The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-07-19
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, July ID, 1895.
MINORLOCALS


Church will hold their last festival
of the season on next Wednesday,
oath inst.
The Old Cross granite quarry
which was being worked by Mr..
Pyle of Oxford, has been rented by
the McClenahan Bros.
AT year old daughter of Milenter
Cameron of ElktOn fell into tub
of hot suds a few days ago and was
perhaps fatally scalded.
The Armstrong Stove foundry at
Perryville appears to be prospecting
despite dull times. They are build
ing to secure more room for storage.
The Scott Fertilizer Company of
Elkton have recently received 20
Car loads of fertilizer material from
Armour & Co., of Chicago.
A crabber while fishing for soft
crabs in Chester river few days
since was attacked by a large shark.
The fisherman fled to shallow water.
Nathan Alexander of Bay View
died at his home last Sunday in the
74th year of his age. His funeral
was held from his late residence
18th instant. Interment in Bay
View Cemetery.
A marching band of II pieces to
be connected with the Uniform
Rank X. of p. has been organized
at Elkton. The band will consist
of comets, 4 clarinets, 3 pair of
cymbals, / bass drum and 4 snare
drums.
Look out for the little Texas fly
which appears about this season
and attacks the cattle at the root of
their horns. Pine tar rubbed about
the horns where they unite with
the skull will keep the pests away.
Gas tar will answer.
The Country Tennis Club, of
Port Deposit, will play tourna-
ment with the Zion Club on July
81. The Country Club players
will be: Ladies' singles, Miss
Laura Noyes. Gentlemen's singles,
T. G. Bond. Ladies' doubles,
Misses Georgia Bond and Laura
Noyes. Gentlemen's doubles, t. G.
Bond, Jr., and Philip Bond. Mixed
doubles, S. G. Rowland and Miss
Mary Bond.
The only brother of Mrs. III. w.
Ewing of Port Deposit was drowned
in a creek, a tributary to Chester
river, near Chestertown, Kent
county, on July fourth. While in
swimming he was suddenly seized
with an attack of heart trouble and
sank. When his body was recovered
a rush of blood from the mouth
revealed the cause of his sudden
sinking in the water.
Rachel, theo eleven year old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Jno. T.
Moore Of ,Perryville was the victim
of an attempted assault by negro,
near Swan Creek, Hartford county,
last Sunday afternoon. The man
who made the attempt is now lodged
in the Bel Air jail. The particulars
of the case as best could be learned
are as follows:
Rachel, who has been visiting
her sister, Mrs. Price at Darlington,
Hartford county, for about a month
started to Sunday school about 2
O'Clock Sunday afternoon. She had
about two miles to go. When about
a mile from home and at or near
Swan Creek she was accosted by a
colored man whom she met and
who seemed to be a tramp. The
man said "come here | want to kiss
you I have never kissed a white
girl" Upon being told by the
little girl to go off he grabbed
her around the waist with one arm
and took hold of her arm with the
other hand and started to carry
her towards a swamp or thicket
nearby. The screams of the child
brought to her assistance Mr..
Hopkins who keeps store at Swan
Greek and who had witnessed the
performance from his porch. The
negro then turned and ran making
towards Darlington. VIM. Jones
of Havre de grace was passing on
his bicycle at the time and was
quickly informed of what had oc-
Cured and told to ride on to Oak
ipgton, head the man off, and give
the alarm which he did. He first
notified Mr.. Price, with whom the
child was staying of what had oc-
Cured and then called Oh Mr.. Geo,
l.. Mitchell who lived nearby. Mr..
Mitchell picked up coupling pin
and started to meet the negro after
calling to his father, Mr.. Jos.
Mitchell to get his shot gun ready
When the negro came up Mr.
Mitchell with his double barrelled
gun brought him to stand still
and with the assistance of the other
gentlemen took him to Aberdeen
where he was locked up, at a hear
ing before the Justice OF the Peace