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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Dwelling Destroyed AT
Liberty Grove
Other Property Threatened
Five Engines Called

Fire of unknown origin broke out
In the dwelling of Bannon Fletcher,
known as the Saunders property, at
Liberty Grove, on Friday night, and
owing to the direction of the strong
wind blowing at the time, endanger-
ed other dwellings and buildings in
close proximity
The fire was discovered few
minutes after eleven o'clock by DR..
Ernest Rowland, who lives nearby
and was awakened by the reflection
In his room. The flames had gained
great Roadway at the time, and were
bursting through the roof. The
Doctor and his wife lost no time in
arousing neighbors and telephoning
the fire companies of Rising Sun,
Port Deposit, Perryville and Havre
de Grace. The Rising Sun company
was first to respond, with two pieces
Of apparatus, and had the fire under
control when the other companies
appeared on the scene. Water was
pumped from the bridge over Basin
Run, some little distance from the
burning dwelling, which was almost
totally destroyed, together with its
contents. The Fletcher family was
away from home at the time. Mr..
Fletcher is employed at the American
Store in Perryville.
A peculiar feature of the fire was
the discovery of blaze in the floor
ing of the barn, which is close to the
dwelling. This blaze was discovered
in time to prevent It's spread and the
barn was saved.
Metal roofing on the dwelling and
the store building across the road
from the burning dwelling assisted
the firemen greatly in preventing the
spread of the flames, as the wind
blew showers of sparks and burning
embers over the structures, and
for time the 81. "a zion looked seri-
Gus, but the firemen, by good work,
were able to cope with it.
There was an insurance of $4,000
on the dwelling and $500 on the
household goods, in the~Farmers &
Mechanics Mutual Insurance. Associ-
alton Of Cecil County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Children's Aid Society
Annual Meeting To Be Held In Bal
timore, January 10

The annual meeting of the Mary
land Children's Aid Society will be
held Friday, Jan. 18, in Baltimore,
at the Alumnae Lodge, East Gath
street, at 3 o'clock in the afternoon.
An attendance prize Is offered the
county having the largest representa-
ton present, and 1t Is expected the
Cecil County Branch will be well
represented.
The following are members of the
Maryland Children's Aid Society
Board of Managers from Cecil coun-
ty: Albert d. Mackey, who is secre-
tary of the State Society, Miss Ber-
tina Balderston, and Mrs. Wallace
Williams.
owen r. Lovejoy, secretary Of the
Children's Aid Society of New York,
will be the principal speaker. Mr..
Lovejoy, who for 20 years was exc
cutive secretary of the National Child
Labor Committee, is former presi-
dent of the National Conference Of
Social Work and the American Asso-
citation of Social Workers.
The Maryland Children's Aid So
ciety serves as child-placing agency
for homeless children In the rural
districts of the State. 1t has county
branch units in Anne Arundel, Balti-
more, Carroll, Cecil, Frederick, Gar
rett, Montgomery and Talbot coun-
ties Other counties are served
through extension work from the
central office. About $50 children
are now under the care Of the CEN
trail and county offices.
The Children's Aid Society of Cecil
county is also competing in the pub
licity contest sponsored by the
Maryland Children's Aid for the best
publicity scrapbook compiled by a
county Office during the months of
October, November, and December,
1884. A prize for the best county
publicity program will be awarded
and the winning scrapbook will be
circulated over the State. The local
agency has already forwarded its
scrapbook to the central office for
the inspection of The judges.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
GOLDEN WEDDING

Mr.. and Mrs. Walker A. Drennen,
Goshen, Fulton township, Lancaster
cunty, Pa, observed their fiftieth
wedding anniversary Monday, Jan
IA.
Mr. Drennen and his wife, who
was Miss Elizabeth Gregg, were mar
ried in Oxford on January IA, 1885,
by DR.. William Bingham.
Mr.. Drennen, who has followed
the trade of painting and paper
hanging, calling sales in his spare
time, and his wife, are two of the
most sociable people in southern
Lancaster county, and their friends
are numerous. They have three
children and three grandchildren.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
COUNCIL OF pOCAHONTas

