The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-25
Maryland
State NelUs


students have enrolled at the Mary.
land State Normal School, Towson, for
the scholastic year 1885.
Baltimore.-The new Gainesville
High School recently completed at a
cost Of more than $25O,000 was for
mally opened for use Monday.
Cumberland.--Mrs, Eliza Rabold, SO,
widow of Matthias Rabold, former
city councilman here, died at her home
at New Windsor.
Baltimore.-Governo Richie In an
address urged members of the Inde-
pendent Citizens Union to stand stead
fast against further amending of the
Constitution.
North East.-Thomas Fields, SO. vet
eran of the Civil War, died at his
home, near North East. He was
member of Company A, Fifth Maryland
Regiment.
Baltimore.-Arrests for drunkenness
in this city have decreased from 3,915
during the first eight months of 1924
to 3,706 up to September /, 1925, police
announced.
Baltimore.-An appropriation of $4,-
9SS,000 from the port development.loan
was asked by the port development
commission in its 1925 budget SUBJ
mitted to the board of estimates.
Annapolis.-State Democratic lead
ers, headed by Governor Richie, at
tended meeting and supper of the
Junior Democratic Club of Frederick
county at Braddock Heights Tuesday
evening.
Rockville.-The barn, silo and corn
house on the farm of Willis B. Bowers,
on the Jamestown pike, near here,
were burned, when tractor caught
fire as its supply of gasoline was being
replenished.
Baltimore.-Philip B. Perlman, City
Solicitor, announced that he had &C.
cepted an appointment as counsel for
the Eastern branch Of Montgomery
Ward & Co., with headquarters in Bal
timore.
Baltimore.-The city's taxable basis
mas increased 1877 per cent. in the last
rs years. 1t now is $1,154,S22, 231
greater than in 1900. The 1925 tax
able basis was .$1,543.064,251. 1t will
be even greater for 1925.
Belair.-The Hartford county grand
jury convened Monday to consider in
dieting ]. A. Furbershaw, former dry
agent, for first degree murder for the
killing of John Bungori at Havre de
Grace, August /.
Baltimore.-The American Legion
campaign to raise $4,000 as Balti-
more's share jof the Legion Endow-'
ment Fund was launched officially
Monday. 1t is expected to raise $780,
600 throughout the State.
Annapolis.-The value of Maryland's
tobacco crop, now being marketed, was
estimated at s5,S26,000 in report
issued in Washington by John S. Den
nee, agricultural statistician for Mary
land of the United States Department
of Agriculture.
Chestertown. - Walter T. Pippin,
prominent contractor of Kent and
Queen Anne's counties, was seriously
injured when his motor truck was
struck by touring car driven by an
unidentified negro.
Easton.-"Uncle owen" Downes, 10
year-old negro, who for years has been
odd-job man for prominent families
here, was almost instantly killed when
he was struck by gasoline-driven car
on the B. C. & A. Railway at the Point
road crossing.
Baltimore.-The School of Business
Administration of the University Of
Maryland will open September % I'M
der direction of DIR. Herbert Diamond,
former assistant director of the Wall
Street Division of New York Univer.
sity.
napolis.-Permits were granted
the Pennsylvania and Maryland
Transit Company by the Public Service
Commission to operate a new pas
senger bus service between Baltimore
and Harrisburg, Pa, via York. The
company plans to make six round trips
daily, it was said.
Annapolis.-The interstate confer
ence ON the Conowingo electric super
power project was definitely assured
when John G. Hopwood, secretary of
the Pennsylvania Public Service Com
mission, notified the Maryland Com
mission that 10 A. NJ, October 5, would
be an acceptable date.
Centerville. - Dennis Spencer, 49,
year-old Negro died in Emergency Hos