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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Accidents i'm the Eighth.

Robt. Dimpsey, while chopping
wood at his home last Tuesday had
the misfortune to badly cut two of
his toes.
Miss Kate Hickman while sliding
ON the ice last Wednesday fell and
struck a lump of ice, cutting an
ugly cash close to her left temple.
VIM. Kirkwood who clerks for
Mr.. Kirby at Conowingo was shot
and very seriously injured last
Saturday morning, by setting off a
spring trap in the shape of SO
calibre revolver. Kirkwood had
helped set the trap for thieves, but
had neglected to disconnect the cord
before opening the stable door. He
now lies in a very precarious con-
dition. The bullet struck him
about four inches below the right
nipple, after passing through a
heavy breast pocket book, and is
supposed to have taken an upward
course and lodged in the lung. B..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
A Great Comic Paper Free.

Beginning next Sunday the 18th inst,
the Philadelphia Sunday Ress will issue
free with every copy of the paper "The
Sunday Press Jester" a twelve-page comic
supplement in colors This is a new de-
parture which is certain to prove unus-
ually popular "The Jester" will be
printed on slow presses on fine quality
super calendared paper. 1t will have four
pages in color by the most famous artists
of the day, and will be similar in make
up and appearance to the best ten cent
weeklies.
The two center pages will contain an
original song, charmingly set to music by
Stafford Waters, entitled America S
Girl" daintily illustrated in colors by
Charles Howard Johnson.
The front page is a colored comic car
toon by Hy Mayer, illustrating the pangs
of thirst produced by Sunday Closing"
i'll Philadelphia upon Kentucky Colonel.
The back page is card story, "Euchre
One Trick" an. amusing cartoon in
colors.
The other eight pages contain sketches
by Archie Dunn, F L. Duraud, Chas. H.
Johnson, Moore Smith, and many others;
jokes, poems, ETC., by James l.. Ford,
Harry Romano, c. E. Barnes, etc. The
demand for "The Sunday Press Jester" is
certain to be great. Ifyou want to make
sure of getting it. you had better order
next Sundays Press in advance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Orphans Court.
The Orphans Court was in session
Tuesday and Wednesday.

The Orphans Court was in session
Tuesday and Wednesday.
Bonds Approved.-Annie M. Forrest,
admrx of VIM. Forrest; William NJ. Ma
honey, admr of Jane Barcus; Alfred Weth-
GRILL, admr of Sarah Y Wetherill VIM
S. Evans, exr of Catherine Hamilton; Dr.
Lewis R. Kirk, exr of Charles Carver;
Margaret Mulroney, admrx of Martin
w. Mulroney; VIM. Price and John R. H.
Price, exrs of William Price; Henry G..
Hager, exr of Rooney Hager.
Accounts Passed.-First account of John
S. Writ and c. c. Caldwell exrs of Jas.
7. Graham; first and final account of Isaac
H. England, exr of Levi P Mearns; first
account of Isaac H. England, trustee of
Mabel E. and Iva c Mearns; first and
final account of Tabitha ]. Thornton,
exrx of Thos. N. Thornton, first and final
account of Vim. P. Rowan. ext of Henry
Rowan; first and final account of James
A. Boulder, exr of David Palmer; first
and final account of John T. Mecasliu,
admir- of Joshua Mecaslin; first and final
account of J. A, Mackey, admr of
Johnathan Yerkes and distribution struck
OF same; first and final account of Geo. A.
Blake, admir- c "a of Harry c. Clayton;
first and final account of Harry c Hess,
exr of Elizabeth Hess, and distribution
struck on same.
Adjourned to meet in special session
Tuesday, January Ie.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Officers and Directors Elected.

At the annual meeting of stock
holders of the Conowingo Bridge
Company, held at Conowingo, Mon
day, the old Board of Directors was
unanimously reelected: James C.
Bell, pres; Jabob Tome, Levi X.
Brown, Richard B. Mccoy and
James S. Patterson. The roof of
the two spans, which was carried
carried off by the recent storm, has
been repaired and the the bridge is
now in excellent condition.
At the meeting of Rosebank Gem
etery Association last Saturday the
old Board Of Directors was re-
elected and Ross Conoly in place of
Saml. Haddock, deceased. Several
bids were handed in for the care of
the grounds but no choice was
made.
The following officers and direc-
tors of the Central Division, Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, were
elected Monday: President, G. B.
Roberts; secretary, j. G. Sims;
treasurer, r. w. Smith; directors,
N. P. ShOrtridge, S. r. Dickey, S.
d. Ramsey, J. P. Green and 7. V.
Cooper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
School Commissioners.

