The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-11-22
COUNTY NEWS
Friday, Nov. 20 1895.
MINOR LOCALS

DIR. Mackall has placed ii. Il
Torbert in nomination for tn
United States Senate to succee,
senator Gibson.
Verna Olive, infant daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Keen, wa
buried at Mt. Pleasant cemetery OF
Friday, Nov. Sth.
Maryland will not exhibit at tn
Atlanta show. Business men o
Baltimore say it wont pay, ant
they are probably right.
Robert Hart died on Wednesda,
last week at his home near Libert,
Grove, in the seventy eighth yea
of his age. He was born in Ell
Neck and established Harris Chapel
A widow and several children
survive him.
The library of Tome Institute il
now open to the public for reading
and reference as follow: Monday
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday
and Friday from 10 a. m. to 11.3(
a. m, and Monday, Tuesday anG
Saturday z to 8 p. m.
Mr.. Joseph p. Brown, of Colora
the mason who superintendent the
laying OF the stonework for the
court house is here pointing NJ
the seams in the walls. This is
the finishing process and adds very
much to the looks of the wallis
Denton Union.
When Mr.. and Mrs. E. T. Reyn.
olds returned from church last
Sunday evening they found their
hall lamp in a blaze. After con-
siderable difficulty the lamp was
removed from the hanging bracket
and thrown in the street, with nc
further damage than a ruined lamp.
William Russell, of Phillipsburg,
N. j., died at the Howard House,
in Elkton, Thursday evening last
week. He represented the Ottman
Manufacturing Company of Ohio
While walking on Main street
Tuesday afternoon he suffered an
attack of heart disease, from which
he finally died.
At Selbeyville, Delaware, a
number of farmers have formed an
association for the protection OF
game. No cunning is to be allowed
on the association for two years.
To make such associations success
it would be necessary that all ad-
joining farms should be in it. II
there was a contrary man in the
territory he would reap a rich
harvest. Such associations might
rent game privileges for quite a
handsome sum. Game privileges
are very profitable in England, but
are great imposition on the
peasant farmers.
A corps of engineers Of the P. r.
r. Co., are at work this week locat-
ing line from Iron Hill to the iron
railroad bridge over Big Elk creek
east of Elkton. The survey is for
the purpose of taking the curves
out of the road and of shortening
the line between the two points. 1t
isprobablethe Strengthening process
to and the sharp curve in the
track east of and near the station
necessitate running the road
through the fair ground and the
removal of the depot to North street
about $50 yards north east of the
present site.
Charles Dare of this town is with
the surveying party at Elkton.
The store of r. G. Porter at
Cherry Hill, was entered by burg
lars Wednesday night 18th inst
Watches, rings, revolvers and shoes,
amounting to $75 were taken.
The clothing store of Morris
Ackep, Port Deposit, was broken
into on Wednesday night of last
week and about 800 worth of goods
stolen.
Henry Marcus a 16 year old boy
was arrested in Baltimore who
proved to be one of the party who
committed the robbery. He said
he was from Wilmington, Del.
On Nov. Is the day after the
robbery Marcus was arrested neal
Light st. wharf charged with
threatening to shoot a man. He
said the man tried to force him to
go down the bay-and he pointed a
pistol in his face to intimidate him.
At the central a lot Of plated jew
e!ry was found on him and he was
sent to Jail charged with larceny
of property belonging TO persons
unknown. Acker identified all the
goods as his property. The boy
was committed for the Cecil county
authorities. He told the story OF
the burglary With the dash of d
prayado. He said he was in haPd
luck and looked shabby. He mel
two men Ia Port Deposit who SAID
they were going 10 stake place
and asked him to keep watch. He
stood outside while the store waf
robbed and was given part of the
booty. He didn't know the mer
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