The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1875-03-20
Failure of an Old Merchant of Elkton.

Failure of an Old Merchant OF ElktOn.
We regret to announce that on Saturday
afternoon last, Mr.. Edmund Brown, one of
our oldest and most respected merchants
placed his property in the hands of as
signees, and his store was closed on Satur-
day night, until an account of stock can
be taken. We learn that his liabilities are
upward of $12, 900, while the assests will
not reach more than 40 per cent of that
amount. Jas. T. Mccullough and w. T.
Warburton, Jr., Esqs., were appointed
assignees.
| The store at Cherry Hill, under the
management of J. Montgomery Brown,
brother of E. Brown, had several execu-
lions laid on it by Constable Grant, on
Monday. But the store it seems is the
property of w. H. Brown, another brother,
trading under the firm name of w. FL.
Brown & Co. In order to avoid vexatious
law suits and expense, the store at Cherry
Hill was sold on Tuesday or Wednesday
to S. X. Miller.
Several Elkton friends are heavily in
volved by the failure; among these are
! Nicholas F. johnson for $3.50; Mrs. Caro-
line Hall, $500; Mrs. W. c. Rambo about
! 5000.
Mr.. Brown has been in the mercantile
business in Elkton for something over
quarter of century, with varying success,
and it is grievous affection, when the best
| days Of ones life have been spent in an
honorable struggle with fortune, to find
| himself compelled to succumb to the pres
sure of the times, which has wrecked SO
many business men who occupied the first
positions in the country. In his miSfor-
tunes he has the sympathy of all his neigh
! bors and friends. When every honest effort
fails, the proudest and most energetic spirit
must bow to the stroke of misfortune.
Court PrOceedings.-The Circuit Court
for this county began its March term Oh
Monday morning last, Judge Stump being
on the bench and charging the Grand Jury,
of which Mr.. Thomas Bremen, of Elkton,
was appointed Foreman.
The civil and criminal dockets were call
/ ed and cases thereon to be tried during the
! term so marked.
|
Charles Baxter (coored), indicted at the
last term for shooting Ira Owens with a
pistol, was taken up. The case was con-
cluded before the hour of adjournment,
and the jury retired, bringing in sealed
verdict, the next morning, of guilty"
and with a recommendation to the mercy
Of the Court. A motion for new trial
was made and overruled. The punishment
for the offense is not less than two nor
more than ten years confinement in the
penitentiary.
On Wednesday the cases marked for trial
on the civil docket were called, and what
was not remarkable, none were ready for
trial, but what aoas remarkable was that
they were all continued in consequence,
and therefore this term will be, with the
exception of the trial of some appeal cases
from magistrates exclusively criminal
term.
On Thursday the Court was occupied in
the trial of the case of the State as. Ed.
l.. Garrison, Indicted for maintaining a
City and Cayott's Corner, in the Second
district. The alleged nuisance was in the
nature of lime kiln, directly on the edge
of the road. A large number of witnesses
were examined on both sides, and the case
is being argued before the jury as we close
our report of the first weeks proceedings.
1t has been hard work to find business