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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
CONTRACT LET FOR SPAN
OVER sUsoUEHANNA
With Upper And Lower
Roadways, To Be. Only One
OF Type In United
States

N Preparing to make the Susque-
hanna river bridge at Perry
Vile the only double-decked span in
the United States, the State Roads
Commission on Thursday awarded to
the Neeld Construction Company, OF
Pittsburge, a contract of $237,73O
calling for an upper roadway and
other changes made necessary by the
construction.
The work on the bridge will start
Immediately and will not interfere
with vehicular traffic across it, :, The
two roadways on the bridge will fill
long-felt need in facilitating the
movement of traffic. The roadway
is only thirteen feet wide. After
construction work is completed traffic
on one deck will move one way,
while on the other deck it will move
iu the opposite direction.
The contract calls for the con-
struction work to be finished within
year A penalty of $10 is in
cluded in the contract for every day
the bridge remains unfinished after
the specified time. !.
The bridge was for years owned
by private interests who collected
tolls from motorists On November
22, 1922, it was purchased by the
State for $5S5,OO0 and plans were
made to abolish the collection of
tolls as soon as the bridge was paid
for. With the new plans, the toll
charge is to be continued until the
original cost and the extra construc-
tion expenses are paid. Tolls prob
abby will not be abolished until the
end of 1925. it was said.
Plans for the construction of the
upper roadway include footways for
pedestrians on the lower deck.
Owing to the change the draw will
have to be rebuilt. The abutments
at each end of the bridge also will
have to be lowered to permit the
building of viaduct for the level of
the upper deck.
The viaduct ON the Perryville side
will be 500 feet long and on the
Havre de Grace side 800 feet. The
viaduct will be curved to avoid
meeting the lower road and to
prevent confusion among motorists
The feat of constructing the upper
roadway without interfering with the
traffic on the bridge will be an
ingenious piece of engineering.
Bids for the construction of the
upper roadway were opened Septem-
Der 21. Nine bids in addition to the
offer of the Neeld Construction
Company were filed with the
commission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
CECIL COUNTY TEACHERS
ASSOCIATION

A business meeting of the Cecil
County Teachers Association of
patrons and teachers was held in the
New Theatre, at Elkton, on Tuesday
afternoon, November 9th. There
was a great number of teachers and
other people interested in education
ooN hand. Guy Johnson, president of
the Cecil County Teachers Associa-
ton, was the presiding officer of the
meeting. The singing was led by
Mrs. Guy Johnson. Il
AT. this meeting a period of one
minute was observed in silent in
memory of the late Superintendent,
Mr.. Hugh w. CALDWELL after which
LEAD Kindly Light" was sung by
the assembled audience.
The speaker of the afternoon was
Dr.. Holloway, Superintendent of
Public Instruction for the State of
Delaware. DR.. Holloway gave
splendid address on the subject,
"The Aims of Education in
Democracy"
At the business meeting. resolu-
tions of respect were adopted by the
Cecil County Teachers Association,
delegates to the State Teachers
Association were elected and the
annual dues to the Association were
collected.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
FATALLY INJURED BY AUTO

Roy Phillips, aged "a years, who
was in the employ of the Arundel
Corporation on the Conowingo con-
struction work, was struck by a
Ford coupe, driven by Frank Rhein-
hart, Sunday night, about 1880
o'clock, and received injuries from
which he died Monday morning,
about 900 o'clock, in Richards
Hospital, Port Deposit. ----.
The accident happened on the
State highway, near Conowingo.
Phillips was walking along the pike
when struck, Rheinhart failing to see
the pedestrian. He Immediately
placed the injured man in his car
and hurried with him to Rising Sun,
thence to the hopsital at Port
Deposit, where an examination re-
vealed Phillips had sustained a frac-
ture of the skull, compound fracture
of left leg, and other serious in
juries, which resulted in death.
The deceased was from Florence,
Alabama. Rheinhart operates a
pool room at Octoraro Junction.
He reported the matter to the
authorities and Coroner Green, of
Elkton, summoned a jury of inquest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
AMERICAN LEGION AMBULANCE
SERVICE
SERVICE.

