The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-10-12
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest Doings in Various Parts
Of the State
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

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who resides on the farm, but the build
ing was nearly destroyed and only
few articles of furniture were saved.
Cumberland.-Th clodest snap Of
the season was recorded at Terra Alta,
2,628 feet above the sea level, early
Saturday when railroad thermometer
registered 26 degrees. Other tempera-
lures were: Deal, %; Thomas, 80;
Cumberland, 81; Elkins, "a; Dickerson
Run, So; Martinsburg, 40. Heavy frost
and clear weather prevailed through
out this section.
Centreville. - Dairymen and live
stock feeders from all sections of the
Eastern Shore attended the Ayrshire
cattle sale at Charleroi Farms, near
Barclay, owned by Samuel ]. Mas
sey, this week Thirty-four cows we're
sold for a total Of $3,S37.5O Bernard
Ringgold, Ridgely High School boy,
won the prize calf, guessing nearest to
what the sale aggregate would be. His
guess was $3.50.
Frederick -Republican women, at a
meeting at the Y. M. C. A., planned for
dinner at the Francis Scott Key
Hotel the latter part of the month, at
which speakers from out of town will
deliver addresses. Arrangements were
also made for series of district meet
ings to be addressed by local speakers.
Miss Helen Stauffer, vice-chairman of
the county committee, presided and
urged active campaign work on the
part Of the women.
Baltimore Seven-year-old Minerva
Webster, 1411 Hanover, street, was
killed and II other persons were in
jured, five of them seriously, Sunday
afternoon at Glen Morris, Baltimore
county, when a Western Maryland
train crashed into the truck in which
they were riding. The accident occur,
red at the railroad crossing at Glen
Morris, and John E. Fluid, 1928 Han
over street, who was driving, declared
afterward that no warning of the.
trains approach was given. Western
Maryland officials refused to make any
statement regarding the accident.
Granville. - Fire, believed to have
been Of incendiary origin, destroyed
the large barn on the Frank Shelter
farm. Over 1000 bushels Of oats, a
large amount of other grain and nu-
merous farming implements, two
horses, six hogs and two autos were
lost. The police are investigating
along a line of alleged numerous
threats having been made the past few
weeks that the barn would be burned.
Shelter served as a coal and iron po-
liceman during the strike in the Som
erset field and it said that while acting
in this capacity he received numerous
be destroyed if he did not leave the
work. The loss is placed at $4,000,
partially covered by insurance.
Baltimore.-State and city health Of
fcials left Baltimore Sunday for Bos-
ton, where they plan to take an active
part in the fifty-second convention this
week of the American Public Health
Association. DR.. C. Hampson Jones,
those attending the sessions, at which
will gather representatives from all
parts of this country, Canada, Mexico
and Cuba. DR.. ]. H. Shrader, director
of the bureau of chemistry and food,
and DR.. Mary Sherwood, head Of the To-
cal Bureau of Child Welfare, are also
going. The State Board of Health is
sending DIR. John S. Fulton, State Di-
rector of Health; DR.. ]. H. Mason
Knox, Jr., chief of the Bureau of Child
Welfare; DR.. R. H. Riley, chief of the
Bureau Of Communicable Diseases, and
several others.
Salisbury.-The arrest of John Will
ley, aged IS. alias John Connolly, alias
John A. Owens, alias Roland Downes,
Of Bridgeville, Del, and employed in
Wilmington, Del, and William H. Will
kins, negro, aged 20, Of this city, au-
thorities believed stopped a second at
tempt to kidnap 11-year-old Ethel
White, ward of Charles White, of
ILLS CITY, anu Jake HeT W leF ulOIHeT
in Wilmington. Under questioning by
States Attorney Long, Wiley admit
ted he came here to take the girl to
Wilmington. The alleged attempt was
made while she was at school, viii
ley attempted to bride another school
girl to bring Ethel to the automobile,
it is said, but, instead, the girl in
formed her teacher, who, knowing Of
the previous attempt at kidnapping,
notified the police.
Easton.-A building boom has struck
Daston and many new houses are
being erected, while number of resi-
dences are being converted into apart,
ment houses. In addition to this
there has lately been erected several
new business places and others are to
follow, as Mr.. David Gregg has just
purchased what is known as Covey's
livery stable property on Goldsbor-
ough street. The stables on same will