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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08

Samuel Rawnsley. owner of large
farm near Lenni, Pa. believes he has
struck small fortune. and he owes it to
the recent rainstorms, which opened a
wide cavity on the hillside facing the new
road, exposing prolific vein of feldspar
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08
Lynch-Tanney.

James H. Lynch. the well known
auctioneer of Bay View. and Mrs. Rebecca
Tanney were married Wednesday. 9th
inst, at Bay View M. r. parsonage by
Rev. c. H. Zepp.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08
DEATHS.
Mrs. Lusby Neat

Mrs. Lusby Neal died Feb. ao. at her
home 10 Chesapeake City aged IS years.
The funeral was held on Sunday and in
terment made at Bethel Cemetery
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08

Cyrus Moore has sold his property at
Porter's Bridge 10 Frederick Smith for
$7oo.
Mrs. Howard Brown. Calvert, has
sold her farm Of IS acres near Blake To-
Harry Anderson.
The w. c: T. U. will meet TO observe
Union Signal day al the home Of Mrs. n.
c. Brown on Thursday, March "a, at 1890
o'clock.
After having been closed for seven
weeks. navigation was resumed last week
through the Chesapeake & Delaware
Canal.
The annual town election will De held
la North East, on Monday, March 18th,
to chose two commissioners TO serve for
SHE next two years.
The large plate glass window in Mc-i
Kenney's new garage near the Elkton,
depot, was blown out and broken BY the
heavy winds one night last week.
The Brandywine Summit Feldspar
Company has resumed operations at their
quarry near Syimar, after an extended
shutdown owing to the intensely cold
weather.
Struck BY a lot Of falling lumber while
al work ID Deibert's boat yards, chesa-
peake City. Groome Benson, Richard
Callahan and Joshua Hudson were
seriously injured.
"A movement is OH foot among the
junior teams to organize base ball
league with a circuit embracing Stricker-
Vile. two teams at Elk Mills. Providence,
Bay View and Port Deposit.
The Cecil County Game Protection
Association have secured number OF
Hungarian partridges for restocking pur-
poses, which win be released il the
Sixth district onthe rsthinst.
The open season for catching shad in
the Susquehanna River was inaugurated
kfludy' natcA 1stt aHu "tsi ~ ~so'iAi'suS uti'''
June 20. But i will be some time uatil
Susque hanna shad will be on the market
winner doesn't seem disposed % releA se
its grip yer awhile. with about three
inches Of snow. Monday morning. an
other inch on Tuesday morning. an ad-
ditional snowfall Wednesday morning
and the mercury ranging low n the tube.
sena,or Cosl;n,s road Bill. introduced
On Wednesday creates loan Of $1,000
600 for improved road work ID The State.
Among the provisions il the bill Is one
appropriatine $40, 900 for Improvement Of
the old Philadelphia road in Cecil county.
The amateur baseball league Of Cecil
county. will hold meeting at Elkton on
saturday. March q. All clubs interested
i, this league will please send reprssen
tative q this meeting which viii be held
il the club room and will Be called 10
order al ! o'clock.
,ec,nre will be given 4 he Nott;ny.
ram pr.shy = Ran cbnrcb Thursdav eve-
n;na March ,Atb ~ Professor Thos Il.
Hum Dean of tbe Pennsylvania state
colleee on ..EIow 70 keen u the Fert;l;tv
II ~ so;In NJ adm;ssion viii & I
CHARGED ana evervones Z welcome
,;oobam AcaS,emv will g addyessed 81
ssfn,.,sv af,ernoon March 3 ata o,c,oet
{. & H;bheyd e IL. r Z rens =,
ne,, Il AgT;cnI,n,e Who win ss.;st :
~ s,a.n;zs,;oa u cow .,ss,;,a' asse,o;a
~ - s,ssss.. ',s-... ~.
5oo eo"s "Assns a''saey ossu
pledged for entry
$3.50. r;aa.u Y;n.s
1eosss = L'uue'' L'os''y ss''ose :
chicken ianciers reports that $40 May and
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08

Large line Of Spring Wall paper just 10
hand at Bufington's.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08

