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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-14
267-269
Notice for Publication of Time APP
pointed for Proving VIII, Etc.

pointed Tor PROVING VIII, Etc.
In the Probate Court of the State
OF Idaho, in and for the County Of
Latah.
In the matter of the estate of A.
T. Nelson, deceased.
Pursuant to an order of said pro-
bate court, made on the 4th day OF
August, 1928, notice is hereby given
that Thursday, the 18th day of Aug
ust, 1928, at 10 O'Clock A. M. Of said
day at the court room of said court,
at the City Of Moscow, the County Of
Latah, has been appointed as the time
and place for proving the will of said
A. T. Nelson, deceased, and for hear
ing the application of Richard T.
Nelson, for the issuance to hin of
letters testamentary when and where
any person interested may appear and
contest the same.
Dated at Moscow, Idaho, August
4th, 1923.
ADRIAN NELSON,
Probate Judge.
H. R.. Smith, Attorney for Petitioner,
Moscow, Idaho. 261-270
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-14
Notice Of School Election

Notice Is hereby given that the
Moscow Independent School District
No. 5 will hold an election at the
High School on Tuesday, September
4, 1923, between the hours of 100
p. m. and 600 p. m. for the purpose
OF electing two trustees to serve for
a period Of three years Also to vote
on question Of sale of Lincoln school
with ground.
A. H. JOHNSON,
267-269 Clerk.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-14
Famous Bible Goes to Italian.

London.-The famous Bible of the
Borso d'Este, valued at S25O,0OO and
belonging at one time to the late En-
peror Karl of Austria, has been pur-
chased by a rich Milan manufacturer,
who outhid an American banker for it.
Rhe Bible Is Illuminated by artists Of
the Fifteenth century and Is regarded
By antiquarians as the finest specimen
of it's kind In existence.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-14

aSet Fire to Home and Try to Escape.
| -Four children, three girls and a boy,
ranging from five to nine years old, at
tempted to escape from the juvenile
detention home at Shreveport, La, by
lsetting it on fire and then dashing for
1.-THE fence in the rear. Only the boy
made his escape.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-14
WOULD WE'D FRENCH GIRLS
Two Young Arkansans Ask Post Office
Department How to Do It.

Departnent How to Do It.
The Post Office department received
concrete evidence of increased pros
Eperity in Arkansas, where an OIL boom
recently developed.
Two young men in a small town of
THE state want to get married and they
wrote as follows:
1--WE understand there are plenty Of
Young French women in France who
want homes and husbands. Can you
give us any information in regard to
the matter how we can get In touch
them? Each one of US wants a
wife, about twenty years old"
Good homes and kind treatment are
assured.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1923-08-14
Toad Takes S Days
to Hop rs Miles

Frederick G. Sidney took .
homing toad, with a metal tag
on its leg, to Winchendon, Mass,
and liberated it. Sidney lives
at Wakefield, rs miles distant.
Five days later the toad ar
rive0 back in Wakefield. The
metal tag, still on its leg, proved
Its Identity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
LINDsAY-JENNEss

Miss Mildred s. Jenness, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Jenness, Will
mington, and William J. Lindsay, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. David Lindsay, of
Providence. this county, were mar
ried at o'clock, Saturday, Septem-
Der 2,2 in Goodman M. E. Chucrh, by
the Rev. w. l.. White, Of Bridgeville,
Del, assisted by Rev. w. R. Now
bray, pastor of Goodman Church.
Miss Sarah Stern, Of Newark, was
maid of honor. The bridesmaids
were: Miss Laura Richardson, OF
Harrington, and Mrs. Lisle Davis, of
Philadelphia.
Harvey Lindsay, Of Providence,
Md, was best man, while Walter
Lindsay, of Kittanning, Pa; Robin
Lindsay. George Lindsay and Vim
cent Richardson all of Wilmington,
were ushers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
SUCCESSFUL EvANGE-
LISTIC SERVICES

Three weeks of Revival Services
held by Rising Sun M. e. Church
have thoroughly stirred the commit
nifty. A large tent was pitched on
the edge of the town, and meetings
began Sept. End. The pastor, Rev
c. C. Harris, was assisted by Evan
gelist Rev. Geo. w. Cooke, of CASTLE,
N. Y, and Gospel Singer Harold
Vignaelle, OF Cleveland, Ohio. The
attendance was large and about 1S5
were converted The large tent, the
overfiowing crowds, the enthusiastic
singing, and the scenes around the
"Mourners Bench" reminded one OF
old Camp Meeting days.
Rev. Cooke besides being a most
impressive preacher, plays a from
bone most effectively, and sings with
great power. Mr.. VignueHe is a
fine baritone soloist, and assisted by
a large chorus choir led the congre-
gational singing. On last Sunday,
the closing day, 80 were received into
the membership of the Rising Sun M.
E. Church, and others will be receiv-
ed into neighoring churches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
FELL UNDER WHEELS

