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The midland journal., 1905-07-07
PERSONALS.

Steward Ward, of Pittsburg, is
a Rising Sun visitor.
s. J. Chapman, of Pottsville,
spent the Fourth with his family
in town.
Miss Nettie Riale is attending
the Christian Endeayor convention
in Baltimore.
Miss Marion Sheppard, of New
York, spent several days this week
at her home in town.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. P. Ryan are
visiting their daughter, Mrs. w.
X. Terry, of Perkasie, Pa.
Mrs. J. M. Sterrett is visiting
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Barclay
Heacock, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. s. r. Kimbell and son,
Orien Kimbell, of Philada., were
Rising Sun visitors this week.
Mrs. Ira W. Burdsall and daugh-
ter, Frances, of Camden, are spend.
ing the summer in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Nellie Wagner is attending
the sessions of the Christian En-
deavor convention in Baltimore.
Miss Mabel Singleton, of Phila.,
is visiting the family of B. H.
Brown, at their summer home near
town.
DR.. and Mrs. T. B. Moore have
been spending the week at the
formers old home near Delta, York
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren Long and
son, Otis, of Crisfeld, are guests of
Rev. j. P. Otis and family at the
Parsonage.
A reunion Of the Stephens family
was held at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Chas. M. Reisler, of Calvert,
on Tuesday.
Edgar Brown, of Philadelphia,
spent the 4th at the summer home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. B.
81. Brown, near town.
Lewis r. Kirk, of Ardmore,
was a visitor at the home of his
mother, Mrs. Mary @. Kirk, on
Cherry street, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert L. Buffing.
ton left Rising Sun this week for
a two weeks camping expedition,
which will be spent with a party
of friends at Thousand Islands.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Small pox At Havre de Grace.

Joshua T. Wexford, of Laurel,
who has been employed in the tex
tile mill at Havre de Grace for the
past six months, was discovered to
be suffering from small pox last
week and placed in a tent on the
outskirts of the town for isolation
and treatment. The Board of
Health has ordered that all employ
es of the mill, where the patient
had been at work, be vaccinated,
and that the men in the employ of
the railroad contractors in the town
also be vaccinated.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Fine Catch OF Rock Fish.

Fl. M. Duyckinck spent the
Fourth rock fishing on the Susque-
hanna, above the mouth of the
Octoraro, and returned with the
finest string of fish taken on the
river this season. The three larg-
est rock landed weighed Is, II, and
144 pounds respectively. Besides
the three beauties mentioned sew
eral other good sized rock were
landed, his total catch for the day
being % rock fish which aggre-
gated 1O4 pounds in weight. Mr..
Duyckinck fshed with hook and
line, using blood worm and eel as
bait, the three big fellows taking
the eel bait. The boat was trolled
by N. s. Will.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Fourth of July Games.

The Fourth is great day for
the National game, nearly every
club considering it the proper thing
to play double header on this
glorious holiday, and Tuesday was
no exception to this general rule in
the base ball world. While the
various clubs in the major leagues
throughout the country were MAX
ing base ball history, the teams in
Cecil county were also doing stunts
of a more or less brilliant character.
At Rising Sun the Rattlers mo-
nopolized the attention of the fol-
lowers of the game, their opponents
being team representing Sylmar.
There was a dispute over the score
of both morning and afternoon
games the Sylmar boys being far
from satisfied. The morning game,
we are informed by the official
scorer, resulted in favor of the Ris-
ing Sun Rattlers by score of 16 to
15, but the visitors claim it was a
tie, the home team leaving the field
in the last half of the ninth after
scoring two runs, under the impress
sion they were winners.
In the afternoon with the score a
tie at IA to Ia in the Sth inning
dispute arose-one of many-dur-
ing which the ball disappeared and
the game was not finished.
Colora visited Port Deposit in
the morning and defeated the team
of that place by - to s. In the
afternoon Colora played at Perry
vile and got the small end of IL
to score.
At the conclusion of the Colora-
Perryville game the Port Deposit
team played Perryville, the result
being s to 4 in favor of Port.
At Elkton the Wilmington Ath-
letic Club met defeat, the score
being Elkton IL, Wilmington 5.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Badly Burned.

The six year old son of Noel
Keesey, of Perryville, set his clothes
on fire Tuesday morning while
trying to ignite piece of punk at
the kitchen stove. His mother
was in the yard and heard his
screams, but could not reach him
before his clothing had been burn
ed from his body. Mrs. Keesey
was also badly burned. The child
is in precarious condition.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Property Transfers.

