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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
Mrs. Josephine Jackson

Mrs. Josephine Jackson was
found dead in her chair at her
home at Blythesdale, Cecil
county, on July 26. She was
81 years of age, and was the
last of her immediate family,
an only son, Clifton, having
died Is years ago, and her hus-
band, Samuel Jackson, prev
ious to that. She is survived
by three nephew, Willis B.
Gorrell, Perryville; Joseph
Gorrell, Akin, and Stacey
Gorrell, Washington, D. C.
Interment was made in Hope
well Cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
Work Progressing On COlOra
improved Road

The work of laying concrete
on one-half section, eight feet
in width, of the roadway be-
tween Korner Ketch and Co
lora, was completed on Thurs
day, and the pouring Of con-
crete on the other half section
begun on Friday at the Korner
Ketch end. Contractor George
R. Atkinson, of Port Deposit, is
building the road.
Grading work on the section
between Colora and Liberty
Grove is proceeding rapidly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
ElktOn Girls ElOpe

A double elopement of Elk
ton sisters, to Bel Air, has just
been announced. The girls
were Miss Alice Louise Green
and Miss Myrtle Shaffer Green,
daughters of the late Henry
Green. Miss Alice Green was
married to Frederick Reimolt,
of Tamaqua, Pa, and Miss
Myrtle Green to Edward S.
Newmyer, of Harrisburg, Pa.
The marriages took place on
Saturday, July %.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08

The card of Wilson Coudon
Reynolds, of North East, ap-
pears in our columns this week.
Mr.. Reynolds announces his
candidacy for the Republican
nomination of Sheriff of Cecil
County, and states the report
being circulated that he had
withdrawn from the field is
entirtly without foundation, as
he is in the campaign to stay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
Fire Destroys Camping Outfit

Fire caused by an exploding
gasoline stove, destroyed the
tent and all belongings of a
family camping at Crystal
Beach Manor on Saturday eve
ming. The members of the
family escaped with some
painful burns, and were treated
by a physician. Twenty dol
lars which was in a metal con-
tainer was salvaged from the
ruins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
OBITUARY
w. Washington Montgomery

VIM. Washington Montgom-
cry died July 20 at the home of
his daughter, Mrs. Harry
Moore, in Elkton, following a
stroke. He was a son of the
late William Montgomery, and
was IA years of age. The de-
ceased followed fishing for a
livelihood. His funeral was
held on Thursday, with inter-
ment in Elkton Catholic GEM
etery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
Cattle Testing In Cecil County
DIR Fra nix II Ron 10 min 1rot-

Cattle Testing In Cecil County
DR.. Frank H. Benjamin, vet
Urinary inspector for Cecil
county, has completed the work
of testing cattle for tuberculo-
sis. There were 1918 cattle
tested, out of which number
1858 were found reactors. The
first annual retest is now be-
ing made. In the Cecilton,
Fair Hill and Calvert districts,
the work has been copleted,
and less than three per cent
infection was found.
DR.. Benjamin reports there
are rs head of cattle in the
county which have not been
tested, the owners having per-
sistently refused the test. All
are quarantined and are not
permitted to be moved from
from premises of owners.
cS-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
Memorials Presented Church

M6IIUTIHIS TTtStHltU CHUrCH
Mrs. Mary E. Lusby, of
Earleville, has presented to St.
Stephens Church for the Rec
tors use, a beautiful prayer
book and a hymn book, each
suitably inscribed to the mem
DRY of the late DR.. Samuel E..
Willis and wife, Emma Veazey
Willis, two devoted members
of this historic old church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
WORLDS LARGEST Null
TIPLE ARCH BRIDGE
New $3,OOO,OOO Structure viii
Joint Lancaster And
York Counties

