The Midland Journal.VOL. XXXVII. RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD., FRIDAY, AUGUST 6, 1915. NO. 50.

TOWN AND COUNTY.Short Paragraphs of Events in the County

During the Past Week.

LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

J'is. T. Riale and family are enjoyingthe week at Atlantic City. "

Miss Edith Lewis, of Newark, Del., wasthe guest this week of Miss Addle Smith.

Miss Thelma England, of Philada., isvisiting her grandfather, J. C. Hindman.

Miss Jane Maxwell, of Philadelphia isvisiting her cousin, Miss Gertrude S.Dare.

Miss Madallne Mills, of RowlandPark. Balto., is visiting Mrs. J. C. Hind-man.

Chas. Murphy, of Philada., was theguest of Edwin L. Haines, several dayslast week.

Miss Louise Worthington was the guestof Miss Helen Cameron, Farmington,last week.

Miss Virginia Clendenin, of Baltimore,spent Saturday and Sunday with MissEvelyn Cameron.

Mrs. Ernest Mearns and children ofAsbury Park, visited Mr. and Mrs. W. B.Bechtel last week.

Miss Margaret Brumfield, of Hamorton,Pa., spent Saturday and Sunday withMiss Ruth Collier, near town.

Mrs. Stuber and son, and Joseph Taylor,of Wilmington, were visitors last week ofMrs. Maude Kirk and Mrs. Jennie Gilles-pie.

Elmer D. Reed and Miss Pearl V. Mc-Cullough were married Monday eveningat the home of the bride’s parents at Con-owingo.

Harry H. Hambleton and son Grant, ofPhilada., were guests last week at thehome of the former’s father, J. W. Ham-bleton, near town.

William McKinney Bell and MissViolet M. Reynolds, both of near RisingSun, were married Thursday last at thehome of the bride’s parents, Mr. andMrs. Wm. T. Reynolds.

Mrs. Maude Kirk and Miss FrancinaKirk, arcompained by Miss GenevieveTurner and Miss Anna Fryer, are enjoy-ing a motor trip in their cars this week toGettysburg, Carlisle and other points.

Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Huffman, ofChandlersville, Ohio, are guests of theirson, Rev. F. H. Huffman, and family, atWest Nottingham Manse. Miss JessieHuffman is also a visitor of her brother atthe Manse.

Permission has been granted by thePublic Service Commission for the Mary-land Water Company of Cecil county toissue $40,000 par value, six per cent., 30year bonds. The selling of the bonds isto enable the company to extend its oper-ations.

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A party from this town composed ofMr. and Mrs. Wm H. Mlcheals, MissElizabeth R. Stephens, Miss SaraGallion,Miss Emma Brown, Chas. M. Murphy,Stanley Vanneman, Edwin L. Haines andHenry Murphy enjoyed a trip down the

I bay Friday, spening the day at Betterton.The stockholders of the Mutual Build-

ing Association of Elkton have electedthe following officers:—Piesident, George

! W. Cosden; Vice President, Samuel J., Keys; Treasurer. David Scott; Secretary,

I Charles S. Peacock; Directors (in addition. to above), George McQuilkin, Robert C.

Thackery, Clarence C. Strickland. Wm.H. Mackall, William R Witwortb, Dr

[ S, C. Sykes and Philip M. Groves.Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Keen entertained a

number of friends at dinner on Saturday,July 31st, it being the 83rd birthday of theL latter’s father, Street Brown, of Colora, inwhose honor It was given. Those present

I were: Street Brown. Mr. and Mrs. How-. ard Pusey, Colora; Mr. and Mrs. Howard

. M. Brown. Miss Mollie McCardell, Secane,, Pa.; Mrs. Chas. E. Stewart and son

j Lewis, Middletown, Del.; Horace Mc-. Cardell, Liberty Grove; Mrs. Stanton

. Tyson, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Keen, PaulKeen, Misses Mildred M. Brown, HelenJenkins and Mary Wilson, Rising Sun.

Rev. J. N. McDowell, of Collingswood,| will preach at* West Nottingham Pres-

. byterian church on Sunday morning next,’ Aug. 8. The Rev. Mr. McDowell is well

known here. He is a son of the late, Harry McDowell and is a native of this

, section.