The Board of School Commissioners
were in session Tuesday. Messrs Everist,
Ash and White present.
Mr.. White made report in regard to
the Institute for Colored Teachers, which
was held at Mt. Zoar, on Jan. a and 5.
DIR. lamar reported that he had exam
ined:the dipthheria cases near Pilot Town
school. The disease was in mild form
and was being we'll cared for. That he
had given directions for the proper clean
ing Of the school house, when this was
done that it will be safe for Mr.. Watts to
reopen the school,
Notice was given by c. B. Royston that
he had transferred his contract to the w
]. c. Dulaney Company. The Board con-
frn,ed said transfer, aud the Dulaney
Company gave bond for $4,000 with the
American Bonding and Trust Company of
Baltimore as security.
The resignation of Emma V. Thomas
as teacher of No. I, colored, Sixth dist,
was accepted.
Sundry bills were examined and ordered
to be paid.
The petition of VIM. Wilson and others
for colored school at Principle Furnace
was referred to Mr.. Everist.
Ten dollars was ordered to be paid to
each of the following schools, the teach
ers ST the same having each raised over
that amount No 9, First district, Maggie
E johnson; No a, Fourth, Arrie A. Du-
hamel; No. E, Fifth, Maggie A. Clark.
Repairs to No 7, Fourth, was referred
to Commissioner White, and the building
of coal house at No. 3, Fifth, to Com
missioner Ash.
GRORGE RTDDIF Sec
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Death of F. S. Everist.

This community was startled on We'd
nesday OIL learning of the sudden and
almost tragic death of the President of
the School Board, Mr.. Francis S. Everist.
We have been unable to gather from
conflicting accounts the reliable par
ticulars of his death and adopt the state
ment published in the Baltimore Amerl-
can; written from Port Deposit the day of
his death, as the most likely to be cor
rect account of Mr.. Everist's melancholy
and sudden taking off.
Mr. F. S. Everist was accidentally
drowned Wednesday morning i'll cistern
at his home near Port Deposit. He had
engaged man to clean the cistern, but
the latter not appearing early, Mr.. Everist
apparently concluded that he would do
the work himself He had taken out
nearly all the water, when he must have
been seized with vertigo. He fell head
foremost into less than one foot of water.
A colored boy discovered him, and, with
the assistance of Mrs. Everist and VIM.
White, pulled him out and carried him
into the house. Drs. Bromwell and
Fisher tried to resuscitate him, in vain.
Mr. Everist was sixty years old. He
was president of the Cecil County School
Commissioners, and had always taken an
active interest in educational matters He
was member of Harmony Lodge, No.
So, of Masons, and trustee of the Pres
byterian Church All the teachers of this
county were attached to him because of
his non-partisan position on school
matters.
In his early manhood he married Miss
Sallie E Kerr, daughter of the late Robt.
Kerr His wife survives him, with five
children-Mr. Joseph A. Everist, of the
Cecil National Bank; Mr.. ]. Swan Everist,
of Havre de Grace; Mrs. Campbell B.
Royston, of Baltimore; Misses Polly R.
and Martha R. Everist.
Mr.. Everist had not been we'll for a
month, and the manual exercise of rum
ming to catch train Tuesday seemed to
affect him very much.
His funeral will be held this
morning at 10 O'Clock. Interment
at West Nottingham cemetery.
The Rising Sun public school
room has been draped in mourning
as mark of respect for the de-
ceased president of the school COM
missioners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Judge Alfred Ellison.

The second lecture of the Rising Sun
Lecture Course will be given in the Town
Hall on Wednesday evening, Jan. 9th.
by Judge Alfred Ellison, the eminent
jurist and orator of Indiana. The conn.,
mittee is in rare luck to be able to secure
such a talented and famous orator as
Judge Ellison and those who fail to hear
him will have cause for regret. His
manner Is easy and graceful, his language
simple and perfect and his funds of anec.
dotes large. He so blends pathos and
humor that his audience is at one moment
convulsed with laughter at his sallies oil
wit and at the next moment deeply af
fected with emotion. The Judge will
deliver his best lecture, entitled "Kings
and Queens, or Earth's True Royalty"
This lecture as presented by Judge Ellison
abounds in wit and humor as we'll as the
pathetic and sublime. In addition to his
ability as lecturer, Judge Ellison has at,
tanned fame as poet, his poem, 81 Want
to Go Where Mother Is" placing him on
plane with Indiana's other favorite poet
James Whitcomb Riley.
Reserved seat tickets, 4oc; general adj
mission, 25c. Tickets for the course o.
four entertainments to be given are now
S1.25. Charts of the hall may be seer
and tickets procured at E R. Buffington's
E. H. Worthington' and Eli T. Reynolds
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15