Benjamin Briscoe, OF this town,
met with very painful accident on
Saturday at the railroad station
He had been assisting in loading a
wagon with fertilizer and IN attempt
ing to climb upon the vehicle while II
was moving, missed his footing and
fell. One wheel of the heavily load
ed wagon passed over his leg, and II
was thought he had suffered frac'
ture, but fortunately this proved mo-
to be the case. The limb was pain
fully lacerated and bruised and Mr
Briscoe will be housed with 1t fol
some time,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
PORT DEPOSIT TO CELEBRATE

On Thursday, October the 4th
there will be held at Port Deposit
Md, commencing at 700 o'clock P
NJ, a celebration to commemorate
the opening of the new State Road. (
A big Street Parade participated
in by Fire Companies, Lodges and
similar Organizations, Automobiles,
Floats, Horsemen and Fancy Dressed
Individuals, all competing for prizes,
with several Brass Bands, will be
one of the features.
AHon. John M. Mackall, Chairman
of the State Roads Commission, will
be the guest of the Committee on
Arrangements, and will deliver the
address of the evening.
The Committee invites the public
at large not only to be present on
this occasion and to take part in the
Parade, but, to cooperate in every
way possible, thus further guarantee
ing the success of ! this undertaking
which is already assured.
Everything will be absolutely free
of cost, so arrange to be in Port De-
posit Thursday night, October the
fourth, at seven o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
W1I4L F1I4Ep FOR PROBATE

The will Of George w. Cosden late
of North East, has been filed at
the Register OF Wills office in Elk
ton. The will bears date of Septem-
ber /, 1923, and names The Elkton
Banking and Trust Company and
Albert d. Mackey, Esq, as executors.
$1,000 is left to the Vestry of Trinity
p. E: Church. Elkton. and $400 to
White Clay Greek Church, Del. A
trust fund of $4,000 is created. the
income to be paid to his daughter,
Ida C. de Scotia, during her life, and
at her death to go to her heirs. All
the residue of the estate is bequeath
ed to his daughter, Mrs. de Scotia.
The value of the estate is estimat-
ed at $50, 900 to $4,000 but may ex-
coed that amount,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
RArDrD POOL ROOM

Sheriff clifford and his deputies
raided the pool room of Abe Ander-
son, in the colored section of Elkton,
and captured the proprietor of the
dive and eight oolored men, who
were shooting crap. They were
taken before Police Justice Scotten
who imposed a fine of $40 and costs
a total of $1a.a6 on each of the par
ticipants In the game. and fine Of
$50 and cost, q total of $53.s5, or
the proprietor. who was warned thai
second offence would bring {
much heavier sentence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
LAW ENFORCEMENT CONFER

DR.. D. Leigh Colvin, of New York
City, National Legislative Superin-
tendent of the Flying Squadron
Foundation, who is the speaker OF
the second division of the Flying
Squadron, was at the head of the
Collegiate Prohibition Movement
for sixteen years. Author, histor-
ian and political scientist, DR.. Col
vim is Ivy education and experience
particularly well qualified to give
the facts concerning the campaign
of the vets to restore beer and
wine.
Having been especially active in
the Intercollegiate Prohibition AS
sociation, it is said he seldom speaks
in city that men do not~call on him
who first knew him when students in
college.
At the close of his afternoon ad-
dress he will hold law enforcement
conference in which he will dicuss
the necessity of law to enforce tn
national prohibition amendment
the economic, moral and social bene-
fits to be derived by the enforcement
of the prohibition policy; how the
prohibition law is being violated;
whose duty is it to enforce the law;
the bad effects on the people them
selves Of reinforcement Of the law;
and the future Of prohibition in this
country.
Hear him at the Elkton Metho
dist Episcopal Church, on Monday
October 8, at 800 and 1880 p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
HOLsTEIN MAKES CREDITABLE
RECORD

