The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-10-29
COUNTY NEWS.
Friday, Oct. 20, 1897.
NIL ORLOCALS

has been appointed a police on the
Baltimore force.
Miss Carrie Coates, formerly OF
Rising Sun, has opened a millinery
store in Port Deposit.
Samuel G. Smith of Pennington
lost valuable horse by spinal
meningitis last week.
Mr.. j. Brickley has moved to the
farm of the late James Cameron,
near Principle, which he recently
purchased.
A fair sized crowd attended Sau-
telle's circus Friday night. The
exhibition was above the average
of travelling shows.
The Rev. j. d. Carey has traded
the Belle Hill farm, near Elkton,
for Philadelphia property owned
Iy Sarah r. Ennis.
Lancaster, Pa, is to have silk
mill soon, which is to employ 500
haEd$ and run 800 looms. A Swiss
firm is to operate the mill.
The ducking season will open on
Monday next, the first day of No
vember, and the Snsquehanna flats
will be the scene of Il lively fusil-
lade-if the wind blows a stiff gale
-abobt daylight.
Fifteen thousand and eight hun
dred election ballots for this county
are being printed, which is largely
a waste of good paper and a "fat
take" for some of the ever faithful
thick and thin partisan papers.
No clue has yet been discovered
to trace the burglars of Mr.. Worth
ington's store. One hundred dol
lars is waiting in the treasury of
the Detective Association for the
lucky finder of the goods and
burglars.
The Jacob Tome institute of Port
Deposit has brought suit in the
Circuit Court of Baltimore city
asking for a receiver for property
belonging to the Lindemann Terra
Gotta Company, which it says is
being wasted. The case will be
heard November 3rd.
Cards have been issued for the
marriage of Miss Stella Worrall
Blackwell, daughter of Mrs. Eliz-
abeth II. Blackwell, to Charles
Halwadt Johnson. The ceremony
is to take place in the M. E. church
North East, Wednesday evening,
Nov. Sd, at O'Clock.
Tie work of oiling the roadbed
to keep down the dust has been
finished from Washington to Per
ryman's, on the Philada. division.
The process is newlydiscovered
and is accomplished by specially
constructed car which sprinkles
from SIX to ten miles of double
track daily.
Large crops of corn have been
raised by many farmers this season
in the upper parts of Cecil, while
others were unfortunate in having
their crops badly injured by the
grub worm. Among the lucky ones
Mr.. Hopkins England stands in the
first row. His shocks, six by eight
hills to the shock, husk out two
bushels of ear corn each.
Owing to the inclement weather
OF last Monday evening the attend
ance was small at the recital
given by Miss May Rodney, under
the auspices of the Loyal Temper
ance Legion. Those who failed to
face the storm missed a good enter
tlinment. Miss Rodney's selec-
lions were varied and were all
rendered in an excellent style, elec-
iting frequent applause from the
small but appreciative audience.
The associates who came from
Canada with the boy found MUIR
dered in a box car at Williamsport,
Pa, were examined by States
Attorney Evans Friday morning.
The inquiry developed no new facts,
although it is generally believed
the boy was killed at or near Elk
ton. A pair of trousers covered
with blood were found under the
warehouse Saturday. The officers
do not believe they were in any
way connected with the murder.
Il. r. Burlington has nearly COM
pleted the improvements to his
store property and the building
with its recent addition of two
stories stands without an equal in
Cecil county as a general merchan-
disc building. With the basement,
there are five floors for the display
of goods. In addition is the large
furniture and carpet department,
which occupies the three-story
building, 40X60 it., nearly opposite
the main store. Over 10000 square
feet of floor space is used for store
purposes.
C. L. S. c. Banquet.
Holmes c.. L. S. G.. will hold