Shawnah Council No. 40 of the
Degree of Pocahontas of North East,
has installed the following newly
elected officers: Prophecies. Mrs,
Lottie Weaver; Pocahontas, Mrs.
Hazel VanPelt; Wenonah, Miss He's
ter Peterman; Powhatan, Mrs. A. B.
Craig; Scouts, Mrs. Jennie Armour
and Mrs. Ida Gilbert; Guard of the
Forest. Mrs. Marian Walbeck; Guard
of the Tepee. Mrs. Oliver HOLSTER;
Runners, Mrs. Irene Craig and Mrs.
Freda Dean; Councillors, Mrs. Walter
Preston and Mrs. Elizabeth Rey-
nolds; Warriors. Mrs. Ada Ceilings.
Mrs. Myrtle Boyer, Mrs. Mabel
Holden apd Mrs. L. Price. =
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
CHESAPEAKE CITY FIRE COM
PANY

At the annual meeting of the
chesapeake City Volunteer Co., No.
1, Incorporated, held last Thursday
evening, the following officers were
elected: President, William Bender;
vice president, Alfred Pierce; secre-
tary, q. T. Cooling; treasurer, Lay
ton Lorraine; chief of department,
John Schaefer; chief engineer, AL
fred Pierce; assistant chiefs, John
Mason, John Walter and Alfred
Stapp; chief pipeman, Henry Berger;
directors, William Bender, James
Kirk, John Erect, Ralph Bungard,
William Cooling, Warren Downs,
John Schaefer, Alfred Pierce, Layton
Lorraine, John Mason; chairmen of
the House Committee, Ralph Bun
gard, John Mason and William
Cooling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
A L ON OBJ Il CLUB MAKES
RECOMMENDATIONS

In a report submitted to Governor
Harry w. Nice and every member of
the State Legislature, the keystone
Automobile Club of Maryland recon-
mends extensive improvements to
the Maryland highway system.
The report details the results of
an eight-month investigation con-
Quoted by the Clubs engineers to de-
termine, Independently of official
sources, the amount and degree of
improvement essential to bring the
system up to date and 20 provide for
the expansion necessary to accom-
modate increases in traffic certain to
come within the next ten years.
The recommendations include the
widening of approximately S25 miles
of roadway, construction of 1865
miles, relocation of 1885 miles, 8
major bridges and the elimination of
81 railroad crossings.
One of the bridges, it is recon-
mended, be four-lane structure
over the Susquehanna River at some
point where access is available from
important highway links.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Cecil County Schools
Attendance Good During Month OF
December

The report Of Attendance Officer
e. B. Fockler, of Elkton, shows the
average attendance in the public
schools of the county during the
month of December was good.
In the one-teacher group Row
landville school led, while Provi-
dence headed the two-teacher
group; Calvert the graded schools,
and Rising Sun and Calvert tied for
first honors in the high school group.
Wilson and Chesapeake City colored
schools tied for top attendance.
The averages for the various
schools in the county were as
follows:
One-Teacher Schools - Rowland
vile, 9S per cent; Fair Hill, Pleasant
Hill, Chapel and Jefferson schools,
81 per cent each; Blake, Pilot, New
Bridge, Harris and Charlestown
schools, 90 per cent; Earleville, Wes-
ley, Fingerboard schools, 95 per
cent; Union, Zion and New Valley
schools, 92 per cent; Liberty Grove,
92 per cent; Marion and Warwick
schools, 81 per cent; Cherry Grove,
SO per cent; Jackson Hall, SO per
cent; Johnson, SO per cent; Town
Point, 81 per cent; Ponds Neck, 80
per cent; Pierce's Neck, 80 per cent;
lakewood, rs per cent.
Two-Teacher chools-Providenc
81 per cent; Colora, "a per cent; Elk
Mills, SO per cent. Leeds and Perry
Point, go per cent; Cherry Hill, "a
per cent.
Graded Elementary Schools
vert, 95 per cent; Rising Sun, 92 per
cent; Perryville and Chesapeake
City, 81 per cent; North East, S8 per
cent; Cecilton, SO per cent; Elkton,
80 per cent.
High Schools-Calvert and Rising
Sun, "a per cent; North East, 80
per cent; Elkton, SO per cent; Cecil
ton, IS per cent.
Colored Schools-Wilson, SO per
cent; Chesapeake City, "a per cent;
Elkton, SO per cent; Cecilton, 80 per
cent; Manor, SO per cent; Cokes-
bury, SS per cent; Cedar Hill and
Port Deposit, 81 per cent; Como
wingo, SO per cent; North East, -
per cent.
Elkton Colored High Schools
per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Briefly Noted Hap
pennings