A creditable record for production
of butter was made recently by Segis
Korndyke Colantha Winnie, owned
by w. X. Bird, Rising Sun, Maryland,
according to an announcement by
the advanced registry department of
The Holstein-Friesian Association of
America.
This cow at the age of seven years
and six months produced 5S6.2
pounds milk containing 21.086
pounds butterfat, equal to 26.S5
pounds in seven days.
Advanced registration Of Holstein
cattle began forty years ago. The
present plan has been followed for
the past twenty-eight years. Be-
cause it has inspired confidence in
the results obtained, this plan has
put dependable values on tested
COWS and made it worth while for q
dairyman to test.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
FOURTH DISTRICT VOTE
.COUNTED

The Board of Election Supervisors,
on being petitioned to do so, decided
to count the votes cast at the pri-
mary on Sept. 10. The entire vote
of the District had been thrown out
because of failure of ballot judge to
put his initials on each ballot.
The net result of the work nomi-
mated Charles Gatchell- for Commits
sioner, long term, in place of James
P. Mccoy, and Milton S. Sentman for
Judge of the Orphans Court in place
of Byron Bouchelle, on the DEM
ocratic ticket.
s The count of the Republican vote
did not change any of the
nominations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
DEATHS.
Mrs. AUSTIN ENGLAND

Mrs. Helen England, P. N. G. OF
Cecil Rebekah Lodge No. 7o. Perry
vile, wife of Austin England of Fed
eral Park, died at the Port Deposit
Hospital September Is, after an
illness of three weeks. Mrs. Eng
land was in her oath year. She
leaves besides her husband, two
children and her mother, Mrs. Emma
Mcintyre who resides with them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
MRS. ELLEN M. JEWETT

Mrs. Ellen M. Jewett, aged II years,
widow of George M. Jewett, died sud-
denly of heart disease, while riding in
the automobile with her daughter-in-law.
Mrs. Hugh ]. Jewett. near her home a,
Darlington. on Tuesday evening. Sept.
IS. Mrs. Jewett was stricken while in
Bel Air, and death was almost instan'
taneous.
She leaves one son, Mr.. Hugh ].
Jewett, of near Darlington. The fun
eral was held ON Friday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
WILLAM IA McCARRAN

William j. McCarran, a former res
ident of Elkton, died Sept. 8, at the
Naval Base Hospital in San Diego,
Calf, from injuries received in an
automobile accident three days pre-.
vious. He was thirty-one years OF
age and for the past thirteen years
had been in the U. S. Navy, and had
just re-enlisted for four years. He
was first-class electrician on the U. s.
Destroyer Suffrage. The body was
brought to Elkton under naval escort
and inferred in the Catholic cemetery
Sept. 49,.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
CECIL CIRCUIT COURT
SEPTEMBER TERM in SESSION
AT ELKTON

The September term Of Circuit
Court for Cecil County convened at
Elkton on the 10th inst.
Joseph Coudon, of j., was selected
as foreman of the Grand Jury, and
the Juries were constituted as
follows:
Grand Jury-Joseph Coudon.
Foreman; Robert A. e. Synder, G.
Harry Davidson, Lyman A. Spence.
Stanley Beers, Charles p. Holden,
Walter B, Cooney, John N. Clark,
Henry Schofield, John s. Reisler,
Benjamin Bailey, Harry Howard,
William c. Brogan, Isaac Payne. Jr.,
Edward J.. SINNERS, Taylor Biles,
George J. Liddell, e. Lewis Taylor.
Thomas R. Baker, John A. Knight,
Nathan B. Warrington, Russell J.
Reed and H. Elmer McCardell.
Petit Jury-R. Delbert Akin, A.
Lindell Beaston, William Weaver,
Jarrett Mackey, J. Albert Roney,
Rufus ]. Benjamin, Robert B. Rus
sell. William F. Riley, Walter G.
Martindell, William H. Boulden,
Frank B. Howard, Morris M. Dun
bar, John R. Moore, Samuel T. Sim
pers, Elmer Mayberry, George
Campbell, Howard r. Brown, Rich
ard B. Merritt. Thomas J. Foard.
Frank L. Bryson, John r. Coudon,
Abel c. Cameron, J. Frank Rey-
nolds, Frank L. Rowland and Lam
bert W. Davis.
In the will case removed from
Queen Anne's county, an agreement
was reached by counsel, which the
Jury confirmed, sustaining the will of
the late Martha A. L. George.
The appeal case Of Curtis Glees.
colored, was tried before the Court,
Glees had been sentenced to six
months in the House Of Correction
by Magistrate Johnson, for driving
a truck while under the influence Of
liquor. The Court modified tho
sentence to four months, after plea
of first offence.
Appeal case of J. Hayes McCauley
VS.. William Thompson tried before
the Court. Suit grew out of sale
and occupancy of property. The
Court decided in favor Of the tenant.
Thompson, awarding him the sum
of $40.
william George Chick, Jacob j.
Boehmler, Paul Wasylczk, Frank
Nitche, Daniel Thomas Urban,
Antonio di Pierro, Emil Eugene
Lechler, Vincenzo Rapposelli, Sam
Di Tomasso and Tomasso Orsino
were naturalized.
The case of Charles H. Brice vs..
Charles W. Tingle and Elsie B. Tin
gle, suit for amount alleged to be
due for building six bungalows for
Mr.. Tingle at Charlestown, was
placed on trial before the Court,
verdict for $3.50 being found for
Brice.
A new trial in the case of Chas. T.
Nesbitt VS. William Cross was
granted and verdict rendered in
favor of Nesbitt for $46.23.
Henry Moulton was acquitted of
stealing watermelons> from the
Pennsvlvania R. R. Co., at Port
Deposit.
Robert T. Williams, Of Leslie, was
acquitted OF stealing bundle Of
wire valued at $25 from the Penn
sylvania R. R. Co.
The Grand jury completed its work
Wednesday evening, Sept. 19, and
was discharged.
1t was expected the September
term of Court would adjourn this
week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
PREPARING TO RAISE THE
TRACKS

