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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
FARM BUREAU Will
BACK ADJUST. ACT

The American Farm Bureau Fedora
ton will aid in the defense OF the
Agricultural Adjustment Act when the
question of it's constitutionality comes
before the Supreme Court OF the Uni
ted States this fall. At the September
meeting of the Board of Directors the
following resolution was passed.
"We authorize the general counsel
to take such steps as are necessary to
prepare and to file brief, as friend
of the Supreme Court, in defense OF
the Agricultural Adjustment Act and
the president be authorized to provide
any additional legal counsel as may
be necessary for the preparation OF
such brief"
In commenting on this action, c. E
Wise, Jr., Executive Secretary OF the
Maryland Farm Bureau, stated that
the Agricultural Adjustment Act has
been direct benefit to 10000 Mary
land farmers and an indirect benefit
to all farmers. Our farmers will be
pleased to learn of this aggressive &C.
ton in the support of the Adjustment
Act which many hail as the most sue
cessful instrument yet devised for Civ
ing farmers economic parity.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
POWELL-HAYMAN
NUPTIALS ON SATURDAY

Announcement as been made Of the
marriage of Miss Helen Hayman,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Preston
Hayman, of Kingston, N. Y. to Mr..
William A. Powell, son Of Mrs. Aren-
tina Powell of this city.
The ceremony was performed at the
Rectory in Salisbury Saturday night
at 8 o'clock by Father A. Edward
Dougherty.
The bride wore a Carolyn Model
dress of Sawdust Crepe with brown
accessories and a corsage of tails
man roses. They were attended by
Miss Bertha Graham of Salisbury and
Mr.. Milton Barbon of Mt. Vernon. The
brides aunt, Mrs. A. F. Mcdaniel also
witnessed the ceremony.
At the conclusion of wedding trip
to New York and other Northern cities
the couple will make their home in
Salisbury where the groom is employ
ed by the Eastern Shore Public Service
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
MONDAYS FIRE ALARM
AT c. K. HOWARD'S

The alarm of fire on Monday last
was occasioned by an ignited roof on
the residence of Mr.. Charles K. How
ard on Maple Avenue, the fire being
discovered by Mr.. William Bounds, at
Dryden's Mill, next door, and at the
same time almost, by the colored
street sweepers.
Just how it originated is not exactly
known, but it had not gained suffi-
Gent Roadway to BATTLE the efforts OF
the firemen to subdue. Mr.. Howard
who was away from home at the time
thinks sparks from a fire in fire
place might have fallen on the roof
The damage is fully covered by insur-
ance.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
OFFICER BUCK HAS
X-RAY PICTURE TAKEN

Officer Buck, who some weeks ago,
was unfortunate to receive generous
portion of shot from gun in the
hands of negro, whom, with other
officers, Buck was trying to arrest
had an X-ray picture taken of his
throat and shoulder, one day last week.
The proofs show scores of shot i'm
bedded under the skin, and it is these
which have been giving Mr.. Buck much
trouble recently. He has been suffer
ing severe pains in his left shoulder,
and the effect of the shot in his throat
has been to cause noticeable weakness
in his voice.
1t is probable he will undergo an
operation to remove the distractions
Since he was wounded while in line of
duty, the city should spare no pains
in an effort to relieve him of his
disabilities. Mr.. Buck has been in
capacitated for work for some months.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
ROBERT S. ADAMS
DIED in HOSPITAL

Robert S. Adams, for so years a
resident Of Pocomoke, died on Friday
of last week at the Peninsula Cen
eral Hospital, Salisbury, Md.
Mr.. Adams was born in Snow Hill
on September 10, 1873, the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. George L. Adams.
He had been in ailing health for some
years but had been in the hospital for
two weeks only.
He is survived by one brother, G..
w. Adams; by one half-brother, John
E. Adams, both Of Baltimore; and by
two sisters: Mrs. Lena Bailey and
Mrs. Gordon Pusey, both of Pocomoke'
Funeral services were held at the
home of Mr.. Adams sister, Mrs. Pus-
ey on Sunday last; interment in the
cemetery of the M. E. Church, Rev
Mr.. Kelso, officiating. The pallbear-
ers were: Raymond C. Dryden, Ray
mond Dixon, George H. Evans, Harry
Hancock, James Smith and Harry Ell
lis.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
Lem. P. MERRILL
OF PITTS CREEK
DIED SATURDAY
Member OF One Of WOrcester'S
Oldest Families Succumbs
To Grim Reaper