North East and Rising Sun crossed batsf Saturday afternoon, on the grounds of the

1 former. Rising Sun having little difficultyr in getting the decision by a score of1 10 to 3.

A game will be played on the homegrounds Saturday afternoon between theRising Sun and Lincoln teams.

Four tickets were sold at this stationWednesday morning for the Atlantic Cityexcursion.

Falling from a load of hay Chas. Owens,

of near Bay View, suffered serious injury

of the spine.The annual Elk Neck Farmers Picnic

will be held Thursday, August is, at

Mosebach’s shore on Elk River.

The seventh annual hollness'campmeet-ing will be held at Copson.s Park, nearNorth East, from August 14 to 29.

Dr. G. S. Dare lost a valuable Holsteincow on Sunday. The animal showedsymptoms of poisoning of some descrip-

tion.The Ushers Union of the Zion Method-

ist Episcopal churchspent lastweek camp-

ing at Red Point, along the North Eastriver.

Miss Reeda M. Stoops, a former teacherat the Elkton High School, has been ap-

pointed principal of the Odessa, Del.,Schools.

Little Ruth Davis, daughter of Mr. and- Mrs. Harry Davis, of North East fell over

a box and broke her collarbone one daylast week.

Members of the United States SignalCorps, have been making surveys of thestreams, etc., in this vicinity, for two

weeks past.Rising Sun Cornet Band will furnish

music for the festival Friday evening.Aug. 6, held in Rae’s woods near Fair-mount, by the Oakryn Band.

Take a day off and attend Farmer’sDay at Port Deposit, Saturday, August14th. Matters of importance to the farm-

ers will be discnssed by prominent speak-ers.

Captain Charley Biddle of North East,has sold his launch Ethel to Edward Cos-lett, of Philadelphia, to be nsed in ferryservice between Wilmington and Penn’sGrove.

The members of Company E, M. N. G.,.of Elkton. under command of Capt.Charles B. Finley, spent last week at riflepractice at the State Rifle Range, GlenBurnie.

The W. C. T. U. will meet with thePresident, Mrs. Gertrude Pogue, onThursday, Aug. lath, at 2:30 o’clock. A

full attendance is desired. Payment ofdues Is In order.

Hon. William T. Warburton, of Elktonvisited Annapolis on Friday last, andfiled with the Secretary of State his formalpapers as a candidate for the Republicannomination for governor.

The Elisha R. Ewing farm of 94 acresin the Fourth district was sold last week,by William S. Evans, Attorney for AbnerW. Cathers.'Executor, to Amos S. Ewingfor $3500 subject to a mortgage of SIOOO.

A delegation of farmers in the Elkton•district met in the court house Fridayevening and organized a creamery Asso-ciation. A siO,ooo plant will be erectedaiong the Pennsylvania railroad at Bridgestreet, Elkton.

Ground has been broken for three newgarages in the town of Elkton, one onNorth street by Harry R. Bouiden; oneon Bow street by John G. Constable, andthe third on Railroad Avenue by TaylorW. McKenney.

Benjamin Elliott, thirteen years old, ofBald Friar, has been held under $l5O bailfor bis appearance before the SeptemberGrand Jury, for having stabbed DelmarDevonshire, another lad, in a fight atPilot several weeks ago.

The Rising Sun Cornet Band has placedan order with Henderson & Co., of Phila-delphia, for new uniforms. The suitswill be light blue broad cloth, edged withblack mohair braid and dark green silksoutash. The caps will be the regula-tion U. S. army officer style, with sun-burst in gold on front.

Sunday just about carried off the heatrecord for the summer. It had been hotenough, goodness knows, the greater partof last week, but Sunday went it a littlebetter, and everybody sweltered, with themercury up to 98°.

Monday was another hot day, but a/ heavy gust swept over about five o’clock

k in the afternoon, cooling the atmosphere.P-*-The rain continued the greater part of

the night, giving the ground a thoroughsoaking, something it has not had for

weeks, although there have been frequentshowers. Cooler and unsettled weatherprevailed Tuesday, the backbone of theheat wave appearing to have been broken.

BAND FESTIVAL.

Record Breaking Crowd On Satur-day Night

Unfavorable conditions on Thursdayand Friday evenings of last week, put adamper on the festival held here byRising Sun Cornet Band, but this wasamply made up for on Saturday evening,which was ideal for an out-door event,and brought out probably the largestcrowd ever in attendance at a similaraffaii held in this town.

