The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1890-08-22

some extent. On Saturday Miss ELLA
Jenness had satchel stolen containing
$40 in money and some clothing. The
tent of Mrs Crouch of Elk Neck, was
entered OH Saturday night and a satchel
containing 50 was stolen. The pockets
of her dress were cut and some change
secured from them.
CLANS few more days and then the
succulent oyster comes to town. Clam
soup at Heagy's.
The we'll boring machinery of Mr..
John Dabler was brought back to town
from Mr.. John Gatchel England's
where well fifty feet deep was sunk,
in which the water rose SO feet, and
set up on Wednesday afternoon in Mr..
J. D. Zehnder's marble yard. Work
was begun on Thursday morning and a
six inch well will soon be put down,
tubed and ready for the pump in less
time than it would require to haul
stones to wall dug well.
Wesley Janney, a well.know resi-.
dent of the fourth district of this
county, died on Monday at his home,
near Fair Hill, from the effects of q
sunstroke experienced about two
weeks ego. He was about As years
old, and leaves widow but no chill
dren. The above deceased was not
"E. Wesley" Janney the noted re
publican politician of Elkton.
A horse-stolen sensation was raised
Thursday morning bya missing colt
from the pasture field ofMr. w. 7. B. r.
Robertson. The animal, a three year
old had got out of the pasture the night
previous and was tracked to the place
of Mr.. Haines Job and then all trace
was lost. Word was sent to the Detec
tive Association and preparation for a
search was in progress when it was
ascertained that Mr.. Job had put the
colt in his stable finding it on the road
without owner.
Lightning struck hay barrack about
11.30 o'clock Tuesday night on the
Bohemia Manor, near st. Augustine
The fire spread to small barn and
stable, which, with some shedding,
were destroyed. The entire loss is
about $1,000. Senator Writ had the
building insured in the Cecil County
Mutual Fire Insurance Company for
$500, and the hay, of which about
thirty five tons was destroyed. was
insured by the tenant, Thos. r. Baker,
in the Agricultural Insurance Com
pany of Watertown, N. Y.
The labor organizations of Port
Deposit and Perryville are arrang
ing for demonstration in the former
place on September on an extensive
scale. In the morning there will be
a parade through the chief streets of
the town, when the handicraft of the
workingmen will be brought into full
display. In the afternoon there will
be gathering at Happy Valley, at
which speeches will be made and
various amusements devised. Pro
minent labor leaders of the country
will be invited to attend and make
speeches.
A small cyclone struck house near
Oak Hill on Wednesday and tore it TO
pieces. The out buildings were also
demolished. No lives lost or persons
injured that we could learn.
The cyclone did considerable damage
in York county, Pa. The dwelling of
Calvin Richardson, near Fawn Groye,
was unroofed, and his barn, tobacco
house and other outbull,iings torn from
their foundations and wrecked. A
horse and cow were fatally injured and
It's bushels of wheat were scattered
over the ground. A new barn, which
had just been rooted in on Mrs. G'ack-
ems farm. was also sweep away and
damaged. Trees and fences We're pros.
trated, but no loss of human life is re-
ported. The storm came suddenly from
the northeast, and extended over a mar
row strip of land about mile and a.
half in length.
The attention of the Orphans
Court was occupied on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week hearing
the evidence and argument in the
matter of the estate of Joseph Miller
deceased. A petition was filed by
, the legatees of said deceased, asking
that the executors be required to
bring into Court and distribute
t agreeable to the will, a certain trust
: fund of $1,000 in which the widow
of said deceased, who has recently
died, had a life estate. The fund
having been invested in first mort
gage on real estate in Cherry Hill
and said real estate having depreciat
: ed below the amount of the mortgage
. the executors refused to account fol
more than the actual amount realized
: from the investment. The Cour
hold the natter sinh curit Thnckary