The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1898-01-28

$4,000.
On Saturday Sheriff Conoley took
Jack Rice and VIM. H. Sanders to
the State Penitentiary they having
been sentenced to serve terms OF
eight and two years respectively.
Justice Groves, CT Elkton, on
Monday committed Samuel Scarr,
colored, to the House of Correction
for three years. Scarr was con-
victed of robbing his grand mother
Of $35.
Harry Boulder was sent to the
House of Correction on Friday for
a term of four months. He was
convicted at the last term of Court
of assaulting Lemuel and Ohio
Foster.
Elmer Deibert, who is employed
at Deibert's boatyard, Elkton, on
Saturday fell from a boat to the
ground, distance of eight feet,
striking ION his face. He is con-
fined to his room from the injuries
sustained.
At the annual meeting of stock
holders of Cecil National Bank at
Port Deposit Jacob Tome, Mrs.
Evalyn S. Tome, Z. John Rinehart,
t. G. Bond and r. G. Hopkins
were chosen directors. Mr.. Tome
will continue as president and r.
G. Hopkins as cashier.
The Maryland State Fish Com
missioners report the number OF
food fishes distributed last year, as
follows: White perch, A, $50, 900;
yellow perch, 4O,3OO,OOO; brook
trout, 3O7, 100; shad, 53,625, 900;
lake trout, $4,000; rainbow trout,
1,905; black bass, 10000; small
mouth bass, 500; cat fish, 600.
The Cecil Farmers Club held its
January meeting at Mr.. James II.
Maxwell's, near Pennington, on
Wednesday of last week. The at
tendance of members was small, but
five answering to the roll call. The
next meeting will be held at the
home of Mr.. Alfred Kirk on Feb
ruary %.
The Wing last week engages in
the commendable business of boost
ing or booming Elkton, and sug-
gests that all the business men get
together and make a fuss. Our
genial friend w. T. Warburton
receives an encouraging pat on the
back for taking the lead in the
boom work of "New" Elkton.
Governor Lowndes has requested
the Republican State Central Com
mittee for Cecil County to recon.
mend the persons they wish for
Election Supervisors for this coun-
ty. At present the board consists
of John G. McNamee, William M.
Fulton and w. W. Michigan.
Those recommended by the Com
mittee are VIM. r. Citing, of the
Eighth district; w. A. Cameron, of
the Ninth; Walter Buckworth, of
the Second, and John G. McNamee,
of the Fifth.
At the annual meeting of the
stockholders of the National Bank
of Rising Sun, Md, held on the
Doth of January, the old Board of
Directors was reelected, as follows:
III. HI. Haines, President; Jesse A.
Kirk, Vice-President; L. R. Kirk,
Secretary; Timothy Haines and
Rueben Haines.
In order to accommodate de-
mand from the public to have the
discount day earlier in the week a
resolution was passed fixing the
weekly meeting Of the Board for
discount on Tuesdays at 8 a. m.
George r. Guss, editor and pro.
prietor of the Chester County Dem
ocrat, committed suicide at his
home in West Chester ON Monday,
by inhaling Illuminating gas. He
had been complaining of feeling
unwell for a short time and did not
go to his Office on that day. Shortly
after noon he was found dead in the
bathroom. He left the following
note for his family:
"Standing on the brink of eter-
nifty, ask the forgiveness of all as
l forgive all. No flowers, no fun
eral Good by. God bless YOU"
w. Preston Reynolds of Rising
. Sun, who has been hauling timber
and lumber for Renno's steam saw
, mill for five years, latterly near
Talleyville, Del, has quit that bus
mess. He sold one of his teams to
, RennO & Brother last week and
| will remove the other to Sylmar,
Md, where he will engage in haul
ing feldspar for Mansel Tweed, who
is taking out a large quantity from
his quarry in West Nottingham,
Chester County, formerly the Elisha
: Brown property. The rock is
) hauled to the railroad at Sylmar, a
f distance of about % miles, whence
it is shipped to the Trenton pot
, teries.-OXford Press.
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