The Cecil Whig (Elkton, Md.) 1920-12-18 [p ]€¦ · VOL, 79. NO. 39 CIRCUIT (01HT (loariils* Hu*...

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VOL, 79. NO. 39 CIRCUIT (01HT (loariils* Hu* (riminal Dotkol. Grand Jury Makes Record 1 ll(. | leee.n term Ot' till' I Ill'Ult i ¦ , lt l-. i".,i- (.. oil vi only opened Mo- - ¦ l.iv morning with Associate Judge I, u oi VV Wickes presiding. ' hief Judge William H A rkitis arriving l.iioi- The juries "ere constituted as follows: (, rand -I . i .aiooon. \\ I ’avis, foreman; Robert 1> 1 oard, John S. Sam or. V, I Mill I:a.-v. e. 1 ( liiltou .laid," n. Wirin' T I ooii'-y Robert Lynch. l"tarry Ragan. William K Id'- tie Tli nia- Dixon, Bennett Steele, I¦, . . ; j M, Washington Penning- m, ' Kdwnrd MrK< own, ' hai l 1 . •on Samuel W. Fitzgerald, New- ton \ Nicklc. Maynard C, Foster. x\ a m 11. Merry, ' arenee Cifford. ) 'rank A. Reynolds, Lee Matthews, Thom;u Savin. 1 'ei ir .lory Rambert \V. Manlove, I |,. ir i , I'r re. Jefferson D Mel oy rnllanl Buekworth. Zaehariah C. Me Kenney, Jos him M. A sh, ( e -il I’ Sent man, Alfred 11. Davis, Jo.-eph K. Con- re'. Andrew Annie. John H. Cann. (inti.- Reynolds, .1 Albert Honey, .1 Franklin Dings. John lllair, 11 nyrli Kails, John Slump. Frank 1., Row- i \V. S Uton, William R. Pem’p-ey. i linlmi Verkes. .lames H. I.yneh had died sinee the pam 1 v. as drawn, and < leorge 1 ’¦ iareji and Rime! Mayberry were excused. .1 \\ iekes told the (.rand Jury that Iv had learned from the Stale’s Attorney that few m:liters of import ante would rome before them, and theii work not likely he prolonged. Minor offenses such as should proper- ly be disp¦ *edof by the Police M- irate need not engage their title; Don Many eomplaints had reached hint about ihe rendition ot the 1 own I oint road, reported to b often impassable. They should im|uire into the matter. •he County Commissioners thus far failed to take any action to- ward improving the road, Ihe (.rand Jury then reared, and .the call id the dockets I" can and was finished at noon Most of the civil cases were conib ued. about a dozen were put on ¦he St 'kct and quite a number were marked for trial, a- were also three of the Ihir.een appeals and live cases on the ( laniual docket, coming nvt*r from previous terms. After the recess the appeal cases were called for trial but were eon tinned. The petit jurors were dis- charged C r the day Tuesday. Norman A. Loo.-e, indicted by the September tlrand Jury on lour charge: stealing, between July -Id ar.d fi'dh last a Buick automobile own od by J. Wanen Sentman, of North Hast, g Is from the warehouses of the R. vV () R- H„ at Childs and F.lk Mills and with receiving stolen goods whose case had been set at the last term for December 11. was arraigned on the first charge and chose trial \ before the full Bench. Warhurton for j State; Coburn and t rothers lor the defense. Loose had been employed as a train riding detective on the B. A O. R. R-. from May to July last, when he was dropped for failing to report toi duty. On July 4th he rented a garage from If. c Wilson in Newark, Del. loward the end of tin- month he posed as a sugar dealer and sold :A1 pounds of sugar to Delaware College, where he was arrested, on July -19th, "hfie waiting for payment of the bill, Mr. Sentman was sworn and de- scribed the car which was stolen from tlu garage in North least, whete it was kept lie notified the authorities and a few days later Sheriff Seth phoned him that, a ear like his was in Newark, in Loose's garage, where hi later idem died it. He found 1 w boxes of fifi caliber car; ridgiA two black jacks and some linemen’s wir- in a side pocket of the ear. It had a Delaware dealer’s and a Pennsylvania license on it when found. He thought lt was worth SD no. The engine num- ber of the ear tallied with that given in his lici nse and his license lags were found in the garage. , ( 11 . , K nllll. of Ihe I i'll ":ld -do o t ' tb it 1 worked under him 1 mporarily in May and dun- last. i!" bad ' " keys to the freight house, Tim witm-s started to tell about lh ¦ robin l ies at the ware- house. to which the defense objected as Loose was on trial for theft "j the automobile only and wi re sustained. When ho was an --ted mi dale fifth he told witness that he had no garag" nor car. lie later prodii'-ed the key to the garage where the car was found, ilf refused to go to Maryland at first. The engine number of the car had been painted over but could be made out. Mr. Sentman identified the ear in witm --' presence. K. C. Wilson. !ii t saw Loose on July 4th last and rented him a garage in the rear of his (witness’, home in Newark. It had an entrance from Main street and another from ( allege avenue. He usually walked over wit- ness' property to enter the garage- wanted to rent two more garages and The day before he was arrested he wished to line the walls. The day of his arrest he said he would need only one and would have it cleaned. Dan- iel Stoll, with whom Loose hoarded, told him that Loose worked for a de- tective firm Loose put a new lock on the garage. Deputy Sheriff Oscar Humes, fm merly constable at Elk Mills,_ told ol going with Sheriff Seth, Captain Kahn and Deputy Sheriff John Seth to New- ark on July 29th and of Loose’s ar- rest. Loose told Kah nhe had no gar CECII life WHIG JL# JL J* ¦ ? * .JSLJBL. Jm $ ELKTON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1920 SOLDIERS MEMORIAL proj id lo rai; e $7,500 (mote fj ¦ . ii') for ibe i reel i"ii of a Me o' .Minium.-ni. iu honor of the ¦i I'onU'n i! Cecil Co inly ivlio .el '.r '. . i-a, sc 'i d th ¦.(¦ (' .tint 1 y ¦' i , \\ ... Id War 1111 . in , spec- al iii.it Tul is niemlii in v of the .oen o; mi county (whose names will e i: - a... I i’ii the mununn in I who. ! r.p. War. laid down their lives in i ¦ f i heir and our Iwil. The i .. ;a 1 will be erected nn ('ccil ¦ dy p .iperty, on the - . itiniVs’. i ¦ T ilie i ben t House yard and if: in eonleiiiplution :o ere"), with the i" p.ament, a drinking I’ n.i,,-d-i |7 ; i 11 . d ht a -I, I’r jo isly aeknow edged S' 1000 tut i , C. SI ricklai d 10.00 \lf "d 1 aylor a,OO ! biws.rd Rrown i Sixth |)i-t ) . 0.00 Thoma D, Mews .") Oil ¦ a ¦ . C. n i'iilen 10.00 Walter I Smith a Of) I ani I'oil,. ~.()() '. I >.i ’rothers . 1(1.00 Mr. and Mrs. I. 11. Atkinson, (Sixth Hist, i a.oo II C. Jinn 10.00 Jane - Slioi't bi.OO R. 11. Merritt i First I list I ... . a.OO Air. at 'I Mrs i; R. .1 ainar .... fia.oo \V .1 Davis a,(1(1 loim "b redith a 00 i man ii. Spence 10.00 D I , Wells a.0(1 i<>lit, \ ndi i -on ( First lis I . , a.OO II D. Litz.enherg .7.00 Samuel D. Mollitt 5,00 ¦ e E Riel ai a.OO '•I T"i ¦<l I i; ley 20.00 C. S. (irniit 5.00 Clement Stride : 5.00 (.a, i" I Steele 5.00 I"y ye i, Mel.ale 5,00 •I."mes E. Dean 10.00 Antbony Williams, 5 00 bdiii Lang and wife . 5.00 ! I- rank N, Davi- 10.00 V. * . !’, Sl'\ Hi fll - tried fia.oo '! i ai S-1.240,00 No furthi'i puldieution of suhscrip- j lee:- will be made until after “the Holidays." In Hie meantime, however, -end in ipl ions ip ihe fund ' i dm;: , p "ili bi a good t ime to jd i i in ia nn tnhranee of “our boys” | wsio. in "iir del' n-e, now lie under the '"I. awiiy over th to, in I ranee. Whin . a think of them and why I In v died, yon can’t refuse- can you? 11\ ardiT of ( ommiltee: ROiIEHT C THAI KERY, Chairman; ROBERT ¦) McC.AI LEV. Treasurer. ( ! ' I I"’ I HUBERT, Seer tap. ——ooo i':!i{i: niAS snx k>\?; kh; :-.oi.iiii;ns The t i"¦ i 1 C unty Red Cross Chap : r ha - bicn asked lo fiil fitlil -[oit.- 'Up l"i‘ Ills soldiers at tie* C. S. I’ufi II a 1 h Service Host ::al, No. b i’ei'y i’oisf. Aid This ho-piial has rausl’orini'd :T" ¦ m a '.reiieral ho- st to out* i xelusively for neuron osychopathic cases. I.ei us do what I we ran lo Icing good cin a to these j hoys. Suggestion: Buy one pair of b ack a.-, N > 11. l uck "Me sock in ui.* ' other and fill to the lop with goodies. "i e orange, tipple, nil's candy chew- -1 ing gum. tobacco, ( igai ettcs, Imx ot | -afcly' matches atld cakes. | Chairmen for the countv Miss 1.. v. Mcxander. Elktm : Mrs. C I Ben I -"11, I ’"i't 1 ll'posil lio not wait to bo asked Send a ! liiliol stocking to any of the following Elkt n cot 1 it tee Mrs. H C. Thack ; i ry, Mi -. W, Don I’rii o. Mi - J R. 1 ( lay. Al * - E C I .yneli Mrs Mill- eolm R. Cilpin, Mrs. John McKlmoyl . I’lea i ka v " Jr* ni i'i \ I>¦ *i¦ t:: I -i" ¦II. (it her aiixi;iarie- will do their j -hat and appoint their own commit ooo, i’LMSliblt IN Bi IIMV, HBM: ( ¦ ¦' ¦ o,' . origin, shortly le- j I’o",. n,idni'";t Saturday d" Dc.yel tin !•! v ¦ Jllip •¦ ;' ¦ ip,'',li ! arm of ili''p ' I W J . - mar l.< -lie. I!" wa- on j 'li ly : -n “hi Mntchlntia al the 11 V O rn¦ iroad *re. mg a 1. lie, amt 1. two ! .i a wis and fra Nelson were ... i 1 i n; uz. r.; ari e Keighliors (ried lo n use ttiein. I ".vi.-. theiider, c.-caped front be non e buy I Ira, aged I’d years, faded to do so I and was luimed to death. IBs rh irred body Was found in —r a window . pen. illg as if li" had fallen when uiTo rated by the sm'J.e, ( oroiier Magraw iifler an invistigatinn on Sunday, deemed an inqui st need! >s \eii h hors say In th brothers were feeble- minded, aid Lewis con'd not account for flic lire. Their mother i dead and they and their father occupied the In use OOO ( \KiHT IN STOLEN ( All Mo,or vehicle officer Kaililey, of the Stale poll a force, brought to Elk- ton jail on Tuesday evening .Alfred Sen i-.. aged IP years, of Newark. J . Edward Dellaum. aged 44 years, and his an, Enu'st Deliaum, aged fit win s, of Em I Orange, N. J.. charged with the larceny of an antomole'e from New Jersey. The machine wa m the possession of the men, S rets having confessed he took the mm nine several week- ago. concealing it in a sand pit near I’erryville. On aim- ing to claim the car he was ;.:r.