The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1888-09-07

miles from Port Deposit and con.
tanning 80 acres, to Anthony S
Davis for $l,175.
Henry M. Mccullough, trustee,
sold at public sale on the same day
the Aldridge farm, situated in Elk
Neck, about five miles from Elkton
containing 200 acres of land, to
Thomas Stanley for $4,000.
James Trimble, former resident
of Cecil county for 80 years of his
life, died at Hammorton, Chester
Co., Pa, on the 25th of last month,
at the ripe old age of 80 years. Mr.
Trimble's mother was a greats grand
niece of Daniel Defoe. the author of
that unimitable book Robinson Cru
so, which, like Pilgrims Progress
will last while the English language
is spoken. Mr.. Trimble was born
near the Brick Meeting House.
The Harrison and Morton Club
held their first drill meeting on Tues.
day night. An election of officers
was held and the company put
through their first drill.
A. S. Elliott of Colora was elected
captain; Jno. R. Hunter, lst lieuten.
ant; Thomas Kirk, End lieutenant;
J. t. Mccullough, Ord lieutenant;
lno. W. Mccullough, adjutant; Saml.
Ryan, orderly sergeant; Winfield L.
Ryan, color sergeant.
During picnic in grove near Sin
gerly Station on Saturday night two
colored men, Henry Green and Israel
Marshall, mounted the platform where
several white couples were dancing, to
participate in the festivities. An alter.
cation ensued, during which the intrud.
ers were roughly handled. Marshall
then went home, got pistol and laid
in wait along the county road. He
fred into the first carriage that came
along, the bullet striking R. T. Burgess
on the hand and making slight flesh
wound Marshall was about to shoot
at another wagon when he was knocked
down by Harry Boulder, his pistol
taken away and he was given severe
thrashing. Writs were issued for the
two men on Sunday morning and they
We're arrested by Sheriff johnson and
lodged in Jail.
Judge Simeon W. King of Chicago
paid his old friends in Rising Sun a
visit this week and took in the MID
LAND office in his call. Mr.. King lived
with Mr.. Edwin Haines in his small
boy days, and is native of this part Of
Cecil. When young man he struck
out for theWest and settled in Chicago
when the city had population of about
IS thousand. He prospered greatly
but met with heavy loss by the great
fire. By push and energy Mr.. King
has since recovered his losses. The
Judge is an enthusiastic admirer of
Hon. Jas. G. Blaine, and was promi-
nent member of the Blaine Club which
came from Chicago to welcome the
magnetic man" on his arrival from
Europe. Mr.. King is making bust
ness tour on his way home and will
visit Washington, West Virginia and
other places before going West. He
has been spending the hot days by the
seaside since the reception ceremonies
of tho "Plumed Knight"
Mrs. Lizzie X. Hilles sends us a
package of newspapers from Illinois
which her sons appear to be employed
in publishing. Many of our elder
readers who are approaching the seer
and yellow leaf period of life will re-
member Mrs. Hilles as Miss Lizzie
K. Reynolds, and quite belle in her
day about Rowlandvllle, Porters
Bridge and that romantic section of
country. Miss Lizzie was quite pretty
and possessed a bountiful stock OF
sentiment which made her good com.
pany and popular among the young
gallants. She got married, eyentu-
ally, as girls are prone to do who are
winsome and witty, and this calls to
mind the glowing verses in which
Thackeray celebrated his beauty OF
Limavady. We will recite one verse
of the poem.
"This do declare.
Happy is the daddy
Who the heart can share
OF Peg of LimaSady.
Married II she were
Blessed would be the daddy
Of the children fair