The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-08-24
MARYLAND NEWS
IN SHORT ORDER
Latest Doings In Various Parts
of the State
TOLD IN SHORT PARAGRAPHS

| of eight months. He was MEMBER
of Grace Methodist Church South, the
Modern Woodmen of America and the
Knights of Pythias. He is survived
by his wife and five children and two
stepchildren.
Rockville.-Rockville will not ask
| to be included in the Washington sub
urban sanitary area for the present,
at least, 1t has been definitely decided
by the Mayor and Council. The prop
osition has been under consideration
| for several months, but town author
tiles feel that for the next few years
It would not better the town.
Cumberland. = Walter R. House,
track supervisor of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad, lost two fingers OF the
left hand when his hand was mashed
while repairing ditch at Pattersons
Creek, w. Va. He was brought to the
Allegany Hospital, where the fingers
were amputated by DIR. E. B. Claybrook
and DR.. William F. "wigg.
Cumberland.-The first showing of
the feature films Touring Through
Maryland" made in this vicinity this
| spring, will take place at the Strand
Theatre Tuesday morning at Ills.
| The showing, which is under auspices
| of the Cumberland Chamber Of Com
merce, the Automobile Club of Mary
land and the Strand management, is
free to the public.
Easton.-Charles e. Nicols, aged "
| years, highly esteemed citizen of
Easton, died Saturday The deceased
served for two terms as Sheriff of Tai
bot county, was Deputy Register of
| Wills at the time of his death, had
been secretary Of Miller Lodge, I. o.
o. F., for over 80 years, and a long
time superintendent of Calvary Metho-
dist Protestant Sunday-school.
Baltimore.-A report on the survey
of the Maryland, Delaware and Vir-
ginia Railroad, completed last week
| by the Eastern Shore Railroad Com
| mission, will be submitted this week
ut a meeting of the commission in the
Office Of S. Davies Warfield, president
of the Seaboard Air Line Railroad and
chairman of the commission. The sur
vey was undertaken at the request Of
Governor Richie.
| BaltimOre.-As a result of the in
crease in milk prices, a serious study
will be made of the practical value
of the cooperative system Of buying
as advantageous to Baltimore, accord
ing to Mrs. William ]. Brown, presi-
dent of the Housewives League. An
other means of bringing about reduc-
tion in the cost of living that is being
considered Is the suggestion by States
Attorney Robert F. Leach, Jr., that
| the State control distribution of COM
modities vital to the needs of the
people, such as milk, bread and coal.
Mount Ranier.-An elaborate pro-
gram Is being arranged for a flag
raising to be held at the new Mount
Rainier elementary school Saturday,
September 1, at P. M. The program
will include an address by Governor
Richie, presentation of a Bible and
flag to the school by j. Morgan Read
Council, No. 2, Fraternal Patriotic
Americans, of Mount Rainier and pa
rade of the various organizations, cit
liens and school children of Mount
Rainier, Brentwood and Cottage City.
All school children of ten years or
older will march, and each will be
! furnished flag.
Morantown. = Anthony Perralle, 80
years old, miner Of Morantown, near
Mount Savage, was instantly killed, in
full view of his wife, near their home,
being struck by Western Maryland
Railway passenger train No. at about
$50 o'clock. Perralle and his wife
were picking coal along the tracks
Of the Western Maryland Railway. A
westbound freight approached and Per-
ralle stepped over to the eastbound
tracks and continued gathering coal.
The approach of the passenger train
was drowned by that Of the freight
Train anu the man was SlTuch WllHOuI
warning. His body was taken aboard
the passenger train and brought to
this city.
Landover-Unanimo Endorsement
Of the candidacy of the Rev. j. Edgar
Smith. pastor Of the Landover Chris
tian Church, for the Republican nomi
nation for sheriff was voiced at the
regular monthly meeting of the Com
munity Club Of Landover, held at the
home of Mrs. George Jeffer. DR.. Smith
told the club that if elected he would
do all in his power to enforce the
dry law. A committee was named
to interview Mrs. Watson McMorris re-
garding purchase of additional ground
for the school. Mrs. Thompson turned
In $312S to the treasurer from the
sale of vanilla. In honor of the
memory of the late President Harding
a brief but impressive memorial serv-
ice was held. One verse of Nearer,