Workmen are starting the erection
of buildings for housing the men who
will begin work for the moving of the
tracks of the Port Deposit railroad
prior to the construction of the huge
dam that is to be built. The up
grading will be begun at Port De-
posit, and will rise to more than 150
feet in height by the ''me Conowingc
is reached. 1t has been estimated
that the entire work will take about
eight, years. When finished, ths
plant will furnished power for New
York, Philadelphia and Washington
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
GEORGE GORDON

George Gordon, who lived alone in
small house at Pleasant Hill, was
found dead in his home on the morn
ing of Sept. 13, from heart troble
with which he had long been afflicted.
Coroner M. F. Magraw deemed an
inquest unnecessary.
Z Mr. Gordon was Sc years of age
and formerly worked at the Kenmore
Mill at Providene, but had been in
capacitated for. some time. He was
never married.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
REUNION OF SHOWS BArrERY

The Annual reunion of Shows.
Battery and Company e. Purnell
Legion will be- held at Perryville,
Md. on Saturday. Oct. 6. Business
sessions will be held in the morning,
and in the afternoon there will be
program consisting of music and adj
dresses by interesting speakers.
Dinner will be served by the Ladies
Art Circle of Perryville.
A. mitchell GRAY,
,.as President
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28

Jane. the little four-year old
daughter and only child Of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Handy, of Wilmington,
fell from the second story of the
porch at her home and sustained a
fractured skull from which she died
on Wednesday evening. Mrs. Handy
was formerly Miss Eva Coslett, OF
North East.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28

Isabella Peters, an aged and infirm
colored woman, OF Mt. -Four, was Sc
badly burned, one evening last week,
that death ensued. She was sitting by
the fire when a spark iginited heI
clothing. Being helpless, the unfor.
tunate woman was fatally burned be.
fore assistance reached her.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28
RUN DOWN BY AUTO
POPULAR TEACHER MEETS
WITH SERIOUS ACCIDENT

