The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1923-01-19


| disease.
Belair.-The residents of Belai1
are considerably alarmed over the
prevalence of scarlet fever in the
town.
cumberland Interpretations are be-
ing made to open the Mount Savage
Mine of the Mount Savage and
Georges Creek Company.
Hagerstown.- Miss Henry G. Fos-
ter, of Clearspring has been elected
president of the League of Women
Voters Of Washington.
Easton. - Richard s.. Dodson has
sold to the Standard Oil Company his
oyster-house property on Navy Point.
Storage tank swill be erected on the
property, it is said.
Elkton.-James w. Anthony, for
many years engaged in business here,
is dead at the home of his daughter,
In Ridley Park, Pa.
Chestertown. - George v. Hend-
rickson killed six wild geese in his
wheat field on Fairlee Farm, near
Rochester.
Easton.-Mrs. William Cole, rs
years old. widow of William Cole,
died at the home of her brother, John
n N1iIay NHano~:z1
Homecoming. A.legany County
Public Health Association has been
formed here with Olin R. Rice, Mayor
Of Frostburg, president.
Elkton.- The County Commission
ers have decided to call for bids for
the $150,00O school bond issue au-
thorized by the voters at the Noyem-
Der election.
Chestertown.-The muskrat sea-
son. which opened Monday, bids fair
to be profitable, good pelts bringing
$1.25 to $3.50 piece and the meat
rs cents.
Easton.-The Community Better
ment Association, of Cordova, has
been organized with a membership of
rs. Mrs. Ralph Schwartz is presi-
dent and Mrs Ethel v. Markell secre-
tary.
Crisfield.-Benjamin r. Sterling,
for six years deputy clerk of the
county court, has accepted a position
with Robert Garrett & Son, of Balti-
more, and will have headquarters in
Wilmington, Del
La Plata.-John Bean. charged
with assaulting Miss Emaline Wenk
on the night of December 26, is held
without bail for court. Miss Wenk
positively identified Bean as her as
sailant.
Easton.-In the Circuit Court here
the injunction to restrain the County
Commissioners from paying any
money to the State Roads Commission
for obstruction of the Claiborne
Easton State road was sustained
This is the latest move in the fight
to prevent the road being built via
Oak Creek instead of by way of Royal
Oak.
misunderstanding that the Coun-
ty Commissioners are attempting to
build community roads in two dis
tricts in which two of the Commits
sioners reside with joint road fund
of nearly $4,000 which will be spent
In Somerset for State roads. residents
of other sections have started fight
on recent recommendations of the
Commissioners to the State Roads
Commission.
Cumberland.-George w. Crabbe,
superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
League of Maryland, spoke Sunday
morning at st. Johns Lutheran
Church. Rev. Chauncey R. Botsford.
pastor, on Enforcement of the Pro-
hibition Amendment" He commend
ed the course of David A. Robb. at
torney of Cumberland, State Senator
from Allegany county, in the LegisIax
ture. He also commended the Ale
gany county members of the House
for their votes in favor of an enforce
ment measure.
Belair.-During the past week the
Board of Education of Hartford Coun-
ty gave audience to number of large
delegations from the First and Fourth
districts relative to the establishment
OF high schools In their vicinities.
The Board stated in general way
that high schools were not, as a rule,
established IN the beginning as such.
but were the result of evolution as
necessities demanded. 1t was shown
that both of these districts possess
similar difficulties. They possess
fewer good roads than any sections
of the county and have no high
schools nor consolidated schools. |
PunilS in each have IN travail Io,, ~ d;e