Evidence of it's might Is fully
indicated already in the gil
gantic span which is being con-
structed across the Susque-
hanna river from Wrightsville
to Columbia, between York and
Lancaster counties, at a cost of
more than $3,OOO,O00. Com
pleton of this multiple arch
span, almost a mile and a quar-
ter from one end to the other
is expected to occur in time to
hold the dedication exercises
on Thanksgiving Day, which
will be several months ahead
of the original schedule.
The two counties have bond
ed together to build the struc-
ture that will cost over So, 000,-
900. So proud are the people
of these neighboring counties
that they are lining the Lincoln
highway on both sides of the
stream with roses-white roses
on the York side and red roses
on the Lancaster side-the
floral emblems. of the two
counties.
The new structure will be
widely in contrast with John
Wright's ferry.
Back in the early days of
the seventeenth century the
John Wright homestead stood
on a little elevation overlook
ing the river. He apparently
sensed the Importance of the
crossing and contrived to es-
tablish a ferry between the two
shores. History says he re-
ceived a charter to operate his
boats in 1873.
But Wright looked further
into the future and saw the
need of roads so that addi-
tional traffic could he drawn
to his crossing. He built a
road from the ferry on the
east side of the river to a post
road running from Lancaster
to Philadelphia. Five years
later John Wright, Jr., built a
road .on the west side of
the stream extending through
York into Maryland and con-
Meeting with roads which led
into the Potomac and Virginia
valleys.
Those two roads formed an
important link in what today is
enc of the nations greatest
systems of highways.
Wright's Ferry served it's
purpose and in 1914 the first
bridge was built. 1t was
great stride in engineering for
those days. In the spring of
1882 a mighty gorge swept
down the Susquehanna river
and away went the bridge.
Undaunted by the disaster, the
people of the section created
a second bridge that was des-
tined to play an important
part in the nations history.
1t was on June %, 1868, that
the Confederate troops swept
through York county, with
Philadelphia as their objective.
AS the Confederate forces APP
preached the river the bridge
was set on fire by the Union
troops and burned to prevent
the crossing. The river was
too wide to bridge and too deep
to ford. Philadelphia was saw
ed and General Gordon re-
traced his steps across York
county to York and Gettysburg
the Waterloo of the Confed-
crate hopes.
Soon after the Civil War a
new covered bridge was built
to carry the increased traffic,
but in 1896 a cyclone swept
down between the hills and
once more the span crumpled.
But the gateway was too i'm
portant to remain closed and
in 1897 the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company came to the
rescue of the people and in
days engineers threw
across the stream the steel
span which has carried traffic
from that day to this.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

20. T., Midi AohN
Guard, left Elkton Sunday for
Camp Richie, for two weeks
of camp life.
The Lipman building, in Elk
ton. is being remodeled and
will be made a part of the New
Century Hotel.
C. S. Pyle, Thos. B. Rober-
son and VIM. M. Pogue are all
driving new Essex cars, pur-
chased last Friday in BALTIC.
DR.. w. A. Bridges will con-
duct tuberculosis clinic at the
New Health Center, in Elkton,
on August 81, at 1000 a. M.
In order to permit the widen
ing of street in Elkton the
Town Council has had the wall
about the Court House YARD
torn down.
Contractor John M. McCool,
of Elkton, is constructing a
swimming pool for Hoagland
Gates, on his estate along the
Elkton-Barksdale road.
C. A. Beamer, of Bay View,
has purchased the farm CT the
late VIM. H. Harris, in that
.neighborhood, for 5000. The
farm contains 102 acres.
G. Reynolds Ash, editor OF
the Cecil Democrat, Elkton,
has announced himself as a
candidate for the Democratic
nomination for States Attor-
ney.
Mrs. May Duhamell has in
her yard at Earleville, Cecil
county, a pink geranium that
has attained the height OF
three feet, nine inches, and has
two dozen blooms upon it.
While swimming in the
creek on the Townsend farm,
in East Nottinahgm Pa, Chris
Hildebrand slipped on the bank
getting out of the water and
broke his leg in two places.
J. A. McSparren, of Lancas-
ter county, Pa, will be one OF
the speakers at Port Deposit,
on Farmers Day, Aug. 16. The
subject of his address will be
"The Farm Situation as it is
Today"
Henry Denny, of neal Elk
ton, while at work for Ira
Moore, at his saw mill in a
woods near that town, nearly
severed his foot when an exc
he was using glanced and
struck him.
DR.. Jos. l. France has pur-
chased the Romanoff B. Water
farm, near Port Deposit, be-
longing to Mrs. Isobelle Len
men, of Baltimore. The farm
contains 81 acres, improved by
stone dwelling and other
necessary buildings.
Benjamin Thomas, of near
Rock Springs, was bitten by a
copperhead snake, on the hand
one day last week, and was in a
serious condition for time,
but has recovered from the eff
fects of the bite and and the
remedy.
Charles Lewis, Jr., of Perry
vile, sustained painful burns
about the face and arms when
a quantity OF nitrate acid ex-
ploded during experimental
work at Edgewood Arsenal.
He was taken to the Marine
Hospital, Washington, d. c.,
for treatment.
On warrant from Wayne
county, Michigan, charging
embezzlement of the sum of
$S6.S1 from the Wotring Chew
rolet Co., of Lincoln Park,
Mich, Charles G.. Baldwin was
arrested near Darlington, Har-
ford county, on Wednesday, by
Deputy Sheriff Bowman.
Cecil Post, of Elkton, will
compete with the bugle and
drum corps from Cumberland,
Frostburg, Hagerstown, Fred
erick, Havre de Grace and Bal
timore, at Oriole Park, in the
Monumental City, at 2 p. M, on
August 29, in connection with
the convention of the Depart
ment of Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08

