The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-06-23

on an excursion ticket.
{ The commencement exercises of St.
Johns College, at Annapolis takes place on
Thursday, the 2sth inst.
Rev. VIM. Schouler will hold service in
Baldwin's Chapel, Elk Mills, on Tuesday
evening next, June I'd, at half past seven.
TO kill red ants which are very trou.
blesome to housekeepers st this season,
catch them and punch their eyes out with 4
rolling pin.
Mr.. A. w. Mitchell received an addi-
ton to his collection of curiosities, on Thurs
day, in the shape of a pair of young crows.
They were presented by DIR. Il. ii. Tuft.
Excursion trains will he run to and
from Newark, tomorrow Sunday, so that
persons wishing to attend the corner stone
laying of the Catholic Church at that place,
will be able to do 50.
In the case of the Cecil National Bank
VS.. Lannahan, the court Of appeals of Mary
land, on Thursday, reversed the order ofthe
court below, dissolved the injunction and
dismissed the petition of the plaintiff.
| "A NUMBER VI the COlOreu ClllZenS Ol tnlS
county, attended the recent commencement
exercises of Lincoln University, Chester
county, Penna. Among them We're a num-
Der Of persons from North East.
The proceeds of the entertainment to
be given by tina students of the Elkton
Academy, on Wednesday evening next,
will be devoted to the purchase of 4 chemi-
cal apparatus for use in the school.
An Elkton lady lost a key to the Gene
terry lock, near the entrance gate on Thus
day. Any one finding twill confer favor
upon the looser by returning it to this office.
\ piece of green tape was attached to the
key.
Robert y. Welsh, of Philadelphia, the
young man who has been confined in Jail
here since last fall, charged with passing a
forged check upon the Rising Sun Banking
Company, was released ON giving bail in
$500, by the court on Monday last
MIR. John Dubois, of Dubois City, will
not rebuild the planning mills recently
burned at Havre de Grace. He has offered
the necessary capital to citizens Of that
town, if they will take the matter in hand, |
but no decision has yet been reached.
The general policy of railroads now
building in crossing public roads is 10 cross
above or below grade. This policy will be
adopted wherever practical by the Balti-
more and Ohio authorities in laying the
line of their new Philadelphia branch
Willard Abrahams, Il we'll known
brakeman of Port Deposit, in attempting |
to couple a car, at that place, an WedneS-
day, had his right arm severely crushed. |
DIR. Nrdin rendered surgical aid. 1t is
thought the arm will have to he anputated. |
The bridge of the Baltimore and Ohio |
Railroad over the Susqu-hanna river will |
be posed entirely of iron, and he one of
the largest and finest in the United States
1t will be what is known AZ Il Triangular |
Truss, and the grade line will be about 80 |
feet above mean tide.
An Elkton merchant owns a cat which |
recently gave birth to nine kittens, seven Of
which are tailess They are funny looking !
little fellows, without the usual caudal APP
pendage. The mother cat has done this
trick before, though she never had so many |
of this kind at 4 time
In Il piece of woods just beyond the
Westamwell Rolling Mills is a tree bearing
the initials of several women and above all |
these words: Your coffin is making
Rather 4 striking sentence when we con-
slider that at least the tree may be growing
from which it is to be made.
AT a meeting of the Masonic lodge of
this town, on the evening of Friday, 18th
inst, the following officers were elected:
Worthy Master, l. ID. Davis Senior Warden
w. S. Evans; Junior Warden, S. j. Keys;
Secretary, John Perkins, Treasurer T. {.
Lewis and Tyler, John +. Brown.
A small bay mare, belonging to Mr.
Falls, of the Howard House, escaped from
the pasture field, near Holly Hall, few
nights ago, and has not since been heard
from. She is marked by one white hind
foot and is about fifteen hands high. Amy
information regarding her will be thank
fully received by the owner
The yacht Xantho, Capt. VIM. Fowler,
on Wednesday took ont a party consisting
of MessrS. l.. NJ. Haines Jos. Hnchliffe
and 5. j. Keys, for twenty four hours
cruise They left the wharf at o'clock p.
Al, and as there was little or no wind at
that time. they We're compelled to pole ont
of the creek They arrived home the next
evening having spent the entire day in
cruising around.
The funeral of ESma F. Bowen, which
took place at Chesapeake City, last Monday
afternoon, was more largely attended than
any that ever took place in that town, over
seventy-tive carriages being in the process
sion. The entire community was present in
body, all business being suspended and
hundreds were unable to obtain conveyance
tn the cemetery. A number of persons from
this town attended.
The position Of cashier of the new Mid
lletown, Del, Bank, was offered to paying
teller John II. Brown, of the National Bank
of this town, hut was declined, Mr..
Brown prefers Elkton As a place of resi-
dence. His unanimous selection by the
board of directors of the new bank, all of
whom are gentlemen Of high standing in
the community, was marked compli-
meut to Mr.. Brown, though no more than
he is fairly entitled to.
Almost every week an accident of some
kind or other to stock, with barbed wire
fence now in common is reported. SO
frequently have they happened Of late, that
many farmers are thinking seriously of dis
carding it altogether. This week young
cow belonging to Mr.. John f. Alexander,
became entangird in the wire of the fence
around the pasture, and injured herself Sc
verely, tearing off nearly an entire teat.
The disnembered part was afterwarl found
hanging upon the wire.
The following Deeds We're this week
filed in the Office of the Clerk of the Circuit
Court: One from John r. Slicer and wife and
jeremiah Mahoney, one from j. w. Ham
ilton and wife; one from Henry G. Ma
honey, Emma j. Mahoney and Cornella II.
Turner and one from Jos. NJ. Atkinson and
Stephen Atkinson, all to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company for right of wa, of
Railroad through the properties of the
grantors, situated near North ElSt. These
are the first deeds made, nothing having
heretofore been filed save articles OF agree
ment.
The finest cherries brought to this mar