/
| A distressing accident occurred on
Pigeon Hill, west Of Rising Sun, about
6ve O. clock Sunday afternoon. when
Miss Lidie Stewart. of this town. was
run down by Ford coupe and terribly
injured. &
| Miss Stewart in company with two
friends. was walking up the hill along
side the concrete roadway. just beyond
the concrete bridge. when two cars
coming down the hill swung around the
bend Further up. The rear car ran to
the outside edge Of the roadway and ap-
peared to be out of control of the driver.
| 1t came down the hill, going at a
rapid rate, with two wheels on the con-
crete and two off Miss Stewart was not
on the concrete roadway at all. but two
or three feet to the side. out of harm S
way ordinarily. at the edge Of the en-
bankment, which is FIVE or six feet in
height at that point. Just as the car
reached her it left the roadway entirely.
striking the unfortunate yoang lady
squarely and carrying her in front Of it
as it plunged down the .embankment.
into wire fence.
The car brought up astraddle the wire
-
fence Miss Stewart being under the
ience, between the front wheels of the
machine, held down by the barbed wires.
The wires were cut away with pliers.
machine tilted on its side and the in
jured woman placed in passing auto
and brought to her home here. She
Twas given medical aid. an ambulance
summoned from Kennett Square, and
hurried with her to Maryland General
Hospital. Baltimore, where her injuries
were found to be Of very serious
nature.
The right limb is fractured in two
places. just below the knee and at the
thigh. I'm addition she was terribly cut
and lacerated about the head. face.
shoulders and arms by the barb wire
Her display of fortitude was remarkable,
as she did not lose consciousness at any
time. nor utter complaint She is
resting as comfortably at the hospital as
could be expected.
Miss Stewart is a teacher of elemen-
tary grades at Rising Sun High School
and has endeared herself to her pupils.
and holds the high regard of patrons Of
the school and her friends here. Her
terrible accident has cast gloom over
the school and community.
The kindly profers of whatever
assistance could be rendered. many
anxious inquiries and expressions Of
sympathy manifest deep feeling on khe
part of friends in Miss Stewart time
of great distress.
The machine that caused the distress
ling accident was Ford coupe, bearing
Pennsylvania license tag No. S79-79o.
Who the driver was is not known, and
he showed his cowardly stripe by max
ling good his escape during the excite
ment following the accident
/ The machine was taken to the garage
of Clarence Krauss, where it is held
awaiting an owner. Itsustained brok'
en- axle.
The Department Of Highways, Harris
burg. Pa. was communicated with ant
it was learned that license No. 87o-7oe
was issued to Maurice Kaufman, 222t
South 9th St. Philadelphia. Pa. 1t ha
since been ascertained that the machine
! was reported to the Philadelphia Polic'
on Saturday morning as having beel
stolen from Mr.. Kaufman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28

Fire at Chesapeake City one morning
last week damaged the three story
frame dwelling house owned and con-
Quoted by Miss Kibler as a boarding
house. The Chesapeake City firemen
succeeded in quenching the flames be-
fore they gained much headway, the
greatest damage being from water.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28

The Perryville Fire Company has re-
organized with about 40 members.
Paul Patterson is President; R. Walter
Plumley, Vice President; Elmore H.
Owens, Secretary and DR.. H. R. Coop
er, Treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-09-28

The way some men answer
telephone reminds us of the way q
bulldog greets stranger.
Evening star., 1923-05-29
ADJUSTMENTS
B. F. KEITH's-Helen Ware.

Helen Ware has played so many
emotional parts with great success
preposterous, but last night at Keith's 3
In q bright little playlet entitled Her
Dearest Friend" she demonstrated
that versatility of high order is
herself in a manner that stamped her
as one of our best actresses. The
blonde wig she wore may have helped
Miss Ware, but her spirit and her
reading Of the bright lines was such
with distinction. Her supporting COM
pany Is excellent, Ammo Morrison
sharing honors with the star in the
bright battle of wits. while Eugene
MacGregor and Sherman Wade help
playlet is by Glen MacDonough and
abounds in catchy lines of brilliant
repartee, the time and costumes car
rying the audience back to little old
New York" of half a century ago.
A dozen curtain calls rewarded Miss
Ware and company.
A newcomer to this section turned
up in Al X. Hall, who has enough en-
tertaining ability to make him q star
in any of the big revues. His funny
face helps considerably in winning
laughter, and his eccentric dancing
tops anything Of the sort seen here
in years. He carries q good support
ing company for his miniature musi,
its unqualified success demonstrated
that vaudeville patrons appreciate
laugh producers. especially when
originality and cleverness are COM
bined.
The Four American Aces opened the
bin with an exhibition Of nerve and skill
on the double bars, the hurting SOM
mersaults especially bringing tumul-
tuous applause. Gene Morgan, the
boy from Dixie. came next with orig
inal patter and clever dancing. Ann
Gray and her harp scored a big hit
with A refined number. singing we'll
and playing the difficult instrument
with artistic feeling. Donald Kerr
and Efie weston presented a good
dancing number. Billy Wayne and
Ruth Warren presented their little
sketch. The Last Car" with much
in it that was new. making pro-
nounced hit. Schichtrs Royal Ma
rionettes were well received. AS an
added feature, the Indian princess.
Nacoome. played the violin deftly and
told of the glories of the red mans
past.
The house pictures and animated
cartoons complete the program.