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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
FIREWORKS BUILDING
DESTROYED

The most disastrous fire at the
plant of the Commercial Fireworks
Company, near Havre de Grace, since
the establishment of the factory
there several years ago, occurred ON
Tuesday afternoon last, when build
ing and contents used in the manu-
facture of fuses were destroyed.
The loss on machinery was placed
q $4,000 and on building $500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
SUIT FOR DAMAGES

Grace B. Christie, widow of Lloyd
Christie, colored, of Havre de Grace,
has entered a twenty-five thousand
dollar damage suit against Adolphus
Mitchell of New York through her
attorney, Frederick Lee Cobourn.
The action is the result of an auto
mobile accident which occurred in
June of this year and in which
Christie was killed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
TO CONDUCT WORSHIP AT
MASONIC HOME

Masters of Cecil County Lodges,
Masonic Order, have issued invita-
ton to members and their families
to attend Divine Worship at the Mas
onic Home at Bonnie Blink on Sun
day afternoon, September S, at 3
p. m. The services will be in charge
of Harmony Lodge at Port Deposit.
Elkton Chapter No. 81 o. E. S. will
also attend this service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
Enters Suit For Divorce

Mrs. Norwood Workman Smith, of
Rising Sun, has entered suit for di-
vorce in the Circuit Court for Cecil
County, from her husband, Lyman
Edward Smith, on the grounds of de-
sertion and adultery.
The couple were married April 2,
1894, at Elkton, Virginia, the form
er home of Mrs. Smith.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
WEDDINGS
TRIMBLE-CROUSE

The wedding of Miss Edith Rose
Grouse, North East, and Mr.. John
A. Trimble, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Paul Trimb.le, Landenburg, Pa ,
took place Aug. 10, at the manse
of Red Clay Creek Presbyterian
Church. The pastor, the Rev. John
D. Blake, officiated.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ford and
Miss Mae Trimble, Landenberg, at
tended the couple. After a wedding
trip, Mr.. Trimble and his bride will
live ON farm near Landenberg.
HARTENSTINE-POHL
In st. Patrick's Church, Havre dc
Grace, on Saturday, Miss Helen Re-
gina Pohl, daughter of Mrs. Lambert
C. Pohl, of that city, and Mr.. Melvin
Wilson Hartenstine, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Blaine Hartenstine of Perry
vile, we're married by the Rev. Will
liam N. Canning.
Mrs. Hartenstine is a graduate Of
the Women's College, University of
Delaware, while Mr.. Hartenstine at
tended Goldey College. Immediate
ly after the ceremony, the couple left
for a wedding trip through the New
England States. They will reside at
Havre de Grace.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Miss Dorothy Thompson, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George C. Thomp-
son, ATS Country Club Road, and
Mr.. w. Norris Chadwick, son of Mrs.
E. S. Chadwick, 1872 E. South ST.,
York, Pa, were married Saturday
morning, August 21st, at the par
sonage of st. Johns Evangelical Lu-
theran Church. The Rev. Edward
Krons performed the ceremony,
which was witnessed by few
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chadwick will be at
home IS N. West St., York, Pa, at
ter few weeks stay at Ocean City,
New Jersey.
MALOT-THORPE
Miss A Elizabeth Thorpe, of Not
tingham, Pa, and Woodrow Malot,
of Hustontown, Pa, were married in
Elkton, Md, Tuesday, August "a.
The bride is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Thorpe, residing in
Little Britain Township, near Lees
Bridge. She will finish her studies
at State College, having another
year to complete her course. The
bridegroom graduated at that insti-
tuition the past season, in the engine
ering course.
The Thorpe family have resided In
this section since the beginning of
this year, having formerly resided at
Jenkintown, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
Personal And Social