During the past week the Ambul-
ance Service has answered three
calls, involving, besides an Elkton
trip, one from Port Deposit to North
East, and one from Rising Sun to
Port Deposit. The past week has
been a comparatively quiet one and
may be the quiet before the storm.
1t has been an interesting observa-
tion of the past six month s. service
that the majority of the calls seem
to come in groups, followed by rather
quiet periods.
From this time on through the
winter the service will have the
weather and bad roads with which
to contend, Every effort will be
made to maintain the high point of
promptness and efficiency set by this
summers work. We would ask the
people of the county, however, to be
as kindly toward and as patient with
our service as they have been, as no
doubt extreme weather conditions
will tend to slow things up some
what during the winter We will
give you the best that we have and.
will do everything possible to make
that best as satisfactory this winter
as it has been during the past
summer.
STATISTICAL REPORT
Number of trips this week, 8;
average milage per trip, 80; total
mileage for week. 80; total trips to
date, 119; total mileage per trip,
s1.s; total mileage to date. 1880.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE. OF
CECIL COUNTY

A meeting of the Chamber OF
Commerce of Cecil County was held
at Elkton Monday night, November
8, for the purpose of adopting
Constitution, Bylaws, and pro-
gram of work. The meeting came
at the close of financial campaign
which had been waged through
the assistance of the Del-Mar-ya
Eastern Shore Association.
The purpose of this permanent
organization is to have organized a
representative body of citizens for
advancing the interests and possi-
bilities of Cecil county, and to be
prepared to take full advantage of
the work being done by the Del
Mar-Va Eastern Shore Association.
The officials of the Del-Mar-Va
Association are gratified with the
work being done in Cecil Coun-
ty, and are elated over the fact that
the Gateway to the Historic Eastern
Shore will become officially connected
with the Association.
Speakers who represented the
Del-Mar-Va Association and their
subjects were as follows:< Trans
portation on the Peninsula" w. T.
Gardner; Publicity of the PENN
sula,," E. G. Totten; Work on the
Peninsula for the Peninsula" C. H.
Monsees.
The program adopted includes the
handling of agricultural questions,
civic improvements, new industries,
transportation and highway improve
ments, deepening of Waterways, and
and advertising the ad-
vantages, possibilities, and resources
of Cecil county. Mention of its
proximity to Baltimore and other
markets is being played up for men
ton in the advertisements issued by
the Chamber of Commerce. The
Chamber of Commerce will prove
very beneficial to the advancement
of the wonderful resuorces of Cecil
county, and if the program is carried
out energetically, a direct effect
should be soon felt by those interest
ed in the development of this
county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
HAvRE DE GRACE TO
CELEBRATE

Havre de Grace plans to honor
her native son, United States Sena-
tor-elect Millard E. Tydings, on
Tuesday evening next, by grand
celebration and parade. A special
invitation has been extendezd by the
citizens of the town for Cecil coun-
tians to turn out and help make the
affair a big one,
The City Band, of Havre de
Grace, the Aberdeen Fire Department
Band, the North East Band and the
Continental Fibre Company Band,
of Newark, Del, have been engaged
to furnish music, and there will be
fireworks and speakers galore. The
parade will form at the Masonic
Temple promptly at 1880 o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
WILLIAM II. MACKALL

William Hollingsworth MackaIl,
Mayor of Elkton for the past
twleve years, died late Sunday night
at his home in that town. from an
attack of the heart.
Mr.. Mackall had apparently been
in good health and on Sunday
morning attended services at Trinity
Protestant Episcopal church,, OF
which he was vestryman. Return
ing to his home, he dined with his
family and while resting during the
afternoon suffered the first of two
heart attacks. In the evening he
had another from which he did not
rally.
Mayor Mackall was reelected to
his sixth term. at the town election
last May. He had been the un-
animous choice of the electorate at
five previous Mayoralty elections for
terms of two years each.
Mr.. Mackall was member of the
Chamber of Commerce of, Elkton and
yice-president of the National Bank
of Elkton. He was born in Virginia,
January 4, 1859, and was the son of
the late DR.. R. c. Mackall, former
editor of the Cecil Democrat, of
Elkton, and Mrs. Mackall. His
parents located in Elkton when he
was lad.
Mr.. Mackall graduated at Lafa-
yette College in 1879 and entered the
canning business at Elk Landing,
later becoming a member of the
firm of the old Scott Fertilizer Com
pany, of which eventually he became
president. He retired >when the
eempany's plant was destroyed by
fire ten years ago.
Besides his widow, Mr., Mackall is
survived by one daughter, Mrs.
Harry Young, of Eiktan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
Lad ATTACKEn by RuI.L.

