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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
MEMORIAL GATEWAY AT WEST
NOTTINGHAM

Ground was broken this week for
the West Nottingham Academy Me
mortal gateway, which is being
erected at the entrance to the
campus and near the Old Academy
building. The architectural feature
is a pedestrian arch fourteen feet
high and fourteen feet wide. This
arch will form the gateway entrance
of the path leading from the vertex
of the north angle of the Old
Academy plot to the entrance of the
building. Across each road from
the arch will be built the outside
pillars OF the larger gateway.
Above the pedestrian archway
will be placed the Captain jeremiah
Baker Chapter, D. A, R. tablet, com
memorating the signing OF the
Declaration OF Independence by
Richard Stockton who was student
at the Academy from 1749 to 1748
and by DR.. Benjamin Rush, also a
student at the Academy, from
l1754-1759.
The gateway will be dedicated on
Saturday afternoon, May 29th, just
one day before Memorial Day and
two days before the opening of the
Sesqui- Centennial in Philadelphia,
with appropriate ceremonies. A
delegation from the General AS
sembly of the Presbyterian Church,
which will be in session in Balti-
more at the time, will be present
The delegation will include Rev.
Charles R. Erdman, D. D., Moderator
of the General Assembly, and Will
liam Chalmers Covert, D. D., L..
l.. D., General Secretary of the
Presbyterian Board of Education.
Prominent officials of the d. A. R.
will present the tablet.
The gateway will be much larger
and more beautiful than was hoped
for when the suggestion was first
made. Although not quite enough
subscriptions have been made tc
meet the total cost of construction,
it has been made possible by the
kindness and liberality of DR.. John
B. Deaver, of Philadelphia, one of
the ceuntry's most prominent sur
geons and a graduate of the Acad-
emy, and his brother, DR.. Harry
Deaver, of Philadelphia. whe is also
an alumnus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
DANGEROUS BLAZE At MOTION
PICTURE SHOW

Shortly after nine O'Clock, on
Wednesday evening, while the OPP
orator, Leroy Jones, was changing
the carbons in the motion picture
machine, preparatory to starting the
second show at the public hall in
this town, he accidentally dropped
the carbon, which struck one of the
celluloid films being rewound.
In an instant there was blaze
that envoloped the booth in which
the machine is installed, long
tongues of flame shooting out into
the auditorium through the aper-
ture close to the ceiling, through
which the pictures are projected
onto the screen, creating panic
among the audience. There was a
going by way of the stairway di
rectly over which the booth is locat-
ed, others through the windows on
the south side of room to the fire
escape, thence to the ground, all
getting out in safety.
The fire engine house is directly
in the rear of the public hall build
ing, and it was the matter of but
very brief time before the hose
from the chemical engine was rush
ed through the engine house door
and up the steps, without the truck
being moved. A stream was soon
playing upon the fire, the interior
of the booth, which Is lined with
sheetiron, by this time being a
seething mass of flames.
1t was not long before the fire was
completely quenched by the chemical
stream In the meantime the big
pumper was run out, coupled up to
a nearby hydrant and held in readi-
ness, but fortunately its services
were not needed.
Job w. Kirk, proprietor of the
motion picture business, is heavy
loser, considering the briefness of
the fire. The film being shown,
/" Dangerous Innocence" was totally
destroyed, and the picture projecting
machine badly damaged. He esti-
mates his loss at fully $500, with
only partial insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
ELkTON COLORED DEBATERS
WIN

The Elkton Colored High School
debating team defeated the Centre
vile High School team on Friday in
Elkton, by a unanimous vote of
the judges. The Elkton team up
held the affirmative side of "The
liberalization of Education" The
Judges were Mr.. Coger, of Balti-
more; Miss Edith Johnson, of Balti-
more. and Miss Cummins, of Phila-
delphia. The negative team of the
Elkton school also won by for
felt from Westminster. The Elkton
school is now eligible to compete in
the Statewide debate at Bowie,
Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
TO CAN LIMA REANs

Dorchester county farmers in the
vicinity of Cambridge and Hurlock,
Maryland are this year keenly in
terested in. the proposed plan to
grow the small variety of Hunder-
son Bush Lima beans for packing
purposes. This is an entirely new
venture in the section, but that it is
meeting with approval is evidenced
by the fact that 500 acres are to be
devoted to the crop The Phillips
Packing Company. of Cambridge,
will can the product.
About SEQ acres near Cambridge
and about 200 near Hurlock have
been pledged to the experiment of
growing the limas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
CECIL COUNTY TO SAVE IT'S
OLD RECORDS

