The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-05-22
THE SALOON.
TWO MORE JOIN THE NOBLE ORDER OF
GIN SINGERS.

GIN SINGERS.
VIM. G. Mullen. hotel Rocl
Springs, Sureties-M. G. Mullen, M
b. Ayers, Albert K. Brown. William
P Davis Application signed by
Barclay Fell, Albert Brown, M. E
Ayers. John E. Boyle, William. r
Dempsey. Joseph T. James, w. R
Richey, Lewis G. McGuigan, Nelson
Barrow, w. ". McGuigan, s. ].
Lowe.
VIM. Andrew Spittle, saloon, Elk
ton. Sureties-Jacob A. Markee,
Henry A. Spittle. Application signed
by w. W. Burkley, John M. Nickel
vev, Thomas Bryson, ST., Robert
Jacquett, Mary Long, Henry A.
Spittle, ST., Mary HI. Spittle, Isaac
Pierce. John Strich, Jacob S2ittle,
Jr., Benjamin s. Founders, Timothy
Carter, William Denver.
These make twenty nine firemen
for old clutes in the county.
hlcING BUN hECOltD.
The past week has had the greas-
est number OF DRINKS which have
yet been recorded. Rising Suns
streets have been full of intoxicated
men from early morning to midnight.
Ladies have been openly insulted by
drunken ruflians, property has been
defaced, and shooting affair mar
rowly averted. The record follows
Saturday.-The dramatic perform
ance in the Hall attended by several
semi.drunks and considerable noise
caused by them.
Later-A crowd of 8 or 10 beastly
drunk invaded store in town and
were going to clean it out. When
the proprietor got them out, they
loafed around town until one or two
O'Clock a. M. shouting, singing and
cursing.
On the same evening an alteration
on North Queen street led to draw.
ing of pistols by two men, both very
tight, but the weapons were taken
from them before they could shoot.
Sunday.--Morning church goers
found several trademarks on the
streets of the village. Blood appear.
ed to have been spilled on Cherry
street.
Monday. An eighth district lime
hauler and his boy driver, both very
booty.
A heavy ~ tax payer from the
barrens rejoicing over the great
financial benefit to the county of
High License. When last seen had
spent the amount of two years taxes
for Lymph"
"Sounds of revelry by night in
Center Square. A fight between two
s.fulls."
Tuesday.-Plenty of fun for the
small boy caused by some drunk
customers from Calvert.
A couple of fellows celebrating
something or other by good old
spree.
At night the usual number of in
sultlng drunkards loafng on the
corners insulting ladies.
Wednesday.-The full complement
of regulars on hand for their drains.
Multiply by nine to get the county
record.
ELKToN's PUBLIC DRUNK RECORD.
Saturday.-Early at night, the
usual tangle leg displays enthe street
Late-A bibulous gentleman being
walked around the town by friend,
to get the whiskey opt of his akin,
before taking him home TO his wife.
Monday-An Elkton bartender
goes on a GENDER and getting
pugnacious tries to thrash the land
lord of the hotel. Being arrested he
is at first bound over for court, but
promising to leaFe the state. is
released and put aboard a railroad
train.
Same day.-=A man civil enough
when sober, assaults his wife and
daughter while drunk, and is arrested
on their complaint.
Wednesday-Same man arraigned
before magistrate and fined pc with
costs for drunkenness and disorderly
conduct. Round over for the grand
jury for assaulting his wife.
Thursday.-A man rom Cherry
Hill came to Elkton in the evening,
got drunk, and walked home, leaving
his hired team standing all night on
the street. the horse taken at an early
hour on Friday and fed by the town
bailifE,
With over 100 illustration, the
Cosmopolitan for June sets q fast
pace in the handicap for magazine
honors. The frontispieee ia portrait
OF Madame de Pompadour, and per
tains to bright sketch of sum mer
spent in the homo of that famous
woman by Amelie Rivss and her
guests. Miss Julia Magruder. the
writer, was one of those guests, and
instantaneous photographs are used
to illustrate the scenes of delightful
holiday amidst unusual surroundings.
Thomas B. gonneFY, formerly manag.
ing editor of the Neac FORK Herald, |
gives interesting "reminiscences of