The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1873-03-29
LOCAL AFFAIRS.

EEKTON. MARCH %, 1873.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Local Miscellany.-The Mutual Build
ing Association meets tonight.
Three days of this week were about as
disagreeable as any three that could be Sc
lected from the past Winter.
The Messrs. Waring, Bone dust manu-
facturers; whose works are located at Colo
IA, in this county, have sent sample of
their fine bone to our office, which is
about as nice an article of the kind as we
ever examined. By honest and fair deal
ing, attention to business and advertising in
The WAig-especially the latter-they are
building up nice business.
Examination and ExhibitiOn.-Th ex-
animation of classes in the Elkton Academy
will be held on Monday aud Tuesday next.
The Trustees, parents and public are in
vited TO attend.
The EXHIBITION will be held on We'd
nesday next, in the Odd Fellows Hall, at
1901 p. NJ. Tickets will be sold at 50 cents
for adults, and 25 cents for children.
Protesting Bailiff's Draft.-It is we'll
known what ardueus duties are imposed on
court bailiffs, and what indispensable off,
GERS they are; and any attempt to degrade
Of nd lrav IF
water. should meet the Reproduction of the
public. A bailiff is detailed by the court
to aoatch jury when that august assem-
bage of donkey 's-as the city papers have
been in the habit of calling them, but we
denounce the term as a. slander-has re-
tired to deliberate or "toss up to ascer-
tain the guilt or innocence of the prisoner.
One of our bailitfs finding no wood in the
room where jury was about to be quar-
tered, called on oman and brother, " and
bid him tote some wood up, and then gave
the " brother - an order on the clerk of
the Commissioners for Is cents, to pay
him for his services. Now just think oft.
That tyrannical custodian of the county
funds refused, actually refused to honor
the draft of the bailiff, which meant, if
actions speak louder than words, that the
bailiff might carry the wood himself! Was
ever anything SO preposterous, was ever
anything so outrageous! as this attempt to
degrade messenger to the court-one of
the anointed of the Court House ring, to
the condition of common servant?-
Heaven preserve and protect us from this
spirit of communism which crops out in
the action of the County Treasurer.
Court Pr0ceedings.-The Circuit Court
still continues in session.
In the case of Constable as. Railroad
Company, ON trial at the close of our re-
port last week, the jury rendered verdict
for the plaintiffs for $3.50 damages.
Saturday was occupied by the Court in
the trial of appeals from Justices of the
Peace, the following being disposed Of:
Geo. W. Harvey us. Geo. W. Ford; ap-
peal from Esquire Benjamin; an action for
balance due for work. Tried before the
Court and judgment affirmed. Amount
S22.50. Constable for Harvey; McCul-
Tough for Ford.
Geo. w. Harley gs. VIM. w. Price; APP
peal from Esquire Terry; action on account
for board. Tried before the Court, and
Judgment for Harley for $3.50. Hiram
Mccullough for Harley; Constable for Price.
John B. Meyer rs. Jacob Huber; appeal
from Esquire Brown; action for two weeks
board of Huber's wife, who had left him,
afterwards returned. Tried before the
Court, and judgment for Meyer for So the
amount claimed. William S. Evans for
Meyer; Biddle for Huber.
The following criminal cases have been
tried.
State as. Timms; indicted for selling
Liquor without license. Plea Of guilty con-
fessed, and fined $50 and cost. McCul-
Tough for State; w. S. Evans for traverser.
State as. John Stone; indicted for as
sault and battery on Seth Chandler settled
on payment of the cost by the defendent.
State cs. ISaac Thomas (colored;) indict-
ed for larceny If a bag of corn, chicken
and some eggs, t be property of jeremiah
c. Price. Tried b, fore a jury, and verdict
of guilty, the jury al so finding the value of
the property to be 81. 20, the effect of which
is to lessen his sentence in the Penitentiary.
c. Mccullough and Jone for State; w. s.
Evans, Constable and Wilson for prisoner.
State rs. Jacob Snyder; ii,dicte d for lar
ceny of gun, the prop erty OF Robert Gun
bingham, from the tavern OF Frank j.
Boyd, at Battle Swamp, about Christmas
last. Tried before jury, md verdict OF
guilty. Mccullough for Stat.>; Constable
and Wilson for prisoner.
State rs. Charles Holland (col ored;) in
dicted for assault and battery Or William
Cole (colored,) in North East. Flea OF
guilty confessed, and after hearing the tes-
timony the Court imposed fine of 81 and
costs, and twenty days imprisonment n the
county jail
Mari and Emmant us Ramsey McHt Try;
removed case from Hartford county: an
action for damages sustained by plainti It's
from the negligent manner in which d, .
agent and business manager con-
structed wall on property known as the |
" Monumental Bowling Saloon" in Balti-
more city, which they leased from defend |
ant. The case has been on trial all the
week before jury. 1t is being argued as
we go to press. Fl. V. D. Johns and Judge
Mason, of Baltimore city, and Jones for
plaintiffs; Archer and Constable for defen-
dant.
Considerably Exercised. neighbors
over the Pennsylvania line have been con-
siderably exercised over locating a company
of cooperative mechanics, who propose to
leave Wilmington and set up thu car build
ing bushes on their own hook. The CO.
operators have no money it seems. and
wish the favored village where they locate
to advance the ca pital $50, OOO) to erect