The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1899-02-03

More banks than business.-The
New Castle, Del, bank has closed
for. lack of patronage.
Judge Frederick Stump is ill Of
the grip at his home, "Perry
Point,N near Perryville.
Thermometer 40 above 0 Wednes.
day morning A light snow of 3
inches tell in the night.
The weave mill at Bank. this
county, has resumed operations
after an idleness of over a year.
Lawyer j. Wesley Falls, of North
East, who suffered a slight stroke
of apopleXy recently, is recovering.
The shoe factory closed down last
Tuesday for short time. A lack
of orders for present delivery is the
cause.
James Steele, superintendent of
the Cecil County Insane Asylum,
has resigned, to take effect March
25th next.
George Brown, colored, of Elkton,
has been sentenced to four months
in the House of Correction for
keeping a disorderly house.
Thursday was "Ground Hog
Day" and as he could see his
shadow, according to the old super
stition, the coal dealer should be
happy.
The locomotive which ran into
the open draw at Gunpowdcr
bridge Jan. 9, was hoisted from the
bed of the river on Saturday and
sent to Bay View round house, near
Baltimore.
Some person unknown placed
poison about the premises of Ed
ward NJ. Clark, near North East,
which killed two large porkers,
thirty chickens, a number of tur
keys and two cats.
Mrs. Hettie Boutwell, while on a
visit to her sister, Mrs. Perry of
Newark, Del, committed suicide
on he night of Jan. 26 by hanging.
No cause for the act is known. She
was so years of age.
Bertha Blackiston, the little
Elkton girl who was recently sent
to Johns Hopkins Hospital for an
operation of skin grating to cure
the effects of burns, has returned
home after a successful operation.
John Carr, colored, was struck
by stone which fell while being
hoisted at the qnarries at Port De
post Saturday afternoon, and sns-
taiued fractured skull. He was
taken to a hospital in Baltimore for
treatment.
Lieut.. Col. Philip II. Ellis, broth
er of DR.. Charles NJ. Ellis of lIlkton,
is now in command of the Ely
United States Infantry, stationed
at Havana, Cuba. Colonel Ellis
was slightly wounded in the battle
of Santiago.
While sitting in his house at
Town Point, this county, Thomas
Wilson, colored, was shot in the
breast by some unknown party on
the outside, Monday night. He
was not dangerously wounded. A
woman is said to be mixed up in
the case.
Edison NJ. Hughes, a boy living
at Middle River, found signal
torpedo on the railroad on Sunday
and attempted to open it with Il
chisel and hammer. The result of
his investigation was the loss of the
little finger of the right hand, caus
ed 10y the explosion.
The store of l.. V. Kirk, at Ches-
apeake City, was entered 10y thieves
one night last week who carried off
IL quantity of clothing, tobacco,
knives, etc.
The Company Store at Port De
post was also robbed of IL number
of articles of value last week.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Gushing. treasurer
of the Lafayette Monument fund
for Maryland, has sent 81 ,696.06 to
Hon. Charles q. Dawes treasurer
of the Lafayette Memorial AsSo
citation, as the gift of Maryland
schools toward the proposed monu-
ment to Lafayette. The amount
included all contributions received
up to date. Cecil county schools
contributed $59.57.
In the Circuit Court Monday
Judges Pearce and Martin decided
the case of VIM. S. Evans, admin,
istrator of John Everist and trus-
tee under his will, against Amos
ID. Spencer The suit was to re-
cover $7,0S7. In. 1898 j. Swami
Everist and the late Francis S.
Everist, his father, purchased the
stock of goods of Amos ID. Spencer
at Havre de Grace, and gave their
note for 81 ,0S7 in payment. Fran
els S. EyeriSt transferred certain
promisSOry notes and shares OF
stock as collateral to secure the
note. The court decided that