The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-12-11
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elected vice-president of Atlantic
Deeper Waterway Association meet
ing at Miami, Fla.
Baltimore.-Four arrests and fines
of 500 and costs in each case for
shooting wild fowl from motor boat
were announced by E. Lee, Let Compile,
State Game Warden.
Observation-Disclosures G. Derr, 80, one
OF the oldest citizens of Frederick,
died after long period of failing
health He was lifelong resident of
this city and a staunch Democrat.
Grantville.-Oscar Kern, of Boswell,
has been awarded $1OG offered by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad to the
boy or girl for the best club work in
caring for live stock.
Baltimore is in the grip of the worst
measles epidemic in years. Health
Commissioner Jones reported two
deaths out of total Of 160 cases the
past week.
Belair.-Jacob A. Dozen, lawyer and
dry worker, was sentenced to eight
years in the Maryland penitentiary by
Judge Harlan in Hartford county cir.
cult court. DOZENS motion for a new
trial was overruled.
Elkton.-The drive recently made in
Cecil county by the County Public
Health Association for funds to main
tain health nurse for the ensuing
year was big success, the total
amount raised exceeding $4,000.
Baltimore. - Three hundred thou
sand applications for 1926 license
tags have been mailed by the. office
of e. Austin Baughman, Commissioner
of Motor Vehicles, to owners of motor
vehicles in Maryland.
Elkton.-The Red Men Of North
East are making plans TOT have
shooters parade in that town New
Years Eve. 1t will be the biggest
affair Of the kind ever attempted in
this county
Baltimore.-Appreciatiqh of the ex.
listing educational laws In Maryland,
rather than the establishment of new
laws, was recommended by Superin.
tendent E. W. Broomeko Montgomery
county.
Baltimore.-Aerial photography has
enabled engineers il charge of the
Prettyboy dam project to accomplish
preliminary work inla fraction of the
time it would have taken by usual
methods Of land surveying.
Observation-Disclosures Byrd, thirty
one, was shot through the heart and
killed by his wife, Mrs. Lille Byrd,
when according to Mrs. Byrd, he at
tackled her with razor-bladed shoe
makers knife at their home in Boons
boro, Washington county.
Elkton.-The past week was a busy
one for Cupid at Maryland's Gretna
Green here, when eighty-on one couples
from various States, principally Penn.
sylvania, New Jersey, Delaware and
Maryland obtained licenses and were
married. This is the largest number
for the past two months.
Baltimore-Fifty-six towns were
visited by officials of the Public Serv-
ice Commission in making investiga-
ton during the year ended September
80, according to an announcement by
H. Carl Wolf, chief engineer Of the
commission. The total number of in.
vestigations was 49,
bradbury Heights. = At the last
meeting of the Bradbury Heights Citi-
zens' Association these officers were
elected: Charles Philips, president;
George Mandy, vice-president; Wal
ter ]. Hartman, recording secretary;
Paul Distl, financial secretary; Ray
mond w. Sammons, treasurer, and AL
Talbert, sergeant-at-arms.
Annapolis.-John R. Curry, Assist
and Forester, will spend this week in
Western Maryland, where he will de-
liver series of lectures on Forest
Preservation" In his talks he will
explain fire prevention needs. Forest
fires exact toll of millions of dollars
yearly throughout the country, he
says.
Observation-Disclosures gradual extern.
sion of city water service to sections
in the mex Annex has been under way
for years, the construction of tn,
Prettyboy dam, and great impounding
reservoir on the upper Gunpowder, will
mark the first big step taken to carry
out the water program developed when
the s10,00O,000 water loan was ratified
by city voters in the election of No
vember, 1923.
Crisfield.-Ernest (Tom) McCready,
arrested here, charged with the muir
der of John S. Sterling, farmer, who
was killed as he was eating his |
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