Graduation exercises of the forty
eighth class of Goldey College, Wilm-
ington, will be held Friday evening,
January IS, 1880 o'clock, in the gold
ballroom, Hotel dupont.
Rev. Colin Wier, Prices Corner,
who has been supplying the pulpits
of Zion and Rock Presbyterian
churches, has accepted call to be-
come pastor and will enter upon his
duties Immediately.
r. L. Westerfield is now acting
postmaster at Port Deposit, sue
ceeding A. M Vanneman, who has
been in the Office for the past eight
years and whose appointment expir-
ed last July.
If recommendation to Governor
Nice by committee appointed to
study State militia laws are carried
out Maj.-Gen. Milton A. Reckord
will be ousted as Acknowledgement OF
Maryland, 1t is understood.
Harry Burkins, who has been
night Waterman in our town for
some weeks, has been appointed con-
stable for the Sixth district of Cecil
county by the County Commissioners,
on recommendation of Commissioner
Lawson c. Tosh
The Rising Sun firemen we're call
ed to what is known as the Hester
farm, occupied by Roscoe Basham,
near Pennington, on Monday, to ex-
.inguish a chimney fire. This is the
third call the firemen have had to the
farm within two years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Personal And Social
Items

Mrs. Leslie Pyle, Of Ridley Park,
Pa, was recent guest of Mrs. A.
M. McNamee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Philip Brown,
of Sylmar, will celebrate their Gold
en- Wedding anniversary on Monday.
February 4th, at the home of their
son, Howard r. Brown.
The marriage of Miss Edna M.
Drennen, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
W., A. Drennen, Fulton Township,
Lancaster county, Pa, and Law
renee r. Croft, of East Drumore
Township, took place at Bel Air,
Wednesday afternoon, January End.
The attendants were Mr.. and Mrs.
John F. Croft, Quarryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
FAILS TO AGREE

The badly split Democratic State
Central Committee for Cecil county,
which has failed to agree upon a
chairman since it was elected at the
primaries last September, despite
several meetings found no better
harmony Monday evening in making
recommendations for the appoint
ment for postmaster at Elkton, to
succeed George M. Evans, Republi-
can, whose term expires next month.
AS in previous meetings, majority
was not obtained by any one of the
applicants.
There are six members of the
committee-three women and three
men. The vote was cast for candi-
dates as follows: S. Victor Davis,
three votes; H. Winfield Lewis, Two
votes, and j. Wesley McAllister, one
vote.
The committee will hold another
meeting next week. Congressman T.
Alan Goldsborough, of the Eastern
Shore district, will make the recon-
mendation to the President for
appointment,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD

The Board of Education me- IN
re eular session on Tuesday, January
a,n. those present were DR.. t. b.
Moore, President, and MI. FREQ
Lewis, Vice-President.
The minutes of the regular meet
ing OF December 18th were read ana
approved, and sundry bills ordered
paid.
no report was able to be made on
The railroad property.
The County superintendent re-
ported that the State Superintendent
had confirmed the sale of the Row
randyllle Colored school property 70
Charlie Smith Yeattes.
$4,000 on deposit at The Eikton
Banking & Trust Company in checK-
ing account was transferred to the
savings account, as per the order OF
the lsoard of Education at its last
meeting. This was reported by the
Treasurer.
The Board of Education consider
ed the advisability of legislation re-
curing all vehicles to stop when Inc
school buses were loading, or I'M
loading, children. Such legislation
exists in several Counties OF the
State. The County superintendent
was requested to write to these
) Counties, asking the opinion OF the
County superintendent as to the
value of such legislation.
Al inquiry for the sale of the Bay
View school property, which is now
beng rented to the Homemakers'
Club at Bay View, was considered.
he Board of Education, however,
decided that they would not offel
ms property for sale at present.
letter from the Calvert Schoo-
Improvement Association to the
loard of Education, asking that a
full time janitor be put ON at the
Calvert High School, was considered
by the Board of Education. NO &C
tim was taken on this matter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
SUSoUEHANNA BUILDING AND
LOAN ASSOCIATION

kt the annual stockholders meet
ing of The Susquehanna Building ana
Loan Association held in Elkton, the
following directors were elected to
serve during the coming year; James
w. Hughes, W. Booth Settle, G. A.
Allender, Harry l.. Croak, Henry
Metz, R. j. McCauley, John H. Min
ster, Henry Shank and R. K. Wells.
At the conclusion of the regular
meeting the directors held a special
meeting and organized for the year
by electing G. A. Allender, president;
r. X. Wells, vice-president; Henry
Metz, secretary, and Robert ]. Nc
Cauley, treasurer.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
BANQUET OF CATTLE CLUB

