The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1924-08-01
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The Latest GIeanings From All
Over the State
THINGS SEEN AND HEARD


John Morgan, of Frostburg, and Orval
Frazee and Norman Fisher barely es.
capped when large chimney collapsed
and fell to the ground. The loss is
partially covered by insurance.
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Brandywine. "A demonstration on
canning lima beans, corn and toma-
toes by Miss Ellen Davis. county home
demonstration agent, and Miss Camp
bell, State nutrition specialist, will fea-
ture the July meeting of the Brandy
wine Community Club to be held
Thursday afternoon at o'clock at the
Brandywine High School.
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Annapolis. -Redecoration of the old
Senate Chamber Of the State House,
which is to be restored to its original
color SCENE sage green = will BE
started this week. The color now is
buff. The work will be done by the
firm of R. E. Strange Sons; Of An
napolis, who have recently completed
redecorating the executive Offices.
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Westernport. 49, The Rev. Leroy s.
Dietrich was installed as pastor of
Mount Calvary Lutheran Church by
the Rev. DR.. Simon Snyder, of Wheel
ing, president OF the West Virginia
Synod. DR.. Dietrich was graduated
last month from the Lutheran Theo-
logical Seminary, Gettysburg, Pa, and
entered upon his duties as pastor Of
the local church on June Is.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS volunteer fire
companies from Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Maryland have been invited
to visit Elkton, Thursday night, July
81, and participate in the firemen's
parade to be held in connection with
the tenth annual carnival, which will
be in progress here at that time. The
parade is expected to be the biggest of
the kind ever held in this section Of
the State.
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Rockville .-Zachariah Woodfleld, we'll
known farmer, is in a serious condi-
ton at his home in Damascus district
as result Of fall from a wagon.
Woodfield was engaged at the time in
hauling wheat from field on his farm
and in some way lost his balance and
fell to the ground from the top of the
load. He was hurt internally and
otherwise seriously injured.
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Elkton. the guests Of honor
at the sixth annual convention Of the
Department of Maryland, American
Legion, to be held in Havre de Grace,
August 81, 20 and %, will be General
Pershing, National Commander John
Quinn, Past National Commander Han
ford MacNider, Director Frank T.
Hines, Of the United States Veterans
Bureau, Governor Richie, and Mayor
Jackson, Of Baltimore.
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Upper Marlboro Concreting of four
and half miles of the Robert Grain
highway, south of here, has been COM
pleted. and shoulders along the road
are now being built. August IL the
Board of Public Works will open bids
for the sale of $250,0O0 in bonds, the
proceeds Of which will be used to con-
tinue construction of the road. About
10 miles remain to be built from Wells
corner to Priest Bridge and from about
q mile north Of Rosaryville to T. B.
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Annapolis.-With plans for projected
improvements to the Anne Arundel
County Courthouse now in definite
shape, after weeks of effort on the part
of building commission appointed by
the Board of County Commissioners,
the latter body is advertising for bids
for the work The bids will be opened
July 81. The building is to be re-
modelled and enlarged and repairs
made to the interior and exterior at
an outlay of about $4,000. Plans and
drawings have been prepared by Will
liam B. Gardiner, of Annapolis, archi-
tect, and work on the improvements
will be started as soon as practicable
after the award of the contract.
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Frederick Uniform automobile laws
and closer cooperation in motor-vehicle
legislation were considered at meet
ing of the Eastern Conference of Auto
mobile Administrators at the country
home of e. Austin Baughman, State
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles. The
meeting was an adjourned session of
the conference in Baltimore. The adj
ministrators were entertained at din
ner by Mr.. Baughman. The party
included James H. Mayes, Virginia;
Benjamin Bynom, Pennsylvania; A. A.
Grant. Vermont; Malcolm q. Rudd,
Connecticut; James Stanley, New Jer-
Bey; Frank ]. Goodwin and ]. M. De-
vine. Massachusetts,, and w. H. Grit
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