-.-len by the officer : LOCAL NEWS ITEMS ’li'. ;uui Alt - , Kobe r t C. Thacker. I ni. ir 11 -nit icc on east Main street. ; I' m i at i.. nu r on Thursday af mi the Jndg"s ef the Cnurt and ; ra mlicr.s of the Bar. ¦'ll obi can c y od: -e on V. . High : i a ct, used by the Victory Sparklei 1 y i ir a laboratory, wtis liadly lari!" by til" Tuesday moiutlig, 1 Ito firemen r. -p-nded to tile alarm . ml clucked the Idaz.e. thi rry Hill M. E Sunday school ¦ 1 hi sl l *'i ¦ I’ageant a ' 7.fit) '’¦no, k mi Christmas night, in Red Men's Hall A silver offering for the *• I inn I’a purposes. Everybody is in- vite d to atti ml. 1 Jackson School Impiovenn-in Asso. 1 elation will hear an address from Miss 1 R' -s, the County Home Demonstration 1 A'i n; on Tuesday evening Decern 1 by r 21. I Ihe E. S. Club will meet with Mi'. and Mrs. Elisha Kirk I'riday evening. t I tee cm her ”1. Ihe ( hristnias entertainnient of the i Jones’ Chapel Sunday selufid will he i given next Wednesday evening, De- i li mber fifi Everybody welcome, i All members of the Patriotic Liter l ary Club arc requested to attend the i meeting ai Mrs (leorg*. Potts, Sr'-, i home, this Saturday evening', when i new officers will he elected. I Hiil'li Sewart. employed at the I North Eadt porcelain plant, was i caught in a hell ~n Tuesday. One 0 f i Ins legs w ashrokeii and he was other- i wise injured. I "Samoset,” ( hoeolets. Eresh from I the faetory in dainty boxes Ct Xmas I Cil'ls. Wells' Drug Sloti'. nn l 1 lank 11. Thompson, of North East. I ¦ reeuperating at the Howard House 1 after a long siege of typhoid fever at i I nion Hospital. i Preaching services will he held in I Hnr'V M. E, Church. Elk Neck, by Rev, D. J (liven tomorrow, Sunday, I al fii.'lO p. m. Don’t forget that she wexpei: a i box of "Samoset” Chocolates for \ mas Wells' Drug Store. ml Rev. Dr. (I. T. Alderson will give i mi address at the winter closing of | W i-t Annvell tomorrow . The Clu isi- i was treat will be given to the child : ren. Hour of service fiblt) ;i m. Miss Dorothy Ru -, County Home Demon, (ration Agent, will address the I Jackson School Improvement Asso- |i iation Tuesday evi ning, Dieemher fil Evi ryotie is welcome. The annua! treat for til - inmate- o thi’ I ounty Home (the poor charges id’ the county) will In* given Decern (•r fifi. Tin s' desiring to contribute may do >o thr ugh oilher of the trus tees (mo 1.. lies*. , Thoma - Tyson and J. T. Tyson. Iu the report of the Board of Army !. igincirs no appropriation is named for the Susquehanna river, there being an unexpended balance of Sl,snn "'hit'll it is said will be enough fot maintenance purposes; for Elk ami Little Elk rivers only kSOO is asked. Ihe largest assortment of line box candies e'er shown in Elkton, Wells Drugstore. ;i , Post mn iters O. C. die.- of Elkton and Owens, of Pcrryville, announce that the slogan, ’’Make A ourself a Present of the Savings Habit" would he urged by postoiliee officials fm ( hristmas shoppers. The postmastei - have sciTireff a supply of Hlfifi Wa ¦ Sayings Stamps, maturing P.lfi.7, now I selling for .' Rfi.'l, and wish tn remind j prospeetiyc buyers that December is the hmi mntilli in which this i--.ie ran ' ol tained. Tin gift of a War Sav- i ing- St imp. the Postnitt; lers potm out. a gift of ineri'asiiii;' worth, not ¦ ly s„ far a- its money value is eon 1' 1 T led. hi.:! a,- a start in the habit of ! saving. j “Samoset" Chocolates in plain and •y l'( xcs. Wells* -Tug Stine a ,, M - Mary I. Bowland. who several i y. i ks :,"o mid Tweiit an ojieratlmi a- j nion H'isidtn:, Ixlktoti, for appeniliet- ¦ a mini d her dm ies ns ti ttelu r | ' : 'th East, high sehooi. ~-HA ddie T Wright, ef Cherry ¦ is not ifii'd "ii Tuesday that he "f hei uni, Lieutenant John r: whe was kill* i , n anes. i d .it 1 lohoken. J.. mi', chi ¦ ¦ hm it'd -,, slerd;:;,' in the gov I in in; t iTin orj Wash inr I ( ! ; ! . 1. Will- 11: - bought |i. S* t- j store tie; i th. North East alien, , a I t.- i "W rminiii',’ , A ; Xott ingham (I range ha - lent 'I 1. t (iilen, mas er; John Jenne o'-.Tsi'er; ?Mrs. Eleanor Moore, stew- <’ Toty, treasurer; John H. himhh ':n y; Mrs. Honiee Cul- len. assistant, lady steward. The remainder of the prisoner* I l orn the p nitentiary, employed o III' Elk,on streets since early in May. "¦ere taken hack to Baltimoie on Sai- nrday. •Er 1 ' * ived a Ei ¦¦ di Line of Whit ¦ ¦ii - 1 audios for the Holidays, c. H, detr is. Main street, adv-fii The Susquehanna Hose ( ompany, ' d Ha' re de (iraee, received this weetv then two new Americaii La Francs lire trucks which are ready for s (>, vice The Rev Clarenei E. Wolfe, i v ’Thurmont. Mil., has accepted a cab l" become rector of St. John's P. E. I hnri'li, Havre do (iraee, and wi)'. con due. hi- ist services on Sunday, De- * 2 C, t h. posals for carrying the mail be- ¦n Earlcville and Middletown wit, ¦ I'ci'ived up to January 11. M)2J. Ter infoitr years, from July fil, 1921, to June ;li), 1925. Present salary, •S1 (W 5. Earmers of the North East section erganiz 'd a local branch of the Phila- WHOLT NO. C C74 i DEATHS 01' THE WEEK ¦ fx.imit r I ’it Jaek.-.Mi. I ,r ¦ ¦ .11 1.1 y, il ..I i i the home of hi- 1H ~ ' ¦ .-IV 1 1 \. the pa " ' ar Judtte t.T tii ¦ i>i nfian.' ¦ ¦ 1 W( Mifinlu*!- t.j o ne of the ... and most - ! 1 ’¦ l I ni i,¦ ~! i.¦ .-.ain 1 y I.*¦ "" "I' I l ' late ¦ ¦.. ¦¦.(. I V Rurru-|is Jack ~|| .; n , Ilf is survived l.y 1 1, ¦ following ¦ ¦ •Irent Mr ( h ; , ’. W. m: Mi K. II |”¦ nun '!"• i. IVI ; I’i. r.-c 11, •, m hiladelphia and Alexander Bur ** l ¦' ' I ! " Jae k-'.ini. Wj ipi,, 1 1. | ¦ mi.l the follow!, l.roirit-T-s and m | ¦ !;. Cr:, i hai I- 1..,,. | I.ml (• ,~, '' ¦’ : " ' s I rail Hrrtenst j : Mrs. Cordelia V Pam,non , m I town; I Ifl, \ .Ta.-i - •. . 11 II - .1.1 kson W n : M!¦¦ ,~] 11 ( .| : 'Mineral si* i M i !•' - late re-'ileni f m .I-,, !. tJ) ,, | > 'lff l;.v aft. 1'm.,,1 at I . ~ ‘e 1 went in Prineipif. ('emerei \ Richard S \\ a;|j. j Mr. Richard S Wallis, , ¦ mi>l l na i Hunk of Chesap, . at hi., i.'iiiif ai.nui |,> ..V1.., ~ I I i eiav morning-. - Mi a 'ill.. ,i , ' nuivli ol the (am,l SI, ¦ •„ .. pcake City, ¦ rainy, I) , ; a .t - p. IV.. vnh interment ai i;, .- ; i i meterv <'sl-> M. Iliniiihon i H.., vM. I lunalwo, agvd N , | f Hn "<! and .i't ephit e Dona- -1 nt Ills hwiii lii Perryvi He IVeem.l )•_*, after a ¦oin,,arativelv I I illne-s. Mr, I lonalinn hinl I aoi. nili fur era| niontlis, lm was ;,i ' he about until aboui Thanks ivivnur day, when he was roretat , lake tn his h.'.l ills fiinere’ tnnk place t,n Wednesday, with Rev " K - -nti. M ¦ f W.ln.i .. •. . nuintr. assist r t; \\ w in.irs. Quit ti' . were p 11 : hal Me - be ¦- of Imp. Inlet t Keil 1 10, Order nf (Iwls, and tli ]’ n ~ nl A.. of which he v aa:. . . ... il is survived bv his v sister. Miss Lwr.ie In ~a | '[: , ... mains wen* inf-nvd ii s? M fometory. Mrs. Della M. Clark , ts.ln ;a M f I:, wife of Il.i. a \ Nark, diet iat the hot if her in... lie,’ ¦ ,r " '. n•• -w 'av. 'Miii a '.fit rat ¦ : M : ¦¦! ¦ ' . V '' hM. n M ''d V . . I .1 •; v, , I. ... . 1n ( .. . .nry. I i:*Jik \, \oui ;, H | The remains .d‘ Prank 1, X .wland ' ,f l! 'v IHo Hi !¦:. ; V, ,an , of Middletown, wore hroujrht there m, Saturday and interred in for t t citir. , v - Oe di.il of Uriah:', disease I'eeowl.er s. in Philadelphia He was no years ol aye. ills wd’t .a, . n and u sistor Mrs. Walter S. L< thert , °t Mald.etnu n, survive him. Anna \S hr:,son Milter An. a \\ hit son Mal t. wife of \\V ham T Mill ... j, .¦, . i county, died of apoplexy December 11 •at tie home of her siep-daiinlues. ; Mrs. h orris li. She >• . I lit! survix itte ehildre:. are. lieory s ; 11- Mil er. We t Chester; Anna M ¦Milk r. Philaih Iphia; P.l\ a M. Set: I. i h't \ er. I 'id,; ('ha 1-1, ¦ U hi ih, ... Wv j atuioUe, Mich,; Harry C. .UKt s - : ' ¦ 1 11 ’’ 1 lin -imu tit va , mad.- ia th. j l: M l '" 1 k I i \V, .1 ~ . Ha I. Slew.irl H 'kin. ,; !•:: it; ,; t ¦- 1 ’'. et I . < Tli. f .1 tide , ¦ >e i from Kntan- net < lull 11. < il ¦lee 11, at 1 1.1011 Oh Sami day. and t ei\ attended. ;tev. Dr, i. .; Ilartin, .farmer, and Hev. (hai.- '. ' a r, pi ~ of the > hurt It, eondu, ted the s -rviee-. Hishop Daveitper' ~ I-d Ke\. Williau Sehoul. ~ of It.dt.mot e, formerly o( t'iiklo!.. Were piv et, as were also li. li'e- Adkins. Pattis i and liriseoe, "i the Court of Appeals; Judpe Hop pet and Judpte Harlan, of Helalt •linljre \\ i< k. e was one of the activt pallhet.re Intel ttiete. ua made it. the familp plot in Chester Cemetery Messrs. (day ton and Siptier, of the 1 ceil Hat, Cl, tk , f H,e Court Lewis and Court Stenopfajiher Hartnett, at tended the funeral. RKCSM FARM SALKS Kceem farm sales effected tlm he H. Cr. Jones Karin Agency, were* the . acre properly of K Paul Watt, of Philadelphia ct the Klkton-Chesa peuke road, to II C. Kirk, of Methel; the adjoining I'ai.tt ~f Josephine Max er, to James 11. Shelton, of I’lkton. and the Tuft property, near Cowan- town, to William Ural , of Windsor, Wisconsin. delphia Milk Prod it' ¦r - -...-iat ion at a ni'-. ling- mi Tuesday it. Bay View, I ’fii. i r c ecti ,| were, p de APi Smith; vie* president, Matih v Ma hmiey; trea in-r. Charles Mm" . the 1 ad,i s Xid Society will nmei ¦K lh 1 ( nion M, 1, Cliui'i (i :'i p 1 o Satuiday, i 1 ei m . la. AR "ii'iuh rs are n quested to I , presi o' ~ i i. ,c i Th sun m r home of i >r. 11a ''¦ at /ion has 1 ¦ pur -based I y i - I'. TI i mas Smith, of Calvert Agn i da,":;* 1 lien > 11001, who has hec-n ; ¦ ' ! P>iu". i; t"f the past thrc" monttif* At .III" annti:. , le.