Miss Mary Fryer, of East Orange,
N. j., was a weekend visitor at her
old home near Colora.
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Cooch, of
Newark, Del, were Saturday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Bechtel.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. Founders en-
tertained ON Wednesday and Thurs
day Mrs. Paul Duvall, of Chicago.
Miss Elizabeth Kyle, of Philadel-
phia, is spending two weeks vaca-
ton with home folks in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Joseph Summerill, Wood
bury, N. j., was the guest of Mrs.
William M. Pogue during the week.
Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Frances Blevins
of Rising Sun, and Albert w, Nelson.
Miss Catherine E. Kirk was the
visitor last week of her aunt, Mrs.
Henry Townsend and family, Willow
Grove, Pa.
Mr. and Mrs William H. Brown Of
Cecilton, quietly celebrated their
fiftieth wedding anniversary on Mon
day evening, August 23.
Sunday visitors of Miss Louise
Worthington were DR.. and Mrs. Will
liam Workman and daughters, Mar
ian and Adelaide. Mt. Joy, Pa.
State Senator Harold E. Coburn,
of Perryville is greatly improved
following a serious illness resulting
from a streptococcus infection of the
upper lip.
Mr. and Mrs. Seldom Umberger,
Miss Carrie Cummings and Cecil B.
Cummings were Sunday visitors of
N. C. Brown at the Masonic Home,
Bonnie Blink, Md.
Dinner guests of Mrs. A. J. Ora
ham, at her home ON South Queen
street, were Mrs. Kate Green, Mrs.
Robert Woodrow, Miss Roberta
White, in honor of the latter's birth
day anniversary.
Enroute home from an extended
auto trip to points in the Old Domin-
ion State, Mr.. and Mrs. David Reese,
of Philadelphia, were guests on Mon
day and Tuesday of Miss M. Lidie
Stewart, at the Brumfield home.
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Feucht OBJ
served their fifty-fourth wedding an
niversary at their home, near Elk
ton on Monday, August %. Mrs.
John Stewart and Mrs. George Short
entertained at a family dinner in
honor of the occasion.
Invitations have been issued for
the marriage of Miss Helen War
burton, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry A. Warburton of Elkton, and
Mr.. Robert Thornhill of Rochester,
N. Y, at the home of the brides
parents, on Saturday, Sept. II.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil E. Ewing LEFT
on Friday for visit to Mr. and Mrs.
Luther Shaffer, in Cumberland, Md.
and in Pittsburg, where they spent
some time with their daughter and
husband, Mr.. and Mrs. H. d. Nc
Lc.lan.
Miss Elizabeth Stephens, Mrs.
Anna McNeal. j. L. Stephens, Mr..
and Mrs. George Peterson, enjoyed a
motor trip to Richmond, Va. last
week, where they visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Stanley Vanneman. The party
took a trip over the Skyline Drive
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
Bride Fourteen Years Of
Age
Age

Miss Mary M. Pollard, girl of
IA years, daughter of Mrs. Laura
Pollard, of Cecilton, and Theodore
F. Stipa, aged %, a mechanic Of
Cecilton, were married Thursday
last in Elkton, by Rev. G. L. Cole.
The child bride was accompanied by
her mother, who gave consent to-
the marriage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
EVANGELISTIC SERVICES AT
CHERRY HILL CHURCH

The four Hutch Sisters, we'll known
evangelists of Lebanon, Pa, will as
sist the pastor, Rev. Frank X. Nc
Corkle, during the evangelistic cam
paign at the Cherry Hill Methodist
Episcopal Church for the two weeks
from September to September 10
inclusive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
ACCUSED OF STEALING BOAT

Charged with stealing motorboat
owned by william Lutman, OF Como
wingo, a rural mail carrier at the
Conowingo postoffice, Leslie Rice, 30
years old, of that section, was locked
up in the county Jail at Elkton, 70
wait q hearing on the charge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03
TUBERCULOSIS CLINIC

A Maryland tuberculosis Associa-
ton clinic will be conducted at the
County Health Department, Elkton,
nv DIR. w. A. Bridges, on Wednes-
day, Aug. 8, at 1000 a. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-09-03

Warm Sulphur Springs at Bath,
Virginia, flows at the rate of about
$4,000 gallons per hour.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
HELP THE BOY SCOUTS