The annual meeting and banquet
of the Cecil County Jersey Cattle
Club was held Friday evening at the
Howard Hotel, in Elkton, and was
attended by over one hundred per-
sons. The speakers of the evening
were Hon. John A. McSparran, of
Lancaster county, Secretary of Agri-
culture of Pennsylvania under Gov
ernor Pinchot, and Mr.. James w.
Brew, of the Milk Sales and Service
Department of New York City and a
member of the New York City Jersey
Cattle Club.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Rising Sun Detective
Association
Fifty Fifth Annual Meeting
Relief Donation-Turkey
Dinner Served

The fifty-fifth annual meeting OF
the k.slng Sun Detective Association
was neld on Saturday morning
January 18th, in the High School
handing. The Association elected
Inc following officers for the coming
wear. President, w. Louis Ryan;
zee President, William M. Pogue;
Treasurer, DR.. T. B. Moore; Secre-
tarv. M. U. Zimmerman; Directors,
lob w. Kirk, Granville c. Barrett,
Jos. T. Tyson, j. S. Cullen, q. H.
1rason, William 7. Dinsmore, VIII
Liam ]. McDougal, w. e. umberger'
TIA John l.. Stephens.
Inc treasury of the Association
continues to be in t1ourishlng con-
dition, balance of $1,377 being re-
ported. During the year only three
CLAIMS we're paid.
The Association voted to donate a
fund of $500. 90 for local relief. This
fund to be administered by the OIL
GERS of the Association. only
,>yenty-eight members were enrolled
Tor the coming year.
AFTER the business meeting the
mem oers of the Association partook
OF splendid turkey dinner served
nv the ladies of he Ebenezer Meth
odist Church in H. High Scnooi
auditorium.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
ROAD CONTRACT AWARDED

The State Roads Commission last
week opened bids for the final link
in the new Philadelphia Road be-
tween Havre de Grace and Aberdeen,
Phillips Brothers, Of Salisbury, be-
ing the lowest bidders, offering to do
the grading, draining and concrete
surfacing for 1921, 66O.50.
The bid of James Gibbons Com
pany, of Baltimore $11, $50. 60
was the lowest submitted for the
erection of concrete girder bridge
over Swan Creek.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
Welded sIxTY-oNE YEARS

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert A. Adams, of
oxford, Pa, quietly observed the
sixty first anniversary of their we'd
ding on January Z. Mr.. Adams is
"a and Mrs. Adams IS, and both en-
joy good health. Miss Elizabeth
Strawbridge became the bride of
Robert A. Adams, at ceremony per-
formed by the Rev. r. P. Dubois, at
New London, Pa, Jan. Z, 1874.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
ON AGRICULTURAL
COMMITTEE

Governor Harry Nice has appoint
ed William E. Locke, Jersey cattle
breeder of Fox Range farm, on the
Elk river, member of the agricul-
tural committee, which is working on
legislation to submit to the Cover
nor with reference to Milk Control
Board for the State. Meetings are
being held. giving representatives of
all branches of the milk industry an
opportunity 70 be heard,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
HAvRE DE GRACE YACHT CLUB

The Havre de Grace Yacht Club
held its annual meeting January 9Th,
at the Club House at Point Concord.
Hayre de Grace. Maryland, and elect
ed the following officers for the year
1885: =. A. Hoffman, Commodore;
G. Bartol Silver, Commodore;
Frank Maxa, Jr., Rear-Commodore;
Harry Crawford, Secretary, and E.
u. Way, Treasurer. DIR. H. X. Du-
laney and DR.. F. w. Steiner were re-
elected to membership on the Board
Of Governors.
Commodore Hoffman appointed r.
L. McVey feet captain for the year
1885, and the dates selected for the
annual regatta this year were July
10 and 20.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
DWELLING DAMAGED BY FIRE

With the dirt roads, due to the
weather conditions, in almost i'm
passable condition, the Elkton Vol
unteer Fire Company succeeded on
Tuesday last, in reaching Scotland
Point Farm, in Elk Neck, along Elk
River, in time to check the flames
with river water before the struc-
ture was completely destroyed.
The dwelling was said to have
caught fire when painters undertook
to burn off old paint, preparatory to
repainting it. The upper part of the
building was badly damaged. Neigh
bors in that section had been fighting
the flames, but were unable 20 cope
with the situation. The damage is
estimated at several hundred dollars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
TO OBSERVE FOUNDING OF
METHODISM