-Con of effieer- of i ¦he North Ka.- M E Sunday s association last Sunday, officers i he. . 'd were: P. shunt llarry l egal , vice president. J. Edward D’avis; rotaiy, K. B. I'oekler; treasurer. Mr .lull! Benjamin. ¦lua renovi'd a I rush Line of Wild ’"all's Candle- for the ITuidav- C. II Jeffers. Main street. 'adv fit. Women of Hi- Newark Pic-liyr ian Church cl :iri'cl s.'iffn on the jioui- try supper recently given. Daniel W. Stevens has heel re appointed by (iiivcrnor Townsend as Justice "1 the Peace and Notary Pub lie at Middl. town fm- a term of four years Lewi- Deputy. State road inspector, on Rock Hall -ection. his been *ia * I erred to T.tkten. succeeding' Ra!)ih Townsend trans'erred to Kent county \ fund has Te n started in North East for a memorial window as a in hute to Mauldin Dennis, of that sec ;ion. . 1,., , j\. ;• H ¦ Worlil War. A M""ry Christinas depends on v hat. we iiav" to ca* and wh n you do your Christma- sh-mp.i, g. don’t forget lo stop at the .North va u M "k' House as we have a full line of Poultry, Eruit, Veg 'tables, Nuts and Candies. L, A. Spence ad Notes Of The (’hurdles Elkton Presbyterian. Divine worship tomorrow. Sunday, in II a. in. and V.'iii p m. "Pilgrim ¦ Talhers' Day" will he suitably recog | iiiz.cd. Sermon topic at the morning I scryiia \v:! 1 :i-: "Ihe Message from tiie Cabin of the Mayffower to the Modern Day." The -abject of the evening addicts will he; "Hod’.- Hand in I’m History." Special mu-ie. Sun- day sehooi and Bible class at close o, mi ruing worship. We cordially wi coiiie all to our church home and ser vices. —o—- - 1 !Ikimi Methodist 1 ii nm. ll Servin'- in Hie Methodist Episcopn. \ Piild'c preaching' ervice in the more., 1 no"" I. | , af ernoon at n1 a -¦--,. i yvlt " held. Tie me '- ela-s w> ! me ¦( at the same hour, A very special ii 'grai.i has he,a. provided for the evening service, which will h*. held at 7;:;u. The sing- ing will he done by a chorus from (Tie (ileam'i's, accompanied by various musieal instruments The sertno.. " ill he pi'.-.. lied Tv R v. \\ . Hnlhurd Alderson. son of the pastor. To aTi th" servii'cs the public is cordially in- ' ited. —o— Trinity Episcopal Sunday service. 10 a. in. ( hurcl. School; I 1 a. m., l itany, Holy Coin nuinion. Sermon; Tfitu ji. w.. Kvening Prayer and Addrr- - Christmas Hay 10:.to a. m.. Morn, ing Prayer. Holy Communion, Sermon. ine Bazaar Ibid fot tr.ree iwenings by the Parish < luh was a great sue- ct-s, receipts being s'gfi I -u_ Hcad of i hi -1 laini. I Preaching Sunday morning at 10.1.7 . liy ai" new pastor, Hi \ John W. Mc- I Murric. Bible -clu ol at 10 o’clock. ihe Willing Workers will meet on i i'hui -da \ evening, i leccmhei !(), at ! 1 the hunt' of Mr, 'Thomas I. 8r0w... p, j which all metnher of the church arc * . wrirtJiiu*, ( >n Suit .t; i’.’i.*• i | ictvml .!• ’ ¦ 1 liclil in tbo 'i-'s ili<‘ rhtul’vn ami a sermon I j - J' 1 1 ¦:’• ’l 1 . i ; i.a i ; . \; fil. lh.’ ci rid v Wi 1 i ho are enrolled in the Sunday >••};..-h | ooo SIX TK\'l IUI.I LLUiI L Cfflccrs of he Susipiuhanna Ba.-o Ball League were el cled for the com i"g year at the annual meeting held in Havre de (Iraee Charles II Reeke I ns, of port Deposit, was chosen Presi- dent and \V \\. liopkin , of Belait, I’rca trer Aberdeen, liclair, Ha\ re de Craee. Elkton, Pcryvilli and Rising Sun teams will compose the League, Oxford having withdrawn, E kion cti b'l ing and Pei ryville reib-latcd. All the clubs reported .some unpaid Idlts, which it is hoped to have paid before the season opens. The matter of pro posed amendment went over to the next meeting to he held at an early date. Prospects look good for tliu season, which opens in May. (il N ( LI B’S OFFICERS The Port Deposit Hun Club has elected the following officers for lltfil: President, Hugh Falls; vtee president, L. W. Abrahams; secretary, J. XV llarward; treasurer. J. W. Campbell, and field captain, John S. Love. The eluh will begin at once to huila a large clubhouse. An informal Xmas Day shoot will he held, with Cecil county turkeys a- the incentive. '-o' uni "ii tin. wav ;o il that he ha' 1 no key, but when ll hii a-l ed for a ic\v driver he produced the key, 'til' . ¦found a bra s key under , 1.-i se - font in lb c;.r o.t the way to tli" garag* which Kuhn said was a freight house key. Da nil 1 Stoll, i ,"o> \ wath b>s wife and child bogrdi d at li house iu .'a " irk :'l'"!l! Jby i'i; ¦ I;, Lt. 1 .1 1 . 1’ i ¦ said he was a [j. ,t e ,ai,io:id .lea ti\ ¦ and lati r ..aid he wa g t" wo I! for a pri ale o"b c', i\ e !• , i ill Wilming¦: m. !1 slept most I*¦ in tlm day time a d was mil at night On. , night a cian stopped at Stoll’s and ked for "De", \ kef whom tie fill ant he replied "ill' big fellow," and left. Robert t'allaher. station agent at Newark I irst saw Loose early in May las' aid was present at his ar- rest at Delaware College. Heard him •av that lie had no key to the garage; Dil• r that his wife had it and finally - w him give it to Kuliii. William Lloyd •ohi ed mployi dat Sirahorn’s garage in Newark, told of mi!ting a spring, which had he n broken and welded, upon a car in I 00.-c’s garage on July filth. The car v a- a Buick iourii.g, hut not i f a late make. J. \V Chambi is told of welding ¦he spring on July fib, when Loose brought ii u his blacksmith shop. John Seth. Hi aril Loose say hs hud po car garagt or key. When they found the car in the garage, he said h" had ni> staicm.'ii! to make. Mr niman was reca I d and stated Ilia, the springs mi th car were sound when fi disappoai'ed. Loose was -worn I n the defense and stated he was horn in Texas and was years old His father lives in Wisconsin. He had worked for over a month on the 11. A- (). detective force, ib' rented the garage for a Ford ear which he hough' from a dealer i n Wil- mington. He found i was not in goml condb ion and returned it, getting hack i 1 most of its pi i l . He sub rented Hi ! garage at more per month than he paid Mr. Wilson, to a man whom hi Knew as Marion, alias Murray, alias White, alias Ryan who stored the Ifuiek car there. He had the spring 1 welded at White’s iinin -1 Hi never t used the car although Whir t ¦ , him he could do While had a He,, ¦nr and several trucks II" (Loose) did not -teal tlv Buick claimed by 1 Footman per any other car. .Marion iWh’te) s*>l ll sugar to him and other parties jo Newark. He told the ofli i rr- wlu'M arrested that (jc knew no nine about Ih ¦ car He had not told Mr. Wilson th: ' lie had -;il rent",| the garage He first nut Mari.ni "hell lie go; a ride with him mi I’ u'k. He admitted that a box of sugar shown in C'onri wm found in flu* garage. He-sold fix 1 pounds *T -ngar which he bought from Marion at Is. fit) and fifi iTiir a pound. To i la wa re ( ollege at fib cents, I ’hecks >f Ewing A Bro , of Newark, payable to himself and J. II White and one for sf>o for sugar, sold by him (Loose) to Delaware College, were shown, and he admifed gelling them ensiled but said he ilid not know who Whit" was. He denied that h" had ever been convicted of kidnapping or si- ll "lion or any ot her crime. Hi ad been found guilty if kidnapping or seduction or any other crime. He had been found guilty of kidnapping (against the Court's instructions) and , the verdict was set aside. Lnoso ,-aiil i he wanted more garages to store j othei goods which he was buying 1 fion Marion, il - never had or saw i the brass key which the ollicers said j they found in the automobile on their ; way to the garade. Ml c Loose testified that thin came I ¦a Ni walk about Inly Ist Louse ban 1"; h !¦’ ¦ ' ir win h I n turned t I * tlu I ¦ '“r ¦ 1 did r. a* o', ii any | e1" r ini Fin l iiiisv, .viai ion and Dial i he -' In sugar, as she had paid him | •bf for me I;i old to I-• 'us', (In j he night of Ino •’• art 1 Marion ! fobl her I i.: 11 1 1 wa - on n¦¦i> ni. f of I sugar he Marion) had mid to him. A 1 Wilkin mi husin nianag If Delaware t ’oll.'ge, eah.n in ridnit- j al, slated tin;! Loose told h : m he v.-a- j sugar hiokei and that Li. ise wroli i the ligni'es - ¦ iw t (hi at i 111 1 dui him, ip a- lat merit er bill offi i i ip i "iik nee. wiiieli Luo e ha I di nit- i < III' llf the Ewing lent IP" t|. I bled | lit a when I o a told him to raw (In a- ¦ eht'i'k fi r sugar i f. vor of "J 1 II V'll hi tbo I ht ii. ,va ! d iy a wan wlio was with him, who had delivered tin- ngar in a Al.ixwi !l car. Edward IN ynolds. clerk of tin E\v ings, testified that the sugar Was de- li"' nil it a 1 1, in car. ('aptain K hi foil of fin ling autonmhibv :.ml -ngar i is Rouse’- garag" and prod *.-i 1 ad- dr*ssi's of storekeepers at Singerly and Elk Mills, round in the Itnick car which had li""ii pa: upon turn off end of sugar cartons. Testimony clo "d at l;bo p m. The defense offered to , uliini) the case, hut Mr. Warhurton -aid he felt. it. should iic argued, and a recess was taken un- til 7:-¦;( o'clock, when argument began, and after its close the Court gave a verdict of guilty. I>n Thursday M i Coburn, of Loose’ ¦ounsel. - ulitiiilled witlnni * argument a motion for a new trial. W ednesday I’idro R .Rice, colored, hailing from Ihe West Indies, was arraigned for larceny of a traveling hag from Hie homo of Burton M Boyd, on October fib, which contained an automatic re- volver, a shirt, pair of socks, a collar, necktie $o in rain and a hill boo!,- containing a bundle of promissory notes to the amount of klfi.unn. jiy advice of Ins counsel, Mr. Crothers In' plead guilty. Mr. Warhurton lOinlinut'il ,*n fen.Ui pii'e'i