ark, Del, is visiting Mrs. H. M.
Wilson.
Miss Shirley Ewing is spend
ing the week with friends in
Baltimore.
Mrs. Adela C. Wilson, of Elk
ton, and Joseph Pullen, of Bal
timore, were quietly married in
Baltimore July 20.
Mrs. Effie K. Evans is enjoy
ing an extended vacation trip
| to Nova Scotia and other
Northern points of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. L. Lynch
and son Dick are spending the
month with Mrs. Lynch's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Littlepage,
of Renick, West Virginia.
Mrs. George Brumfield and
Miss Mary l.. Brumfield, of Per-
ryville, were visitors oil Mr..
Augustus Brumfield and Miss
Mary Brumfield this week.
Everett Johnson represented
Washington Camp, No. 10, P.
O. S. of A., of Rising Sun, at
the State convention, which
was held in Baltimore on Mon
day, Tuesday and Wednesday
of this week.
Mrs. N. G. Cameron, of Per-
ryville, is one of a party of
tourists on a trip of six weeks
through the West, which will
take her through five National
Parks, California, Mexico, and
Canada, with cruise to Alaska.
G.. Lamar Haines, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. S. Walter haines
of near Havre de Grace, and
Miss Miriam Lysle, of New
London, Pa, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Harvey Lysle, We're
married July 25, at the brides
home.
Miss Mary B. Porter, of Oak
land, Garrett county, has been
spending some time with Mrs.
l.. E. Sadler, at Pennington.
Miss Porter is q school friend
of Mrs. Sadler. On Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Sadler accom-
panied Miss Porter to her home
for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph T. Will
son and children are spending
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Til
manus J. Wilson, Tonawanda,
N. Y, who are also entertain
ing Mr.. and Mrs. S. Taylor Will
son, of Easton, Pa; Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. e. Dare and Miss
Virginia Dare, of Alexandria,
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Dare,
of Fredericksburg, Va.
DR.. Francis G. Miller, son of
DR.. and Mrs. Charles f. Miller
of near Calvert, has rented the
Presbyterian Manse iii Elkton,
where he will open all office
for the practice of medicine.
DR.. Miller is a graduate of Cal
vert High School, the Univer-
sity of Delaware, and Jefferson
Medical College, Philadelphia.
The Old Fiddler's convention
at harrisburg, Pa, and airplane
meet at Coatesville, on Satur-
day, were attended by several
of our citizens.
The political card of John
w. Bouchelle, of Chesapeake
City, appears in our columns
this week. Mr.. Bouchelle is an
aspirant for the Democratic
nomination of Register of
Wills.
The annual picnic of Rising
Sun M. E. Sunday school was
held on Wednesday at Maple
Grove Park, near Lancaster.
A large number enjoyed the
outing, going by autos and
trucks.
July made a heat record and
August is doing pretty well
along the same line. The mer-
curry has been around the 100
mark nearly every day, and on
Tuesday registered 103 here,
in the shade.
The annual after harvest
supper and festival will be held
at Ebenezer church on Thurs
day and Friday evenings, Sep
TENDER 4 and 5.
The w. G. T. U. will meet
with Mrs. VIM. M. Pogue on
Thursday, Aug. IA, at 2 d. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-08-08

Many a popular song be-
comes a bowling success.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
- HADOWS of last years champion
ship matches in the colored Met