Mr.. Lemuel P. Merrill, well-known
citizen of the Pitts Creek neighborhood
died at home on Saturday of last week.
Mr.. Merrill was SO years of age.
The deceased was the son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Merrill, and
had lived all his life at the place where
he died. He is survived by widow,
and four children: Pearl, of the Union
Memorial Hospital, Baltimore; Russell,
of Pitts Creek; Wilkins, of Baltimore;
and Thomas of Paw Paw, West Virgin
ia Also by one brother, j. Thomas
Merrill, of Pitts Creek.
Funeral services were held in Pitts
Creek Baptist Church, conducted by
Rev. DR.. S. J. Venable, Of the POGO
moke Presbyterian Church; assisted
by Rev. J. A. Ditto, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, this city. Interment
in the cemetery of the Presbyterian
Church, Pocomoke.
The pallbearers were: Active, Gran
vile, Wood, Herman and Milton Mer-
rill and Merrill Birmingham. Honor
ary: Frank White, Edward Drifting
ham, Rennie Shay, Harry Drifting
ham, Samuel Hall, John Sturgis, Grow
err Birmingham, John Hickman, Thom-
as Addison, James Gusts, Cephia Per-
due, William Howard, Arthur Merrill,
Marion Merrill, William Smith, Eek
ial Taylor, Thomas Johnson, Merrill
Belote, F. Wilson, William Ross and
E. T. Pruitt.
Mr.. Merrill numbered large circle
of friends and relatives, and was high
ly esteemed in his district. He belong
ed to a family long known as one of
the most reliable, honest and capable
known to this section for many gene
rations.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
CHICAGO TAKES FIRST
! WORLD SERIES GAME

The Chicago Cubs took the first fall
from the Detroit Tigers on Wednes-
day last, when they took the first
game of the World Series base ball
tits by the score Of 8 to 0.
Warneke, the twirler for the Cubs
held the Tigers to four hits, and did
it with only one strike-out to his
credit. Rowe, for the Tigers, struck
out eight men but allowed seven hits,
onesa. homer. Detroit is charged up
with three errors, while Chicago went
through without a miscue.
Chicago opened the game with two
runs in the first half of the first in
ming, and closed it with homer in
the first half of the ninth. The all
round, playing of the Cubs was super
ior TO the Tigers, and it looks as if
the Nationals were headed again for
the honors Of this base ball classic.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
CORN-HOC HEARING
ON SEPTEMBER 23RD

Determined to back the Agricultural
Adjustment Act and its various pro-
grams to the limit, officials of the
American Farm Bureau Federation
appeared as witnesses for organized
agriculture before the Corn-Hog adj
justment program hearing conducted
by Secretary of Agriculture Henry A.
Wallace, September 26.
Included in the party, led by Presi-
dent Edward A. O'Neal, were Donald
Kirkpatrick. General counsel, Chicago;
Charles E. Hearst, president, Iowa
Farm Bureau Federation; and vice.
president of the national federation,
Des Moines; DIR. o. o. Wolf, president,
Kansas Farm Bureau, Manhattan; R.
w. Brown, president, Missouri Farm
Bureau Federation, Jefferson City,
and C. Y. Thompson, president, Ne
braska Farm Bureau Federation, Lin
coin. Earl C. Smith, president, Illi-
nois Agricultural Association, Chi
cago, was unable to attend the hearing
personally, but had prepared COM
plete statement representing the views
Of 10000 members Of his organization,
the largest state unit in the American
Farm Bureau Federation.
Clifford V. Gregory, editor Prai-
RE Farmer Chicago, one of the leading
supporters Of the Adjustment Act in
the United States, also was men,
Der of the party.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
RELIGIOUS CAMPAIGN
AT GOOD WILL CHURCH