John G. Head, Trustee, of
Washington, to Annie E. Martin
dell, LA acres, near Port Deposit
in Seventh district, $50.
John r. Nicholson and wife, of
Dover, Del, to Walter Morris, of
Delaware, 233 acre farm in Second
district, $4,000.
Joseph Couden and wife to Phila-
delphia, Baltimore and Washington
Railroad Company, 81 acres of land
near Perryville, $4,000.
W. Arthur Mitchell and wife to
Thomas W. Stanley, of Philadel-
phia, 200 acre farm on Elk river in
Fifth district, $4,000.
Thomas W. Stanley, of Philada.,
to Walton Clark and Paul Thomp-
son, of Philadelphia, property
above, 81 and other consideration.
Mary A. Bratton and others to
Charles E. Warburton, lot on East
Main street in Elkton, $1,000.
Powell Wherry and wife, of
Chester, Pa, to George Gordon, lot
at Pleasant Hill in Third district,
$50.
George Il. Haines and wife to
Mary j. Haines and Nellie Bass, of
Philada., 2 acre property in Eighth
district, 81 and other considerations.
John T. Williamson and wife to
Joseph S. Scarborough, 20 acre
property in Fourth district, 81 200.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Double Hanging At Lancaster.

James Furman and John
O'Brien were hanged at Lancaster
Thursday morning, June 20, for
the murder of Samuel Ressler, the
execution being within two days of
the anniversary of their crime.
They were hanged at the same
time, the traps being sprung
simultaneously. Furman was cool
and collected, while O'Brien collap-
sed and had to be supported on the
scaffold.
The crime for which J. l.. Fur.
man and John O'Brien were hang
ed was the killing of Samuel Res.
sler, an aged tollgate keeper, on
the night of July LIST, 1904. Fur
man, O'Brien and a man named
Craig, after shooting and slightly
injuring several persons at Gordon
vile, near Lancaster, were pursued
by citizens. Craig was captured
and sentenced to 20 years in the
penitentiary, but Furman and
O'Brien escaped. They reached
the Ressler dollhouse after dusk.
Ressler answered their knock, and,
as he opened the door, he was
seized, dragged from the house and
shot. One of the men held Ressler
while the other did the shooting.
The men robbed the house of a
small amount of money and escaped.
The men passed through Rising
Sun on foot Sunday morning, July
3, and were followed later in the
day by officers in search of them.
They were not overtaken, evident
ly taking freight train at Perry
vile and going south, being arrest
ed some days later at Norfolk, Va.
Furman was % years old, and his
home was in Trenton, N. J.
O'Brien's home was in Baltimore,
and he was 25 years of age.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Harmony Church Reopens.

After undergoing extensive re.
pairs Harmony M. P. church, at
Rowlandsville, will be reopened
next Sunday, July 9th, with an all.
day meeting. Preaching at 1890
a. m; platform meeting 2 p. m;
@. E. Rally at 7.15 p. M; preach
ing at s p. m. The following
ministers are expected to take
part: Rev. s. J. Smith, of Sails.
bury, Revs. j. F. Bryan, j. Earle
Maloy, G. M. Elderdice of the M.
P. church and Rev. Mr.. Gwynn of
Mt. Pleasant M. f. church. The
public is cordially invited to
attend.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Killed BY Train.

In attempting to alight from a
rapidly moving freight train at
Perryville on Tuesday afternoon
about five O'Clock, an unidentified
Italian fell beneath the wheels and
was instantly killed. The unfor-
tunate mans head was completely
severed from his body, and one
hand and one leg cut off.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Jones-Crozler.
VIII Of mrs. Mary J. Stern.

The will Of Mrs. Mary j. Stern,
late of the Fourth District, has been
admitted to probate in the Office of
the Register of Wills at Elkton.
She devises her estate after her
debts are paid to her daughters
Henrietta Stern and Georgiana
Knight. Harry G. Stern is named
as executor, the will being witness
ed by Sarah @. Xearsley and Geo.
A. Gallaher.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
Fine Farm Sold.

