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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
The Blizzard.

Such a snow blizzard as ragged
from Thursday night till Sunday
night hasn't visited this part of the
country for forty years. Had the
fall of snow been greater the
country would have been snow
bound for many days longer. With
the mercury below zero an icy gale
filled the atmosphere with snow
that drifted the roads full in all
directions and blocked the railroads
all over the country.
The Central Division had seven
trains stuck in the drifts between
Rising Sun and Philadelphia. The
Friday morning train with Balti-
more mail reached Rising Sun
safely and found Hunts cut full of
snow. The condition was tele-
graphed to headquarters and orders
returned to ego ahead" They
went ahead and striking the west
end of the drift stuck fast. The
engine was reversed but the snow
held the train and it could not
move. In mean time the snow king
commenced pi :ngup thesnow round
and over the cars. The doors were
blown open and the snow proceeded
to occupy the seats in lien of pas
sengers. The engineer and fireman
staid with the stalled train all night
and kept up steam and the rest of
the trainmen came into town for
Egrub" and lodging.
On Saturday morning a gang of
shOvelers from town went out and
on learning that the company would
pay but 10 cents an hour refused
TO work and returned home. The
trackmen and some additional help
from Colora worked all day Satur-
day and Sunday but the snow drift
ed in about as fast as shoveled out.
The morning train from Oxford was
stuck between Nottingham and
Sylmar, and five other trains be-
tween Oxford and Philadelphia.
Monday morning dawned clear
and mild and a heavy force of men
was distributed along the road and
by noon the trains reached Rising
Sun and proceeded to open the way
on to ColOra and the Octoraro June
ton. From Perryville to that point
the road had been kept open. AT
about half past seven O'Clock p. m.
the regular trains with three days
mail came through and the greatest
blockade since the road Vas built
was broken.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Death of William II. Kirk.

William Haines Kirk died Monday
afternoon at his home, West Nottingham
township, Pa, in the Sgd year of his age
Friday night after he had retired Mr.
Kirk experienced stroke of paralysis
Medical aid was called hut he grew worse
and fingered until death came to his
relief. Deceased after living in Phila-
delphia several years moved to Noting
ham about 10 years ago and built home
for himself. a wife, TWO daughters and
two sons survive him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15

The Cochran Oler Company com
menced cutting ice at Frenchtown
Monday, and the Consumers Com
pany at Perryville. The ice was
about IL inches thick and reported
very fine.
A colored man named William
Thompson, who works at the paper
mills near Conowingo, lost one of
his eyes few weeks ago, by an
accident, and a few days ago had
one of his legs broken, by getting
it caught in the machinery.
Farmers are employing their
surplus time shoveling through the
drifts. The county will not pay
for opening the roads blockaded'
with snow. After paying two sets
of clerks and treaSurnrs the scoop
scrapes very near the bottom of the
money box.
VIM. DenniSon foreman of the
Foy's Hill section of the B. & o. R.
r. found a tramp along the rail
road near Foy's Hill on last Friday
night who was nearly persisted with
cold and exposure. The man was
taken in charge and made COM
Portable by Mr.. Dennison.
Mrs. Jas. Todd of Havre de
Grace with her dress on fire ran
ont in the yard to the pump and
throwing herself under the spout
asked her children to pump water
on her. The children are all small,
and could not comprehend the
danger, so the lady was nearly nude
before her screams brought rescuers.
She is yet living, but in great agony.
Alfred Filter while being driven
from Town Point to Chesapeake
City one of the cold nights of last
week was severely frostbitten. He
became so benumbed that when he
reached Chesapeake City he was
almost insensibie. DR.. Wallace
rendered medical aid. After spend
ing a day in Chesapeake City Mr..
Filter was able to proceed on his
journey to Philadelphia. A few
days previous he was charged with
being drunk and raising Cain in
the same Getty"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
r. N. l. Items.

