The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-09-18
Maryland
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of the Shenandoah disaster is Frank
Peckham, aviation chief rigger, whose
wife, formerly Miss Grace Wharton. is
from Flintstone, this county.
Centreville.-Fire of unknown origin
destroyed the granary and more than
1000 bushels of wheat on the farm
owned and tenanted by John Buchard,
near l. B., this county.
Rockville-Miss Ruth Ethel Kinna,
of Buck Lodge, this county, and May
nard Wilson King, of Washington.
were married at the home of her
uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis
| W. Poole, at Buck Lodge.
Hagerstown. - Mrs. Edward B.
| Knodle, wife of an antique dealer of
this city, was seriously cut and bruised
when her husbands automobile and
the car of Roy Hartzell, of Fairfield,
Pa, collided ON the Cavetown Pike
near this city.
Cumberland-At the close of the
two-day session of Allegany County
| Teachers Institute, officers were elect
ed as follows: President, James Spitz-
mas; vice-president, Mrs. Margaret
Cpham; secretary, Miss Margaret
Richmond; assistant, Miss Mildred
Wilson; treasurer, Miss Isabel Ire
land.
| Hyattsville - At a meeting of
Snyder-Farmer Post No. 8, American
Legion, of Hyattsville, in the post club
rooms, Charles C. Stuart was initiated,
bringing the total membership to
| eighty. John H. Hiser, commander of
the post, has presented slogan each
one get one" to be used in the drive
for new members. :,
Westminster-Mrs. Bessie Franklin
Bonnotte, wife of Ferdinand Bonnotte,
| u, who was visiting her brother-in-
| law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Bruce Boyle, this city, was found dead
in the kitchenette of their apartments
here. Death was caused by gas
| escaping from several opened cocks OF
the range.
Annapolis.-Governo Richie re-
turned to the Executive Mansion from
1 York Harbor, Maine, where he spent
vacation of two weeks. The Gov
| ernor's mother, Mrs. Albert Richie,
who was with him at York Harbor, re-
4 turned to Annapolis Wednesday. Until
all matters requiring his attention
have been disposed Of the Governor
will remain at Annapolis, he said.
Baltimore-The Maryland Racing
Commission refused to extend the
privilege of pari-mutuel betting on
horse races to the Maryland Tri-Coun-
ty Fair Association, which is building
a s15OO00 park at Laurel. The COM
mission granted the dates of Novem-
Der 8, 4, and Z for race meet, but
| without betting.
Frederick.-The driver Of an auto
mobile cannot have his arm around
girl and his mind on the operation OF
the car without endangering his own
L AllS anu lAC AANCo VA OIAOio SuoSANS
Guy K. Motter ruled in Police Court
here when he imposed al fine Of SIS
upon Luther NJ Gilbert, arraigned on
charge of reckless driving.
Rockville S. Parkhurst, %,
/ of Berwyn, held. for several weeks on
charge of assault preferred by Mary
Elizabeth Price, 16-year-old daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. George Price, of Silver
Spring, will have to remain in Jail at
least until the grand jury meets here
in November, under a decision rem
dered by Judge Robert B. Peter.
Chestertown. Residents or the
town and county and members Of the
Volunteer Fire Company are enthusf
astic, over the success of plans being
made for holding carnival here the
week of September 26 to October 3.
The affair will be the greatest event
ever held in Kent county, and the fire.
men are receiving the heartiest CO.
operation from all sections of the
county.
Baltimore:-Two hundred and fifty
persons. seventy of whom are women,
have been enlisted in the $5,000,000 en-
downment fund drive of the American
Legion, DR.. A. Lindsay Skerry, in
charge of the Maryland campaign, an.
nounced. Maryland's quota is $4,000,
he said. To date approximately $4,000
has been subscribed by the county
posts and $4,000 by the Baltimore
posts.
Efkton.-Cupid kept up activities at
lively rate in Maryland's Gretna
Green here the past week, eighty-one
couples, principally from Pennsyl-
vania, New York, New Jersey, Della
ware. Maryland and District of Co
lumb;a, obtaining marriage licenses