George A. Blake, Esq, Trustee,
in the case of Catherine Steel and
others VS.. Mary @. Kilgore and
others, has sold the farm of the late
Robert FL. Steel, containing 220
acres, situated near Appleton, Cecil
county, to Charles Jester, of Will
mington, Delaware, for $4,000.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07

In the State of Pennsylvania
there is an annual rebate not exceed
ing five dollars per year, upon the
road tax of any person maintaining
a public watering trough along the
roadside by his premises, under
certain conditions.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

Miss Caroline Abrahams and Mr..
Romeo Abrahams, both of Port De-
posit, were married at the M. E.
parsonage, Towson, on Tuesday,
June 81, by Rev. T. E. Copes. The
bride and groom are first cousins.
Short-Wrlght.
Prof. Clarence A. Short, of Del
aware College, and Miss Carrie c..
Wright, of Newark, were quietly
married Thursday morning, June
80, at the home of the BRIDES sis.
ter, Mrs. FL. s. Goldey, in Will
mington, Rev. E. @. Atkins
officiating.
Jones-Crozler.
Rev. Clarence Nadal Jones, for
merly of Mt. Pleasant Church,
Colora, now pastor of Goodman M /.
E. Church, Wilmington, and Miss
Louise Cr0zier. daughter of Mrs.
Mary Crozier, of Wilmington, were
married in the groom's church on
Wednesday evening, June %, by
his brother Rev. j. Wellington
Jones, assisted by his father, Rev.
Adam Jones and another brother,
Rev. Omar Jones.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07

The drinking of a half pint of
gin and an overdose of some patent
medicine caused Patrick Judd to
become so exuberant that he fell
through the funnel of the barn of
J. w. Dance near New London,
one day last week, and broke his
neck, dying instantly.
The midland journal., 1905-07-07

The depositors of the defunct
Chester County Guarantee, Trust
and Safe Deposit Co., of which
Smedley Darlington was president,
will receive one and one-quarter
mills on the dollar, there being a
balance of between 800 and $500 in
the receives hands for distribution.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
COURT DECIDES W||lL
CASE AGAINST [; AIN BRYAN
Clause Making Nebraskan Benue-
fciary Declared to be
imperative.
4(By Observation-Disclosures a

HARTFORD, CONN, March 9.--rhe5
Supreme Court of Connecticut to-day
handed down n decision In the phllo S.
Bennett will case, In which William j..
Bryan has figured as ~ possible benea-
clary to tho extent of $50. 900, as provided
In a "sealed letter. left Ky Mr. Bennett,
and finds no error, The decision upholds
tho Superior Court, whichrendered judg-
9ment TO the effect that the clause in
Mr., Benefits will containing tho para
graph1in regard to the $40, 900 to bo left
to Mr., Bryan is Imperative. and that
the. said fund is Il part OF tho reslduary
estate, Mr.. Bryan appealed from tho
decision 9es Clause 1a6 OF the will leaves
$4,000 to Mrs. Bennett In trust, With no
purpose, while the sealed lettel' says
that the money is left ITO William j.,
Bryan, The Supreme Court holds that
tho Superior Court Is right In deciding
that the clause gia imperative, ~
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
..N|EGRD.[u|Ri|EDIBA||C'I.k||'l'... ].
Unto AEA[l'.H!E.N|l|.I|.s!:|IN|||'|. | ] !. ! !. J N.
Educated and Ssnt Backt Att. f-+
s.ss$ricaFas IS N1issioi,a ecomes
US. Ilead d s3of Old &.'Tri Be.
ctl lEF L! OF Dew 0Rs sHlPPERs. i
Name Dropped + rom Rolls Of
Churc h5 ofsS ~ Which He ,S5
2sssS 88S55 Was an emb er.s
r(By Asso cliated FP ress.5.

NJ SSSst
ss 1NDIANAPo OILS. ND. !. \. March "a
dispatch to tho News from Huntington,
Ind. says: MI Use 81 VI 8s
The Executive Committee OF the Mis- y
isionary Board of the United Brethren In
Christ has dropped from the rolls or the
church Daniel Flicltingerl Yillberforce,
a native fricAn, Il yho was brought to
! this country as IA child and after being
educated was returned BY the / board to
his old h tribe as #& Il M lss ionary. It is
charged by the board q that after a SER
vice Of twenty five years as a mission
3ary.I tho negro minister has been lurked
back to heathenism, has Become chief Of
his old tribe Of devil worshippers and has
contracted plural marriages in the wilds
Of Africa. t2: sf 355I 3ys n
Fl Nearly fifty years ago Daniel Il Kunller
Flckinger,a then secretary OF the Mis-.
sonary Board OF the church, was in
West Africa K on mission Work. While
Visiting a congregat tlonal miss onary. an \
nouncement was made, that a male child
had been born In the negro village: The
host OF Il Dr. Il lckinger christened the
baby Daniel I'lickinger llberforce.
Twelve years later the boy had been
brought to America by a returning mis-
sionaly. Dr. Fl licklnger accidentally dis
covered his nnmcsalle Mt work. at he
missionary house in}s New York. DR..
Fllckinger took the lad to Dayton Ohio.
Tlle boy was sent to school, then through
high school and later to u medical coll
lego at Cleveland II 9 married n6negress
at Dayton. Later the two went to Africa
to do missionary work among the old
tribe from which w illberforce " came.
Later the missionary and family, re-.
turned to this country, and Villberforce
lecturcd throughout the Central States.
His four children. two sous IS and two
dnughters attended Central College here.
ia Two sons are still in 4 lie country, one
at Outterbelil College and tho other In
the Dayton High School. Willberforce
returned to Africa. Tho board has been
Informed OF his relapse to hea thenism.
Of accompanying plural marriages and
OF his becoming chief3of tho tribe. The
venerable Dir. ITlickinger is much de-l
pressed over tho bncksllding OF his pro-
ltege, but senntions tho action Of the
board. 54 Il iySi
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10

