The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1893-08-04

The stockholders meeting of the
Cecil Mutual Fire Insurance Co. will
be held on Saturday next.
The Young Ladies' Home Mission
will hold sociable at the home oil
Thomas J. Wilson this evening.
William Brown has over auled
his cannery at Riting Sun and put ii
in order for business which will soon
begin. The dry weather is telling
on the corn badly.
Some person broke into the Red
Mill, West Elkton, on Friday night
and overhauled the desk and draw
ers, but finding no money, left with
out disturbing anything.
Mrs. Mary Jane Jones, wife OF
William Jones, a farmer of the
Second district of this county, died
very suddenly Sunday evening in the
sixty-ffth year of her age.
Rev. ] Il. Vallandigham who has
been pastor of Head of Christiana
Presbyterian church for over forty
years has resigned. His reasons
being he wished TO give way to q
younger man.
Elmer Scott, residing near Freder.
icktown, this county, finished thresh
ing one stack of wheat on Saturday
afternoon, and prepared to thresh
the larger portion of the crop Mon
day, but spark from the partially
extinguished fire ignited the stacks,
and he lost nine tenths of his crop.
The engine and thresher were also
destroyed. The loss is heavy.
The Office of Joseph H. Steele,
grain merchant at Oh asapeake City,
was entered by burglars, on Saturday
night last, and large safe broken
open. The burglars took the cash
box, which did not contain any
money, but large number of valuable
papers and documents. Entrance
was gained by breaking open the
front door. There is no clue to the
burglars.
Allen NJ Armstrong, of Cooche
Bridge. near Elkton, committed sui
eide in Philadelphia, by hanging
himself. He had been at lodging
house in the city for over two
months. A rope was tied about the
bedpost, and then by falling to the
floor he managed to strangle himself.
The deceased is a son Of j. p. Arm
strong, of Cooches Bridge, and is
about % years of age.
The Town Council of Elkton will
petition the County Commissioners
for draw bridge over the Big Elk
at the foot of Bridge street. The
present bridge is entirely inadequate
for the travel it is called upon to &C
commodate, besides it is said to be
in an almost unsafe condition. The
Commissioners, realizing this, have
determined at as early date as
possible to build new bridge of suf-
icient width to make double drive
way, and in general to accommodate
the travel. But the business interests
of the town demand that the new
bridge shall haye draw and we
hope the county authorities will com
ply with it.-DemocraL
And to develop the wharf property
of three or four persons above the
bridge the tax payers of the county
will be asked to pay draw tender.
Let the men who profit by the draw
pay the tender, and they will not
need the draw.
The vigilance of John r. Mearns,
of North East, whose place of bust.
ness was plundered Saturday night.
and who was anticipating a second
visit from dozen or more suspic
ious looking characters who had
been hanging about the upper end Of
town Monday, prevented half dozen
armed burglars from carrying out
their nefarious plans Monday night.
Shortly after IL O'Clock Mr.. Mearns
heard noise coming from the P. w.
& B freight house, where Armstrong,
Squier & 60. do general warehouse
business. An alarm was given, and
Chas. Boyer and Benz. Chambers,
who happened along, procured
breech loading guns. Their ap
proach frightened off three of the
men. Another was found in the act
of escaping from freight car, and
, three others jumped from the ware.
house platform and joined Sheir fee,
ing comrades. Chambers and Boyer
opened fire, which the burglars re,
turned until they were beyond gun
shot For time the upper section
of the town was in fever heat OF
excitement. The big warehouse sale
was found opened, but its contents
had not been secured. Papers, books
and office furniture lay around in
confusion. All of the burglars
; escaped. North East was visited by
. another such gang of robbers about
year ago, when several business
f men lost hundreds of dollars in cash
and other valuables.
Card of Thanks.
The Rising Sun Band desires to ex-