The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-04-17
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, April IL, 1896.
MINORLOCALS

The present week has been the
most spring like we have had this
year.
Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet Saturday afternoon at three
o'clock.
A few RATS have come down the
Susquehanna and few fish have
come up.
Bessie Buckworth died at the
residence of her parents on Bohemia
Manor, April 6, aged 10 years.
The regular April meeting of the
Cecil Farmers Club will be held at
Mr.. George w. Sutton's near
Perryville on Wednesday the 22d.
The state convention of the
Peoples Party was held at Balti-
more yesterday but we go to press
before a report of proceedings could
be prepared for publication.
Our thanks are due Prof. L. III.
Asherfeld of Havre de Grace for a
copy of his latest musical produc-
ton, "The Havre de Grace High
School March," 1t is a first class
two-step and is becoming quite
popular. Price 40c.
The Pomeroy- Priest series of
checkers which consisted of 80
games and was played in Phila.
ended last week and resulted in a
draw. The players were so evenly
matched that every game was
drawn and the prize of 500 was
divided between them.
Mr.. Richard L. Thomas of North
East has been appointed to a
position in the Office of Hon.
Murray L. Vandiver Collector of
Internal Revenue at Baltimore.
Mr.. Thomas entered upon his
duties on Saturday last.
Sometimes it is in luck to be a
political heller.
James r. Campbell, professor of
Tome Institute has resigned his
position owing to ill health. Prof.
Jamas M. Jameson having received
an offer from Pratt School, Brooklyn,
N. Y, has accepted the place. Prof.
Charles B. Howe, of the manual
training department has resigned
his position also.
The Maryland Annual Confer
ence of the Methodist Protestant
Church made the following appoint
ments for Cecil county:-Cecil
circuit, A. w. Washer; Chesapeake,
G. X. McCashin; Rowlandville, j.
e. Maloy; Warwick, G. L. McCul-
Tough; F. H. Mullineaux, formerly
stationed in Cecil, has been trans
ferred to Hartford county.
David Hartnett, eldest son of the
late Michael Hartnett, died in
Newark, N. j. where he had been
residing for some time past, on
Friday morning last, after brief
illness of acute pneumonia. His
remains were Immediately taken to
the residence of his brother-in-law,
C. w. Garrett, Elkton. whence the
funeral was held on Monday.
Pete Cassidy an old Elkton base
ball player, who is now playing in
one of the stock company teams,
had wrist bone splintered which
caused him much pain. The x
rays were turned on it, and loose
splinter of bone was discovered.
The surgeon knowing what the
trouble was and where to find it
soon removed the troublesome
splint.
The single takers are playing a
new role in their propaganda in
Delaware. Tonight they will hold
a meeting in the public hall at
Newark, when some of their most
eminent speakers will address the
meeting. After the meeting a ball
will be given. The plan seems to
be a good one. Were the party's
head fails to appreciate his heels
will be given a chance.
On Saturday last as the II
O'Clock train on the Port Deposit &
Columbia Division started out from
Perryyille, owing to switch being
open the train ran into an engine
standing on the side track about Sc
yards fIOm the station. No damage
was done to any of the passengers,
but the cowcatcher of the engine
pulling the train and the tender OF
che other engine were both de-
molished.
The watch box of Miles Brown
at Duyckinek railroad crossing was
entered by means of a false key
while Miles was attending church
on Sunday last, and the premises
robbed OF all that was worth taking
which was one nickle. Miles
charges that the intent and crime
are as bad as if the thief bad taker
a thousand dollars, in as much as
he took all there was in the shanty
Barring q hot stove and large Office
chair which were unhandy to carry
oft. Miles says this incident has
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