There exists the lower peninsula this including parts
Council Boy Scouts of America with headquarters
Salisbury Md Subsidiary to this what is known the Po
comoke District including Csfed Marion Princess Anne Snow
and fifteen Boy Scouts of various distinction Of that number
City thysi, Crisfield leading with thynine
might be well to note that these lead the entire
area, except Salisbury
should be useless for go into discussion here of the
benefits the Boy Scout movement to the youth of the land
There be heard dissenting voice to the assertion that
Boy Scouting does much to direct boy life into the right channel
of adolescent periods
Pocomoke fortunate in having thriving organization.
fine troop with fine ScouMaster large comfortable log cab
variety of interesting projects fourteen members the
Second Glass; and five tarsa doing wonders for local
youth
And here the of the suation Boy Scouting
exist without and the not
ing part of the community it becomes that Pocooke
wants such organization midst for the adult population
contribute to its support
Early in February there is be campaign
funds to meet the of the DeMaVa Council The quota
for the Pocomoke District has been laid at Eight Hundred Dollars
and Pocooke City has been assessed Two Hundred and Seventy
Five dollars of this amount.
Two hundred and seventyfve dollars should be
to raise for such good Your boys welfare cannot be
measured in dollars and CENTS and every penny invested
back to the of character building and
V development Every should contribute limit
his ability and be glad of the opportunity the
Not alone the parents but the community large inter-
eted proper training its boys Youthful blood must have
must lead him profitable pursuits Youthful instinct
guided into the right paths Boy Scouting along with
the Church and it's school, worthy of the highest
and support both moral and pecunay Any community
hny better of with Boy Scout tenets nsted into boy life
would be tragedy for local work die
We therefore, bespak for those who contributions
month"; the hearty from of citizens
aware OF the merit of the and who cannot let die out
our amount will be oversubscbed Give boy
parent for the up of boy character general if you
nave no family connection with the Troop give for the
i good There should be hesancy raising Pocookes
quota.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
Godfrey Child, Attorney
POc0mOke City, Md.
Err NISI

Godfrey Child, Assignee for the
purpose of foreclosure of Emma c..
Parks, Mortgage of Evelyn M. john
son and Herman C. johnson, her hus-
band, ex parte
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
In Equity.
No. 4742 Chancery
ORDERED that the sale by public
auction made and reported by God
frey Child, Assignee for the purpose
of foreclosure of the real estate in
the above cause described, be ratified
and confirmed, unless cause to the
contrary be shown on or before the
10th day of February, nineteen hun
dred and thirty-seven, provided a
copy of this order be inserted in some
newspaper printed and published in
Worcester County, Maryland, once in
each of three successive weeks before
the 9Th day of February, nineteen
hundred and thirty-seven.
The Report states the amount of
sale to be Three hundred and eighty
five dollars ($3S5.OO).
BESSIE BOWEN, Clerk
True Copy, Test: Bessie Bowen, Clerk
Jan 22-1t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
Godfrey Child, Attorney
POcOmOke City, Md.
ORDER NISI

Godfrey Child, Trustee named for
forecloure in mortgage from Mar
tina Colborn to William T. Mason and
Charles L. Mason, co-partners trad
ing as Mason Brothers, ex parte
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
In Equity.
No. 4746 Chancery.
ORDERED that the sale by public
auction made and reported by God
frey Child, Trustee named for fore
closure of the real estate in the
above cause described, be ratified and
confirmed, unless cause to the con-
trary be shown on or before the 10th
days of February, nineteen hundred
and thirty-seven, provided copy of
this order be inserted in some news
paper printed and published in Wor-
cester County, Maryland, once in each
of three successive weeks, before the
9th day of February, nineteen hun
dred and thirty-seven.
The Report states the amount of
sale to be Four hundred and twenty
five dollars ($425.OO).
BESSIE BOWEN, Clerk.
True Copy, Test: Bessie Bowen, Clerk
Jan. 22-3t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