The Oakryn Cornet Band was presentand furnished excellent music, the crowdshowing their appreciation by the frequentapplause given the seiestlons of this excel-lent musical organization.

And the way the festival was patron-ized was amazing. Ice cream, lemonade,peanuts, everything sold fast and furious,as the receipts show. A popular featurewas the thowing of base balls at dummies.This caught the crowd and the dummieswere literally battered to pieces before theevening was over.

In the drawing H. B. Logan, of Row-landville, won tbe $5.00 gold piec£; Mrs.Ernest Jenness, Rising Sun, K. D., halfbarrel flour; Joseph Tyson, Rising Sun,umbrella, donated by Allee & Shepherd;Jacob McVey, Rising Sun, watch chain,donated by M. Ely & Son; Mrs. Iva Mc-Kinney, Rising Sun, R. D., flash light,donated by Rising Sun Garage; W. C.Martindell, Elkton neck strap, dooatedby George Hunter.

The gross receipts of the three eveningsamounted to $3lO. The net receipts areabout $222. The fund will be devoted tothe purchase of uniforms.

The members of the band wish to re-turn sincere thanks for the generous dona-tions of cakes, fancy and other articles,money, etc., and to those who gave assist-ance, as well as to the general public,which patronized the festival so liberally.

Violent Storm.On Tuesday about midnight, one of the

most violent storms that has occurred fora long time swept over this section andraged until morning. The rain fell intorrents and the wind blew furiously.AH streams overflowed their banks andfields were badly washed. The high winduprooted numerous trees, tore off blanchesand did other damage. Growing cornsuffered greatly, all fields being laid flatand a great deal of it broken off. Thedamage done in town was slight. Limbs jwere whipped from trees in all sections ofthe town, but no serious damage done.

“Jimmie” Asks A Square DealElsewhere in our columns will be found

a* appeal from “Jimmie.” There arethousands of boys and girls just likeJimmie in Baltimore’s squalid tenements.

Jimmie’s case must appeal strongly toall who are blessed with comfortable ;

homes, plenty of breathing space, sun-shine, trees and flowers.

The Fresh Air Society appeals for.Jimmie and asks if you will help thishumane cause.

Missing From Home.Jarrett Quinn has been missing from

his home near Fair Hill, since July 22,and search has been instituted for him.It is feared he became mentally unbal-anced from the beat and has committedsuicide. Quinn was overcome with theheat while haying the day that he lefthome and one of his horses dropped deadin the field. He is 35 years old andleaves a wife and five small childreu,the youngest eight months old.

To Hang August 27-Governor Goldsborough on Monday,

designated Friday, August 27, as the dalefor the execution of "Wish” Shepherd,colored, who was recently convicted atDenton of assault ou a girl and was sent-enced to be hanged.

Shortly after the assault had been com-mitted Shepherd was captured and takento Baltimore for safekeeping. He wastaken back to Denton last week, when hewas tried and convicted.

Maryland’s Oldest and WettestCounty 6oes Dry.

St. Mary’s, the oldest county in tbeState, and for many, many years thewettest, went "dry” Tuesday by a ma-jority of 553. Of the nine districts in tbecounty all but two gave a dry majority.Fifty saloons will be put out of businessMay I, 1916, when the law becomesoperative.

Receiver For Woodlawn Camp.FormerStates Attorney J Wilson Squire

has filed a bill in tbe Cecil county courtasking that a receiver be appointed forthe Woodlawn Campmeeting Association,one of the oldest carapmeeting grounds inthis state.

A festival for the benefit of the M. Echurch will be held at Syimar Fridayevening, Aug. 20. Music will be furnished by Rising Sun Cornet Band.

Some new effects in ribbons and newdesigns in Ladies at Bufijng-loq’s.

YOUNG FARMER DROWNS.

Got Beyond Depth While BathingIn Sassafras River.

Howard Nickerson, aged 24 years, afarmer of tbe First district, Cecil county,was drowned in Sassafras River, off Is-land Wharf, Saturday evening

Just how the accident occurred no oneknows, as he was alone After eating hissupper he drove down to the river to washhis carriage and some time later hisbrother-in-law, George William, took awalk down that way and there found thehorse securely tied under a tree, the carri-age standing nearby, nicely washed, andNickerson’s clothes lying in a boat tied tothe wharf. The supposition is that afterwashing the carriage he went into theriver to bathe, and not being able to swim,got out beyond his depth and wasdrowned.