In 1873, while Cecil county was
yet a part of Baltimore county and
Lord Baltimore's Irish were warning
with Penn's Quakers over Noting
ham, people from other counties
were moving to the east side of the
Upper Chesapeake and settling at
the mouth of the Susquehanna and
beside the Sassafras River.
One year later the General As
sembly, in session at st. Mary's,
deemed it wise to separate the
territory east of the Susquehanna
from the county lying west of the
river and so became Cecil, named in
honor of Cecilius Calvert. Then
began the keeping of the records
that have been continued without
break since 1874. This must be
record.
On April Sth, 1878, Richard and
Milah Hill acknowledged before the
Cecil Court deed for certain lands
made to James Brown, Of New
England. This deed had been
acknowledged in Anne Arundel
county. The act was completed in
Cecil on June 18th, 1874, and the
consideration named was 5000
pounds of good marketable tobacco
and casks.
Another deed made on August
Sth, 1874, ''in the forty-third year
of the dominion of the Right
Honorable Cecilius, Absolute Lord
of Proprietary of the Province of
Maryland. etc." between John Lark
in, of Anne Arundel county, and
Captain Thomas Harwood, of the
London Mariner. This deed was for
$50 acres of land ON the Sassafras
River ''in Baltimore county,"
portion of the grant by letters patent
by Right Honorable Lord Proprie-
tary bearing date May 10th, 1871,
at the city of St. Mary's.
These are from the complete
records. Filed away in the offices
of the Register of Wills, and in the
grand jury's witness room OF the
courthouse is another wagon load
of papers that antedate those on
file. Just now it looks like Cecil
county was a worthy competitor in
the contest for earliest records.
Anyway the money is available to
restore the older records and the
work is about to start.-Cecil
Democrat.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
MANY FIRES MARK FORESTRY
WEEK
Carelessness Is The Main
Cause


The observance of American
Forest Week has been very general
throughout the County by Schools
and the Societies of men and
women. The week has also been
marked by an unprecedented num-
ber of forest fires.
District Forest Warden Virgin re-
ports that at least dozen forest
fires occurred from April Is to
April 20. Two of these reached a
large acreage of devastation, owing
to the extreme dryness of the woods
and the prevailing high winds.
One fire in the Whitaker Iron
company's woods, north of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad at
Foy's Hill, required the services of
over 800 men to extinguish. Every
available Forest Warden in the
county was called to the scene. and
the fire was only controlled after
approximately 1850 acres had been
burned over.
Another fire in the vicinity of
Black Hill, territory six miles
south of North East, burned over 500
acres, and was only controlled after
ten hours of strenuous work. Fire
Warden Levi Balderston was in
charge of this fire, and was very
ably assisted by crew of the North
East Fire Department, and by
citizens of the Elk Neck section.
While some of the fires have been
caused by the railroads, a large
number have been set by the care
lessness of farmers burning brush
and by smokers throwing burning
matches or cigarettes into infiam-
mable material.
The State Department of Forestry
is urging all persons to use extreme
care at this time, and to refrain
from burning stubble or brush until
after the county has had a rainfall.
Through the courtesy of Mr..
Hugh Caldwell, County Supt. OF
Education, the District Forest War
den is visiting all the High Schools,
and some Of the Grammar Schools
for the purpose of presenting the
cause of the Woods. In many cases,
the teachers have prepared special
program relating to the trees. The
Rotary Club, the Woman's Club of
Elkton, and the Appleton Grange
have also arranged meetings de-
voted to Forestry.
The Schools visited include the
High Schools of Elkton, Chesapeake
City, Cecilton, North East, Perry
vile, Port Deposit, Kenmore, Cal
vert, and Rising Sun. The Johnson
School and the Hart's School and a
number of others will be visited
next week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
MRS. CAssANDRA S. BRoKAw

Mrs. Cassandra Sentman Brokaw,
widow of the late G. l.. Brokaw, died
Monday night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. H. e. Tiffany, in
Newark, Del. Mrs. Brokaw was in
the S1st year of her age and had
long been in feeble health.
She was born and spent almost
her entire life in the neighborhood
of Rock Church, Cecil county. Join
ing this church in her girhood she
was always a devout member and
had been an active worker in church
affairs as long as her health would
permit.
Two sons and one daughter sur
vive John Brokaw, of Whining
ton; Norman Brokaw, of Provi-
dence; Mrs. Edith Tiffany, wife of
Prof. H. E. Tiffany, of Newark.
Funeral services will be held Fri
day, April 23, at 200, at the home
of her daughter. Interment in
Sharp's cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
DEATHS
MRS. ANNA E. FISHER