George G. Littleton and Winnie e.
Townsend VS.. Richard Kenneth Town
send ct al.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
No. 1916 Chancery.
The undersigned, trustees in the
above cause named, pursuant to a de-
cree of the Circuit Court for Worces-
ter County, sitting in Equity, passed
on the fourth day of January, 1887,
hereby give notice to all persons hav-
ing claims against the estate of G.
Cleveland Townsend, deceased, to file
their claims, properly authenticated,
with the Clerk of said Court, on or
before the tenth day of February, 1887
GODFREY CHILD,
JAMES M. CROCKETT,
Jan S-3t. Trustees
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
Tuesday Jan. 26, 1896

Beginning at 200 o'clock P. M.
All that farm, tract or tracts of land
situate in Dublin Election District in
said Somerset County, whereon Ed
ward Thomas Bundick resided in his
lifetime and at the time of his death,
located on both sides of the county
road leading from Pocomoke to
Cokesbury, containing 14O ACRES
more or less, which was conveyed to
the said Edward Thomas Bundick by
deed from Edward H. Clark and wife.
dated March 5, 1898, recorded among
the land records of said Somerset
County in Liber H. F. L., No. Is,
folio 26, ct seq.
This property is improved by a six
room frame dwelling house, barn and
other outbuildings.
TERMS OF SALE:-One-third cash
on day of sale, one-third in six
months and the balance in twelve
months from said date, or all cash at
the option of the purchaser, the credit
portions, if any, to bear interest from
day of sale and to be secured to the
satisfaction of the said Trustee.
Title papers at purchasers expense.
GEORGE H. MYERS,
Jan. 8-3t. Trustee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
N o TlCE!

Application has been made to the
undersigned by
PETER C. BASSETT
Berlin, Md,
for a license to sell beer, containing
not more than fourteen per centum
of alcohol by volume at the premises
known as Massey Building, the said
license to be known as "Class D" on
Sale Beer License, which would permit
the icensee to keep for sale and sell
beer at retail at the place therein de-
scribed for consumption on the prem
Uses or elsewhere.
The application is made in accord
ance with Chapter 2 of the Acrs of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
1888, Special Session, and is on file
in this office. Any exceptions to the
issuance of the license must be filed
with the undersigned within a period
of one week from the publication of
this advertisement, otherwise the IL
cense applied for will be- issued. The
manner of filing exceptions is describ-
ed in the Act, copy of which is on
file in the Clerks office.
BESSIE BOWEN,
Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, Maryland
Jan. 1927.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
Godfrey Child, Attorney
Assignee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
Residence And
Church Property

By virtue of the power of the sale
contained in a mortgage from the
Trustees of st. Johns African Meth
odist Episcopal Church of Pocomoke
City, Maryland, a Maryland corpora
ton, dated the 18th day of June, 1922,
and recorded among the land records
of Worcester County, Maryland, in
Liber o. d. c. No. AZ at folios $50 ct
seq, which said mortgage has been
assigned to the undersigned for the
purpose of foreclosure, defaults hav-
ing occurred under the terms, cove
nants and conditions of said mortgage,
the undersigned, as Assignee, as a.
foresaid, will offer for sale. at pub
lie auction in front of the Parker
House, in Pocomoke City, Worcester
County, Maryland. MARYLAND. on
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
Godfrey Child, Atty
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scribers have obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, letters of Administration
on the personal estate of Clarence j.
Trader, late of Worcester County, de-
ceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscribers on or be-
fore the End day of August, 1887.
They may otherwise by law be ex-
cluded from all benefits of the said
estate. All persons indebted to said
estate are requested to make inn
mediate payment. Given under my
hand this 21st day of January, 1887.
ESTEL C.. TRADER,
GODFREY CHILD,
Administrators
Test: Paul Jones, Register of Wills.
Jan 22-3t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
''THE FOOL AND HIS MONEY!