= HADOWS of last years champion
ship matches in the colored Met
ropolitan tournament were called
back to the Hyattsville courts
yesterday by the f1nesse OF two
horseshoe pitchers, one a youngster
hardly out of his teens, the other a
Spanish American veteran on the
threshold of 60. They fought three
game match that will long be remem-
bered. 1t will be a long time before
Hyattsville horseshoe fans will see an
other match so packed with thrills as
the one Franklin Marshall, HyattSville
champion won from Sergt. Angus L.
Hayes, former champion of the 25th
United States Infantry.
Hayes proved a surprise to the Hy-
attsyille champion. He came un-
heralded but was soon recognized as
a master tosser. The first match was
a thriller, Marshall coming through
with 21-to-19 victory. In the second
tilt, Hayes proved his right to wear the
emblem of expert shot in the United
States Army by keeping the lead with
ringer after ringer and romped home
with the bacon to the tune of 81 TO IL.
The deciding game was MarshalPs
from the start. His ringing habits re-
turned and youth again prevailed by
an 8-point margin. Hayes was pleased
with his showing against the Metro
politan runner-up. He will meet Bay
lor, the colored Metropolitan champion,
in a tune-up match Wednesday eve
ming at the Sixth and l. playground.
WARREN WALKER, Hyattsville
w chairman, was host to Arthur A.
Greene, colored Metropolitan gen.
eral chairman and the fighting Sergt.
Hayes. The Hyattsville courts are in
dandy shape.
Walker expects first round play to
start by Thursday evening. He re-
ported entries coming In fast and pre-
diets another final between James and
Marshall. Bruce, newcomer Is be-
ing watched by all.
TT w. HYSON, chairman Of the Halls
l. Hill tournament, announces that
horseshoe pitching is again -four
ishing, and croquet, Halls Hills favor
lite pastime, has been laid aside for the
twirling tournament. The rivalry be-
tween T. w Hyson and Charles w.
Chinn, local merchant, in last years
horseshoe pitching is carried over into
the 1880 play. Not only Is Hyson out
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20

T HE State of Virginia, the towr
of Occoquan and most Of the
boatmen of these parts overlook
a real opportunity. The State
for not making a park, the town for
not supporting the park idea and the
boatmen for not visiting the beautiful
Occoquan River and the country sur
rounding it.
The channel is well marked, the an
chorage of the best, and the scenery
is incompatible. Great Falls is greater
in size, but not nearly so interesting
and beautiful One may anchor within
a few hundred yards of the falls, the
quaint village to one side. high, wood
ed hill to the other. A short row brings
one to the very foot of the falls, and
one may Chamber over giant pebbles
and through deep cracks for nearly
mile up the ravine.
Fantastic shapes may be conjured
from the rocks-a hippo, a crocodile,
dinosaur-and a ruin is here of an
old mill that is accredited to Washing
ton In many places the pools are suit
able for wading, and a pleasant hour
may be spent watching schools of perch
and solitary bass in the crystalline
waters. Catching them is another
matter.
It is to be regretted that quarrymen
and road builders are permitted to
desecrate this wonderland with their
miserable trade, dumping their waste
materials all but into the creek. With
such ruthless Spoilage of scenery and
beauty in order that roads may be built,
we soon shall find ourselves in possess
sion of many fine roads that lead to
nowhere. Save the creekI What good
Steaming stretch of asphalt, If dump
heap lies at the end?
A RE you keeping a log? If not Can
IA other now is the time), begin one
now. They're wonderfully pleasant
things to have about when mulling
over the seasons cruising; a really
well kept log is treasure. We do not
suggest recording every course, every
shift of wind, every turn of tide
these things are for the battleship
sailor-but We do suggest record of
places visited. of great occasions, of
things that become memory treasures.
In it one might paste appropriate pho
graphs, visitors signatures, bits of
local lore that one may come across,
and in time have log that will justify
morocco binding. Keep ships log!
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
SINGER IS FACING
CLEANING FUTURE
Bouts With Berg, Canzoneri
and Chocolate Would Be
Big Attractions.
BY WILBUR WOOD.

