The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-09-18
Cecil Paper mill has been thorough.

making paper more llYely Iuhn ever.
Everything works with entire salts
faction, and Mr.. Kay the efficient
manager is more than pleased with
the new works. There Is a new
steam engine for driving machine,
new Jorden engine for grinding pulp,
new steam boiler increasing capacity
and affording more work for the
employment of additional hands.
j Burglars visited Port Deposit last
week; the express office and store of e.
P. Brlckley were the victims. About
twenty dollars in money, and seventy
4 five dollars in dry goods were taken.
Il The entrance was effected to the store
by the back bailding, and the door
pried open by a professional jimmy
The same parties are suspected of frying
to break into the dry goods store of H.
i G. Nesbitt and the saloon of William
Baker, but were frightened off by Her.
man Harris, Waterman at Rowland &
4 company lumber yard.
j George H. Maxwell of Elkton, was
Istruck and instantly killed by the New
York and Washington Express south
bound at $50 o'clock a. m. on We'd
nesday. He was one of the gang OF men
that was working on the track at Blue
Ball crossing and had left his work to
gets drink of water, returning he was
walking down the track and did not
see the approaching tram which was
running at the rate of 40 miles per hour.
Several of the men called to him to get
off, but he evidently did not hear them.
He was in the act of leaving the track
when the engine struck him in the
back, killing him instantly.
4 A warrant was sworn out before /. r..
| Taylor, justice of the peace yesterday
for the arrest of one Frank Campbell as
an accessory with w. Smith Campbell
to the burning of Mrs. Roberts barn in
Chester county in March last. He was
arrested by constable Buckley, brought
before Squire Taylor and after hear
ling agreed to go to Pennsylvania With
out requisition and was conducted to
the state line and delivered to the off,
Ger in Cherter county. The evidence
against Frank Campbell was wholly
circumsta ntial.
/ Harry Price, aged 6 years, was
accidentally shot dead by his cousin,
Percy Carr, aged is, at North East,
Sunday morning. Percy was play
ing with revolver in their bedroom.
The boys had slept together and
while dressing. Carr while handling q
reyolyer-(a dangerous useless thing
that no parent should allow boy to
carry or have possession of the pistol
was discharged, the ball entering his
little cousins head who stood within
a few feet of him. The little fellow
was instantly killed. Carr had come
from Hartford to visit his aunt but
the day before. Coroner Litzenburg
held an inquest on che body tae next
day and the jury returned a verdict
of accidental shooting.
/ Owing to relatives being dissati SIZED
with the verdict of accidental shooting
a warrant was issued for yonng CARTS
arrest. which took place at North East
on Wednesday evening, and he was
lodged in Elkton Jail. Carr's home is
in Aberdeen, Hartford county. He is
quite large for his age and is thought
not to be very bright Heis also charged
with carrying concealed weapons and
will probably be held for the action of
the grand jury.
The notrious Campbell who figured
SO proximity in Cecil county court for
two terms in the prosecution of Mr..
jon Haines for SANDER and claimed ten
thousand dollars damages has been
arrested, charged with arson. Mr.. VIM.
Whitman whose premises he had occu.
pied as tenant. after considerable trouble
had him elected last spring on account
of which Campbell it appears meditated
revenge by burning the dwelling house
now occupied by Mrs. Roberts. The
charge is that before leaving the
premises Campbell raised board in
the floor of the attic where he placed
large quantity of combustible matter,
parlor matches and wheat, hoping that
mice would ignite the matches. This
plan of revenge Campbell disclosed to
a nephew in confidence who became
so troubled about the matter lest the
family of Mr.. Roberts should he
destroyed by fire he notified him of
their peril, hence the arrest of Camp
bell and discovery of the matches and
combustible matter as represented by
young Campbell.
One of Campbell's witnesses in prose-
cutting Mr.. Haines has become so
troubled in mind as to the evidence he
gave at the trial that he has voluntarily
confessed that the story he told before
the court was fabrication from be-
ginning to end made under the promise
of Campbell to make up the loss he had
sustained in transaction with David
G. Mccoy in which he thought Mr..