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(loariils* Hu* (riminal Dotkol.Grand Jury Makes Record1 ll(. | leee.n term Ot' till' I Ill'Ult

i ¦ , lt l-. i".,i- (.. oil vi only opened Mo- -

¦ l.iv morning with Associate JudgeI,u oi VV Wickes presiding. ' hiefJudge William H A rkitis arrivingl.iioi- The juries "ere constituted as

follows:(, rand -I . i .aiooon. \\ I ’avis,

foreman; Robert 1> 1 oard, John S.Sam or. V, I Mill I:a.-v. e. 1 ( liiltou.laid," n. Wirin' T I ooii'-y RobertLynch. l"tarry Ragan. William K Id'-

tie Tli nia- Dixon, Bennett Steele,

I¦, . . ; j M, Washington Penning-m, ' Kdwnrd MrK<own, ' hai l 1 .•on Samuel W. Fitzgerald, New-

ton \ Nicklc. Maynard C, Foster.x\ a m 11. Merry, ' arenee Cifford.) 'rank A. Reynolds, Lee Matthews,

Thom;u Savin.1 'ei ir .lory Rambert \V. Manlove,

I |,. ir i , I'r re. Jefferson D Mel oy

rnllanl Buekworth. Zaehariah C. MeKenney, Jos him M. A sh, ( e -il I’ Sentman, Alfred 11. Davis, Jo.-eph K. Con-

re'. Andrew Annie. John H. Cann.