The Annual Evangelistic Campaign
of the Goodwill Baptist Church will
begin on Sunday, October 9Th, 1885,
and will be conducted by the pastor,
Rev. E. w. Church.
There will be two services on Sun
day commencing at II a. m. and
p. M, also every night during the
week commencing at 1880 p. m.
A cordial invitation to all.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
CRUEL MURDER
In KENT co.
BY A WOMAN
Wife Of A College Professor
Hacks MOther-In-Law To
Death With Hatchet
ADJUDGED BY ALIENISTS
AS MENTALLY SICK

On Friday morning of last week,
the county seat of Kent county, Ches-
tertown, was thrown into state OF
excitement when it became known that
Mrs. Effie S. Buxton, SO year old
widow, had been murdered by being
cruelty hacked to death by Ratchet.
When it was rumored that Mrs.
Thelma Buxton, wife Of Prof. Kenneth
Bcxton, head of the department of
Chemistry at Washington College, was
the confessed murderer, the affair
took on additional interest and horror.
The Buxtons lived in a small apart
ment, corner Water Street and Maple
avenue. Tourists travelling north,
may recall the first house on the left
after crossing the long Chester River
bridge. The flats are owned by Mrs.
L. w. Wickes, and in one of these
the awful crime was committed.
After her husband had gone to the
College to meet an early class, Mrs.
BUXTON allegedly attacked her moth
er-in-law and inflicted wounds from
which she died almost instantly. The
assailant then ran to the apartment
occupied by Mrs. Wickes and excited
ly told her to send for the police, she
had just killed her mother-in-law.
When a doctor was also summoned
Mrs. Buxton remarked upon the use
lessness of a physician as she was
sure Mrs. Buxton was dead when she
left her.
Police came and took Mrs. Buxton
in charge. County legal authorities
took charge of the case, and Ex-Sen-
ator S. S. Beck appeared as counsel
for the slayer. He claimed his client
was insane at the moment of the
death, and he and States Attorney
Stephen Collins agreed on the en-
ployment of alieniststo determine the
prisoners sanity. These came from
Baltimore, and after examination, Mrs.
Buxton was declared mentally sick''
and was conveyed to Spring Grove
Asylum as a State patient. Whether
she will come to trial is a question,
but it is possible the grand jury will
review the case and act on it. If it
should be tried, Senator Beck thinks
he has enough evidence to clear Mrs.
Buxton on the grounds Of insanity.
It would surely appear that q wo-
man of so slight build as Mrs. Bux-
ton; of such educational advantages,
and of such social prominence, must
have been wrought up to high pitch
of excitement to have adopted such
brutal means of taking life. In per-
fectly sane condition, it can be with diff
ficulty believed that she could sum-
mon the physical power necessary to
commit the deed. The nervous mind
and strength was supplied undoubtedly
by disordered brain, temporarily if
not otherwise. Jealousy of the moth
er-in-law and recognition of personal
frailties, were scarcely sufficient reas-
ons for her awful act. She could not
have been normal and, without doubt,
any court Of jury will see it.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
WOMEN'S CLUB MEETING
THURSDAY OCT. 10Th

The Woman's Club of Worcester
County will meet Thursday, October
10th at 2:3O o'clock in the Music Room
of the High School building inBerlin
Miss Louise A. Covington, president
will preside. q
This is the initial fall meeting OF
the club. A full attendance is desired
as important measures relative to the
future status of the Club will be voted
upon. n
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
MAJOR CAREY
IS APPOINTED
POLICE HEAD
Former President OF st. Johns
College Is Appointed By
Governor Nice
WILL RECEIVE SALARY
OF $4,000 PER ANNUM