One of the most remarkable cures of
rheumatism on record is related by Mr.. ].
NJ. Thompson, postmaster at Decker's
Point, Pa, as follows: "While out driving
one day last winter l was caught in a
cold rain. The next morning 1 was I'M
able to move my head or arms, owing to
an attack of inflammatory rheumatism.
My clerk telephoned for physician, but
suggested that / use Chamberlain's Pain
BALM, there being a bottle open on the
counter He rubbed the affected parts
thoroughly with Pain Balm and built up
a hot fire. dozed off to sleep and when
I awoke about half an hour later the pain
had gone entirely, and I have not been
troubled since. People come here from
many miles around to buy Chamberlain
medicines. For sale by E. 7. Reynolds,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Caught by His Own Trap.

Edward Kirby of COnowingo who
had been troubled by thieves, set a
spring pistol in his stable so that
when the door was opened the
pistol would be fired. William +.
Kirkwood who attends store for
Kirby assisted in arranging the
trap. The understanding was for
the first person who entered the
stable in the morning was to go in
by another door and disarrange the
firing cord attached to the pistol.
About 10 O'Clock Saturday morning
Mr.. KirkwOod had occasion to go
to the stable, and unfortunately,
forgetting the horse thief trap,
opened the stable door. The gun
was discharged and Mr.. Kirkwood
received the contentsin theabdomen.
The wound may prove fatal. The
physicians have not been able to
locate the ball. Setting spring
guns is dangerous business and is
forbidden by law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
THE PILL THAT WILL.
r1ore Goods Recovered.

L. E. Buckley whose store at
Concord, Pa, was robbed of about
$500 worth Of goods last May went
to BALTIC. last Wednesday and
looked over the pile of plumber
which the police had secured when
the raid was made on the rendez-
vous of the captured thieves, Davis
and Hoon. He identified his goods
as being among the lot and secured
nearly all which had been taken
from his store, consisting of dry
goods, clothing and footwear. Mr..
Buckley is a former resident of this
place, being a son of J. W. Buckley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
County Commissioners.

The County Commissioners were In ses-
sion Tuesnay and Wednesday. The full
board present.
Various bills we're examined, passed
and ordered to be paid.
Town Commissioner w. H. Mackall
appeared before the board and asked that
committee be appointed to act with the
town commissioners of Elkton to adjust
the property recently taken into the town
limits of Elkton. John E. Alexander was
appointed. An outpension of $40 90 per
year was granted to Moses Moor, colored,
of Elkton, payable to Heatzig & Son.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
CALIFORNIA.
Personally Conducted Tour via Penn
sylvania Railroad.

At S.13 a. III. Wednesday, Jan.
81, special train of Pullman COM
posite, dining, sleeping, compart-
ment, and observation cars will
leave the handsome Jersey City
Depot of Pennsylvania Railroad,
bound for San Diego, California,
and conveying the first of the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company's
personally conducted tours to the
Pacific Coast.
This train will be the finest that
ever crossed the continent, and the
tour it carries one of the most elabo-
rate and complete ever conceived
Tor trans continental and pleasure
travel. In charge of an affable and
experienced tourist agent, assisted
by highly accomplished chaperon,
this party, without fear of missing
train connections, and without any
of those petty annoyances incident
to individual travelling, crosses the
American continent with as much
comfort and ease as it would spend
a week at the Waldorf, stopping,
too, at st. Louis, Kansas City, Las
Vegas Hot Springs, and Santa Fe,
and visiting their principal points
Of interest. A bath room, barber
shop, and an upright piano will be
found on the train, and every other
convenience and luxury of first
class hostelry.
The great object of this tour is to
escape the insalubrious climate of
the East and to sojourn for a time
amid the transcendent beauties of
California, breathe its invigorating
air and bask beneath its matchless
sky. A grander attraction could
not be offered, nor more perfect
method of reaching it.
Five weeks will be allowed in
this paradise of the Pacific"
during which tourists will visit
Los Angeles, Pasadena, eye Alpine
Tavern" Santa Barbara, San Ber-
nardino, Mt. Hamilton, and the
garden spot of the earth, Del Monte.
Returning, tourists will stop at
Salt Lake City, Glenwood Springs,
Colorado Springs, Maniton, Denver,
and Chicago. Two days will be
spent visiting the famous and sub
lime freaks of nature in the Manitou
region.
Tickets for this tour, including
railroad transportation, Pullman
accommodations Zone double berth),
meals en- route, carriage drives, and
hotel accommodations going and
returning, and transportation in
California, will be sold at rate of
$4,000 from all stations on the
Pennsylvania Railroad System east
of Pittsburg.
Apply to ticket agents, tourist
agent at 1896 Broadway, New York,
or Geo. W, Boyd, Assistant General
Passenger Agent, Broad Street
Station, Philadelphia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15