(inti.- Reynolds, .1 Albert Honey, .1

Franklin Dings. John lllair, 11nyrli

Kails, John Slump. Frank 1., Row-i \V. S Uton, William R.

Pem’p-ey. i linlmi Verkes..lames H. I.yneh had died sinee the

pam 1 v. as drawn, and < leorge 1 ’¦ • iareji

and Rime! Mayberry were excused..1 \\ iekes told the (.rand Jury

that Iv had learned from the Stale’sAttorney that few m:liters of importante would rome before them, andtheii work not likely he prolonged.Minor offenses such as should proper-

ly be disp¦ *edof by the Police M-irate need not engage their title; Don

Many eomplaints had reached hintabout ihe rendition ot the 1 own I ointroad, reported to b • often impassable.They should im|uire into the matter.

•he County Commissionersthus far failed to take any action to-

ward improving the road, Ihe (.rand

Jury then reared, and .the call id thedockets I" can and was finished at

noon Most of the civil cases wereconib ued. about a dozen were put on

¦he St • 'kct and quite a numberwere marked for trial, a- were alsothree of the Ihir.een appeals and livecases on the ( laniual docket, coming

nvt*r from previous terms.After the recess the appeal cases

were called for trial but were eontinned. The petit jurors were dis-charged C r the day

Tuesday.

Norman A. Loo.-e, indicted by theSeptember tlrand Jury on lour

charge: stealing, between July -Idar.d fi'dh last a Buick automobile own

od by J. Wanen Sentman, of NorthHast, g Is from the warehouses of

the R. vV () R- H„ at Childs and F.lk

Mills and with receiving stolen goods

whose case had been set at the last

term for December 11. was arraigned

on the first charge and chose trial\ before the full Bench. Warhurton for

j State; Coburn and t rothers lor the

defense.Loose had been employed as a train

riding detective on the B. A O. R. R-.from May to July last, when he was

dropped for failing to report toi duty.

On July 4th he rented a garage from

If. c Wilson in Newark, Del. lowardthe end of tin- month he posed as a

sugar dealer and sold :A1 pounds of

sugar to Delaware College, where he

was arrested, on July -19th, "hfiewaiting for payment of the bill,

Mr. Sentman was sworn and de-scribed the car which was stolen fromtlu garage in North least, whete it

was kept lie notified the authoritiesand a few days later Sheriff Seth

phoned him that, a ear like his was in

Newark, in Loose's garage, where hi

later idem died it. He found 1 w

boxes of fifi caliber car; ridgiA two

black jacks and some linemen’s wir-

in a side pocket of the ear. It had a

Delaware dealer’s and a Pennsylvanialicense on it when found. He thought

lt was worth SD no. The engine num-ber of the ear tallied with that given

in his lici nse and his license lags

were found in the garage. ,( 11. , • K nllll. of Ihe I i'll ":ld -do

o t ' • • tb it 1worked under him 1 mporarily in May

and dun- last. i!" bad ' " keys to thefreight house, Tim witm-s startedto tell about lh ¦ robin l ies at the ware-

house. to which the defense objectedas Loose was on trial for theft "j theautomobile only and wi re sustained.When ho was an --ted mi dale fifth hetold witness that he had no garag"

nor car. lie later prodii'-ed the keyto the garage where the car wasfound, ilf refused to go to Marylandat first. The engine number of thecar had been painted over but couldbe made out. Mr. Sentman identifiedthe ear in witm --' presence.

K. C. Wilson. !ii t saw Loose on

July 4th last and rented him a garagein the rear of his (witness’, home inNewark. It had an entrance fromMain street and another from ( allege

avenue. He usually walked over wit-ness' property to enter the garage-

wanted to rent two more garages andThe day before he was arrested hewished to line the walls. The day ofhis arrest he said he would need only

one and would have it cleaned. Dan-

iel Stoll, with whom Loose hoarded,told him that Loose worked for a de-tective firm Loose put a new lockon the garage.

Deputy Sheriff Oscar Humes, fmmerly constable at Elk Mills,_ told olgoing with Sheriff Seth, Captain Kahnand Deputy Sheriff John Seth to New-ark on July 29th and of Loose’s ar-

rest. Loose told Kah nhe had no gar

CECII life WHIGJL# JL J* ¦ ?* .JSLJBL. Jm $

ELKTON, MARYLAND, SATURDAY. DECEMBER 18, 1920

SOLDIERS MEMORIALproj id lo rai; e $7,500 (mote

fj ¦ . ii') for ibe i reel i"ii of a Meo' .Minium.-ni. iu honor of the¦i I'onU'n i! Cecil Co inly ivlio

.el '.r '. . i-a, sc 'i d th ¦.(¦ (' .tint 1 y• ¦' i , \\

... Id War 1111 . in , spec-al iii.it Tul is niemlii in v of the

.oen o; mi county (whose names wille i: - a... I i’ii the mununn in I who.! r.p. War. laid down their lives in

i ¦ f i heir and our Iwil. Thei .. ;a 1 will be erected nn ('ccil

¦ dy p .iperty, on the - . itiniVs’.i ¦ T ilie i ben t House yard and if:

in eonleiiiplution :o ere"), with thei" p.ament, a drinking I’ n.i,,-d-i |7; i 11. d ht a -I,I’r jo isly aeknow edged S' 1000 tut

i , C. SI ricklai d 10.00\lf "d 1 aylor a,OO

! biws.rd Rrown i Sixth |)i-t ) . 0.00Thoma D, Mews .") Oil

¦ a ¦ . C. n i'iilen 10.00Walter I Smith a Of)

I ani I'oil,. ~.()()

'. I >.i ’rothers . 1(1.00Mr. and Mrs. I. 11. Atkinson,

(Sixth Hist, i a.ooII C. Jinn 10.00Jane - Slioi't bi.OOR. 11. Merritt i First I list I ... . a.OOAir. at 'I Mrs i; R. .1ainar .... fia.oo\V .1 Davis a,(1(1

loim "b redith a 00i man ii. Spence 10.00D I , Wells a.0(1i<>lit, \ ndi i -on ( First lis I . , a.OOII D. Litz.enherg .7.00Samuel D. Mollitt 5,00’ ¦ e E Riel ai a.OO'•I T"i¦<l I i; ley 20.00

C. S. (irniit 5.00Clement Stride : 5.00(.a, i" I Steele 5.00I"yye i, Mel.ale 5,00•I."mes E. Dean 10.00Antbony Williams, 5 00bdiii Lang and wife . 5.00

! I- rank N, Davi- 10.00V. * . !’, Sl'\ Hi fll-tried fia.oo

'! i ai S-1.240,00

No furthi'i puldieution of suhscrip-j lee:- will be made until after “the• Holidays."

In Hie meantime, however, -end inipl ions ip ihe fund

' i dm;: , p "ili bi a good t ime tojd i i in ia nn tnhranee of “our boys”| wsio. in "iir del' n-e, now lie under the

'"I. awiiy over th to, in I ranee.Whin . a think of them and why

I In v died, yon can’t refuse- can you?11\ ardiT of ( ommiltee:

ROiIEHT C THAI KERY,Chairman;

ROBERT ¦) McC.AI LEV.Treasurer.

( ! ' I I"’ I HUBERT,

Seer tap.

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i':!i{i: niAS snx k>\?; kh; :-.oi.iiii;nsThe t i"¦ i 1 C unty Red Cross Chap

: r ha - bicn asked lo fiil fitlil -[oit.-'Up l"i‘ Ills soldiers at tie* C. S. I’ufi

II a 1 h Service Host ::al, No. b

i’ei'y i’oisf. Aid This ho-piial hasrausl’orini'd :T" ¦ m a '.reiieral ho-

st to out* i xelusively for neuronosychopathic cases. I.ei us do what

I we ran lo Icing good cin a to thesej hoys.

