The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-04-26
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, April 20 1895.
MINOR LOCALS


Association will be held at Port
Deposit, Saturday May 4th.
A marriage license was issued on
Tuesday 10th inst, to Jacob MASH
mer, and Miss Fannie Sheppard, of
Baldwin.
Director of Tome Institute Prof.
Campbell has gone to Cuba to shake
off the lingering effects of an attack
of la grippe.
Next Tuesday at midnight the
rum shops of Cecil must close never
again to open is the fervent hope
of all good citizens.
Mr.. A. l.. Duyckinck has pro-
vided for the future Ornamentation
of the yard about his residence by
planting number of select shade
trees.
Robert G. Thackery, of the
Elkton bar, has been appointed
auditor of the Circuit Court, vice
ex-senator Clinton Mccullough, de-
ceased.
Elkton Conclave, 319, Imp. Order
of Heptasophs, though only Or
ganized six months, has paid on
account of deceased brothers in
Elkton, $4,000.
Rev. J. d. G. Hanna, pastor of
Union Church, Wilmington, will
preach at Rising Sun next Sunday
at 1870 a. NJ, and at s in the
evening. He will also preach at
Sylmar at 2.3O p. m.
Saturday night some tramps
broke into a freight car at Perry
vile which was loaded with
merchandise and stole number of
articles, including shoes, mems
underwear, tobacco, etc., and des-
troyed a great many things.
The Elkton papers last week
were filed with obituaries and
resolutions of respect in honor of
the numerous deaths of prominent
citizens of the town and vicinity,
death having entered many homes
almost without warning and filled
them with mourning.
Rev. Henry A. Skinner, former
Rector of Trinity Church, Elkton,
is spending several days among his
old friends and parishioners. He
preached on Sunday last in Trinity
Church morning and evening, and
in st. Andrews Memorial Church,
AndOra. in the afternoon.
On Easter Monday the following
named gentlemen were elected
vestrymen for st. Mary's Parish,
North East; J. S. Simcoe, S. L.
Chamberlain, III. S. Coudon, j. G..
Naudain, JOS. Coudon, A. II. Grosh,
F. w. Jones and W. L. Coudon.
j. A. Bradtield, senior warden; j.
L. Grosh, junior warden; III. s..
CoudOn, delegate to the Diocese
Convention; S. L. Chamberlain,
alternate.
William Taylor, an employee of
the Diebert boat yard at Elk Land
ing, met with a very painful and
serious accident Saturday afternoon
while at his work. He was lifting
a heavy piece of timber when it
slipped and fell upon his hand and
arm, MASKING them very badly.
Octoraro creek below the rolling
mills dam was alive with herring
this week. Standing on the rail
road at the Rowlandville station
the fish could be seen in schools
swimming up the creek. In making
the shallow rifles the backs of
many of them were out of the water.
John S. Writ, trustee, on Tues
day last week sold at public sale
the Dwyer property, situated near
Cherry Hill, containing % acres to
William Pursley, of Newark, for
81, 22O. He also sold the Peace
house and fonr acres of land in the
Eighth district, to W. A. Mont
gomery, for 5000.
Samuel w. Pierson, of East Not
tingham, Pa, is in jail charged with
arson. On the night of April 6
his barn and farm house, east of
Oxford, were destroyed by fire.
There was an insurance of $3.50 on
the property. The executive COM
mittee of the insurance company
caused his arrest. He was given
a hearing before Squire Taylor,
who committed him TO jail.
Albert Constable, attorney, has
filed papers at Belair in the damage
suit of George w. Jackson against
the P. w. & B. railroad and the
case will be tried at the May term
of the Hartford county court. Mr..
Jackson, while working as assist
ant track foreman at Principle was
struck by piece of iron flying
from train, he was insensible for
several hours, and it is alleged was
incapitated for work. $4,000 are
claimed.
Testimony in the case of Joseph
p. Cutler VS.. Franklin T. Mackie
has been taken before Henry NJ
AFannIIonod,