The funeral of Mrs. Anna E.
Fisher was held April IL, with
interment in West Nottingham
cemetery. The deceased was 80
years of age. She was the widow
of the late John Fisher, and had
been making her home with her
daughter, Mrs. Strawbridge Gerry,
at New Valley. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Murphy.
Her daughter and three sons sur
vive; also three sisters Mrs. Re-
becca Nesbitt, West Chester; Mrs.
Margaret Crawford and Mrs. Har-
riet Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
RISING SUN SCHOOL NEWS

Our High School baseball and
volley ball teams. are still undefeat
ed. On Friday afternoon our volley
team defeated the Calvert girls by
score of 20 to 8. The ball team
defeated the Calvert nine by a score
of to in very exciting game.
Both teams played very good
brand of early season high school
base ball.
Friday Afternoon we play the
7trong Kenmore High school team
m our field. We beat this team at
Kenmore by the narrow margin of
2 runs, so a good game is assured
for Friday afternoon. Come out to
see this game.
The percentage and standing of
the Northern Section of the Cecil
County School Base Ball League is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
MRS. MARTHA J. SINGLES

Mrs. Martha ]. Singles, widow of
William H. Singles died Monday,
April IL, at her home, near Apple
ton, Cecil county. She was in her
74th year and was the daughter OF
the late Isaac and Harriet Vansant.
She is survived by the following
children Clifton H., of Quarry
Clellandsville, Delaware; Mrs. John
atkinson and Louis at home; also
four brothers and one sister. The
deceased was a member of Head of
Christiana Church. Funeral SER
vices were held Thursday at her
late home. Interment at Head of
Christiana cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
FATAL AUTO ACCIDENT
Lebanon Man Meets Death In
Crash Near Town

Roy Raymond Bechtold, ageG
about 40 years, of Lebanon, Pa.
was instantly killed on Tuesday
night in an automobile accident OF
the State road about one and ahalt
miles west of town, near the home Of
j. Frank Tosh.
The Bechtold car, which was com
ing toward Rising Sun, was in col.
lison with car driven by Harry
Todd of near town, who was travel.
ing in the opposite direction, ac-
companied by John Hindman and
Luther Slicer, of Colora.
The accident happened about
11:45 o'clock. The Bechtold car
was turned completely over by the
impact, but righted itself on its
wheels. Bechtold was thrown out,
his head striking the concrete road
way with such terrible force as to
cause a compound fracture at the
base of the skull
Todd's car was swerved across
the road and somewhat damaged,
but it's occupants escaped injury.
An inquest was held Wednesday
evening in the room of the Com
munity Fire Company, Rising Sun,
by Coroner Green, of Elkton, when
the following jury was empaneled:
Benz. Briscoe, J. E. Tyson, H. M.
Duyckinck, Amos Clendenin, Lawson
Love, Robert Aiken, James Starkey,
j. E. Boyle, George Hunter, B. L..
Keilholtz, c. c. Buchanan, Herbert
Ryan.
After hearing the evidence the
jury rendered the verdict that Roy
Raymond Bechtold came to his
death through his own negligence,
by coming in contact with automobile
driven by Harry Todd, and fractur
ing his own skull, and we, the jury,
do exhonorate said Harry Todd
from all blame"
ceased it was ascertained he was in
the employ of the Saunders System,
Pennsylvania Company, 62S Pennsyl-
vania Ave, N. E., Washington, D. c
The concern traces stolen cars.
Papers also showed that the de-
ceased had a sister living, her ad-
dress being Mrs. j. A. Kohnen
1902 Vincennes Ave, Chicago. Ill.
n The body was taken in charge by
undertaken J. E. Tyson, of Colora,
pending instructions as to its
disposal.
1t developed at the inquest that
Harry Todd was driving his auto
without proper title, registration, or
license tags and he was fined at
hearing before Magistrate Briscoe,
on four charges, being assessed a
total of $3.50.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23