Willis, 9-year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. Graybeal, of near Pusey-
ville,. Lancaster county, was attacked
by a bull one morning last week,
while he was taking the animal from
one field to another. The use OF a
fork proved futile and the bull
trampled the boy severely. Mr..
Graybeal heard his sons cries >and
went to his assistance and with
difficulty rescued both the lad and
himself from the infuriated animal
The boy suffered three broken ribs
and other injuries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
BUILDING BOOM IN NORTH
EAST

The town of North East is to have
"a signal light, subscriptions aggre-
eating $3.50 having been raised for
this purpose. The Board of town
Commissioners has decided to pur-
chase an overhanging, four way
signal light which will cost approxi-
mately $225. It will consist of
three discs each way, showing red,
green, and yellow. The cost for in
stallation will be $64. The light
will be suspended at the intersection
of Main street and Cecil avenue.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
THE CECIL FARMERS CLUB
October Meeting Held At Home
OF Martin Il. Thompson

The Cecil Farmers Club met at
the home of Martin L. Thompson,
October 27. The meeting was called
to order by the President, A. H.
Mendenhall.
After the reading OF the minutes
the following members responded to
roll call /: M. c. Reeder, A. H.
Mendenhall, w. R. Cameron, E. w.
Jackson, H. G. Barnes, G.. E. Tyson,
M. l.. Thompson, Reuben Reynolds,
j. S. Cullen, Wallace Williams and
G. E. Tyson. Visitors were R. B.
Marshall, Howard SINNERS and
Ralph Thompson.
The Treasurer reported having
paid $40 to the Cecil Farmers Day
fund.
There being no further business
experiments were next taken up.
M. l.. Thompson reports 8 acres of
Lwheatto SOW, also some corn to cut.
George Tyson reports very light
crop corn, owing to heart worm,
H. G. Barnes reports alfalfa not
so good as last year. He also re-
ports using formula on seed pota-
toes to prevent scab, which was
satisfactory.
E. w. Jackson reports poor corn
crop, but says potatoes are very
good. Part of field was planted in
second size seed which made the
better yield
w. R. Cameron reports 80 acres
OF wheat seeded, but had to give up
8 acres on account wet weather.
A H. Mendenhall says his 10
acres of newly seeded alfalfa is
looking fine. Sowed 2 bu. Grims
and one bu. common seed on the
lot. II 1vds
G. E. Tyson reports fair stand of
sweet clover in corn field which was
seeded at last working of corn.
Reuben Reynolds reports heavy
growth of oats in wheat bed, but
expects the winter to kill it before
injury to wheat. Corn crop good
except part of field seeded on wheat
stubble, which was very poor. Grass
seeded last fall looks good.
Wallace Williams reports so acres
corn in the shock, all very good.
so acres in the ground and SO acres
yet to seed. Ito loads soy bean hay
all up in good shape. Several acres
beans for seed still in field. Fair
crop tomatoes, sold on open market,
realizing soc per basket.
j. S. Cullen reports wheat all
seeded; corn crop fair.
M. G. Reeder says soy beans will
inoculate themselves by sowing in
the same ground for two successive
years. Has no wheat seeded.
Ground too wet. Corn crop extra
good. q
Before answering a call to the
dining room the President appointed
the following committee on inspec-
ton Wallace Williams and Reuben
Reynolds.
As chairman of the inspection
committee Wallace Williams report
ed very delightful dinner. Four
horses, one brood SOW, 6 shoats, rs
bu. potatoes. 24O bu. wheat, S%
tons hay baled, tons loose; IA tons
soy bean hay. 2 acres red potatoes
in ground. IL acres of corn. Eight
Holstein cows, one Guernsey, 80
hens. SO puHets, some very fine
apples. -,
r. B. Marshall reports poor corn
crop, mostly destroyed by insects.
Good crop wheat. Sold 1900 bas-
kets tomatoes off acres. Sweet
corn made 2 tons per acre.
Adjourned to meet with Reuben
Reynolds, November "a.
CARROLL e. TYSON,
Secretary, pro tenn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
TO CELEBRATE CHURCH
CENTENARY

Plans have been made by the
members of Ebenezer NJ E. church,
near Greenhurst, for the celebra-
ton of the one hundredth ami
versary of the founding of the
church, by house warming in the
new Community House, that is
practically completed. The date
selected for the celebration is
Friday evening, November 10.
There will be an all day service on
Sunday, November 21, and service
each evening of the following week.
A number of former pastors are
expected to participate in these
services,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
RISING SUN SCHOOL NEWS.