Maryland State Police have now a
new head-Major Enoch B. Carey, a
graduate Of West Point, and former
president of St. Johns College, Anna
polls, Md. He succeeds Major Purdon
Wright, and is 81 years Of age, and
will receive salary of $4,000 year
Major Carey is native of Caroline
county, Maryland, and has had long
military career, dating from his cadet
ship at st. Johns College and West
Point through the Great War, in which
he served most gallantly and was
awarded the American Service Cross
and the French Croix de Guerre.
Governor Nice, in making the ap-
pointment said:
major Carey was recommended to
me by large number of distinguished
people who know him as one peculiar
ly fitted for the task and who will en-
courage the real esprit de corps of the
State police"
maryland is entitled to the best
police that can be appointed and
trained. I have confidence in Major
Carey and expect him to make this
body Of men the equal or superior Of
that in any other State. There will be
no let-down in the enforcement of the
law, but, on the contrary, steady, in
telligent, lawful effort to suppress
crime, to protect life and property and
to make and keep our system Of roads
safe.
"This is not a political appointment
although Major Carey and his family
have always been Republicans. His
appointment represents my individual
and best judgment of what is best for
the police and people of Maryland
My wish is to place the State police on
the highest possible basis of efficiency.
There is no place for politics in the en-
forcement Of the law.
"The personnel of the force is of a
very high order. 1t is manned by Of
ficers possessing intelligence, integrity
and efficiency, and under the direction
Of Major j. Purdon Wright, who as
sumed control at it's formative period,
that is, at the time it became a separ-
ate and distinct governmental agency,
the Maryland State Police force has
become real power for law and order
in the State Of Maryland.
"Major Wright has performed fine
piece of work. At the very beginning
he gained the respect of the men and
from then on he began the building
Of an organization, which continued
under Major Carey, will, in my opin-
ion, become one Of the real govern
mental assets Of Maryland and it will
not encroach upon the prerogatives
of the duly constituted officials or
people in any unit of the State. Its
purpose has been and will continue to
be cooperative.
"Major Carey will take office about
October 10, as he desires few days
in which to familiarize himself with
the details of his new position, and
in this Major Wright abs promised
Major Carey his fullest cooperation. y
Major Wright is to continue as gen.
eral counsel to the Public Service
Commission.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
DEATH CLAIMS
AGED CITIZEN
FRIDAY LAST
Edgar FOntaine Succumbs At
ter Long Illness; Was
Eighty-Seven Yrs. Old
FUNERAL SERVICES HELD
ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON

Edgar romano, one OF FOcOmOke
City's oldest and most highly respect
ed citizens, died at his residence on
Second Street, on Friday Of last week,
after an illness extending over many
months.
The deceased was the son Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Fontaine, and
was born in Somerset county, Febru-
airy 10, 1948, his birth place being
known as Normandie an estate which
has been in the family since the Fon-
taines-of French Huguenot stock
came to this country in 1857, the pres
ent occupant being Mr.. William Fon-
taine.
Mr.. Fontaine began his business
career as druggist in Princess Anne,
in connection with the late DR.. Stew
art. Later he came to Pocomoke and
associated himself with the late c. c.
Lloyd in the drug busienss and after
wards conducted a drug store as sole
proprietor. Subsequently. he took
UP the insurance work and for as
years conducted it until his death.
Three children survive Mr.. Fon-
taine: DR.. E. Clarke Fontaine, of Ches-
tertown, Md, a member of the State
Department of Education; Gustavus
H. Fontaine, Of Great Falls, Montana;
and Miss Lottie Fontaine Of this city.
Funeral services were held on Sunday
last in the Presbyterian Church, this
city, conducted by Rev. DR.. S. j. Ven
able, pastor, assisted by Rev: E. R.
Rein, of Williamsport, Pa, asformer
pastor. The active pallbearers were {:
E. E. Matthews, Roger w. Landlord,
James P. Blaine, R. Harlan Robert
son, Joseph Boston and Raymond G..
Dryden. The honorary bearers were:
Judge James M. Crockett, Colmore
E. Byrd, Edward J. Clarke, w. Harry
Clarke, John H. Clarke, JosephsC. Stew
enson, Willard Stevenson, Loire c..
Quinn, Wallace Quinn, Albert, Quinn,
Edgar Schoolfield, Eben Hearne,
Frank Young, Norris Young, William
G. Landlord, Norman Lewis, Eugene
Maddox, G. C. Carter and George Twill
ley.
Mr.. Fontaine was one of the sub
stantial citizens Of Pocomoke. He had
lived to the ripe old age of 81 years,
and. had made a name for himself
that stood for intelligence, Integrity
and usefulness. For fifty years he
associated in a business, SOCIAL, and
religious way with the people Of this
who had learned To respect
and trust him, and when he passed
away, they attended in large numbers
the last services over his mortal re-
mains.
For some months he had not been
able to attend to his life's work, but
even tho he could not be at his desk
in person, his influence was felt in the
way it was conducted while
he lay on a bed of illness. He had
built up large clientele who sincere
ly mourn his removal from the quick
unto the dead.
He was, for many years, an elder
in the Presbyterian Church; a men,
Der of the Masonic Fraternity, and a
public citizen interested in all move
ments looking to development along
civic and other lines. He lived long
past the years allotted to man; but he
has left behind him a character and
which might serve for
many of the rising generation TO emu
late. s
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04
OWNERSHIP OF
LOCAL UTILITY
in new HANDS
Associated Gas And Electric Co.,
Acquires Several Electric
And Power Corporations
NO CHANGE IN THE
MANAGEMENT EXPECTED