The mayor of Baltimore city will
appoint an entire new board of
school commissioners. 1t has been
the custom of the city council to
elect the school board. By a recent
decision of the Court of Appeals it
is the duty of the mayor to nominate
the board. The appointees, how
ever, have to be confirmed by
council.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Rillv Thomson of Gloucester

Billy Thompson of Gloucester
fame is lobbying the Delaware legis-
lature for a law allowing him to
open race tracks in that state. The
law and order society of Whining
ton are prepared to fight Thomp
sons race track bill, but Thompson
is also prepared to march his Doodle
battalion against the Leagues moral
guns and it is the general belief
that ThompsOn's forces will win the
victory against the law and order
people. Napoleon said the Lord
fought on the side of the heaviest
battallions and that's what Thomp-
son believes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15

Miss Flora Kellow of Camden is visit
ing Miss Jessie Pogue.
H. H. Haines is spending several days
this week in Salem, Ohio.
]. c. Hindman, auctioneer, will sell
household goods, etc, at public sale on
Peal street, on the 18th inst, at D. nj.
w. T. Mcclure attended the banquet
given by the Crawford Mfg. Co. of
Hagerstown to their bicycle agents yes
terday.
R. D. Ingram, managing salesman of
the Susquehanna Water Power and Paper
Company, Couowingo, has accepted like
position with the Otis Falls Pulp Co.
There is some talk of starting another
store at Sylmar. Better take Punch's
advice and don't" Starting new enter
prises is precarious business in these
down grade times.
The Colora debating society has been
recognized for the winter. There are
several promising debators in the neigh
borhood. 1t is to be hoped they will
choose only live questions.
Joseph Sollars of this neighborhood fell
from load of straw on Saturday and was
very seriously hurt. Mr. Sollars is an
aged man and was rendered insensible for
about an hour by the shock.
The young folks are enjoying some of
the finest skating this week which has
been had for number of years. The ice
OIL Hunters dam near town is as smooth
and fawless as could be desired.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Conner have issued
invitations announcing the marriage Of
their daughter Mary S. to David M.
Wright. The happy event will take place
Wednesday evening, January 20, at 7.3o
o'clock.
The price paid for December milk at
Hambleton's was on the basis of butter
being worth 2I cents per pound. One
year ago the price was rs cents. Next
year at the same progressive rate the
product will be II cents.
Thomas Straghn an Elkton horsenan,
at party in Wilmington Thursday night
last week fired his revolver. Friday he
was fined $50 and costs and held in 500
bail for the upper court on the charge of
carrying concealed deadly weapons.
A Crazy Tea and Musicale will be given
under the auspices of the Epworth League
of Hopewell M. E. church, at Clinton L.
Thompson's, near Hopewell, on Wednes-
day evening, Jan. 20, from 7 to TO- Adj
mission, with tea IS cents If that even
ing should be stormy, come the next
evening.
DR.. ]. H. Jenness had narrow escape
from serious accident on last Wednes-
day. While driving briskly near Corner
Ketch both front spindles of the buggy
broke and the horse was severely cut on
the hind legs by the fifth wheel as the
buggy fell to the ground. Luckily the
DR.. was able to retain his seat and soon
had the animal under control.
The members of Susquehanna Council
No. II Jr. o. U. A. NJ. installed the fol-
lowing officers for the ensuing term:
Jr P. c., D. B Love; c., S. L. Krauss; V.
c., o. H. Whitman; R. S., Heath Watts; A.
R. S., Geo. F. Kise; F. S., J. H. Dunn;
Treas, ]. w. Krauss; Chap, Almur Fur
gesou; Con-, dred w. Brown; Ward, Free
man Fry; I. S., B. Mecaslin; o. S., Geo.
w. Rinier; Trustees, Henry Overly, S. L.
Krauss, Fred w. Brown; Rep. to S. C,
year, c. E. Kirk, years, T. H. Moore;
alternates, J. W. Raglan, VIM. ]. Brown;
Del. to F. B. A., VIM ]. Brown; alternate,
| J. w. Raglan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Reading For the Winter Evenings.