Our soccer and volley ball seasons
ended on Friday with double vic
tory over Calvert High School,. Our
volley ball team defeated the strong
Calvert team by a score of % to. 5,
thereby winning the championship OF
the Northern section of the county
league. The fall volley ball cham
pionship for Cecil county will be de-
cided Friday in game between
Rising Sun and Cecilton High
School. This will be played at
Chesapeake City at o'clock. Our
soccer team defeated the Calvert
boys by a score of to 0.
There was splendid turn out of
school children at the special SER
vice, starting our Education Week
program, last Sunday morning, in
the Methodist Church. The pastor,
Rev. j. c. Mccoy, who is also presi-
dent of our Parent-Teacher's Asso-
citation, delivered splendid sermon
on the many opportunities of youth
We have received word from the
School Board that we are to have one
more elementary teacher in Rising
Sun. This is very good news to us,
as it will relieve the great congestion
in our elementary school. The fur
niture has been ordered. y
The Parent Association
meeting, which was to have been
heidi on Tuesday evening, was called
off on account of bad weather.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
DEATHS
MRS. EMMA e. BEERS

Mrs. EMMA IL. BEERS
Mrs. Emma e. Beers died4Suddenly
October 80, while visiting relatives
in Wilmington. She was the widow
of the late John Beers, of Cherry
Hill. Interment was made in Cherry
Hill cemetery.
Mrs. Beers was a daughter of the
late Eli and Elizabeth Pierson, of
Elkton, and born May 4, 1850, resid-
ing in Cecil county until 1902, when
she moved to Philadelphia, and
later to Harrisburg. She is survived
by one daughter, Mrs. D. w. Myers,
of Harrisburg, Pa, three sons, Wal
ter. John and Ralph Beers, of Phila-
delphia, and one brother, Richard E.
Pierson, of Wilmington, Del.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12

A fish and salad supper will be
served by the ladies Of Harmony
M. P, church, Rowlandville, on
Thursday evening November Is, be-
ginning at six o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
ORPHANS, COURT

Bonds Approved-Eva Y. Slicer,
Administrative of Olive England; !;
P. jerks Smith, guardian of Anna
v. Smith and Evelyn Smith.
The tenth account Of William j.
Sterrett and Charles S. Pyle. guar
dians, of Deborah e. Sterrett, was
examined and passed. II,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
CHRISTMAS oARDs

You will went cards of greeting
for Qhsistmas, and perhaps are toe
busy to take time to make selections,
We can help you with ASSIGNMENTS
already selected and neatly boxed, at
prices ranging from fifty cents to
$50 per box. Call at this office
and see them before purchasing
elsewhere,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12

The annual w. G. T. U. donation
for the kindergarten Of Baltimore
will be received at the residence of
Mrs. John Boyle, in this town, the
week of November 1927.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12

The 1--WE Sew" sewing club of
Rising Sun will meet in the club
room on Saturday, 18th. at 2 P. NJ.
In the elementary schools girls from
the fifth to seventh grades may join.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12

Inspection Athertop reports hog
cholera ON the premises of Julian
Price. near Earleville. in the First
District.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs Of Events in the County
During the Past Week -IA
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

W. K. Bird is seriously i'll at his
home at Harrisville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-11-12

Tuesday afternoons thunder gust
was followed by colder weather on
Wednesday
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01
NEWLY FOUND FOSSIL
PRECEDES DINOSAUR
Frog.Like animal Once Roamed
Swamps of What Is Now
Oklahoma.
special pispatch % The star.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
COLUMBIA, Mo-, July 31.-The fos-
sill skull of a species of animals re-
lated to frogs ard salarnanders that
swan and crept through the swamps
of what is now Oklahoma millions of
years before the age OF dinosaurs will
be described in an early issue OF the
Journal of Geology by DIR. Maurice G.,
Mehl of the University of Missouri.
= The animal was not In the class of
the dinosaurs for bulk. but 1t must
have outranked it's nearest modern
relatives considerably, for the skull,
the only part found. was about five
inches wide and six inches long
bigger than a bullfrog all by itself
The upper jaw was armed with nu.
merous sharp teeth, which indicate a
carnivorous appetite. Only one other
skull even generally resembling this
has ever been found, and it differed
in certain particulars, so that the new
find has been declared a. new species,
The geologic age in which this eX-
tinct anphtbtan lived is known as the
Pernliail. 1t was largely a time of
drought and cold. and since 1t fol-
lowed on the heels of the lush days
Of the E6aI Age, when the moist
earth .teemed with vegetation, 1t was
q, time OF rigorous sitting Of animal
types and severe struggle fer-ans ex-
istence. Hence many old types dis
appeared and number of new ones
began to be evolved. The dinosaurs
were not yet, but their ancestors were
beginning to arrive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01
ORANGES FOUNDER
PRAISED BY CHIEF
I. !. Taber Lauds "Father"
Kelley at dwelling of
Monument Here.