Examinations i'll all the classes began
yesterday, the 18th, and students and
teachers are hard at work in their various
departments.
The SPRING term begins on Monday,
Feb 18th, and those contemplating enter
ing are urged to do so at once.
A party of students, accompanied by
the Profs. will visit Perryville this
Friday afternoon after the examina-
tions. They did not make the trip on
Friday on account of the blizzard. : "
Society will meet this evening at 73o
O'Clock, STUDENT.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
The Long Island Monument.

The attention of the Auxiliary
Committee Is called to the follow
ing letter, and agreeable to it the
members of that committee are re-
quested to promptly report to DR..
j. II. lamar at Elkton:
BALTIMORE, FEB. 9TH, '95.
DR.. JOHN II. LAMAR, ELKToN, Md:
CONFERENCE.-The committee
finds that in order to unveil the
mon9lith at Long Island, on August
9th, 1895, we will be obliged to
know by the Goth of this month,
how much we will have to spend.
We will be obliged to make con-
tract not later than March LIST, in
order to give time TO get ont the
very large blocks of granite of
which it is constructed. The draw
ings of the mOnOlith have been
completed and every one is pleased.
please write me on receipt of this
how your committee gets on, and
let them all know how soon you are
requested to report.
With kind regards, yours truly,
WM. RIDGELY GRIFFITH,
Chairman
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
School Commissioners.

The Board of School Commission
4rs met on Tuesday, Present
Messrs. Everist, Ash and White.
Minutes read and approved. An
institute was held on January 30th
md 3lst and February LIST. 1t was
regarded as quite successful.
The following bills were ordered
20 be paid H. Vinsinger, furniture,
No. 3, Third district, S24.OO; H.
Vinsinger, furniture, No. 4, Second
district, $1,000; Thos. Conrey, coal,
second district, $56.25; expenses Of
Institute, sundry bills, $S2.9S,
The quarterly ACCOUNTS were
examined and ordered to be paid
Us follows
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Green House Burned.

The large hot houses, of William
Cook & Co., near the p. w. & B.
railroad station at Newark, Del,
caught fire about 3 O'Clock Thurs
day morning last week and were
totally destroyed, with all there
valuable contents. A small frame
dwelling house nearby was DIES
troyed. In the hot houses were a
large collection of valuable plants,
which were destroyed. The loss is
estimated at $500, partially
covered by insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
NOTICE

SEALED APPLICATIONS WILL BE RECEIV-
- ed on or before March LIST, at II O'Clock noon
by the Secretary of the Board of Managers Of Rose
Bank Cemetery Association for the position of
SEXTON of said Cemetery, from the 25th day of
March A. D. lSI1, 20 the 25th day of March, A. ID.
lSA. Said applicant must reside near premises
and take charge of Cemetery, Hall Building,
Fences and other Improvements He must agree
to devote his entire time to the work from the 18th
of March to the 18th of November and the remain.
ing four months must attend to all ntermentS and
any other necessary work. All Teeanue from
grave digging and care q lots as well the sale
of lots. shall be turned over to the Treasurer of the
said Board of Managerial st tied periods. Accord,
ing to schedule of prices, the application must
will agree To perform these services in the man
ner set forth tor the term above stated The
Managers reserve the right to reject any AMI all
apple atoms The Association to furnish all i'm
plements and tools required
c. u. REISLER, Sec,
49, TAAAAaMsA Ma
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
How a Mother Saved Her Boy.

Little Robert Frey lives at Silver
Lake; his mother and father love
him with parental devotion; he is a
bright little fellow. Bobby, as he
is called, took a severe cold, which
would not yield to everything they
tried. A neighbOr persuaded the
use of Pan Tina, the great remedy
for coughs, colds and consumption,
The first few doses relieved and the
contents Of a % cent bottle made a
cure, You can imagine the mothers
joy. Pan-Tina is sold at Il. T.
Reynolds drug store.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Cupid.

Marriage licenses issued last week
John L. Halliday and Jennie E.
Webster, of Providence; Harry e
Howell and Ella NJ. Biddle, of
Charlestown; John H: Ferguson
and Laura A. Crawford, of,Colora;
Harry S. Yeamans and Jennie V.
bikes, of North East; Richard A.
Griffith, of Wilmington, and Laura
V. Bristow, of Chesapeake City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15

The appointment of Keziah Alex
ander to school No. IL, Third dis
trict, (cOlored) for the remainder OF
this year was confirmed,
Owing to the death of John w.
Beaven, long an honored trustee OF
school No. 6, Seventh district, w.
K. Reckefus was appointed as trus-
tee of said school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Want Our Preacher.

The Rev. w. G. Rooms having
accepted an invitation to become
pastor of the Goodman NJ. E. Church
Wilmington, Del, at the ensuing
conference, the quarterly conference
of the North East NJ. =. Church
has invited the Rev. j. E. Bryan
pastor of Rising Sun to become its
pastor here.-N. E. Star.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Sleighing Accident.

j. T. Maxwell was thrown from
a sleigh in Newark, Del, last week
by the horse being frightened at
the cars, and sustained fracture of
one Of his limbs near the hip joint.
The injury is very serious one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
ORDER NISI.

In the matter of the sale In the Circuit Court for
of the Mortgaged Real Cecil County, sitting
Estate OF Samuel A. as Court of Equity,
Barnes No. 1903
ORDERED, this twenty fourth day of January,
~ 1895, that the sale of property mentioned in
these proceedings, made and reported by Hanson
confirmed unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown ON or before the twenty-seventh day of
March next, provided copy of this order be in
serted in some newspaper printed and published
the twenty-siAth day of February, 1895
The report states the amount of sale to be 5000.
JAMES I. GRAHAM,
True Copy-Test: Clerk.
JAMES T. GRAHAM, Clerk. jos
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15

Mrs. Emily Throne, who resides al
Toledo, Washington, says she has never
been able to procure any medicine for
rheumatism that relieves the pain so
quickly and effectually as Chamberlain's
Pain Balm, and that she has also used it
for lame back with great success. For
sale by E. T. Reynolds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Mad Cow.

One of w. Penn Coulson's cows went
mad and was shot on Wednesday to end
her misery. A dog also about Corner
Ketch went mad and was despatched in
the same manner
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15

DECUlIAR in combination, pro-
portion and preparation Of ingredi-
ents, Hoods Sarsaparilla possesses great
curative value. You should TRY 1T,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
MARRIED

FERGUSoN--CRAwF D.--Thursday
Feb. 9TH at the NJ. E Parsonage, Rising
Sun, John H. Ferguson to Lima E.
Crawford, both of Colora.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

The undersigned having Obtained letters of adj
ministration from the Orphans Court for Cecil
county on the personal estate of
PHOEBE THOMAS,
late of said county, deceased, hereby gives notice
to all parties having cllims against the said de-
ceased's estate to present the same
on or before July 7th 1895,
otherwise they may, by law, be excluded from all
benefit of said deceased's personal estate
Given under my hand and seal this 9TH day of
January, 1895. EDWIN Ii. REYNOLDS,
jams Administrator
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15

Crystal Lodge, No. z44, 1. o. q. T.
Meets every Wednesday Evening in the Public
Hall, Rising Sun, at 1880 Members of the Order
cordially invited.
WE GIVE YOU CORDIAL WELCOME.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1895-02-15
Beyond Description
The Misery Before Taking
AND
The Happiness After Taking
HOODS.

&C. I. Hood s. Co., Lowell, Mass:
dear Sirs: have been IN poor health for
20 or 25 years, and have been taking doctors
medicines more or less all the time. 1 did not
get much relief. My blood was in bad shape
and my system was ell run down. thought
must die, but noticing several testimonials in
the papers in behalf of Hoods Sarsapari.la I
bought three bottles and found that 1t cid RE so
without appetite. .slothiully sleepy, and had a
headache most all the time. In fact cannot
describe my feelings. After using enc bottle of
HOODS SarSaparilla found IL was doing ma
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
MAN OF MANY NAMES.
Kent Admits Having Ten Aliases
His Former Crimes.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
FARGO, N. D., Aug. 1.-Myron R.
Kent, the accused man, has been on
the stand all day and the cross-eX-
animation by Attorney Miller has oc-
cupied the entire time. He admitted
his whereabouts for the last two years,
during which time his true name and
ancestors have been unknown to the
world. His first escape from the claw
OF justice was when he left his home
in Medina, o., in 1873, being an en-
bezzler of large amount of money
from the First National bank. Since
that time he has travelled all over the
globe and has gone under as many
as ten different names He admits all
the charges preferred against him ex-
cepting the one for which he is now
held He desires to be understood that
he left his home in Mandan on the
morning Of March 13, 1895, because the
several insurance companies for which
ne was agent We're urging payment
OF money which he had contributed
to his own use. He was not shaken
In the least on cross examination and
public sentiment seems to grow in his
favor, and yet everyone is waiting
anXlously to hear the closing argu-
ments Of Attorney Nye, of Minneapo-
lis, which 1t is thought will bring out
the motives and action of the accused
man. Detective Hoy, of MINNEAPOLIS.
Is an interested listener in the court
room each cay, and it is thought that
his testimony was the strongest the
state has had. The defense will prob
ably finish it's case tomorrow.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
EMERGENCY CLAUSE VOID.
Supreme Court Decision Regard
ing South Dakota Laws.

Special to the Globe.
BISMARCK, N. D., Aug. / The
opinion of the supreme court which
was fled today holds that all session
laws passed last winter without emer
gency clauses are imperative until the
code takes effect, which will be some
months yet. 1t was thought these laws
went INTO effect July l. This opinion
Will stop the appropriation for cactus
determination and render inoperative
many important measures which were
thought to be in effect. The syllabus
is as follows:
Chapter of the statutes of the state
authorizes the publicati ton of such re-
vision in volume to be known as the
revised codes, and section 7 of the act
provides that the finished copies of the
volume shall be delivered to the Sec
retary of state, and thereupon the gov
ernor shall issue his proclamation an
nouncing such a delivery and his ac-
ceptahce OF the volume, and thirty
days after the date of this proclsma-
tioh SAID revised codes shall take eff
rect and thereafter be in force and re-
celved as evidence of the laws of this
state IN all courts thereof. Held: That
II was not only the legislative pur-
poses to fix by said section the date
at which same should be received as
evidence but to fix a date when the
system Of laws contained in the vol
ume should go into effect; and held
1urther, that the alterations in and
addl1ons to the laws directed to he
pupllshed in said volume do not except
When otherwise provided by an emer-
gency clause, go into effect until the
completion of the events specified in
said section 7. The last portion of the
syllabus above given refers to the ses-
sion laws of the Fourth legislat alive as
sembly which it was provided shorId
be incorporated with the codes
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02

request that said board be convened
at the office of the governor, Aug. L.
1885, at p. m. of said day, to select
Z three Citizens to act as members of
the fire and police commission of the
city of Omaha, under the provisions
of said act. Permit me to say in re-
ply that l have considered the provis-
ions of the act you have called to my
attention, providing that this appoint
nient shall be made within thirty days
after the passage of the act. You say
this phrase doubtless would be con-
strued to mean thirty days from and
after it took effect The act does not
take effect until August 1, 1895, under
the generally accepted construction of
the constitutional provisions govern
ing the time when acts shall take effect
when passed without the emergency
clause. The act in question, and all
other acts passed without the emer-
gency clause by the last legislature,
have been treated as not taking effect
until the first of August of this year.
Therefore, under the provisions of the
act in question, thirty days time re-
mains in which this appointment may
be made
In order that there may be no un-
due haste or seeming desire to pre-
cipitate trouble, and in view of the
doubtful validity of this act, 1 do not
deem it my duty, nor consistent with
the maintenance of peace and good
order, to take such hasty and pre-
c1pitate action relative to the appoint
ment of new board. 1 therefore, as
chairman, decline to call the meeting
Tor tomorrow, as requested, or to par
ticipate at the time suggested in the
appointment Of board of fire and po-
Zee commissioners, under the provis-
ions of the act referred to-
Churchill and Russell declared that
II the governor refused to meet with
them tomorrow they would appoint
the commission and let them use force
to secure the city DropertY
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
ANTARCTIC EXPLORATION.
Scientists Urged to Organize or
Assist Explorations.

LONDON, Aug. 1.-The Internation-
al Geographic congress today adopted
the recommendation of the executive
committee, naming Berlin as the place
of meeting in 1885,
Previous to the decision being ar
rived at to hold the next session of
the congress in Berlin the Norweg-
ian explorer, Borchgrevimk, concluded
his account of the voyage which he
made to the Antarctic region and said
he believed there existed in the ex-
IRENE south a great continent, having
an area of about 100000 miles, and
containing many animals unknown to
the Inhabitants of the Southern hem
isphere. He thought the time now
ripe for an expedition to the Antarc-
tic regions. The congress passed a.
resolution to the effect that explora-
tions of the Anarctic regions formed
the greatest work still to be underta-
ken, and that, in view of the addition
OF knowledge to every branch of sci
ence which would result from such ex-
plorat1on, the congress desires the
scientific societies of the world to urge
in the most effective manner that the
work be undertaken before the close
of the century
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02

the Atlantic & Pacific railroad COM
pany's new railroad at Rio Puerco has
been wrecked. Much suffering is re-
ported by Mexicans and small farmers
who picked out fertile spots near the
waters edge. Their homes are flooded
and their fields ruined. Hail accom-
panied the rain and the crops on high
ground are lying fiat, as if a monstrous
weight had passed over them. The
storm was general and the country is
flooded as far south as Ell Paso, and as
far west as Williams. Rumors are
plentiful regarding loss of life. Rail-
road tracks are in places very danger
Gus and much care is being exercised
by the officers to prevent accident.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1895-08-02
HILL NOT TO BE DEFEATED


He Is Still at Work for COnsOlidu !,
tion. Says e. ". SmaIIey.
Special to the Globe
NEW YORK, Aug. 1.-E. V. SmalIey.i
president of the chamber of commerce
of st. Paul, confirmed today the ex-
elusive announcement by the G. o b @
of the proposed consolidation of the
Great Northern and Northern Pacific
railroads through a third company
II learn" said Mr.. Smalley, that.
Mr.. Hill is undaunted by the failure of,
the early negotiations with the North
ern Pacific interests. 1t is his great
ambition to get control of the North
ern Pacific, and consolidate it with his
own road. He has been in New York
for the past week designing a new
plan, which contemplates the acquire
ment of a controlling interest in both
the Great Northern and the Northern
Pacific by third company, to be Or
ganlzed for the purpose, similar to the
old oregon TranScontinental company,
which Henry Willard devised and to
the North American company, which
that famous financier launched at a
later date under Ne = Jersey charter.
This plan, if it succe ds will
MAKE MIR. HILL PRESIDENT
of the new company, and in full con.
troll of both the great systems of rail-
ways which now furnish the North
western states with competitive trans
portation.
''Mr. Hill has been taking the advice
of j. Pierpont Morgan, who has been
exceedingly successful in Ceorganizing
bankrupt railroad companies. Mr..
Morgan is so strong in Wall street
that his Endorsement of any reorgani-
zation plan would give it great force
with security holders. Whether the
proposed method of evading the Min
neSota and other state laws would be
sustained by the courts is very doubt
full. 1t would be vigorously resisted
by the people of the states in which
the Northern Pacific and Great North
ern operate. Good lawyers assure us
that it is a well established principle
of law that when the direct accomp-
Hshment of a purpose is forbidden by
law, that purpose cannot be accomp-
Hshed by indirect methods If the Hill
plan for reorganizing the Northern
Pacific should fail, a reorganization
Will probably be effected during the
next six months by the old company
representing the stockholders This
"ouiu coiltIHue lne ola DenentS or
competition to our communities and
have the hearty approval of our busi-
ness interests. With the renewal of
business activity in the Northwest and
the remarkably large wheat crop, it is
probable that the earnings of the
Northern Pacific will be over $7,OOO,OOG
net during this fiscal year. With such
basis as this, the reorganization
should be effected with comparative
ease"