; Poolesville, Mrs. T.
Randolph Hall; Rockville, Mrs. Pres
ton B. Ray and Mrs. James H. Jones;
Colesville, Miss Eliza Candy and Mrs.
William Cuttings.
Baltimore.-After a trip to the East
ern Shore and Southern Maryland, DR..
John S. Fulton, State Director of
Health, has returned to Baltimore and
has pronounced the general health Of
the State as good. Typhoid fever
conditions are especially good
throughout the State" he said, "and
although the peak month usually is
September, we have every reason to
believe that it will be much less than
formerly. No disease is at present
epidemic, unless it might be typhoid.
and that only in the sense that there
always is more of that than we like
to see. We are making progress in
our extension work We are aiming
to establish in Frederick a laboratory
similar to those at Cumberland,
Hagerstown, Baltimore and Hurlock.
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