cheap price doesn't always constitute bargain That
as true OF securities as of shoes anything else And there
danger in the increasing activity penny stocks
cordng to Charles Cay President of the
change
don't like the looks of the furry selling for
few dollars share Mr. Gay said That activity
mean the uniformed person coming into the
is matter for " "
MANY stock buyers over the idea that
stock bargain just because its price can't stress
too much plain fact that just because selling at low
price it cheap selling as low
2 and still be the dearest security in the country mis-
take about it. The people Wall Street
to the public rushing into without first finding out
what they're buying" e WV
This is timely warning in view of the greatly
ed activity securities of all types and prices
stocks which will in time be good purchases
these unquesonaby in the minority be closely
investigated. - - '
The stock exchanges, of their votion with the
sistance of Federal laws made anyone to
authentic information about securities plans buy Wise
MISREPRESENTATION they have million dollars to in
always earthly investigate The fool money are
easily parted and no laws sound advice able
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
SUPREME COURT PROTECTS M1NoR1T1Es

Proposals to limit abrogate the the
preme Court of the United States have been made often
for the most part have from representatives
radical organizations.
This an ironical situation when the Supreme Court the
foremost protector of the rights and liberties radicals
servatve well all others Case after cited
in support of this.
recent action is in point. Portland Oregon Communist
Dirk DeJonge arrested at meeting
convicted and sentenced long fine
under Oegons warbo1n criminal syndicasm law The
appealed through the state courts which held the Cons
tional
Then appeal taken to the United States Supreme
Court And January in unanimous decision by Chief
Justice Hughes the Court aside the
the Oregon law applied in this to the due
clause of the Constitution which
rights of free speech and assembage believed that this
decision will strongly and avorab affect the ra
Gals convicted under the Oregon act.
Thus the Supreme Court its and prestige to main
tain the rights of radicals who would destroy
The Supreme Court has always been fearless defender civil
OF speech freedom Of freedom Of assembly
and of kind and hysera
the moment so that the Constitution spirit well
be preserved and America may remain free nation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
Monday, February |, 1897
At 300 o'clock P. nj.

~
all that lot or parcel of ground, to-
gether with improvements thereon
erected, situate on the northeasterly
side of and binding upon Willow
Street in said Pocomoke City, Mary
land, and being the same property
which was conveyed to the said Mary
A. Galloway by Alexander M. Jack
son, Executor of Sarah Margaret
Evans, deceased, by deed dated jan
uary IL, 1922, and recorded among the
land records of said Worcester County,
Maryland, in Liber o. D. C. No. AZ,
folio 442, subject to reservation to
one Margaret Dekay, her heirs and as
signs, joint right to use of the water
and sewerage pipes as existing for the
adjoining properties of the said De-
kay, her heirs and assigns, the said
pipes being laid within the lines of
the herein described mortgage proper
ty and extending to the aforesaid De-
kay property, subject to the use of a
right of way in and to an eight foot
alley in the rear of said mortgaged
property, to be used in common by
the said Mary A. Galloway, mortga-
COR, her heirs and assigns, and Will
liam F. Bratten and Frank P. Brat
ten, their heirs and assigns, and to
the party wall agreement as recited
in deed from said Sarah M. Evans and
Edwin F. Evans, her husband, unto
said William F. Bratten and Frank P.
Bratten, dated August II, 1920, and
recorded among the aforesaid land re-
cords in Liber o. D. C. No. SO, folio
522, all being more fully laid down
and described on a plat filed with the
report of sale in Chancery Proceed
ing No. 1927 in the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, Maryland.
Terms of Sale: Cash. Title papers
and U. S. Revenue Stamps at expense
of purchasers. Taxes paid to January
1, 1887.
THOMAS F. JOHNSON,
Assignee for Foreclosure
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-01-22
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the
subscriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County.
Maryland, letters Testamentary on
the personal estate of Florence Coston
Hoblitzell, late of Worcester County,
deceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or before
the 18th day of July, 1887. They may
otherwise by law be excluded from all
BENEFITS of the said estate. All persons
indebted to said estate are requested
to make immediate payment. Given
under my hand this 18th day of Jan
uary, 1887.
WILLIAM A. HOBLTTZELL.
Executor
Test Paul Jones, Register of Wills.
Jan 15-3t.