The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1894-04-13

hoHlldy, Will cIOSe Ol FT1udy, JUNE
LIST. The book fee will be so cents.
Mr.. Regler, well known citizen
of Chesapeake City, died on Monday
morning from the effects of the grip,
in the seventy third year of his age.
The gang of workmen under
charge of William Watson, section
boss on the p. w. & B. r. r. at
Elkton, resumed work on Tuesday
morning.
John T. Frederick and Miss
Emma N. Grosh were married at
the residence of the BRIDES parents,
near North East, on Wednesday
morning of last week by Rev. Giles
B. Cook.
The property of the Maryland
and Delaware Ship Canal Company
which was sold last August by
Sheriff McKeuney for taxes was re-
deemed on Monday by Joseph Biggs
lOT Ullc COulDdHy.
While Charlie Wright, the oldest
son of Capt. VIM. Wright, of Elk
ton, was cutting up some wood on
Saturday morning last, his younger
brother, Willie, reached down in
front of him and received a severe
cash ON the head, the axe piercing
the skull but did not inflict fatal
wound, though "within an inch of
it.n
Gilbert N. Crisfeld, highly re-
spected citizen of Chesapeake City,
died Monday night at the residence
of Thomas Hazel, in the SD year of
his age. He had been a resident of
Chesapeake City for a number of
years, and served as chief magis-
trate until about five years ago,
when poor health forced him to re-
sign the office.
The gauge of hard times in Cecil
is present in the commissioners
office at Elkton. $1,000 of unpaid
tax bills were placed in the sheriff's
hands on the first of April. About
half this amount is the largest I'M
collected sum in any one year here
tofore. Steadily the people are
nearing the bankrupt line. Every
succeeding year the prospect be-
comes more gloomy and the skies
darker. More money is the cry
that comes from the suffering people
everywhere.
What might have been most
serious accident occurred at North
East Tuesday night, on the P. w.
& B. r. r. AS second section of
No. A going north was passing the
signal tower loose door ON an
extra freight going south accidently
flew off, struck the engine of the
passing train, tore off one side of
the cab and knocked the fireman
back into the tender. Fortunately,
however, he was not seriously in
jured. The fireman's name Is
Samuel J. Kramer, of Baltimore.
National Representative Samuel
J. Keys, and District Deputy
Councillor, Rufus d. Rowland, as
sisted by about thirty members of
Elkton Council No. % Jr. o, q, A,
NJ. went to Chesapeake City ON
Monday evening and instituted
Chesapeake Council No. "a. The
new council starts out with mem
bership of about thirty and promises
to be prosperous one.
All the country brotherhood as
soeiations start that way and pro-
mise much but in few months the
attendance peters out pretty nearly,
and a few are left to drag the as
sociation along till the majority of
such associations die. "That tits so
is pity, and and pity It's, it's So"
The Club house on the Elk river, about
mile from Elkton, has been broken open
for the third time and bedding, table
linen, knives and forks, ETC., taken away
1t is not safe to leave goods in uninhabited
houses now days.
The Wotnen's Relief Corps of Rising
Sun Grand Army Post held their monthly
meeting in Odd Fellows Hall last Thurs
day, April S. After transacting the usual
business the Corps adjourned to meet
again on the first Thursday in May, when
full attendance of members is requested,
as preparations will be made at that meet
| ing for the proper observance of Decora-
ton Day. Garfield Hast also held their
regular meeting the same day.
The fall of snow in this section on Tues
day and Wednesday was very great. Had
it been dry and light it would have
measured at least two feet on level.
some OF the weak roofs suffered from the
weight of the wet mass. The storing
shed roof of Jesse A. Kinks cannery was
crushed in. William Browns cannery
house roof collapsed while he was trying
to open the door to enter. Several other
similar results from the mass of wet snow
are reported.
Prof. Watson w. Devices will deliver
hts highly entertaining and instructive
lecture, entitled ''Racing Around the
World, f" in Rising Sun Hall this evening
/ The 1actura will he daccr;rt;,,o &c .>.I...