The lifeless body of William C. Kraft,50 years old, a member of the firm ofKraft & Chance, grocers and butchers,Havre de Grace, was found floating in theSusquehanna River, near the TolchesterCompany’s wharf, about 630 o’clockMonday morning. The body was foundby workmen.

Mr. Kraft spent Sunday crabbing andfishing near Spesutla Island and returnedto Havre de Grace early in the evening.

At 8 o’clock he went to his boarding-house, where it was supposed he retiredfor the night. He was seen on the streetabout 10 o’clock aud nothing further wasknown until his body was found nextmorning.

It is supposed he went to the wharf tofind a cool spot, and falling asleep, roiledoverboard.

Prisoners Escape From “Cut.”Louis R. Rinehart, aged 33 years, and

Silas White, 31 years old, both of Bel Air,escaped July 26 from the Maryland Houseof Correction, to which institution eachhad been spntenced for a term of 18months by Judge Harlan, for assault onWilliam Hawkins. A reward of $25 eachis offered for their capture.

Rinehart and White had been in the in-stitution since last March, and owing totheir ability as carpenters were employedon fence building and other similar work.

Petitions urging White’s parole hadbeen circulated in Harford county. Thepetition was to be submitted to Governor

| Goldsborough in a few days, and it wasthought possible that both men wouldhave been pardoned.

- Fire Marshal’s ReportState Fire Marshal G. Edward Myers

has made public his annual report for thefiscal year ending May 3, showing that

' during the preceding 12 months 2.093 fires,upon which losses totaling $1,160,449.69

■ were paid, occurred in Baltimore City and' the 23 counties of the State. The numberof fires reported exceeds by 40 the number

1reported for the fiscal year ended May 3,1914.

According to Mr. Myers’ recapitulation1,309 of the fires reported for the fiscalyear just ended occurred in Baltimorecity. 70 in Allegany county, 49 in AnneArundel, 137 in Baltimore county, 5 inCalvert, 27 in Caroline, 22 in Carfoll, 9 inCecil, 8 in Charles, 50 in Dorchester, 71 inFrederick. 5 in Garrett, 29 in Harford, 36in lioward, 13 in Kent 28 in Montgomery,28 in Prince George’s, 16 in Queen Anne’s,1 in St. Mary’s, 43 in Somerset, 23 inTalbot, 57 in Washington, 32 in Wicomico,and 25 in Worcester.

The total amount of insurance carriedon the properly destroyed or damagedamounted to $5 275,348.11 in the countiesand $7,210,704 26 in the city, making atotal of $12.48605337. Of the $1,160,-449 69 in losses paid, $821,891 79 was paidin the counties and $338.55790 was paidin the city.

William Reynolds, of Fremont, Pa.,lost a valuable horse on Friday. Theanimal was gored by a bull and died in atew minutes.

North East has lost two of its shoe-makers. They were Italians, and left fortheir old homes in Italy, with the expectation of enlisting in the army.

The School Commissioners advertisefor an addition to the Agricultural HighSchool building at Calvert, for which anappropriation of S6OOO has been made.

Governor Goldsborough has issued astatement announcing that he will not bea candidate for re nomination. There isa widespread sentiment that a Governorcannot succeed himself in Maryland andthe records for many years show that nomatter how good his record, no Governorhas been re-elected.

"Polly,” a pet chicken owned by littleMisses May and Dean Leffler of Elkton,died lately, aged between 12 and >3 years.It was a while Bantam, and a peculiarthing about the chickep she never had acolored feather in a(l those years. Everyyear, to this summer, she had a broodof chickens.—Democrat.

Do not delay in picking up bargains atBuffiogton’s, as wide awake buyers 39041cause small lots to disappear.

DEATHS.

I D Kennard Owens.D. Kennard Owens died at his home

near Principio Furnace, on July 24. Hewas 74 years of age, and had been amember of Venus Council, No. 44, O. U.A. M., of Havre de Grace, for over thirtyyears. Interment was made at PrincipioCemetery.

Miss Lena E. Holmes.Miss Lena E. Holmes, daughter of Mr.

