The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1925-07-31
State Items
Briefly Told

Green, SeVenty-nlno couples - IrOm
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware
and Maryland-obtaining marriage Ii
censes, practically all having the
nuptial knot tied before leaving town.
Baltimore.-This city Monday began
its fight before the Interstate Com
MERGE Commission to defeat the pro-
posal Of the Pennsylvania Railroad to
revise freight rates in this section,
which, it is claimed, would give Phila-
delphia a decided advantage in rates.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS of the Volun-
teer Fire Department opened their an
nual carnival with a tournament in
with eight riders contested. Mayor
Allen Bowie Howard delivered the
charge to the knights and made the
coronation address.
CONFERENCE.-The. H. M. Hardman,
SO, died at the home of her daughter,
Mrs. George A. Grass. She is also
survived by two sons, Roy F. Hard
man, Warren, Ohio, and William Earl
Hardman, this city, and two daugh-
tiers, Miss Gladys Hardman, Baltimore,
and Mrs. Grass.
Observation-Disclosures of city, state
and federal health and dairy officials
with officials of the Maryland State
Dairymen's Association and members
of the dairying industry will be held
Tuesday with the view of adopting
measures to improve the quality of
dairy products.
Hagerstown.-His right leg severed
and the left one badly injured, Tony
Stiveletti, SO years old, employed at
the Security Cement and Lime Com
pany plant at Security, near this city,
was brought to the hospital here in
critical condition. Stiveletti's leg was
caught in a packing machine. Z.
nnapolis.-Members of the One
Hundred and Twelfth Machine Gun
Battalion of the Twenty-ninth Division
will hold their annual reunion next
Saturday and Sunday at Frederick.
The gathering will mark the annivers
airy of the battalion's entry into the
front-line trenches in Alsace.
Northumberland NJ Grace, So
years old. Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road conductor, who lives at 1874
Wilkins street, Baltimore, was stabbed
at the home of Michael Miller, 317
Maryland avenue. Grace was re-
moved to the Western Maryland Hos
pital, where hope is expressed for his
recovery. Miller was placed in jail.
Baltimore.-William " Roach and
his wife appealed to the City Court
from the action of the State Tax Com
mission in upholding an increased as
sessment of their property on the
south side of the Frederick road. The
petition was filed through Charles w.
Heuisler and ]. Stanislaus Cook, at
torneys.
Baltimore-It was decided recently
at a meeting of teachers held at the
home of Miss Margaretta Collins,
chairman of a special committee on
teachers salaries, that an extensive
campaign must be carried on to urge
the Board of Estimates to fulfill its
promises and clear the teachers salary
question.
Baltimore.-A million-dollar temple
in the Homewood section will be built
by the Scottish Rite Masons of Mary
land, according to preliminary steps
which were taken Friday, when an op-
ton was taken for 80 days on the
property of Henry. R. Duker, at the
southwest corner OF Charles and
Thirty.ninth streets.
Baltimore.-Final plans are com
plete for the dedication of the new
/. o. o. F. Home for the Aged and
Orphans at Frederick, which will take
place Saturday. Grand lodge officials,
heads of all branches of the order, rep
resentatives from each lodge and en-.
campment in the State, and officials
of the Rebekahs, will attend the meet (
ing.
Baltimore.-In full uniform, LAG
members of the Beauseant Command
cry of knights Templars left Camden
Station at 2 P. NJ Monday by special
train for a thirty-five-day tour of the
West, returning to Baltimore on Au.
gust "a. They will spend four days
in Seattle attending the conclave OF
the Grand Encampment, held every
three years.
MISUNDERSTANDING from Phila'
delphia, where they sat with the
Pennsylvania Public Service Commits
sion at the hearing on the S52,00000l
Conowingo super power project, Chair
man Harold E. West and Commission
er ]. Frank Harper, of the Maryland
Public Service Commission announced
that the arguments before the Key
stone State body will not be held until
September.