Suggestion: Buy one pair of b acka.-, N > 11. l uck "Me sock in ui.*

' other and fill to the lop with goodies."i e orange, tipple, nil's candy chew-

-1 ing gum. tobacco, ( igai ettcs, Imx ot

| -afcly' matches atld cakes.| Chairmen for the countv Miss 1..

v. Mcxander. Elktm : Mrs. C I BenI -"11, I ’"i't 1 ll'posil

lio not wait to bo asked Send a! liiliolstocking to any of the following

Elkt n cot 1 it tee Mrs. H C. Thack; i ry, Mi -. W, Don I’riio. Mi - J R.1 ( lay. Al * - E C I .yneli Mrs Mill-eolm R. Cilpin, Mrs. John McKlmoyl .

I’lea i ka v " Jr* ni i'i \ I>¦ *i¦ i¦ t:: I -i"

¦II. (it her aiixi;iarie- will do theirj -hat and appoint their own commit

ooo,

i’LMSliblt IN Bi IIMV, HBM:( ¦ ¦' ¦ o,' . origin, shortly le-

j I’o",. n,idni'";t Saturday d" Dc.yel tin!•! v ¦ Jllip •¦ ;' ¦ ip,'',li ! arm of ili''p '

I W J . - mar l.< -lie. I!" wa- onj 'li ly : -n “hi Mntchlntia al the 11 V O

rn¦ iroad *re. mg a 1. lie, amt 1.two ! .i a wis and fra Nelson were

... i 1 i n; uz. r.; ari e •

Keighliors (ried lo n use ttiein. I ".vi.-.theiider, c.-caped front be non e buy

I Ira, aged I’d years, faded to do so

I and was luimed to death. IBs rh irredbody Was found in —r a window . pen.illg as if li" had fallen when uiTorated by the sm'J.e, ( oroiier Magrawiifler an invistigatinn on Sunday,deemed an inqui st need! >s \eii hhors say In th brothers were feeble-minded, aid Lewis con'd not accountfor flic lire. Their mother i deadand they and their father occupied theIn use

OOO

( \KiHT IN STOLEN ( AllMo,or vehicle officer Kaililey, of

the Stale poll a force, brought to Elk-ton jail on Tuesday evening .AlfredSen i-.. aged IP years, of Newark.J . Edward Dellaum. aged 44 years,and his an, Enu'st Deliaum, aged fitwin s, of Em I Orange, N. J.. chargedwith the larceny of an antomole'efrom New Jersey. The machine wam the possession of the men, S retshaving confessed he took the mm nine

several week- ago. concealing it in asand pit near I’erryville. On aim-

ing to claim the car he was ;.:r.-.-len

by the officer

: LOCAL NEWS ITEMS• ’li'. ;uui Alt - , Kobe r t C. Thacker.

I ni. ir 11 -nit icc on east Main street.; I' m i at i.. nu r on Thursday af

mi the Jndg"s ef the Cnurt and; ra mlicr.s of the Bar.

¦'ll obi can c y od: -e on V. . High: i a ct, used by the Victory Sparklei

1 y i ir a laboratory, wtis liadlylari!" by til" Tuesday moiutlig,

1 Ito firemen r. -p-nded to tile alarm. ml clucked the Idaz.e.

thi rry Hill M. E Sunday school¦ 1 hi sl l *'i ¦ I’ageant a ' 7.fit)

'’¦no, k mi Christmas night, in RedMen's Hall A silver offering for the

*•I inn I’a purposes. Everybody is in-vite d to atti ml.

1 Jackson School Impiovenn-in Asso.1 elation will hear an address from Miss1 R' -s, the County Home Demonstration1 A'i n; on Tuesday evening Decern

1 by r 21.

I Ihe E. S. Club will meet with Mi'.and Mrs. Elisha Kirk I'riday evening.

t I tee cm her ”1.Ihe ( hristnias entertainnient of the

i Jones’ Chapel Sunday selufid will hei given next Wednesday evening, De-i l i mber fifi Everybody welcome,

i All members of the Patriotic Literl ary Club arc requested to attend thei meeting ai Mrs (leorg*. Potts, Sr'-,i home, this Saturday evening', wheni new officers will he elected.I Hiil'li Sewart. employed at theI North Eadt porcelain plant, wasi caught in a hell ~n Tuesday. One 0fi Ins legs w ashrokeii and he was other-i wise injured.I "Samoset,” ( hoeolets. Eresh fromI the faetory in dainty boxes Ct XmasI Cil'ls. Wells' Drug Sloti'. nnl 1 lank 11. Thompson, of North East.I ¦ reeuperating at the Howard House

1 after a long siege of typhoid fever ati I nion Hospital.i Preaching services will he held inI Hnr'V M. E, Church. Elk Neck, by

Rev, D. J (liven tomorrow, Sunday,I al fii.'lO p. m.

Don’t forget that she wexpei: ai box of "Samoset” Chocolates for

\ mas Wells' Drug Store. mlRev. Dr. (I. T. Alderson will give

i mi address at the winter closing of| W i-t Annvell tomorrow . The Clu isi-i was treat will be given to the child: ren. Hour of service fiblt) ;i m.

Miss Dorothy Ru -, County HomeDemon, (ration Agent, will address the

I Jackson School Improvement Asso-|i iation Tuesday evi ning, Dieemher fil

Evi ryotie is welcome.The annua! treat for til - inmate- o

thi’ I ounty Home (the poor charges• id’ the county) will In* given Decern

(•r fifi. Tin s ' desiring to contributemay do >o thr ugh oilher of the trustees (mo 1.. lies*. , Thoma - Tyson andJ. T. Tyson.

Iu the report of the Board of Army!. igincirs no appropriation is namedfor the Susquehanna river, there beingan unexpended balance of Sl,snn"'hit'll it is said will be enough fotmaintenance purposes; for Elk amiLittle Elk rivers only kSOO is asked.

Ihe largest assortment of line boxcandies e'er shown in Elkton, WellsDrugstore. ;i,

Post mn iters O. C. die.- of Elktonand Owens, of Pcrryville, announcethat the slogan, ’’Make A ourself aPresent of the Savings Habit" wouldhe urged by postoiliee officials fm( hristmas shoppers. The postmastei -

have sciTireff a supply of Hlfifi Wa¦ Sayings Stamps, maturing P.lfi.7, nowI selling for .' Rfi.'l, and wish tn remindj prospeetiyc buyers that December isthe hmi mntilli in which this i--.ie ran

' ol tained. Tin gift of a War Sav-i ing- St imp. the Postnitt; lers potm

out. a gift of ineri'asiiii;' worth, not¦ ly s„ far a- its money value is eon1' 1T led. hi.:! a,- a start in the habit of! saving.j “Samoset" Chocolates in plain and

•y l'( xcs. Wells* -Tug Stine a ,,

M - Mary I. Bowland. who several

i y. i ks :,"o mid Tweiit an ojieratlmi a-j nion H'isidtn:, Ixlktoti, for appeniliet-¦ a mini d her dm ies ns ti ttelu r

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: 'th East, high sehooi.~-HA ddie T Wright, ef Cherry

• ¦ is not ifii'd "ii Tuesday that he• "f hei uni, Lieutenant John r:

whe was kill* i , n anes. i• d .it 1 lohoken. J.. mi',

chi ¦ ¦ hm it'd -,, slerd;:;,' in the gov Iinin; t iTin orj Wash inr I(

! ; ! . 1. Will- 11: - bought |i. S* t- jstore tie; i th. North East

alien, , a I t.- i "W rminiii',’

, A ; Xott ingham (I range ha - lent'I 1. t (iilen, mas er; John Jenneo'-.Tsi'er; ?Mrs. Eleanor Moore, stew-

<’ Toty, treasurer; John H.himhh ':n y; Mrs. Honiee Cul-len. assistant, lady steward.

The remainder of the prisoner*I l orn the p nitentiary, employed o

‘ III' Elk,on streets since early in May."¦ere taken hack to Baltimoie on Sai-nrday.

•Er 1 ' * ived a Ei ¦¦ di Line of Whit ¦¦ii - 1 audios for the Holidays, c.

H, detr is. Main street, adv-fiiThe Susquehanna Hose ( ompany,

' d Ha' re de (iraee, received this weetvthen two new Americaii La Francslire trucks which are ready for s (>,

viceThe Rev Clarenei E. Wolfe, i v

’Thurmont. Mil., has accepted a cabl" become rector of St. John's P. E.I hnri'li, Havre do (iraee, and wi)'. condue. hi- ist services on Sunday, De-

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posals for carrying the mail be-¦n Earlcville and Middletown wit,

¦ I'ci'ived up to January 11. M)2J.Ter infoitr years, from July fil, 1921,to June ;li), 1925. Present salary,

•S1 (W5.Earmers of the North East section

erganiz 'd a local branch of the Phila-

WHOLT NO. C C74

i DEATHS 01' THE WEEK¦ fx.imit r I ’it Jaek.-.Mi.