Miss Mary Walmsley. one of
Elkton's Oldest residents, is in a
serious. condition in Union. Hospital
in that town. from burns and in
juries sustained at her home. Miss
Walmsley is S2 years of age. She
was assisting in the kitchen one
evening last week, and in. some man
ner tripped and fell against the
stove. Her hands were badly burn
ed. her scalp laeerated and her hip
fractured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
ELKToN PUBLIC LIBRARY

The subscribers to the Elkton
Public Library have effected a per-
manent organization, by electing the
following directors for the ensuing
year Daniel S. Terrell, Mrs. j..
Frederick Virgin, Irwin T. Kepler,
Albert D. Mackney, Mrs. David
Scott, Mrs. John E. GeAee. Miss
Fanny Miller, Mrs. John Alexander,
Mrs. 1. p, Davis. William H.
Mackall. Mrs. Carroll Gardner, Rev.
]. r. Virgin and Rev. W. G.
Harris.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
ORPHANS COURT

Bonds Approved-The National
Bank of Rising Sun, administrator
of Elmer J. Reese; Carrie c. Cam
eron, executrix of Norris c. Cam
eron; Viola H. Harrington, admins
tratrix of R. Maynard Harrington;
Estella V, Pogue, executrix of John
A. Pogue; VIM. Pepper Constable,
administrator of Stanley Steele.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23

The Board of Education has an
nounced that our High School Com
mencement will be held on Tuesday
evening, June the eighth. School
will close on the 11th of June.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
Mary Harris Armour, of Georgia,

Mary Harris Armour, of Georgia,
will speak on Monday afternoon,
May .3rd, at 2:3O O'Clock in James
M. E. Church, Rising Sun, under the
auspices of the w. c. T. U. The
topic will be " Saving America. "
Come out and hear this wonder
full speaker. In the evening Mrs.
Armour will speak at Elkton, in
the M. E. Church, at o'clock
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23

Herbert e. Nutting. an elderly
painter and paper hanger, of Elkton
was arrested at his home in that
town last week, by Deputy Sheriffs
Ruckworth and OFT on a warrant
charging him with selling liquor
A quantity of evidence" was found
on the premises.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23

The Rawlinsville, Pa, Campmeet-
ing Association has decided to hold
the annual camp this year August
7 to IT.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23

The Loyal Temperance Legion
will meet in the church, on Satur-
day, April "a, at p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1926-04-23
TOWN AND COUNTY.
Short Paragraphs of Events in the County
During the Past Week
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

The beautiful and fragrant trail
ing arbutus is in bloom.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
NAMELESS RIVER

throat to flare to the roots of her
banded hair.
With no uncertain hand she jerked
the blade from the profound pages,
leaped to her feet, snatched stub of
pencil from broken mug on shelf,
tore a fiy-leaf from the precious Book.
and. bending in the light, wrote some
thing on it. She folded the bit of pa
per, thrust the knife point through it
and, turning swiftly, flung them
viciously through the window where
the thin curtain had been parted.
She stood so, facing the window de-
family, scorning to blow out the light.
Then she dropped her eyes to the
desecrated Word and they were fam
fng-and this is what she had written
on the fiy-leaf:
The Lord is the strength of my life
--of whom shall be afraid? Though
an host shall encamp against me, my
heart shall not fear"
Very deliberately she closed the door
and window, turned locks on both,
picked up her lamp and Bible and
went into her own room beyond. Serene
In the abiding faith of those divine
words she soon forgot the world and
all it held of work and care, of yelled
threat and menace.
AT daybreak she opened the window
and scanned the ground outside. There
was no thin-bladed knife in sight. no
folded bit of paper with its holy de-
fiance. The whole thing might have
been a dream.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
FARM
!S;s,EQ,CK
SHEEP KILL WEEDS
AND MAKE PROFIT