An apprentice wanted.
McCoY's MILLINERY.
Rising Sun, Md.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14

zard has increased the cost of iiy-
inc ther@, the price of potatoes nav
ing advanced from fifty capts pc.
bushel TO $40 Horticta lists IN
chat vioiudiy say TINT ~. Alberta
peach crop Is believed to be lost.
Although the temperature roso
twenty degrees in lower Missouri
and Kansas. the railroads were still
fighting for passage.
Fairly warm weather prevailed u
the Fasteru Gulf states, seventy
above being registered at Key West
Florida. although Indications are
nat u West Gulf states Will con-
tinue cold Snow covered the greater
part of Georgia and the Southern and
Wlestern PORTIONS of the Carolinas.
Reports from the Aidronacks was
that the thermometer ranged from
l6 to 46 below zero and at points
along tins. Rlascn river the mercury
was st~s ~
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
New Offices For
Chamber of Commerce

Workmen Yesterday began tearing
out the partitions that divide the
room on the sixth floor of the Citi-
zens Bank building, which will be
fitted UP for tie use of tine Chamber
of Commerce. Five rooms, Nos. GOT,
sos, 600. 610 and Gil, with the par
titions removed from between three
of them, to serve as the assembly
hall. one private office for Secretary
Spaulding and cme general office will
compose the new quarters for the
big organization. A committee was
appointed at a recent meeting Of the
Bord of Trustees to purchase the
Furniture and il is expected that Sec
rotary Spaulding will move into the
new quarters next week. Mr. Spauld-
ing is very much delighted with the
rev Offices. and is anxious to get
moved and get down to work.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14

that they would telephone them as
s0Ffl rs they arrived and get the fare
For tue auditor Immediately The
'ram auditor vas enc Of th0sa un=
reasonable sort of men that is SOME
times encountered and would not
listen to argument. He told them
that they would have b. pay or get
Oft at the next station Immediately
after this declaration Little James
NcCuen. the hero Of the hour, walk
cd across the aisle aud in 1nnnner
mat brought relief to the frightened
society girls, said: "Iil pay your
fare ladies and you can pay me when
you get to Little Rock Al the same
time he brought out purse In
which his grandfather had deposited
his travelling expense money and
paid the fare of each Of the fair
ladies. At little Rock they refund
ed the money and James was show
cred with kisses all the way to the
capital city and then some. He con-
tinued his journey to Chicago ana
arrived home safely.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
ICE BROKE AND
SKATER Went IN
RALPH DOWNS IS SAVED FROM
DEATH BY PRESENCE OF
TWO SPECTATORS.
HE WENT TOO FAR
ice Covered River Crossed by pedes.
~ trians Yesterday for First
in Many Years.

What might have been 4 tragic
ending 10 an afternoon of enjoyment
; a g. yesterday afternoon about
3S0 O'CLOCK when 0. r. Schaffer,
we'll known in this city, and his
daughter, Mrs. Aggie Hooberry.
heroically rescued Ralph Downs, q
w,2Nd known young man Of this city,
employed as travelling salesman by
the !. B. Speers Company. from an
lev death in the Arkansas river, who.
while skating OIL the ice covered
river al the foot of Oak street. VEN
tured too far on the thin ice and was
preeipitated info the water when the
ice broke A number of people wit
messed the incident. but only Mr..
schaffer and his daughter had the
presencevof mind to rescue MI,
Downs from what might have been
a Natery grave.
Mr.. Downs is lover Of the fin J
sport and had been enjoying himself
for some time buf had kept rather
close tn the bank Mrs. Hooberfy,
recommended by her father, Mr,
Schaffer, had gone 10 the river 10
skate hut the skates she had would
NOT securely fit her shoes, and, witt
! q number of others on HE BANK were
watching Mr.. Downs. The young
man internationally got too far from
fhe hank and the ice suddenly crack
al and before he could get back near
the ba1l0 the ice gave way Fhe
snectators we're Mortified and were
foo excited 10 think of successful
nov fo Ger to the rescue. Mr. Schaf-
fer and his daughter immediate"
ventured out on the ice. Whlca
o,acked under their weight. ano
while Mr.. Schaffer was lying t'@'
,enetb. held by Mrs. Hooherry, WHO
was also sire ched out on the 'c9'
holding to Mr.. schaffer's feet s'e
/ reached the outstretched hai'o VI
the young man, who was clhaging :, 70
80 edge of the ice. and pn'iea u'"
~ out Of the water
Mr. Downs was placsd in can
and hurried to his home where .
morm fire and many blankets soon
oso him comfortable again ana It
l. not thought he will suffer aA'F
i'll results .,.oa ON
uo,v skaters have appeared VII
tse recovered river since theseol'
enan froze up the big body of wafer.
and several crossed the big snee' o.
ioa Yesterday for the flrst t'hte IL
I many years
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
BANK PRESIDENT
SHOT BY lFpOSITOR
CATTLE DEALER HAD MONEY IN
INSTITUTION WHEN IT WENT
To THE WALL.
SHOOTING IN HOTEL
Wounded Nan May Recover Bank
Said to Be Heavily
Involved.

