The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1878-10-05
trees. Mr.. Balders,on's stock

ornamental trees. MIR. Balderston stock
is large and we'll selected, he having a
much trouble and expense obtained the
best varieties of apples from Kentucky anc
Tennessee, which, as is well known, Al,
much more likely To produce good fruit il
this latitude than those kinds which hav,
been procured from the Northern States
His prices are reasonable, and KNOWN hin
Ia be reliable aud conscientious man, W,
recommend our patrons who wish fruit
trees to selid for his catalogue, from which
his prices may be learned. Address Geo
Baldcrstun, Colora, Cecil county, Md.
-Easion, Md, has Just been visited h,
$4,000 conilagration, enta ling seriou.
loss upon her business men, and destroying
many valuable buildings in the very center
of the town. Elkton, like Easton, is com
pactly built in It's man business street, and
the occasion is a favorable one to urge upon
our corporate authorities the question,
whether We have the means at hand to
manage 4 serious fire. Do they think the
two old autiqua.ed engines, for which even
no adequate supply Of water could be fur.
nished. afford such protection to property
as an intelligent appreciation of the posi-.
biiity OF such an emergency suggests. We
are not IN the totally helpless condition
that Wilmington paper pictures, but still
we conteud tina: our two "old machines -
are totally inadequate for the proper pro
lection of the town against Il contingency
that at any time may occur.
Ills name was benjamin Garrett, and
he drove a mule, and not having the fear
of the Bailiff before his eyes, he drove at a
furious rate Of speed aud had violated the
town ordinances frequently. On Thursday
night last, Ben came to town from Della
ware and went laundering through the
which he was arrested by the Bailiff who
took him by the arm and was marching
HIM up North street towards the Jail, when
Benjamin said he was peaceably disposed
and would go without being led, and the
officer released his hold upon him; where.
upon the prisoner struck at him with the
whip in his hand and started up North
street at a rapid rate. The Bailiff drew
his revolver and fired at him, but he made
good his escape among the lanes and alleys
of High street. Mr. Perkins and another
citizen, who were on North street at the
time the shots were fired, were uncomfort.
ably near the balls that went whizzing past
them, and they sought refuge behind the
shade trees.
We have received a copy of " 4 Record
of the Descendants cf John Alexander
which hzs been completed and published
by one of his descendants, Rev. John E
Alexander, formerly principal of Elktor
Academy, and now President of Washing
ton College, East Tennessee. 1t is wei
written and beautifully printed work oil
40 pages, and contains genealogical
record of the Alexander family, whose an
cestors settled in Nottingham, in this
county, in 1876, and whose descendants arr
now scattered throughout the South and
| West. In the course of his investigation.
the author obtained much valuable informa
ton about other branches of the Alexander
family, of New Munster in this county ans
elsewhere. Much of this he has published
in the appendix to this book, aud thos,
wishing to know of the patriotic part tina
the Alexanders, who emigrated from THU
county to North Carolina, took in the pro
mitigation of the Mechlenburg Declarat iol
of Independence in ls7s55, will do we'll to pro
cure copy Of it soon, as we presume onl,
a limited edition has been printed. Ad
College, East Tennessee.