The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1892-06-10
Last Tuesday was Lincoln Day at
Lincoln University.

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Thomas Foster who has been lying
very low for some time past is mprov-
ing slowly.
Mr.. Joseph Coates is moving into
the north end of the new Buckley
house on Queen street.
The privileges for the Elkton fair
were sold at public sale on Tuesday
About 5000 was netted from those sold.
The festival held by Morling Juve-
nile Temple in the Town Hall last
Tuesday evening was fairly well pat
ronized.
Festival by Garfield Post in the
Town Hall tonight and tomorrow
night. See announcement in another
column.
The foundation has been laid for a
county, and the building will be erected
shortly.
Chas E. Dare was home for few
days this week from Lafayette college,
prior to the graduating exercises on
June Goth.
The Dickinson College Quartet will
give concert at Hopewell Tuesday
children, 15c.
Miss Lorrine Cochrane, elocutionlst
and reader, will give an entertainment
in Colora Hall Tuesday evening next,
under the auspices of Colora "Y." Ad-
mission Csc.
Tho ronrt NJ AnnooIe ~, Tuoedov
last rendered a decision in the case of
an appeal from Cecil county. The
frmed.
The trustees OF the Elkton M. E
Church have purchased a pipe organ
costing one thousand dollars from the
Moller Company of Hagerstown, Md.
1t will be placed in the church by
August 25th.
The festival and bazaar for the benefit
Deposit, held on Wednesday, Thursday
and FRIDAY last was well patronized.
About $3.50 was realized. Rising Sun
band attended the festival Friday eve,
alsoPrincipio and Havre de Grace bands.
LIZ "iioil was 4u'eC @ huoAOes'C-
The class of 'a2. Friends Normal
Institute, will hold their graduating
exercises next Friday evening at s
O'Clock. The class is composed of
Misses Anna w. Bryan. Mollie r. Will
son, e. Beatrice Keilholtz, A. Mabe
Reynolds and Messrs. Barclay Rey-
nolds. Jr., and Albert l.. Burlington.
The public are cordially invited.
A large granary on the farm belong
ing to VIM. d. Bradford, situated In
Middle Neck, near the Bohemia river.
in this county, together with 5000
bushels of shelled corn, was totally
destroyed Dy fire about II o'clock on
Thursday night of last week. The farm
Is tenanted by J. il. Short, and his
share of the crop was insured for 5000
in the Mutual Fire Insurance Com.
pany of Cecil county. The granary is
insured in Delaware Company for
$500. The origin of the fire is I'M
known, but thought to have been in
cendary. The grain had just been pre-
pared for shipment and a large vessel
vas lying near by to load it the next
day.
The detectives who arrested
"Cockey" Fenner and James T.
Wood, claim to have sufficient
evidence to convict them of the MUIR
der of Mrs. Richards. The negro
who fell in with them on the road at
the Richards oak, identified them,
and they were seen crossing Como.
wingo bridge the morning after the
burglary and murder. Wood and
Fenner will be brought to this county
and tried at the September term of
Elkton court. If they are tried and
are really guilty the chances are ten
to one that they will be acquitted.
Our courts are considered paradise
for rogucs who are turned loose to
follow their old trade with first class
character furnished by the jury. If
the scoundrels who are thus turned
loose could be tried before the court,
they would often End their lines
were not cast In such pleasant places.
Bran who was suspected of being
implicated in the crime is believed
to have known nothing about it but
another man in the neighbOrhood is
suspected of having given theburglars
the information which eliminated
in the murder and will be arrested.
The Fell perjury case which was
concluded last week in the Belair
court was another legal farce which
is grown to be the rule in Jury trials.
Our jury law needs either revisions
which would amount to radical
change in the system; or what would
be altogether better entire abolition
of the mockery and caricature of
justice. No person should be eligible
to serve on a jury who Is under any
pecuniary obligation to any of the
parties engaged in the cause to be
tried.
1t is said the Hartford jury nearly
all rested under this unfortunate
obligation to one of the attorneys.
Debt like conscience makes towards
of us ALL" Their verdict is consider
ed by the public complete stultifca.
ton.
The trial by jury has grown to be
not only a means through which
rogues escape justice but is one of
the most expensive institutions coz
nected with the court and should be
abolished. Let three judges deter.
mine the cases. They would decide
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