, and Mrs. Mayfield Holmes, of Upper Elk, Neck, died July 22 at Union Hospital,

Elkton, where she had been taken for, treatment for a complication of diseases.

She was in her 21st year and is survived,by her parents and several brothers andsisters.

Mrs. Henry Price.Mrs. Laura Price, wife of Henry Price,

died Thursday morning at her home inPrincipio, after a long illness from cancer.The deceased was 45 years of age and issurvived by her husband, one daughterand one son. The funeral was heldSaturday, with interment at Rosebankcementery, Calvert.

Hranvllle T. Morrison.Granville T. Morrison died suddenly at

his home in Colora on Thursday morningof last week. He suffered a stroke ofparalysis and passed away in two hours,without regaining consciousness. Thedeceased was 71 years of age, and leavessix children. The funeral was heldSaturday afternoon, July 31, with inter-ment at West Nottingham cemetery.

Dr. S. T. Roman.Dr. S. T. Roman, a well known

practitioner of Cecil county, died Wed-nesday night. Aug. 4, at his home near-Conowingo, from heart trouble, in the76th year of his age. He was a son ofAbsalom and Eliza Haines Roman. Astudent at West Nottingham Academy, helater entered Princeton University, andafter graduating from that institution,graduated in medicine at the Universityof Pennsylvania.

His wife, who was Harriet Wood, diedfive or six years ago. One brother andone sister survive: Joseph A. Roman, ofOregon City, Oregon, and Mrs. ElizabethMaxwell, of Philadelphia.

TO BUILD 600 D ROAD.

Road Through Delaware andChester Counties Assured.

The Oxford News this week reportsthat by raising the $70,000 stipulated bythe State Highway Department, the lowerend of Chester and Delaware Counties putit directly up to that department to buildthe much talked of through pike fromPhiladelphia to the Maryland line. TheDepartment has promised to put out thespecifications at once and to begin workat the first possible moment.

The project to build route 131 all theway through, thus making a continuouspike from Philadelphia to Baltimore wasbegun on May 22nd, but lack of Statefunds was the big obstacle, and the onlyhope was to raise a large portion of theneeded money by popular subscription.The first sum set was siou,ooo, but whenit was stated that this was an absoluteimpossibility the amount was reduced to$70,000, and a whirlwind campaign wasstarted to raise this sum. Success hasfinally crowned the efforts of those whohave had the matter in hand.

The only unfortunate part of the entireaffair in connection with the securing ofthe road has been the fight between thetwo townships below Oxford, as to which 1way the road should go to the Marylandline says the News. This is a matterwhich will have to be determined by the .Stale Department.

The New York Jockey Club has fixed afourteen day meeting, September 15 to 30, ,of the Harford Agricultural and Breeders’Association, at Have de Grace. This fall 1meet is to be followed by Laurel, whichas usual gets the entire month of October.

Everett Morris, small son of Mrs.Arthur Hayes, of Oxford, swallowed threesafety pins on a string, Saturday even-ing, and was in a very serious conditionfor some hours. Finally the pins weredislodged and the little fellow soon recov-ered from his trying experience.

Attempting to climb to the roof ofChestnut Level Presbyterian Church, bythe ivy vines on the side of the edifice, inorder to recover a ball, Walter Pyle, agednine years, met with a serious accidentlast week. When a distanced fifteen feetfrom the ground the broke, and thelad sustained a fracture of both arms byhis fall.

Mrs. Carroll, of PleasantGrove, placed her year-old child in aswing, on Monday of last week, whileshe went about her house work. Return-ing to the spot in a few minutes she washorrified to find the little one dead. Thechild had in some manner twisted therope about its neck and been strangled todeath-

"Mane* Savers” in way of Men’s Suitsand Strait Hats at Buffington’s.

WEDDINGS.Blanch—Warpole.

i A very pretty wedding was solemnizedby Elder Henry Carr, of Elkton, July 24,

, at the home of Margaret Warpole, when, she became the bride of John Blanch, of

Palmyra, Pa.Kshlr—Mitchell.

Miss Rose Mitchell, of Wilkinsburg,Pa., and Mr. John Kshir, of CarterCamp,

: Pa., where united in marriage by Rev.William Sehouler, of Elkton, on Wednes-

' day, July 28, at 10 a. m., at the home ofher parents, Mr. and Mrs. WilliamMitchell, of North East.