The following list of books and many
others not herein named have been
placed in the office of the MIDLAND
JOURNAL for free distribution on the fol-
lowing conditions Any person desiring
to read those books, the most of which
contain very valuable information on
financial and other economic questions
now agitating the public mind can have
the use of them, to be read and returned
within reasonable time. The majority
of them may readily be gone through in
a week if the reader is sufficiently inter-
ested to desire to gain information or
master the subject treated. Two or three
weeks at most ought to be sufficient time
to master the subject treated i'll one book.
Hand Book of Money,
Honest Money and Sound Sense or Sound
Money" and Nonsense.
The Free Independent Coinage of Silver by the
United States.
Pointers-A History of Republican Finance.
The White Slave or Cross ofGold. (Romance)
Remedy for the Panic.
New York National Bank Presidents Conspiracy
or the History of the Panic of 1898.
Garden OF Eden. (Romance.)
The Shadow on the Land.
The Modern Banker. (Romance.)
The Pullman Strike
The Philosophy of Price,
Human Aptitude.
Peoples Party Campaign Book.-watson. Con-
tains much information.
Dangerline Reached.
The Effects of the Gold Standard.
Railway Problems.
Story from Pullman (Romance.)
Janson Edwards. (Romapce.)
An Ounce of Prevention.
The Rights of Labor.
Shy locks Daughter (Romance)
Money Found.
The Money Question.
Patriots of America.
Condition of the American Farmer.
Cumulative Taxation.
The Currency Problem.
Breed of Barren Metal.
Man Dollar-Which2
Citizens Money.
Congressman Swanson. (Novel.)
Money of the Constitution.
A. P. A.-Inquiry into the object.
Reasons for Pardoning Anarchists.-Altgeld.
Agricultural Depression. PETER
Relation of Money to Bank Credits.
How We Can All Get Rich.
The Religion OF Liberty.
Coxey's Nom Interest Bond and Good Roads Plan
of Finance
Money Senator John P. Jones.
Proportional Representation.
Direct Taxation of Land Values.
Financial Science.
Shylock.
The Talmud- Jew.
Anarchists of Wealth.
Government Ownership Of Railroads.
The Financial Problem.
The Bank of Venice
Sub,Treasury System-FarmersA Alliance.
Pacific Railroads,
Dealing in Options and Futures
Honest and Dishonest Money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Adjournment of the December Term.

On Thursday of last week case
of State vs.. William Brown, in
dicted for burning the barn of Jos.
T. Weber. Tried before a jury
verdict not guilty. Albert Con-
stable, Jr., for prisoner.
Case of Patrick Maloney VS..
Ellen Maloney, suit for wages, was
taken up and continued until court
adjourned.
FRIDAY.
Case of Maloney VS.. Maloney
occupied the attention of the court
all day, being given to the jury
just before adjournment.
On Saturday morning after over
ruling a motion for a new trial in
the case of the administrators of j i.
A. Davis against the Jacob Tome
Institute, of Port Deposit, which
was tried at the September term of
court. Court adjourned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Decided in Ash's Favor.

The Ash McVey school commits
siOner case which was appealed
from the decision of the circuit
court of Cecil county by Ash's
lawyers, has been decided in Ash s
favor by the court Of Appeals re-
versing the opinion of the court
below. Ash will continue to serve
ms school commissioner until his
successor is named when the legis,
lature of 1898 assemblies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Bank Elections.

Banks of Elkton held annual meetings
for the election of officers on Tuesday at
II o'clock. The Second National Bank
reelected its old board of officials. At
the National Bank of Elkton Frank R
Scott disposed of his stock to R. c. Lewis
who thereby became member of the
Board of Directors in place of Mr. Scott.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15
Decrease in Circulating Honey.

People not familiar with the
money question are often puzzled
to account for the decrease in the
volume of money in circulation and
are inclined not to believe it. The
following may help the unbelief of
such doubters.
Take the Treasurers late report
on the volume of money in circula
ton at respective dates and see the
falling off of money.
June 3Oth 1896 . 1,5O6, 631 ,O26
Withdrawal from circulation S154, III, OS2
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1897-01-15

We find on our table The Ralti-
more Sun Calendar and Almanac for
1897 in its blue cover and neat,
compact form. The Sun Almanac
is one of the most convenient and
useful ANNALS issued by the daily
press, and is invaluable to Mary
landers especially as a book of
reference on state and national
public affairs.