The local utility corporation, known
as the Maryland Light & Power Com
pany, seems once more to have chang
ed owners, and is now the property
Of the Associated Gas and Electric
Company.
The salisbury Times" in it's issue
of Tuesday last prints the following
account Of the reported transaction:
Crank Harper, secretary, said Tues
day that the Maryland Public Service
commission received informal notifi-
cation the Associated Gas and Elec-
trio Company had acquired the COM
mon stock of the Eastern Shore Pub
lie Service Company controlling power
and light facilities on the Delaware
Maryland Virginia peninsula and
Southern Maryland.
Harper said the Commission had
been assured by F. w. C. Webb this
city, chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors, that there would be no change
in the management or policy of the
companies involved in the transaction
"The company's preferred stock,
held by hundreds Of investors in the
territory served by it's subsidiaries,
is not affected by the deal except as
the managerial policy may be chang
ed at some future date, it was stated.
Mr.. Webb and other officials of the
company were not in the city today.
Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany is parent organization for the
Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany of Maryland, Eastern Shore Pub
lie Service Company of Virginia.
Maryland Light and Power Company,
Delmarva Power Company which
operates the generating plant at Wen
ma and Consumers Public Service Com
pany, Crisfield.
;"These combined companies service
electric power and Highland in some
instances gas and ice-in more than
one hundred communities in the pc
ninsula and in Calvert, St. Mary's and
Prince Georges counties on the west
ern shore.
"The consideration involved in the
transaction was not announced. The
companies Maryland property is said
to be valued at more than $5,00O,000.
"The deal was made between Chase
National Bank and A. G. & E. in
New York. The bank came into pos
session of the common stock through
liquidation of the utility organizations
headed by Samuel insult, with which
the company here was once connect
ed.
"aThe bank it was said, retains the
stock as collateral, augmented by fiji
ty per cent additional collateral post
ed by the A. G. & E. Hence the bank
still remains prominent factor in
the company's financial setup.
"Other directors of the parent COM
pany, besides Mr.. Webb are: Alan
Pease and Joseph T. Whittemore, re-
presenting Chase National; Wallace
Wexford, Mayor of Dover, Del, Harry
Cannon, Bridgeille, Del; P. Watson
Webb, Cambridge; Frank A. Mitchell,
Graham Gunby, ST., and Jesse D. Price
Of this city"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04

Miss Geraldine Bonneville has re-
turned to Philadelphia after visit
with relatives here and in Girdletree.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04

Mrs. w. A. Cottman and son, Wal
ter, of near town, are visiting rela-
tives in Baltimore and Jessups, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04

Norman Sartorius, Jr., has entered
the University of Maryland, at Col
lege Park, for another term.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-10-04

Mrs. VIM. S. NAPLES has returned
from a stay at Bethany Beach, Del.
Evening star., 1935-01-29
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