The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1896-07-24
COUNTY NEWS
Friday, July "a, 1896.
MINORLOCALS

G. A. Andrew is erecting a new
warehouse at Conowingo, just above
the coal yard.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
hold sociable at the home of Mrs.
N. G. Brown this evening at s o'clk.
Robbers got into the house of
Rev. H. w. Ewing of Port Deposit
Tuesday, and took clothing, jewelry
and twenty dollars.
The Rising Sun base ball club
had a practice game with Tick
Ridge last Wednesday. The score
resulted II to 6 in favor of the Sun.
Henry Marcus was released from
the jail Monday after having
served a six months sentence for
having robbed Acker's store at
Port Deposit.
The members of Rising Sun Cor
net Band are requested to meet in
in their room promptly at s O'Clock
Saturday evening, 25th inst.
III. s. SMITH, Leader.
George A. Blake, trustee, sold on
Tuesday, at public sale at the
Court House door, the James G.
Davis house and lot in North East,
to Alexander II. George for $3.50.
Norris w. Wilkinson, of Lewis
vile, Pa, and Miss Elizabeth Har-
vey, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Harvey, of Childs, were united in
marriage at the brides home
Wednesday evening. Mr.. WilEin
son is principal of the Delaware
City Academy.
William T. Devoe, a resident of
Hartford county, committed suicide
by hanging to rafter in his stable
with a pillow line. He was dis
covered by his young daughter.
He was son-in-law of eX-Sheriff
James S. Calder, and leaves a wife
and three children.
Mrs. Catharine A. Mearns, widow
of the late John Mearns, died at her
home near North East on Thursday
night, July 10th, after an illness
extending over several months.
Mrs. Mearns was born on the 22nd
of February 1914, and was there
fore in her SD year.
Henry M. Mccullough, attorney,
sold at mortgages sale in Elkton
last week, the farm of William f.
A. Foster, near Woodlawn, in the
Seventh district, containing 1875
acres of land, to the second Perry
vile Building and Loan Associa-
ton of Cecil county for $3.50.
Commencing July 9th Hergel-
roth's Mammoth Pavilion Theatre,
under canvas, on DR.. Dare's lot
near railroad station. Al. enter
tainment up to date, consisting of
singing and dancing. U smile, U
laugh, U roar. General admission,
Ice, Doors open at 700 perform
ance at S:15, p. III.
While Frank Marcus, the nine
year old son of Hyland Marcus, of
Elkton, was walking across the iron
bridge on the P. w. & B. railroad
near Elkton a train bore down upon
him and the boy dropped through
the bridge to the ground below,
escaping with slight injuries. His
head was badly cut.
John Scarf, colored, recently
convicted of shooting crap and SEN
fenced to six months in the House
of Correction, was taken to that in
stitution Saturday.
The sympathetic--for-- criminals
association will hardly find out
Scarr's case and the governor will
not be importuned for his release
and pardon.
Company E., M. N. G., under
command of Capt. w. A. Wright
which spelled out means Maryland
National Guards, are enjoying their
annual picnic near Frederick this
week being put through the
"manual of arms" to have them
in readiness toshoot the anarchists"
who ask for free silver, when gold
bug gives the order to fire. They
are paid for the time and expense
of the picnic out of the state taxes,
raised in part by selling Is cent
oats and 50 cent wheat.
The new Iron Hill race course
was opened on last Saturday ac-
cOrding to program. Several
barrels Of whiskey and beer were
shipped to the grounds where an
arrangement was made for selling
the stuff in Delaware and drinking
it in Maryland by the nicllle in the
slot contrivance. The liquor was
on Delaware soil and a screen placed
on the state lines with faucets on
the Maryland side. Tickets were
sold to the thirsty ones and one of
those tickets dropped in the slot
set the liquor to flowing from the
faucet. All that was necessary was
to hold the glass to the flowing
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