The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-01-22
Maryland
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in the cloakroom of the company's
quarters, Saratoga street, near How
ard street. Death was attributed to
heart disease.
Elkton.-The. past week was fairly
busy one for Cupid at Maryland's
Gretna Green, seventy-one couples,
principally from Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware and Maryland, OBJ
tanning marriage licenses and we'd
ding before leaving town.
Baltimore.-The site of the $1,000
900 art museum will be selected
January Fl, it was announced. On that
date members of the art museum COM
mission will inspect all the proposed
sites and will then return to the city
half for final decision.
Baltimore. Monsignor Edward
Mooney, born at Mount Savage, and
educated in Baltimore colleges, was
selected by Pope Plus as apostolic
delegate to India with the rank of
archbishop. The appointment had the
Endorsement of Cardinal Gasparri,
Papal Secretary of State, and of
Cardinal Hayes of New York.
Annapolis. Employment in Mary
land will be better in 1926 than at
any time since 1921, the U. s. predicts.
Both skilled and unskilled labor will
be in demand, the labor department
estimates. Building will show an in
crease, industrial conditions be "gen-
orally good" and the agricultural out
look is bright.
Baltimore.-Maryland needs an at
titude whereby States of the Middle
West or other sections cannot dictate
to her, States Attorney O'Conor, the
guest of honor, told a .bi-weekly
celebrity" session of the Social DEM
ccratic Club of the Twenty-seventh
ward. Mr. O'Conor spoke on behalf
Of State rights and party organiza-
ton.
Annapolis. - Maryland oystermen
are looking for a golden harvest this
week, when two planted State oyster
reservations which have been closed
for the last three years will be thrown
open to all classes of oystermen.
These reserved areas, known as Hog
Island" and Parker Moore" are To-
Gated off the mouth of the Patuxent
river.
Baltimore.-Thisc city is getting to
be a better place to live, and its resi-
dents appreciate it, according to fig
ures issued by Capt. Joseph McGovern
of the police accident bureau. Deaths
from acute alcoholism were Is last
year as compared to 40 the year be-
fore, from Illuminating gas. % as COM
pared to 43, and from burns % as
compared to 81. Last year there were
6S suicides, as compared to "a in 1924.
Slatemakers at the City
Hall have Governor Richie on the
Democratic ticket for Governor next
fall, and list of six or seven Repub-
licans for Mayor in 1927, including
Albert G. Towers, president of the
Supervisors of City Charities; Henry
G. Perring, Supervising Engineer of
the Public Improvement Commission
and Addison E. Mullikin, of the School
Board
Annapolis. Three times as many
students are attending Maryland high
schools this year as in 1915 and twice
In n
statistics made public by Albert S.
Cook, State Superintendent Of Educa-
ton. In 1915 the statistics show there
were sixty-five high schools in the
State, ST. high school teachers and
6,213 students who maintained an
average daily attendance of 5.276
throughout the year.
Baltimore.-James S. Lester and C.
S. Marvel, brothers-in-law, of Sails
bury, will be arraigned in United
States District Court here for an at
tack on John T. Fisher, Jr., Federal
prohibition agent. Judge Morris A.
Soper will designate the date for the
trial. The two men were released I'M
der $4,000 bail each, after they had
been found guilty at preliminary
hearing before United States Commits
sioner Louder T. Hearne in Salisbury.
College Park - Marylanders won
second honors in the national poultry
judging contest at Madison Square
Garden in New York, Prof E. G. Jen-
kins. head of the boys club work of
the University of Maryland extension
service, was advised. Maryland's
team was composed of Delmas Caples,
Is years old, Reisterstown; Miss Erna
Riedel, II, Millersville, and Francis
Dyson, Is. Brandywine. Teams from
all over the United States competed.
A team from Maryland also won top
honors and silver trophy for produc-
ton classes. Mr.. Caples was ranked
first and Miss Riedel second in the