The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-01-23
The Saloon.

death traps have been set making in
all, twenty-three Licenses now in
the County.
Joseph Veazey, Saloon, North
East. Sureties-WilIiam L. Crouch
and George D. Racine. Approved
by George 7. Ford, John Kennedy,
Aurelius G.. Taylor, John B Jones,
James H. Lynch, Joseph Deamon,
Charles Fl. Murphy, George w,
Shippers, Charles E. Biddle, Cecil F.
Lilley, Carl Krauss. and.
Robert Burroughs, Saloon, Port
Deposit. Suretles, W. w. Burnley,
w. G. Townsand, and John H Yet
ter. Approved by George NJ. Stump,
Oliver Smeltzer, II. F. Burroughs,
Thomas Kelly. 1T Patterson, Hazlet
O. McMullin G. L. Shivery, James
B. McClintock, L j. McMullin, Wm.
T. Slicer, Walter Mclean, William
T. McNamee.
The following is part of The
Stars chronicle of John BarleycorD's
doings in North East last week.
An officer resisted at North East
in making arrest of a drunken man
who was disturbing the peace. War
rant out for another who made his
escape.
Ladies passing along the street
have had foul and filthy language
from drunken lips to fall upon their
ears. One morning this week the
sickening contents OF some wretch's
stomach was deposited at. the post
Office door.
The saloon invaded North East on
Saturday week and Immediately pro.
ceeded to raise Cain. The hinges of
the lock up had grown rusty from
non use under prohibition and were
oiled up and the caboos has been in
active use since. 'The opening day
was a complete success. Drunken
ness, profanity, obscenity. ribald
singing and disorder prevailed" is
the way the story reads. The pros
pect is thet by February lst two
more bar-roons will be opened in
North East.
Elkton keeps we'll to the front the
following is the weekly record rs
chronicled by the Wing.
FRIDAY.
AT night drunken man from the
country arrested and committed for
using profane and obscene language
On the street.
Another man under the influence
of liquor taken home by his wife.
At midnight two drunken men in q
buggy on North street. raising "Cain"
on their way home.
SATURDAY.
Late at night a number of drunken
men in the street, but no open
breeches of the peace.
TUESDAY.
A strange man drunk and disor-
derby on the street but escaped arrest.
THURSDAY.
In the evening three men royalty
drunk in buggy sin the hollow"
One of them so full. that he was
Suddenly taken sea sick on the street.
Thursday afternoon man on the
streets at Rising Sun, swearing loud
and vicious.
Business was unusually brisk in
the 9th last week, from which we
have an excellent report. A re-
ligious sentiment struck one of the
centers of trade and one of the
brethren offered up unique prayer
after which the choir struck up the
popular hymn,
seThere'll be no sorrow there"
Refreshments followed the religious
service. Conowingo, the largest city
in the district is naturally the en-
porium of business. Our reporter
writes,
Very seldom day passes that one
to dozen DRINKS may not be seen
on the street. On Thursday (last
wee k) four or five from Hartford put
in an appearance and raised row
among themselves. When the row
was at its height colored man pass.
ed and the party bounced on him
He retreatea and o vol.ey of stones
were fred after him. He escaped by
entering building and secreting
himself. The party next attacked
the hotel hostler who knocked one of
them down and retreated through the
back door. On Saturday another
drunken squad was in town. They
ont into the store and AGAIN aesault-