Sheep are first-class weed killers.
They eat over eighty known species
of weeds, and although not as good
brush eaters as goats, can clean up
light brush land in a very few years.
Sheep can use profitably lot of waste
feed around the farm. They pick
over stubble fields, make good use of
beet tops and are often used to keep
down grass and weeds on irrigation
bitches and around fences or In or
chards Lambs make an ideal source
Of meat supply for summer use for
people who live some distance from
market and do not have a supply Of
fresh meat. Families that could not
well dispose of even a small carcass
OF veal in warm weather can easily
dispose of small lamb carcass There
Is nothing more palatable than the
meat from young lamb or yearling
that has been properly killed and
dressed and then well cooked.
OF great economic Importance Is
the fact that wool is one agricultural
product of which we do not produce
enough for our own use. America
uses annually about 560,000,0 900 pounds
of wool, of which 320,000,000 pounds
are imported. Since tariff laws were
made to encourage home industry,
wool receives the benefit of protec-
tive tariff and is one Of the few agri-
cultural products selling for better
prices In 1924 than In 1913. estimated
In terms of goods that it will buy.
Consequently 1t affords an opportu-
nifty for the farmer to put some Of
his land and labor into a well-pro-
tected industry, rather than into the
growing of products. the prices Of
which are low because they are gov
erned by cheap European labor. 1t is
hardly necessary to re-emphasize the
need Of live stock on the farm to
use up unstable products and restore
fertility to the soil. The sheep has
been said to possess ga golden hoof,"
because Of its ability to clean up
waste land and restore fertility to
worn-out soil. There is a great deal
of unused land on farms in Colorado
that could be put to profitable use
raising sheep.-Charles /. Bray, Colo
RADIO Agricultural College in Bulletin
304, "Sheep Production in Colorado"
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
Blue Sky Average

Charles w. Sutro of Sutro & Co..
San Francisco financial house, tells a
story about President Mortimer Fleish-
hacker of the Anglo-C California Trust
company.
1t seems that Mr.. Fleishhacker
asked a pullman porter the amount of
his average tip. The negro replied
that the average amount was one dol
lar Mr. Fleishhacker handed him a
dollar. The porter caressed the silver
coin affectionately and said: "Yas-
sub, boss, but you Is de fust puhson
what has come up to the average
The Coast Banker.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
Butter and Egg Mans
Pet Unused to Sables

Harold Vanderbilt, travelling in his
private car with party of friends to
California, said at luncheon in Del
Monte:
"The costliest fur in the world is
the silver sable. ! heard good silver
sable story the other day.
"A butter and egg man came to
New York, fell in love with chorus
girl, and made her present of a set
Of silver sables that were priceless.
Then he went back home to sell more
butter and eggs.
"Well, another chorus girl called at
the first ones fiat a day or two ago
and said:
"Thais, what have you been doing
with yourself lately? l haven't seen
you anywhere
"'You know them sables my but
ter and egg man gave me?" said That's.
"'Yep'
swell, they were full of gray hairs,
and I've been spending all my spare
time picking them out"
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
Now you've seen Cattle Kate
and Nance Allison. Which one
Is most interesting?
tTo BE coNTINUED.)
Source of Quinine

Chinchona, or cinchona, is the name
of the South American tree, the bark
of which produces the well-known drug
called quinine. The virtues of the
bark were discovered about 1885, and
in 1885 decoction made of the bark
cured of fever the wife of the vice
roy of Peru whose name was Gin
chona. The bark was introduced into
France in 1649, and is said to have
cured Of fever the dauphin, who later
became King Louis XIV. The bark
came into general use in 1880, and Sir
Hans Sloan introduced 1t into Eng
land about the year 100. The chin
chona tree has been planted in India
and Ceylon and thrives there.
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01

There ought to be a game-perhaps
there is-in which a towns name is
answered by IT'S industry, an exchange
observes. sheffield" cries one,
Knives" says the other; "Cheddar"
cries another, Cheese" replies one.
To Whitney. the answer, without any
quibbling. is Blankets" Whitney is
pervaded. you may say. with tlankets.
wrapped up in them, indeed. devoted
to them, and proud of them, as well
1t may be. For are not they the best
in Britain? And this Is no new in
dustry, but 500-year-old one, and it
has ever brought prosperity to the lit
tie town and work for its people. Still
older than its blankets is the town,
the Witaneye of the Saxons. and a
thank-offering of Queen Emma, wife
of that Canute who sat beside the sea.
1t has its market place, where the
Butter Cross of 1858 made shelter for
the farmers wives who came to sell
their eggs and butter. But food is
secondary to blankets In this little
The Ely miner., 1926-01-01
Beggars' Trade Union

In China one of the most formidable
trade unions is that of the beggars.
Begging in that country is recognized
profession, and there is properly or
ganized guild of beggars in most dis
tricts.
Each guild has its own president
and officers, and the members pay an
annual subscription equaling about
$500 in our money. The officials of
The guilds WELD such power that they
njoy the protection of the nagistracy.
So far there. has been no strike on
he part of the members of this union,
which is undoubtedly the guaintest or
ganization Of its kind in the world.