I ,r ¦¦ .11 1.1 y, il ..I i i the home of hi-

1H ~ ' ¦.-IV

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the pa "‘ 'ar Judtte t.T tii ¦ i>i nfian.'¦ ¦ 1 • W(

Mifinlu*!- t.j o ne of the ... and most-! 1 ’¦ l I ni i,¦ ~! ’ i.¦ .-.ain 1 y I.*¦

"" "I' I l' late ¦ ¦.. ¦¦.(. I;¦ V Rurru-|is Jack ~|| .; n , •

Ilf is survived l.y 1 1, ¦ following¦ ¦ •Irent Mr ( h ; , ’. W.m: Mi K. II

|”¦ nun '!"•i. IVI ; I’i.r.-c 11, •, mhiladelphia and Alexander Bur

**l¦' ' I ! " Jae k-'.ini. Wj ipi,, 1 1. | ¦mi.l the follow!,,¦ l.roirit-T-s and

m | ¦ !;. Cr:, i haiI- 1..,,. | I.ml (• ,~,

'' ¦’ : " ' s I rail Hrrtenst j •

;¦ : Mrs. Cordelia V Pam,non , mI town; I Ifl, \ .Ta.-i -

•. . 11 II • - .1.1 ksonW n : M!¦¦ ,~] 11( .|

: 'Mineral si* i Mi !•' - late re-'ileni f m .I-,, !. tJ) ,,| > 'lff l;.v aft. 1'm.,,1 at I . ~

‘e 1 went in Prineipif. ('emerei \

Richard S \\ a;|j.

j Mr. Richard S Wallis, , ¦mi>l l na i Hunk of Chesap,

. ‘ at hi., i.'iiiifai.nui |,> ..V1.., ~

I I i eiav morning-.- Mi a 'ill.. ,i ,

' nuivli ol the (am,l SI, ¦ •„ ..

pcake City, ¦ rainy, I) , ;a .t - p. IV.. vnh interment ai i;, .-

; i i meterv

<'sl-> M. Iliniiihon

i H.., vM. I lunalwo, agvd N ,

| fHn "<! and .i't ephit e Dona--1 nt Ills hwiii lii Perryvi He

IVeem.l )•_*, after a ¦oin,,arativelv

I I illne-s. Mr, I lonalinn hinl I aoi.nili fur era| niontlis, lm was;,i ' he about until aboui Thanksivivnur day, when he was roretat ,lake tn his h.'.l ills fiinere’tnnk place t,n Wednesday, with Rev" K - -nti. M ¦ f W.ln.i .. • •.

. nuintr. assist r t; \\ win.irs. Quit •ti' . were p 11 : hal Me

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be ¦- of Imp. ’ Inlet t Keil1 10, Order nf (Iwls, and tli • ]’ n ~

nl A.. of which he v aa:. . . ... ilis survived bv his vsister. Miss Lwr.ie In ~a | '[: , ...

mains wen* inf-nvd ii s? Mfometory.

Mrs. Della M. Clark

, ts.ln ;a M f I:, wife of Il.i.a \

Nark, diet iat the hot if her in... lie,’¦

,r " '. n•• -w 'av. 'Miii a '.fit rat¦ : M : ¦¦!¦

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V'' hM.n ‘ :¦ ’ M ''d V . . I .1 •; v, , I.

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1n • ( .. ..nry.

I i:*Jik \, \oui ;, H|

The remains .d‘ Prank 1, X .wland',f l! 'v IHo Hi !¦:. ; V, ,an , of

Middletown, wore hroujrht there m,Saturday and interred in for t t citir.

’ ,v - Oe di.il of Uriah:', diseaseI'eeowl.er s. in Philadelphia He wasno years ol aye. ills wd’t .a, . n andu sistor Mrs. Walter S. L< thert ,°t Mald.etnu n, survive him.

Anna \S hr:,son MilterAn. a \\ hit son Mal t. wife of \\V

ham T Mill ... j, .¦, .i county, died of apoplexy December 11•at tie home of her siep-daiinlues.; Mrs. h orris li. She >• .I lit! survix itte ehildre:. are. lieory s

; 11- Mil er. We t Chester; Anna M¦Milk r. Philaih Iphia; P.l\ a M. Set: I.i h't \ er. I 'id,; ('ha 1-1, ¦ U hi ih, ... Wv

j atuioUe, Mich,; Harry C. .UKt s -: '¦ 1 11 ’’ 1 lin -imu tit va , mad.- ia th.

jl: Ml '" 1 k I i \V, .1

~ .Ha I. Slew.irl

H 'kin. ,; !•:: it; ,; t¦- 1 ’'. et I . < Tli. f .1 tide ,

¦ >e ‘ i from Kntan-net < lull • 11. < il ¦lee 11, at 1 1.1011 OhSami day. and t ei\ attended.;tev. Dr, i. .; Ilartin, .farmer, andHev. (hai.- '. ' a r, pi ~

of the > hurt It, eondu, ted the s -rviee-.Hishop Daveitper' ~ I-d Ke\. WilliauSehoul. ~ of It.dt.mot e, formerly o(

t'iiklo!.. Were piv et, as were also•li. li'e- Adkins. Pattis i and liriseoe,"i the Court of Appeals; Judpe Hoppet and Judpte Harlan, of Helalt•linljre \\ i< k. e was one of the activtpallhet.re Intel ttiete. ua made it.the familp plot in Chester CemeteryMessrs. (day ton and Siptier, of the1 ceil Hat, Cl, tk , f H,e Court Lewis

and Court Stenopfajiher Hartnett, at

tended the funeral.

RKCSM FARM SALKSKceem farm sales effected tlm

he H. Cr. Jones Karin Agency, were*the . acre properly of K Paul Watt,of Philadelphia ct the Klkton-Chesapeuke road, to II C. Kirk, of Methel;the adjoining I'ai.tt ~f Josephine Maxer, to James 11. Shelton, of I’lkton.and the Tuft property, near Cowan-town, to William Ural , of Windsor,Wisconsin.

delphia Milk Prod it' ¦r - ’ -...-iat ionat a ni'-. ling- mi Tuesday it. Bay View,

I ’fii. i r c ecti ,| were, p de APiSmith; vie* president, Matih v Mahmiey; trea in-r. Charles Mm" .

• the 1 ad,i s Xid Society will nmei¦K lh 1 ( nion M, 1, Cliui'i (i :'i p

1 o Satuiday, i 1 ei m . la. AR"ii'iuh rs are n quested to I , presi o'

~ i i. ,c iTh sun m r home of i >r. 11a

''¦ at /ion has 1 ¦ pur -based I yi - I'. TI i mas Smith, of Calvert Agn

i da,":;* 1 lien > 11001, who has hec-n; ¦ ' ! P>iu". i; t"f the past thrc" monttif*

At .III" annti:. , le.-Con of effieer- ofi ¦he North Ka.- M E Sunday s

association last Sunday, officers i he.. 'd were: P. shunt llarry l egal ,

vice president. J. Edward D’avis; -¦

rotaiy, K. B. I'oekler; treasurer. Mr.lull! Benjamin.

¦lua renovi'd a I rush Line of Wild’"all's Candle- for the ITuidav- C.II Jeffers. Main street. 'adv fit.

Women of Hi- Newark Pic-liyrian Church cl :iri'cl s.'iffn on the jioui-try supper recently given.

Daniel W. Stevens has heel reappointed by (iiivcrnor Townsend asJustice "1 the Peace and Notary Publie at Middl. town fm- a term of fouryears

Lewi- Deputy. State road inspector,on Rock Hall -ection. his been *ia *

I erred to T.tkten. succeeding' Ra!)ihTownsend trans'erred to Kent county

\ fund has Te n started in NorthEast for a memorial window as a inhute to Mauldin Dennis, of that sec;ion. . 1,.,

, ;¦ j\. ;• H ¦ WorlilWar.

A M""ry Christinas depends onv hat. we iiav" to ca* and wh n youdo your Christma- sh-mp.i, g. don’tforget lo stop at the .North va uM "k' House as we have a full lineof Poultry, Eruit, Veg 'tables, Nutsand Candies. L, A. Spence ad

Notes Of The (’hurdles

Elkton Presbyterian.

Divine worship tomorrow. Sunday,in II a. in. and V.'iii p m. "Pilgrim¦ Talhers' Day" will he suitably recog

| iiiz.cd. Sermon topic at the morningI scryiia \v:! 1 :i-: "Ihe Message fromtiie Cabin of the Mayffower to theModern Day." The -abject of theevening addicts will he; "Hod’.- Handin I’m History." Special mu-ie. Sun-day sehooi and Bible class at close o,

mi ruing worship. We cordially wi •

coiiie all to our church home and services.

—o—-- 1 !Ikimi Methodist 1 ii nm. ll

Servin'- in Hie Methodist Episcopn.\

Piild'c preaching' ervice in the more.,

1 no"" I. | , af ernoon atn1 a -¦--,. i yvlt

" held. Tie me '- ela-s w> ! me ¦(at the same hour,

A very special i i 'grai.i has he,a.provided for the evening service,which will h*. held at 7;:;u. The sing-ing will he done by a chorus from (Tie(ileam'i's, accompanied by variousmusieal instruments The sertno.." ill he pi'.-.. lied Tv R v. \\ . HnlhurdAlderson. son of the pastor. To aTith" servii'cs the public is cordially in-' ited.