Lawder—Wallace.The marriage of Mr. Wm. H. Lawder,

son of Mr. Harry Lawder, postmaster ofHavre de Grace, and Miss Virginia Wal-lace, of New York city, on July 24, wasattended with an unique experience. Theceremony was performed on board, alaunch in the Susqnehanna river by Rev.Mr. Hopkins, of Havre de Grace. Theparty could scarcely keep their positionsas the boat rocked in a lively manner.

Woodslde—Buck.The marriage of Frank C. Woodslde,

son of Mr. and Mrs. David B. Woodslde,Oxford, and Miss Helen G. Buck, daugh-ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Buck, Hudson,N. Y., was solemnized in Pittsfield, Mass.,on Saturday, July 31st. Immediatelyafter the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Wood-side left on an extended automobile hon-eymoon trip. They arrived in OxfordMonday eveninng enroute to Washington,D. C. The newly-weds will make theirhome in Pittsfield, Mass., where Mr.Woodside is employed.

THEODORE.Miss Eva Irwin spent several days last week

in Wilmington, Chester, and Philadelphia.A. Raymond Jackson, of Wilmington, spent

Snnday with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H. D.Jackson.

Mr. and Mrs. Chas. R. Nesbitt spent Sundaywitfi Mr. and Mrs. William T. Slicer, Colors.

Miss May McKinney, of Oxford was theguest of friends here several days last week.

Miss Rosa Nesbitt was a week-end guest ofMr. and Mrs. J. T. Armour and family.Lester Jackson and Herbert Williams spent

Saturday at Betterton.Miss Elizabeth Lea and friend, of Baltimore,

are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Barker andfamily.

Marion school honse is being brightenedwith a new dress of paint.

Tomato patches look very promising. JohnThompson picked a bushel from his vines onMonday.

Mrs. John A. Williams spent Friday withMr. and Mrs. Chas. Thompson and family.

Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, of Wilmington, wereweek-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. H. D. Jack-son.

WOODEAWN.MissesAnnie and M. O. Jackson left Monj

day for several weeks stay at Chautauqua,N. Y.

Miss Jamison of Rising Sun was a week-endguest ofher cousin. Miss Elsl Rea.

Master Walter McCall of Phila., is visitingbis grandmother, Mrs. Emma Poist.

Mrs. W. H. Elgin and Master Hampton ofWashington, D. C„ are guests of her aunt,Mrs. M. L. Thompson.

Masters Howard and Carroll Simmers arevisiting their sister at Middle River, Md.

A number of young men from here went toAtlantic City on the excursion from RisingSun, Wednesday.

Mra. Ella Mahan and son of Harford Co.,spent Sunday with the Misses Charsha.

Elk Neck Farmers’ Picnic.The seventh annual all day basket picnio

of the Eik Neck Farmers’ will be held atMosebach’s shore on Elk River on Thursday,August 12. The management has arrangedfor music by a good orchestra, addresses onagricultural topics by prominent speakers!amusements of various kinds, and all sorts of*light refreshments. Dinner will be served bythe ladies of Wesley Chapel at a reasonableprice, so that any one who does not care toarrange to bring lunoh need not go withouta good dinner. The four gubernatorial candi-dates have been invited to be present, as wellas all local candidates. Attend and enjoy theday. Everybody welcome.

After spending Sunday, July 25, withMr. and Mrs. Charles Ruth in Elkton,Mr. P. J. Kelley, Mr. and Mrs. Nor-man Kelley of Allentown. Pa., and Mrs.Eugene George, of Aquashicola, Pa., metwith a very serious accident upon makingthe return trip in their automobile. Whennear Easton, Pa., they were run into byanother car and hurled down a 20-footembankment into the canal. NormanKelley, driving the car, was pinnedbeneath the machine and drowned. Theothers were rescued. Five young menwere in the car that ran into the Kelleycar, but did not stop, putting on morespeed and getting away without beingidentified. The unfortunate man was 23years of age.

The Government has issued a notice tothe effect that no territory in Maryland isnow under quarantine for foot-and-mouthdisease except two stock yards in Balti-more.

Late summer clearance sale of LadlesOxfords now.in progress at Buiftngioa’s*