The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-17
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Baltimore.-William Curran, former
State Senator and candidate for re-
election, is improving from an attack
! of acute Indigestion caused by the
heat, while attending a meeting of
| the Board of Supervisors of Elections.
Observation-Disclosures road, between
| the city limits and Naves Crossroads,
is blocked to traffic on account of the
building of shoulders. Only persons
| living along the road will be permitted
| to travel it. The work is expected to
| be finished in about three weeks.
Baltimore. = There was no cake,
there were no candles and no party,
but Baltimore was 1874 " old Wed
nesday. On August 8, the Gen
eral Assembly of the 1fovince of
Maryland, at the behest of "the in
habitants of Baltimore county. created
township site on the northwest
branch of the Patapsco River Chron-
icles record that the idea of the coun-
ty folk was to found commercial
center"
Cumberland.-Mrs Catherine Little.
seventy-four, widow of Hiram H. Lit
tie, formerly of Spring Gap, died sud-
denly at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. Lloyd e. Mullin, 423 Bean street.
Mrs. Little is survived by five daugh-
tiers and two sons: Mrs. Edna Coch-
al, L.
Hagerstown; Mrs. H. G. William Tas-
chenberger, Spring Gap; Mrs. Lloyd E.
Mullin, this city; Henry H. Little, Of
Twiggtown and James E. Little, this
city, and by one brother C. G. Herpich,
this city.
Annapolis.-About 1000 members of
the Ku Klux Khan parade through the
streets here Saturday night in the
State demonstration in which khan
leaders had promised to gather 10000
klansmen from various sections Of
Maryland. The fiery cross, guarded
by white-gowned horsemen, led the
procession. Other klansmen, mount
ed, afoot or in automobiles, including
delegations from the Monumental and
Francis Scott Key Kouncils, of Balti-
more, followed. Though all we're
gowned, no masks or hoods were worn.
At intervals there were floats depict
ing the various principles of the or
ganization. white supremacy" was
depicted by an altar upon which three
white men sat while a negro and
foreigner stood against the background
in an attitude of reverence. Other
floats portrayed Making Politics
Clean" and Separation of Church and
State"
Salisbury. = Doctors in Wicomico
county are taking active steps to stem
the tide of typhoid fever which seems
to be again sweeping over this section
of the Shore. Several cases have been
reported in each one of the three
neighboring counties Somerset, Wor-
cester and Dorchester, and Deputy
Health Officer DeSomoskeoy is max
ing fervent plea to the people in his
district to guard carefully against an
epidemic. The people in each of the
three counties are being urged to take
preventive measures against the ty-
phoid bacteria. Local physicians in
each one of the counties are aiding
the health official in his campaign and
are making every effort to get every
one vaccinated. Free vaccine is be-
ing provided by the State. The Wi
comico County Medical Association
has issued warning to all residents
in Wicomico county to make care
full investigation of the milk and wa
ter supply.
Centerville.-A fiendish plot by r.
year-old negro boy to wipe out a fam
lily of husband and wife and two in
FAINT children was uncovered here by
Justice Robert ,Coursey after William
Coppage Hall, Jr, year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Hall, of Church
Hill, had died ostensibly from injuries
received in fall. The funeral of the
child was halted, while coroner's in
quest was held, which held that Frank
Bryson, negro boy, had deliberately
placed strychnine in the baby's milk.
and also placed the poison in salt,
sugar oatmeal and coffee about the
Hall home, with the confessed inten-
tion of killing the child He admitted
causing the death of the child be-
cause he was tired of attending it, and
! said he tried to kill Mr.. Hall because
he had been reprimanded for staying
out late last Saturday night. The boy
was placed in Centerville Jail and is
held without bail. The circumstances
surrounding the case probably are the
most remarkable in the criminal an
nails of the county. Two years ago
the boy came to Queen Anne county
from Delaware and worked on various
| farms in the vicinity of Centerville. A
short time ago he was arrested for
| stealing a bicycle. Because of his
youth he was given another chance.
and placed in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Hall He took the child for