Plans are being made for the OBJ
servance at Rising Sun M. E. church
of the 150th anniversary of the
founding of Methodism in the United
States. The date set is Sunday,
January 81. 1t is expected to have
Bishop Edwin H, Hughes as the
speaker at the morning service. and
Rev. Clarence True Wilson at the
evening service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
PEOPLES BANK ELECTS DIREC
TORS

AT the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Peoples Bank of
Elkton, the following board of d.
rectors was elected for the ensuing
year. Thomas w. Shippers, John
Lawrence, Joseph F. Holt, Sterling
Evans, Nathan Karl, Daniel H. Gar
rett and Fred H. Letter The board
organized by electing Thomas w.
Shippers. president; John Lawrence,
vice-president; Argus Robinson,
cashier and clerk to the board;
Cove s. Jenkins. assistant cashier.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
APPOINTED DISTRICT MANAGER

Levi H. Balders.on, Of Colora.
was promoted on January 1st by the
Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile In
surance Company to the position as
district manager of ten agents in
Cecil and Hartford counties. This
company has had phenomenal
growth the past year and his full
time will be taken in his new duties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
ARM CAUGHT IN FEED MILL

Norman Spencer, young farmer
Of near Fagg's Manor, Pa, suffered
the loss of his left hand and part OF
that arm in an accident at his farm
late Thursday afternoon. He was
operating a feed mill when his hand
was drawn into the machinery. The
arm was taken off just below the ell
bow. Mr.. Spencer was able to get
to his home and called his wife after
which he collapsed. A physician
was called, first aid given and The
injured man taken to the University
Hospital, Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-01-18
HERD IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIA.
TION
Jerseys Continue To Produce Well.
McDowell's Herd Leads

Jerseys Continue To Produce Well
McDowell's Herd Leads
The herd of registered Jerseys
owned by David B. Mcdowell car
ried off the leading honors in the
Cecil County Herd Improvement AS
ISOLATION for December. This herd
had three cows to place on the honor
roll in addition to leading all other
herds in the county in average but
terfat production.
The five leading herds and their
average butterfat production were as
follows: David B. Mcdowell, II
cows, 35.45 pounds butterfat; Ennis
IcGrady, % cows, $3.50 pounds of
Jutterfat; Guy McGrady, IA cows,
800 pounds of butterfat; Glen and
g. R. McGrady, 20 cows, $3.50
pounds of butterfat; Everett r. Eng
and, 10 cows, 1916 pounds of but
-erfat.
The high individual cows were
placed as follows: First, seventh and
ninth, David B. Mcdowell, producing
SOL, STA and 49.4 pounds of butter
lat, respectively. Second, Guy Nc
5rady, SIS pounds butterfat. Third
and fifth, Ennis McGrady, 57.4 and
$50 pounds of butterfat. Fourth
md eighth, T. W. Bairhus, 56.2 and
1913 pounds of butterfat. Sixth
)lare going to H. B. Crowgey with
j16 pounds of butterfat while Wal
ace Williams was tenth with 48.7
pounds of butterfat.
The average production for the en-
ire association was 403 pounds of
milk and 1903 pounds of butterfat.
Of the SAT cows on test, 92 of these
we're dry during the month. During
December only 80 cows produced in
excess of 40 pounds of butterfat,
this making the low month of The
year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1935-08-06
UTILITIES HURT
BYC0NTINUED
PR0F|TING
BY JULES KRAMER

NEW YORK, Aug. 6 QN.S0.
Continued profit-taking today
further upset the utility shares
as the session progressed and the
disturbance gradually upset the
rest of the market. Prices tended
irregularly lower. Trading failed
to increase on the decline. The
failure of any material advance
to develop on the big board as a
result of the General Motors pay
ment tended to curb enthusiasm
somewhat.
After holding steady at a frac-
tional advance over yesterday
close, United Light & Power pre-
ferred, which has seen one OF
the sharpest advances in the
power list, finally succumbed to
profit-taking and started lower,
easing u point net in a few
minutes.
Electric Bond and Share issues,
American Gas & Electric, Illinois
Power & Light and others turned
down. The declines were con-
fined to fractions and resistance
was by no means subdued. United
Gas preferred dipped a point.
In the specialties Montgomery
Ward A broke 2A points and
the rest of the list was generally
easier, although here also losses
were slight.