'VVOULD0|MARRY1|H[
MISJUDGEDG.lR ]! |. j
Worthy chnon,d Man. Asks, Asks
# Privilege of& ST # Pro- I ting Pc
fenseless o,,ng v Ioma irls g; ';:83 55.s5
MEET EACH oTHER 4 To-DAY
dding Likely e aks Place 2 ace
at Once5i # f B Btoth 7 Are Al'l NJ
III leased " :,55s
MEET EACH {! OTHER 4 i !! TO-DAY "

81 rho Sun slrr vas
told in the Times -Dispnt Il two avs ago
has received. through Rev. Mr. Wiley Y
an offer Of 1narriag 8 from o respectable
and worthy citizen of BR Richmond. "a, 5l$ u M
slThe girl, "a who had a been driven from
her home & In 4 North Caro- Ina BY her
parents, came to Richmond and found
In& Mrs. and M Mrs. 9s w ~ {i lends and,
comforters. SF
! II he good minister and S his wife de-
termined h to see that Justice Il was done
the girl and wit h that end in view. re-
tained anS eminent ptl ysiclan.H B The girls
lchuracter8 has been PROV pure pu N and Sun-, IN,
stained nnd there Is every reason Ito be-
llleYe that s he will re gain her posltlonSt In
liher ma tive town and be received by her,
family SSS 55 SI
E PowerfulS influences are at work to see
lsthat She Is ivlndicated and e these 1in-5
fluences are OF so high a character that
there will notSbe a doubt In he minds
Of anyone but that the unfortunate $glrl;
has been misjudged and cruelty treated Y
AS 81 sequel to- the story 555 MI. Wiley
received "a message from an Influential.
lady in the West End ri requesting her to-
c,lll. The outcome&o &of that visit Is that
Mrs. Wiley Is to receive substantial aid
for her A. Home for Maynard Girls. /" which
she Is striving to organize and which has
every promise Of immediate success. 3s
Meet Each Other To-day.
& On leaving, the lady. said to Mrs. Hey
you should find # q good husband for
|thatfpoor GIRL, i en- On s5i5 Y VI q
5;WhatSw Swns Mrs. yYlley's surprise to find,
on returning home, that ( Mr. Wiley Ind
received IN FER OF marriage for the
girl from q we'll -to-do resident OF tho,
l:city, .5f rs IS IL } fs8 di 81 M
The writer said that he was In COM
Portable circumstances and man still
1|young, who desired to take the part OF
| the ln1sused girl. He said that he knew
that sho was Innocent, and that IL
she would marry him. he could promise
her q comfortable homo. and an un-
clouded future. "A ii. Y a5 5s
IIe Will call upon Mr.. Wiley to-day, and
! IT, tho young people arc agreeable, the
marriage will take place ut once S
| But for Mr., and Mrs. yVlley's care and
guidance this happy ending OF u cruel
case of Injustice would never have been
accomplished 3s II
A 1Home for Wayward Girls. is a
charity that should appeal to every
thinking man and womansln5th the State.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
Crime RAMPANT I|||4' IN
STATE,3si.|A||Y|s' ! ||| vARDAM|AN ! / Nan
Governor Calls on Officers to
Begin Crusade in Mis- Mis-
sissippi. ID,
(By Associated Press,)