Oliver Hudson Kelley, founder and
one of the chief organizers of the
National Grange. Patrons of Illus.
bandry, which had its inception SO
years ago, on Friday was painted as
man OF destiny, so far as organized
agriculture In America was concern
ed" in the eulogy delivered by Louis
J. Taber of Columbus. Ohio, national
master Of the National Grange. at
ceremonies incident to the unwilling
of monument erected on the Kelley
grave In Rock Creek Cemetery here.
The service, held yesterday after
noon at 4 o'clock, was, attended by
more than 800 members of the grange,
many of them State leaders from over
the Eastern section of the country.
Gov Robert r. Robinson of Della.
ware, treasurer of the National
Grange and master of the Delaware
State organization, delivered brief
message of appreciation for the serv-
ices of Father" Kelley and his wife,
Temperance Lane Kelley. in the name
of the Delaware grange.
dwelling Of Monument.
The monument and the cemetery
lot were taken over for care and SUI
pervision permanently by the Ma
tional Grange. which now has a menu
bership of about 100000. Presen
tation of the memorial was by VIII
liam Fl. Landvoigt of Washington.
executor of the Kelley estate and who
for many years was secretary TO the
late grange ehieftain. The monument
l... Ill TDy4fn
Miss Belle Saunders and Mrs. Elmer
L. Reynolds. officers of the local
grange.
The ceremony was held under the
auspices of the Potomac Grange, No.
|. of Washington, of which a, NJ.
Loomis Is master. National officers
who participated included s. l.. Striv-
ings. master of the New York grange
A. G.. Ensor, master of the Maryland
grange: P. Fl. Dewey, master of the
Pennsylvania grange and a member
of the Pennsylvania Senate: j. II.
Hutchinson OF South Dakota, national
gstekeeper of the National Grange:
John Black, overseer of the National
Grange for Maryland. and S. j. Low
ell. United States tariff commissioner
and former national master of the
order.
Reviews Founders Life.
Mr. Taber reviewed the life of Kelley
from his birth in Boston in 1s26 to his
death. in 1918. He told of Father
Kelley's career on a Minnesota farm,
his service as a clerk in the Depart.
ment of Agriculture here in 1864 and
his conception and organization of the
National Grange which grew out of
study of farming conditions made
during a tour of the Southern States
following the Civil War.
His keen insight into the political
and social problems. his knowledge of
fraternal history in Masonry, coupled
with his experience as a representa-
tive of the Government in wartorn
sections of the South gave background
upon which a working outline for
farm organization that should en-
durA, Mr.. Taber said.
Sharing with the grange leader was
his wife, who is said to have en-
couraged him and to have spent a
huge sum of money in the extension
OF the organization.
The monument was erected on the
Kelley lot in Rock Creek Cemetery re-
Gently by Mr.. Landvoight in accord
ance with the will of the Kelley family.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-08-01
URGE RESIGNATION
OF MRS. FERGUSON
Eight Texas County Conven-
tions viii Ask That She
Keep Pact With Moody.
By The Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
DALLAS. Tex, July St.-Immediate
resignation of Gov. Miriam A. Fergu-
son in compliance with terms of an
election challenge entered into with
Dan Moody, the successful candidate
for the Democratic nomination for
governor, was urged today in resolu-
lions adopted by. or ready for submits
sion to. at least eight county Demo
cratic conventions
Travis County, I'm which is Austin
the State capital: Williamson County.
the home of Dan Moody: Bowie and
Tarrant Counties. in which is Fort
Worth. were among those reporting
the resolutions adopted.
The Travis County convention also
urged a repeal of the amnesty bill
which restored to James E. Ferguson
the rieht 10 hold State Office when he
was inpeached in 1917 from the Office
OF governor.
In Bell County. the home of Mrs
Ferguson. no mention of her resigna
ton was made in the convention The
official vote canvass, however, placed
Moody 1856 ahead of Mrs Ferguson
in her home county.