n YEW YORK, July ia golden
N vista reaches out before AL
y Singer, new lightweight king.
Matches with Jack (Kid) Berg
of England and Tony Canzoneri OF
Brooklyn stand out as big attractions.
A little farther in the future stands the
ebony figure of Kid Chocolate.
A second Singer Chocolate brawl, with
the lightweight title at stake, would
draw more money than anything in the
cards, with the exception of a heavy
weight championship fight.
The Bronx youth and the Cuban
flash, with nothing much at stake,
were good for almost 100000 last
August. In the interim Singer has
taken on the glamor of champion
and Chocolate also has advanced ire
mendously in popular esteem.
Berg is first in line for a shot at
the title When the boxing commits
sion sanctioned the Singer-Mand -
fracas it was with the understanding
that Singer, if he won, would give the
Briton a fight before the close OF the
outdoor season. However, Berg has
jeopardized his chances by signing to
box Chocolate at the Polo Grounds on
August z. If the Whitechapel whirl-
wind is defeated in that match, he
forfeits his claim for a crack at Singer
1t would be a much better break for
Singer for Berg to defeat Chocolate
because it may be a year before Al
will be willing to face the Cuban. The
champion says he will not fight Choco-
late until the Keed is a full-f1edged
lightweight. He does not intend to take
on any featherweights.
The new champion has not commit
ted himself as to a fight with Can
zoneri AL and Tony already have boxed
once That was late in the Winter OF
1928. The decision was draw, though
most observers thought Canzoneri had
the edge. 1t was Singers first real
test. Considering his inexperience, he
did very we'll to make it close.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
CLASS AGAIN SHOWN
BY QUESTIONABLE

NEW YORK, July 10 (P.-Question-
naire, rated as the third best 3-year-old
of the year, erased all doubt as to his
superiority over Clifford A. CochranS
Flying Heels as he carried the green
silks of James Butler to victory in the
Yonkers Handicap at Empire City today.
One week ago the little son of Sting
defeated the pride of the Cochran
barn by neck at mile and 20 yards.
On that occasion QUESTIONABLE had a
pull of pounds in weight, but today
he was packing only pounds less as
he covered the mile and one-sixteenth
in 1.4715 to conquer Flying Heels by
four lengths.
Mrs. Payne Whitney's Comstockery
finished two lengths farther back for
the short end of the purse.
Again it was Workman in the saddle
as the chestnut son of Broomstick led
his stablemate over the furlongs by
a head, with A La Carte, an added
starter, third. The stable declared to
win with Checkerberry or Mack Garner
might have pushed Surf Board home
first. AS it was, Surf Board finished
under tight restraint.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-20
ROD AND STREAM
by PERRY MILLER

in the fresh water streams and with
big catches in salt water. In the fresh
water streams the water is so low and
so clear that 1t is hard to get close
enough to the bass to get many strikes,
but despite this fact some good catches
were reported during the last week. In
salt water anglers have been increasing
their catches almost every day. From
the Eastern Shore comes word that the
hardheads are numerous and that
schools of blue fish have made their
appearance around Hcopers Island.
Some blues are being caught at
Solomons along with trout and hard
heads and this game fighter is also
being hooked around Sharp'S Island and
in the mouth Of the Great Choptank
River.
B. A. Hammond of Kensington, Nd,
entering a small-mouth bass he caught
fishing at Pennyfield, Md, on July ID
in Rod and Streams fish contest for
July, says:
ELMER Norris, deputy game warden
for Maryland; John Palmer and myself
were fishing at the rapids above Penny
field last Sunday. About o'clock in
the afternoon we drifted into big
Eddy" and threw out our lines. After
about a half hours wait, saw my cork
disappear and my reel unwinding at a
very rapid rate. Norris said, Look at
that rum let him have about 35 yards
of line when he stopped for an instant
and as he started again hooked him.
Then the fun began. My rod bent al
most double and the fish began to jump
out of the water. kept a tight line,
gradually Keeling him closer and finally,
when he reached the boat, Norris
reached down in the water and lifted
him in the boat If thrills come only
once in lifetime, I had mine last
Sunday. When we returned to Kensing-
ton, we weighed the fish in the presence
of witnesses. The scales showed it was
a pretty good small-mouth bass for
this early in the season."
The weight of this fish was omitted
purpoSely because the fish was entered
in our contest. There is, however, plenty
of time left in this month to beat the
weight Of this fish. Cut out our entry
blank from Fridays Star each wee!:
and be sure to enter your largest fish
in this contest.
Every Waltonian is a conServationiSt
and every ngler, whether or not a
member of the Izaak Walton League, is
a conservationist at heart, but Oft
times thoughtlessly catches fish he will
not keep and instead of returning them
to the water throws the small fish in his
boat, where they die. These small fish
more times than not are left in the
boat. The angler know when they
land a fish if they want to keep it.
Personally I have often heard anglers
says, don't throw any fish back, 1t is
hard luck"