Z! BIRMINGHAM, Ala, March 81. "a -
special from jackson. issn says that
Governor Yardaman to-day a issued ','l l''15 Y 9
strong address to the peace Officers O
the state, declaring that the situation
n mississippi Is becoming critical. that
crime GRIN, is rampant in all quarters Of The
commonwealth ana urging officers at
once to begin crusade to clean N out Y the the
aiyes and haunts Of criminals, ;E' i B
Governor Yardamall said in part; s,
1SitoyIme@nt OF life liberty and the product
his labor and the pursuit of hanpss q
n ayerv r way, and the onl VI way to do It
ia Is Is Is enforce vi the law against
Va Warrants part ticulayly and al criminal ct
shnf n Ta ces. n II this shal be done feel
safa sas IA snying that crime y among tha
nesroes iie IN IN Mlsslsslppl during this year
win aecrease % ~ per cen f :,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
enkampf'!ss Corps q I. ~ May a 4 bs l's
Isolated HI Mount North ,.s "
Of Fushurl.
MUKDEN STILL N s.1.s
HANDS OF. RUS SslANS'I
Flying apaneses G, Column Appealr.sa5 pl.a
North 81 q as own " J: and Is3 ] /.
Heading Rapidly 'est, rs
Story of Z enth Day Of sSs
sS Great B attle Enor- ss5s
nous Losses. y ass533ssS s3s
Ok.

L Afukdell nt noon vest ertin,ti I .Ras st1llI
occupied by the Russians. FlSS II Fsss.s. 4
twelve miles to the eastWard and onS the
Hun River. q vital point for General Kuu--5 NJ
fropatkin In the retreat q his eastern 81 y
wing, was borabar arded i BY the sJapanesaS
for an hour early II the das. Russian aE-
stlllery replying ~ The outcome
at this point seems to- be In doubt sA 1lS
wind d-storm OF hurri was a. M
progress during the g reports from ]! ~
the oon,nand Ter In chief ater5 than Wed
tresday have been givsr, out st Peters-5
burg. 81 Associa ted Press atches from ul1!
ElIukder indicate that deraI.e forces q.
are are we'll nor III of the of Mnkde and
that the railroad pom hloh depends so
much for the Russian army, ts seriously
5tllreat tened a deed. it has not already
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
{ STILL HOLD MIUKDENIl. \
Russians in Bad Plight-N ogl
Succeeds in Reaching
Railroad, 81
lRx A ssociatad Press y

sT. PETERsRuRG, March l0--3,05 ~
M st. Petersburg this morning kno'ysS
little more Of the outcome Of the bat o5
at Nfukden than 1t knew Wednesday,
night and littloamore of the, fate Of Gems
cral Kuropatkln's bea ten 4 army, II is
not even known whether the raj tlro,.i las5
been out and onmmunlcat destroyed.
though II Is believed that the reported
destruction OF the line by General Oku'ss
army refers to tho damage infllctsd fpIs
wednesday, which was not seliol4s.
though traffic was twiee inrprrupte N M
is evident, however, that the Japanese
are pressing closer this ind dtspengab BILE
line OF retreat, pheir shells oceass p,aal
scut the wires OF the telegraph ines pls
,alleling the railroad, p id lytllRn linAs
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
..B||UBON|C 81 PLAGUE KILLS
!. $4,000 IN ONE |I L. WEEK MEEK
Extraordinary But Not Unprcr
II cedented Number Of Deaths
@ In India.
lBv Assoclat ed Press.l

5CALCuTTA.B March, 9,--The deaths from
tho plague last week numbered S4,oOO
Statistics show that deaths from bur
bonis plague In india within y few years
reach near 100000. n 1903 the NOR
tality In india from the plague at II @. one
time was $4,000, The number Of deaths
recorded last week, while extraordinary,
Is not unprecedented. Il St5 A.
The Infection recently spread to 4 Bur-.
NAH whero 1t is making rapid strides,
This season Of the year always favoIs
Its spread s It
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-10
I .555. JAPs All. Tie PASS.
Report Says Kuro opatklng May be
Forced to Surrend der
Within Week. Il;
--If(Bx Aasoc!la.tted .Pra!s,!s,t 3. 81

4 n SNIUCEIWANG, March 9--N' Ia I,ten Tsin.5
III Is reported here that Tie Pass has been
Invested by tho japanese and that Gem
eral Kuropatkin. having no alternative
will probably be forced 20 Il sprrender .lrl
within a week. i gSs.S VI tS y;
The Russians have not bean inforceds
from the direction OF III rbin since March
1st, s Al # M si Il 8.
General Nogi's army made a forced
march OF twenty-five miles. dai lily, and
acting In conjunction wilt General Oku'sf
army, surrounded eighty thousand Rns-s
slans in the direction Of Tie Pass and
cut off their supplies. 55s 7si,
y The hurrylng Japanese 4 rnles pas sea
a division of Russians without sly'lrs AM
any attention until the anyeloplng lnoye-
ment WAS completed, when they crush
Singly attacked the Russians on ~ sides