—o—Trinity Episcopal

Sunday service. 10 a. in. ( hurcl.School; I 1 a. m., l itany, Holy Coinnuinion. Sermon; Tfitu ji. w.. KveningPrayer and Addrr- -

Christmas Hay 10:.to a. m.. Morn,ing Prayer. Holy Communion, Sermon.

ine Bazaar Ibid fot tr.ree iweningsby the Parish < luh was a great sue-ct-s, receipts being s'gfi I

-u_

Hcad of i hi -1 laini.

I Preaching Sunday morning at 10.1.7. liy ai" new pastor, Hi \ John W. Mc-

I Murric. Bible -clu ol at 10 o’clock.ihe Willing Workers will meet on

i i'hui -da \ evening, i leccmhei !(), at !1 the hunt' of Mr, 'Thomas I. 8r0w... p,j which all metnher of the church arc *

. wrirtJiiu*,

( >n Suit .t; i’.’i.*• i | ictvml .!•

’ ¦ 1

liclil in tbo'i-'s ili<‘ rhtul’vn ami a sermon I

j - J' 1 1¦:’• ’l 1 . i ; i.a

i ; . \; fil. lh.’ cirid v Wi 1 i•

ho are enrolled in the Sunday >••};..-h |ooo

SIX TK\'l IUI.I LLUiI LCfflccrs of he Susipiuhanna Ba.-o

Ball League were el cled for the comi"g year at the annual meeting held inHavre de (Iraee Charles II ReekeI ns, of port Deposit, was chosen Presi-dent and \V \\. liopkin , of Belait,I’rca trer Aberdeen, liclair, Ha\ rede Craee. Elkton, Pcryvilli and RisingSun teams will compose the League,Oxford having withdrawn, E kion ctib'l ing and Pei ryville reib-latcd. Allthe clubs reported .some unpaid Idlts,which it is hoped to have paid beforethe season opens. The matter of proposed amendment • went over to thenext meeting to he held at an earlydate. Prospects look good for tliuseason, which opens in May.

(il N ( LI B’S OFFICERSThe Port Deposit Hun Club has

elected the following officers for lltfil:President, Hugh Falls; vtee president,L. W. Abrahams; secretary, J. XVllarward; treasurer. J. W. Campbell,and field captain, John S. Love.

The eluh will begin at once to huilaa large clubhouse. An informal XmasDay shoot will he held, with Cecilcounty turkeys a- the incentive.

• '-o' uni "ii tin. wav ;o il that he ha' 1no key, but when ll hii a-l ed for a

ic\v driver he produced the key,'til' . ¦found a bra s key under

, 1.-i se - font in lb ‘ c;.r o.t the way totli" garag* which Kuhn said was afreight house key.

Da nil 1 Stoll, i ,"o> \ wath b>s wifeand child bogrdi d at li house iu.'a " irk :'l'"!l! Jby i'i; ¦ I;, Lt. 1 .1 1 . 1’i¦ said he was a [j. ,t e ,ai,io:id .leati\ ¦ and lati r ..aid he wa g t"wo I! for a pri ale o"b c', i\ e !• , i illWilming¦: m. !1 • slept most I*¦ in tlmday time a d was mil at night On.

, night a cian stopped at Stoll’s andked for "De", \ kef whom tie

fill ant he replied "ill' big fellow,"and left.

Robert t'allaher. station agent atNewark I irst saw Loose early inMay las' aid was present at his ar-rest at Delaware College. Heard him•av that lie had no key to the garage;Dil• r that his wife had it and finally- w him give it to Kuliii.

William Lloyd •ohi ed mployi datSirahorn’s garage in Newark, told ofmi!ting a spring, which had he nbroken and welded, upon a car inI 00.-c’s garage on July filth. The carv a- a Buick iourii.g, hut not i f a latemake.

J. \V Chambi is told of welding ¦hespring on July fib, when Loose broughtii u his blacksmith shop.

John Seth. Hi aril Loose say hshud po car garagt or key. When theyfound the car in the garage, he saidh" had ni> staicm.'ii! to make. Mr

niman was reca I d and stated Ilia,the springs mi th car were soundwhen fi disappoai'ed.

Loose was -worn I n the defenseand stated he was horn in Texas andwas years old His father lives inWisconsin. He had worked for overa month on the 11. A- (). detective force,ib' rented the garage for a Ford earwhich he hough' from a dealer in Wil-mington. He found i was not in goml

condb ion and returned it, getting hack i1 most of its pi i l . He sub rented Hi

! garage at more per month than hepaid Mr. Wilson, to a man whom hiKnew as Marion, alias Murray, aliasWhite, alias Ryan who stored the

’ Ifuiek car there. He had the spring 1welded at White’s iinin-1 Hi never tused the car although Whir t ¦ ,him he could do While had a He,,¦nr and several trucks II" (Loose)did not -teal tlv Buick claimed by 1Footman per any other car. .MarioniWh’te) s*>l ll sugar to him and otherparties jo Newark. He told the ofli irr- wlu'M arrested that (jc knew no

’ nine about Ih ¦ car He had not toldMr. Wilson th: ' lie had -;il rent",|

the garage He first nut Mari.ni"hell lie go; a ride with him mi

I’ u'k. He admitted that a box ofsugar shown in C'onri wm found influ* garage. He-sold fix 1 pounds *T-ngar which he bought from Marionat Is. fit) and fifi iTiir a pound. To

i ’ la wa re ( ollege at fib cents, I ’hecks>f Ewing A Bro , of Newark, payable

to himself and J. II White and one

for sf>o for sugar, sold by him (Loose)to Delaware College, were shown, andhe admifed gelling them ensiledbut said he ilid not know who Whit"was. He denied that h" had everbeen convicted of kidnapping or si-ll "lion or any ot her crime. Hi adbeen found guilty if kidnappingor seduction or any other crime. Hehad been found guilty of kidnapping(against the Court's instructions) and ,the verdict was set aside. Lnoso ,-aiil ihe wanted more garages to store jothei goods which he was buying 1fion Marion, il - never had or saw ithe brass key which the ollicers said jthey found in the automobile on their ;way to the garade.

Ml c Loose testified that thin came I¦a Ni walk about Inly Ist Louse ban1"; h !¦’ ¦ '

ir win h I n turned tI * tlu I ¦ '“r • ¦ 1 did r. a* o', ii any |e1" r ini Fin l iiiisv, .viai ion and Dial ihe -' In sugar, as she had paid him |

•bf for me I;i old to I-• 'us', (In jhe night of Ino •’• art 1 Marion !

fobl her I i.: 11 1 1 wa - on n¦¦i> ni. f of Isugar he Marion) had mid to him.

A 1 • Wilkin mi husin nianagIf Delaware t ’oll.'ge, eah.n in ridnit- j

al, slated tin;! Loose told h : m he v.-a- jsugar hiokei and that Li. ise wroli i

the ligni'es - ¦ iw t (hi at i 111 1 duihim, ip a- lat merit er bill offi i i ip

i "iik nee. wiiieli Luo e ha I di nit- i< III' llf the Ewing lent IP" t|. I bled |

lita when I o a told him to raw (Ina- ¦ eht'i'k fi r sugar i f. vor of "J 1

II V'll ’ hi tbo I ht ii. ,va

! d iy a wan wlio was with him, whohad delivered tin- ngar in a Al.ixwi !lcar.

Edward IN ynolds. clerk of tin E\vings, testified that the sugar Was de-li"' nil it a 1 1, in car. ('aptain K hifoil of fin ling autonmhibv :.ml -ngar iis Rouse’- garag" and prod *.-i 1 ad-dr*ssi's of storekeepers at Singerlyand Elk Mills, round in the Itnick carwhich had li""ii pa: upon turn off endof sugar cartons.

Testimony clo "d at l;bo p m. Thedefense offered to , uliini) the case, hutMr. Warhurton -aid he felt. it. shouldiic argued, and a recess was taken un-til 7:-¦;( o'clock, when argument began,and after its close the Court gave averdict of guilty.

I>n Thursday M i Coburn, of Loose’¦ounsel. - ulitiiilled witlnni* argument

a motion for a new trial.

W ednesdayI’idro R .Rice, colored, hailing from

Ihe West Indies, was arraigned forlarceny of a traveling hag from Hiehomo of Burton M Boyd, on Octoberfib, which contained an automatic re-volver, a shirt, pair of socks, a collar,necktie $o in rain and a hill boo!,-containing a bundle of promissorynotes to the amount of klfi.unn. jiyadvice of Ins counsel, Mr. CrothersIn' plead guilty. Mr. Warhurton

lOinlinut'il ,*n fen.Ui pii'e'i