The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1936-03-06
March Term Of Cecil
Circuit Court
Convenes At Elkton-Crand
And Petit Juries-Crand
Jury Report
Jury Report

jury Report
The March term of Cecil Circuit
Court convened Monday morning at
Elkton. The expectation was that
the term would be short one.
Associate Judge J. Owen Knots
excused four jurors and drew others
in their places. Herbert r. Price,
of Warwick, was excused and Rich
ard d. Akin drawn in his place;
Elwood Padley excused and James P.
Mccoy, of Cecilton, drawn; Arthur
J. Dinsmore, of Rising Sun, excused
and Cecil e. Ewing Of the same
town drawn; Francis M. Kennard ex-
cused and his place taken by william
A. Reeder, both of the Sixth district.
The Grand and Petit Juries were
drawn as follows:
Grand Jurors-Cecil e. Ewing,
foreman; l.. Wickes Davis, Tullard
Buckworth, Addison D. Atkinson,
Stanley c. Moore, George l.. VIM
gate, Scott Wilson, E. Kurtz Taylor,
Jos. G. Harrington, ST., Harry G.
Mcdowell, James P. Mccoy, George
Peterson, Frank H. Thompson, Isaac
5. Payne, Robert G. Reeder, John
Wilson, Samuel Akin, Glover G.
Richie, John c. Duncan, ST., Julian
q. Price, Holden s. Ireland, Robert
J. Mccoy, Horace Graham.
Petit Jury-Richard D. Akin,
Jesse H. Vineyard, John D. Boulder,
Jr., Uric Conner, Leroy Foard,
Augustus w. Bouchell, Albert G..
Buckworth, Gus Sclavos, Dorie B.
Foster, ST., Amos s. Ewing, A. Toll
son Lyons, ]. Elwood Zebley, Jr..
ernest T. Janney, George F. Cooper,
Charles E. Biddle, Richard K.
Barnes, William A. Reeder, Frederick
l.. Jones (Col.), Fletcher Williams;
Bruce Craig, Donald G.. Cole. Frank
A. Reynolds, William E. Baker, G.
Louis Taylor, Kirk e. Clifford.
, The Grand Jury completed Its
labors on Tuesday and was discharg-
ed. The following report was ub-
mitted to the Court: .-ssS~sssz;s.ssyzY7s
TO The Nd spxabie. The Judges
or TzlS Circuit Court For
Cecil Countys
We, the Grand Jurors of the March
Term, 1885 Of the Circuit Court for
Cecil C0hnty, having completed the
urrlr hrnr h. haf 1f0 head n
to submit thetfollowing report:
We have examined 20 witnesses and
found pres4sttments, true bills and
ignored l case.
A committee appointed to visit the
Aims House, composed of Mr.. Cecil E.
Ewing, Mr.. Stanley c. Moore, Mr.. Scott
Wilson, Mr.. John Wilson's, and Mr..
Harry C. Mcdowell, has made the fol-
lowing report:
The Home was neatly kept and all
inmates were well cared for and clean,
the stock well cared for, and fnple-
ments housed and the general appear
Ance of the property very satisfactory.
There were 80 inmates, namely 10
white males; 8 colored males, white
females and,1 colored female.
The live stock, supplies and imple-
ments on the farm are as follows: 8
cows, 2 heifers, 3 horses, brood sows,
l stock hog, 20 shoats, Is small pigs,
80 chickens 5 turkeys, Is ducks, so
bushels potatoes, 1900 pounds of pork,
quarter beef, l barrel fish, barrel
molasses, 200 bushels oats, IT'S bushels
corn, IL tons hay, 10 tons straw, 500
bundles fodder, SO acres wheat in
ground, tractor 1920 Mccormick Deer
ing, l set tractor plows, 1 binder, Nc
Cormich Deering; drill, / corn plant
er, l moving machine, / side delivery
hay rake,R1 hay loader, double disc
harrow, l1sspring-tooth harrow, roll
Ter, sulky ,plow, ! hand cultivator,
sulky pillow, 1-horse pillow, farm
wagon, 1 seed sower, / feed mill, !
grain fan, corn shelter, 3 sets double
harness,.1 wood saw, cords wood and
10 tons coal All equipment in good
condition.
The Jury in a body inspected the
County Jail and Sheriffs Office and
found 13aprisoners, namely, 6 white
males and 7scolored males. The condi-
ton of the jail and residence clean and
sanitary.
The Grand Jury recommends that
some necessary repairs be made to the
plumbing IN the Jail, including a new
bowl and that the flooring In one OF
the cellsgibe repaired.
Z CECIL E. EWING,
Foreman.
ROBERT J. McCAULEY,
March 3rds 1896 Secretary.