Iuka. Miss, Jan. l3--.Foilowlng the
failure Of the Tishomingo Banking
Company to open It's doors for bust
hess here this morning, James H.
E'aircloth, president of the bank, was
shot three times by G. T Jordan, Il
cattle dealer and q depositor of the
bank
The shooting took place in Fair.
cloths room In the Middle Springs
Hotel, shortly after 10 o'clock. The
banker was shot in the groin. but his
wound is not considered serious.
Jordan was at once placed under
arrest, but was later released upon
$4,000 bond for his appearance at
preliminary hearing. When the bank
was closed for business yesterday, Il
is understood that a meeting of the
directors was called and upon their
learning OF the financial condition of
the bank they at once ordered all fur
ther business suspended
This news did not become generally
known until the usual hour for the
bank TO open this morning and when
it failed TO do 80 the news spread
over the town like wildfire, creating a
profound sensation. Mr.. Jordan, who
it is said, had aboat $4,000 on deposit
i'll the bank, went to the hotel where
Mr.. Faircloth lived. He went to his
room and stepping inside, closed the
dooI, ana locked it behind him D.
Salis vt the dispute which led I'D Il
re actual shooting have not bean
learned, as Jordan and Iraircloth de
cline to discus the matter
Three shots were heard in the room
and when tn ho.el people reached
the scene Jordan was leav ng. Fair
cloth was shot only once ard was
found lying on his bed. partly dress.
ed. TIE exact amount of Jordan .
deposits could not be learned and
other officials of the bank refused TO
make any formal statement in this
connection Jr give any idea of the to-
tai amount Of deposits
. Id is said that the bank. is heavily
involved, although 1t has generally
been regarded as sound institution
It is capitalized at 5000
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
BAD FIRE SCARE
IN SWELL HOTEL
liuests at New Vanderbilt Hotel 10
New York Disturbed BY Defec.
tive Insulation.

New York, Jan. 13.Defective in
eulation on the third floor of the
magnificent Val derbilt hotel, which
was opened to the public last Thurs
day night, caused a fire late this az
ternoon which created panic for a
time and did considerable damage
AS soon as the guests began to smell
the smoke the halls were filled with
excited men, women, porters and
maids. It was Lear the dinner hour
and many of the women who were
dressing for the evening meal, made
a rush for tie elevators.
The smoke filled practically eve1 Y
room in the hotel up to the eighteenth
floor and all windows were opened to
the zero. temperature 10 permit the
apartments to be ventilated before
bedtime. Pools Of water covered tte
first and second floor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
LITTLE BOY IS
HE20 ON TRAIN
Saves TwD Society Girls From En-.
barressment and Also From Be-
ing Elected From "A Train.

James McCuen. the eight-year-old
grandson OF Judsa and Mrs. A. D..
Grace of this city, distinguished him
self aboard an Iron Mountain pas-
slsnger train, running between Pine
Bluff and Little Rock, recently and
proved himself little Southern gen
: tnran worthy of the plaudits of
every Southerner He likewise saw
ed two prominent society girls of
little Rock from embarrassment and
threatened election from a Pullman
car, while en- route to their homes
at the capital from visit to friends
in this city
James lives IN Chicago with bis
PARENTS, but. recently mede' a trip to
pints Bluff, unaccompanfied 10 visit
grand Thsrents He rema ned here
several weeks. and il was while
he was returning ii the Windy
City that he displayed chivalry AMI
manliness frat would hGve dom
credit to gentleman. manw wears
his senior.
The young 1adies had forgotten
nh'efr tickets and did NOT discover
their predicament until the train had
gore some miles from the city The
auditor came through the car for
he. transportation and the ladies
were without IL or any funds what
ever. They argued with the auditor
and informed him that their relatives
were IN business in Little Rock and
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
THE FAMOUS
STOCK rs SOLD

The bankrupt stock of the Foreign
Mercantile Company was sold yestes-
day under an order from the federal
court at Little Rock by Receiver 10
Nichol, cashier If the Simmons Nat
ional Bank. There We're number Of
bidders for the stock, but 1t was sold
to S. Levitt, OF st. Louis. whose bid
for $4,000 was the highest made.
The stock will be placed on the mar
ket next Saturday. 1t was announe-
ed last night that Wolf Nichols. tt@
former manager of the Foreign Mer-
camille Company. would be in ciargs
OF the business az manager Mr.. Le-
witt will probably remain here as
proprietor of the business
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
nNosTTNG STOCK
GROWERS WT,EE,T1fTM G.

Simon Whitestone has an ad in this
morning Crap ie that should at
tract the attention Of every farmer and
business man in this section Mr.
Whitestone is arranging to establish
a 100000 packing house plant in this
city in the near future and he is ur5-
ing stock growers and others interes@ :
ed in the raising of cattle u attend
the meeting of the Arkansas stock
raisers 10 be held u this city March
10 and IA, at witch tine they viii or
ganize Read the I'd and then COM
municate Nth Mr. Whites!one. Room
2a1, citizens Banf Building. this city,
for further particulars.
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
NATION SHIVfRS
FROM THE COLD
BLIZZARD SWEEPS ENTIRE COIN
TRY AND ICY WAVE FOL
LOWER ~ ANOTHER.
MERCURY IS JUMPING
Sno" Deep in Southern Cities-Ther.
mometer Goes to 81 Below at
Titusyiiic, Pa

'':';.2::s'9, To-. ''.--sshiuring CHI
cage obtained a short respite from
The arctic weather today when the
ICY Waive swept on to the Eastern
states, but by tomorrow night the
weather forecasters predict new
blast from the Northwest will strike
the city aud again cause the. mercury
to skid to the zero mark.
The blizzard, which ragged through
the Eastern STATES, left devastation
and privation in Its wake. Tele
graph snd telephone wires were
wrecked and from early in the morn
ing Chicago practically was cut of.
from communication with the East.
The respite granted the destitute
o. Chicago and the Middle West was
contrasted In the Eastern cities.
There the municipal lodging houses
end charity organizations were
flooded with appeals from the home
less and suffering. Many persons
suffering from exposure We're taken
to the hospitals. In Baltimore the
situation became so acute that the
aid Of the police was enlisted in pas.
sing out food and provisions to the
poor
After thlrteerli days Of zero wealth.
or fpsey toa {.,
temperature which varies from 3 to
Is degrees above zero. The crest of
the cold wave pass d the city around
midnight Friday, sweeping on to the
Eastern and Southern states and
holding them tightly in it's grasp. AT
T'tusvllle, Pa, the coolest spot re-
pointed in the East. the mercury was
80 below At New York 1t was four
below and Philadelphia felt it's first
zero weather Of eight years.
Richmond Va. covered with a
mantle of five inches OF snow, expe-
rienced zero weather for the first
time in fifteen years. Charleston, $
c., had snow storm the first time
in thirteen years. In Atlanta four
inches of snow fell and at Charlotte,
n. c., seven inches. At New Or
leans the thermometer stood at 70
above
In direct contrast from the North
west and the Central states, which
for two weeks have been telling Of
terrible devastation by the invading
conditions Nome. Alaska isolated
because of the inability of coast YES
sells to reach the city, reported an
impending meat and coal famine. but
temperature that has risen to two
degrees above zero. Coal mines have
shut down for lack of fuel
At Butte, MORT, Chinook winds
moderated the cold. The thaw has
loos'ened nmense masses Of snow
clinging 20 the mountain sides, max
ing railroad traffic dangerous
Throughout file Middle West relief
came.
Al Duluth, ST Paul an6 other
places in Minnesota the THERMOMETERS
showed a rise Of 20 degre e. in a
few hours while in Nebraska and
Kansas it was forty degrees WERNER
than the night previous.
At ST. Louis the cold wave hung
on. Thirteen degrA7s below zero
was registered. moderafing late in
the day to four below Tie biz
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
MILLIONAIRE Is
shot TO DEATH
MEAD ELUPEMENT LEADS To
~
SENSATIONAL TRAGEDY AT FIT.
WORTH, TEXAS
A. G. BOYCE, SR., DEAD
Murdered In Hotel Without Warming
amarillo, Texas. Banker Now
In Jail.

Fort Worth, Texas, Jan. 113.-A
sensational elopement of Mrs. Lena
snead, wife of rich banker. Of
Amarillo. with A. G. Boyce, Jr, ND
lionaire ranchnan, had q still more
sensational ending tonight when j.
3 Snead, the husband, shot aud
killed A. G. Boyce, ST., father Of ths.
man who eloped with his wife. The
shooting occurred shortly after g
O'Clock in the lobby Of tAe s1etropol-
itan Hotel, crowded With people a,
the time
Snead fired five shots at Boyce.
four taking effect. He used 80
calibre Automatic and the bullets
lodged in the abdomen. ranging be-
tween the navel and the groin.
Boyce was seated in the lobby o.,
the hotel a short distance frem Mo
main entrance. Snead entered By the
main doorway. He never spoke z,
Boyce, but instead whipped our his
revolver and began firing His first
shot took effect. striking Boyce III
the pit of the stomac3. Boyce jump
ed and pitched forward but at the
same instant SneadfS revolver crack
ed and three more shots landed IN
the abdomen Snead fled by side
entrance and ran to the central POI
lice station where he surrendered He
refused to make statement to eth
er newspaper reporters or to the
police
The shooting came as a big sur
prise to persons who have been fol-
lowing the case since the sensational
flight of Mrs. Snead and young Boyce
from Fort Worth on November II.
Snead and his wife little more than
week ago effected reconciliation
and returned to Texas from Winni-
PS5 "hSiC si't anu sCui'S Ivy NS ~ ga.
caught. This afternoon the elder
Boyce had just succeeded in getting
all the indictments against his son
dismissed by the county attorney.
This 1t was thought. would end the
case.
The elopement OF Mrs. Snead and
Young Boyce attracted attention
throughout the country The search
for the missing couple extended from
here to st. Louis, then to Chicago
Atlantic City, New York and finally
TO Winnipeg where they were arrest
ed. AS soon as the couple were ar
rested Snead had indictments return
ed against Boyce, Charging abduction
rape and cest. Requisition was int
med ately applied for but this Cover
nor Colquitt refused to grant as IL
was based solely on the question OF
whether or not Mrs, Snead was in
sane at the time she ran away with
Boyce. Canadian authorities found
her sane and refused to hold her aft
er the arrival of her husband Boyce
was allowed to go free and announe-
I'd that he would go to Alberta, W-
Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1912-01-14
ABSTRACT OF
1Hf3:TAX BOOKS
VALUE OF REAL AND Personal
PROPERTY IN JEFFERSON
COUNTY $l5,4st,S70.
HOGS ARE PLENTIFUL
3 500 White Voters In the County
CITY Valuation Of Real Estate
$685., no.

The annual abstracts of the tax
books of .lefferson county for the
year 1911, showing The total NUMBER
of polls, horses. mules, cattle, sheep.
vehicles, hogs, etc, and the valuation
ct all personal and real property in
the county, was completed We tarday
ny Deputy County Clerk G. e. Lyle
aud forwarded TO Secretary of State
Earle w. Hodges The report also
shows the amount Of taxes to be col
fscted by Sheriff and Collector Ed
gar Brewster for last year and the
various funds to be supplied from
the tax collectors office during the
coming year.
The report Is total of 55s.394
acres of land in this county TO he
taxed, the total value Of which is
listed as s8,722.5So II is divided in
value for the county $3,377,4 40 and
city end town lots S5,345,1Io.
There are 1860 white voters in
This county and S.5o5 NJ groes who
pay poll taxes
Other figures include the following
totals: Horses, $500 OF the value of
$214. 440, mules, 1857, valued at
$462 ,29o cattle, 1852, valued al
slo2.o65 sheep and goats, Lips, val
nd at 81 1895 hogs, $50, valued at
$1G,025; pleasure rigs, $3.50. valued
at $115, 1855, watches, 1885, valued
at $4,000; pianos, 1895. valued at
500, 455
The value of goods and mercnN4.-
disc in the county is shown to he
$4,000; materials and manufacture
articles, s216,475; moneys and credits,
$404A37; moneys invested in bonds
etc $2aNt5; valne Of property Of
bankers etc, s51O,75o; personal prop
erty, $3,7906S0; value of personal
property, $6,762 29O value of person
al and real property, $t5,4S4,s7o.
The state taxes TO be collected for
the year 1911 are listed as follows:
Poll taxes at 81 each s12.174; sta 9
tax for general purposes, s27,o9S.52
linking fund. 81 1851: state school
tax, $46,454.61: pension tax, s22.
227 80; capital fund tax. s7,742.4"
The county tax to be collected for
Ire year 1911 are: County general
$77.424.35; railroad. s1,a35.61; road
TAX, s4G,45461; district school, sa4,
1928; City of Pire Bluff s37.sl5.22.
With few smaller estimates, Ia
Guiding the Humphrey and several
levee districts the t1tal taxable pro2
srty Of the county is placed at ssS2--
74a1S.