The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1883-11-17

Gov. Hamilton has designated Judge
James McCauley as Chief Judge of the Or
phans' Court for this county.
Rev. Jamuel Conn, d. D., Of St. Paul
Minnesota, will preach morning and even
ing at the Presbyterian Church of this
town to morrow Sunday.
| Gas was turned into Singerly's new
pulp mills, from the Elkton gas works yes
terday. The pipe was put in place in the
buildings by Philadelphia plumbers.
| AT the sale of w. Y. Warner in Viii
mington on Wednesday, 80 head of horses
were sold The highest price paid was about
$500, and the lowest SAL for "a lame carter.
The Elkton Cornet Band serenaded
States Attorney elect Bratton on Monday
evening last and had fine time. The set
out was immense, and was we'll attended
| to.
The annual meeting of the Association
of Public School Commissioners of Mary
land, will be held at the office of the State
Board of Education in Baltimore on Tues
day, the 9th inst.
Ransom r. Crothers, of this eounty,was
on Thursday last, elected a State Director
in the Baltimore Central Railroad Company
by the Board of Public Works, which con-
sists of the Governor, Comp troller and Treas
urer of the State.
On our first page next week we will
publish poem, in blank verse, by Folger
McKinsey, of Philadelphia, which we think
will prove of much interest to our readers.
The poem is founded upon the It'll, sth and
9th verses, 18th chapter of Revelations.
Mr.. