The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-10-30
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Oct. SD, 1886.
MINORLOCALS

at Perryville OH Saturday evening, to be
addressed by A. L. Crothers, Esq.
Mr. and Mrs. Benz. w. McVey will cele-
brate their silver wedding, on Monday
evening, Nov. cd, at their home at Far
mington.
Neither the democrats nor the republi-
cans will hold meeting i'll Rising Sun
this eve; they will all be attending the
Chrysanthemum Tea at the M. E. church.
Cards have been issued for the marriage
of Miss Bertha J. Touchton, daughter OF
Joseph Touchton of Sylmar, to Charles S.
Nields, Wednesday, Nov. a, at s O'Clock
p. IN.
Mr.. A. L. Duyckinck has had his
Cherry st. property, the Clayton house,
beautifed with a coat of paint. The
painters are now at work on his residence
on Queen st.
Next Sunday will be Glad Tidings Day
at Rising Sun M. E. church, both morn
ing and evening. Miss Rhoda " Wilson
will sing a solo entitled THE Holy City"
in the evening.
Mr. James H. Charshee, aged sixty
eight, prominent farmer living near
Woodlawn, had a stroke of paralysis
Saturday and died Monday night. Mr..
Charshee was one of the best supervisors
roads in the county.
Mr.. Thomas Evans, of ST. Joseph, Mo-,
has been visiting his own and his wife's
relatives near Colora, Rowlandville and
Port Deposit, during the past week. Mr..
Evans left Cecil county for the west, al
most 20 years ago and this is his first
return trip.
Miss Edith White, daughter of Mr.. L..
G. White, of the Cecil National Bank, a
very popular young lady, died at her
fathers residence Monday. She had an
operation performed for appendicitis
on Thursday 22. She was member of
the high school department of the Jacob
Tome Institute.
Garfield Corps, No. 81, w. R. c., was
socially entertained by Garfield Post, No.
IS, G. A. R., in the G. A. R. Hall, Rising
Sun, Thursday afternoon, Oct. 22. Short
addresses were made by several comrades
and by Mrs. Alice c. Shippers, after which
refreshments were served, adding interest
to the occasion.
The meeting for old folks held in the
M. E. church at Mt. Pleasant, OH Sunday
afternoon last, was we'll attended. An
appropriate sermon was preached by the
pastor, Rev. Ernest Greenfield, four per-
sons were present each over eighty
Jacob Morrison, Mary Harris, Martha
Mccullough and Susan Reynolds.
Excelsior Lodge, No. 81, I. o. o. F. of
Rising Sun, accompanied by North Est
lodge attended church in body last Sum
day morning, and were preached an ap-
propriate sermon by Rev. w. G. Rooms.
Before retiring from the church the
pastor took each member of the brother
hood by the hand with cheerful word OF
greeting.
While at work in the Havre de Grace
City Hall one day last week. Victor Sent
man, son of contractor Seminar, of this
county, fell a distance of twelve feet from
ladder. He struck on his right side
sustaining internal injuries and it is
thought several ribs were broken. After
receiving medical attention he was taken
to his home at Jackson, where he is i'm
proving slowly.
Constable Bond of Port Deposit, on
Friday morning arrested young man
who gave his name as Charles Miller, age
IS. He had i'll his possession tandem
bicycle stolen from in front of the Har-
ford House, Havre de Grace, Thursday
evening. He was taken to the latter
town and at hearing before Justice
Rogers was committed to the county jail
to await the action of the grand jury al
the November term of court.
On Saturday the remains of Elwood c.
Smith, formerly ticket agent at the P W.
&B.R.R. station at Wilmington, were
brought TO SNerTy I'LL lOI lllel nlSlll
The closing chapter of his life was par
ticularly sad. While Mr.. Smith was en-
gagged in the ticket Office there was al
apparent shortage of about 500 i'll the
office accounts. The amount was made
good, but the discrepancy so preyed upor
his mind that it became unhinged and he
was sent to the Farnhurst asylum fol
treatment Subsequently the auditor:
found that the money was all right ant
that the mistake was in the accounts, bu
it was too late to avail Mr.. Smith, who
never fully recovered his mental faculties
The November number of The Arena i;
an unusually strong number, not only
politically, but also in its social and eco
nomic features. In the opening article
"The Issue of 1896" Prof. Frank Parsons
the we'll known political economist, dis
cusses the present crisis and shows in
remarkably clear and convincing maune
the advantages that would result from thu
RECOMMENDATION of silver. Justice Waite
Clark, LIZ D., of North Carolina, wh'
has made special study of the none,
question, contributes strong article Ell
titled Free Silver Indispensable, but no
a Panacea," in which he points out tn
oppressive manner in which the presen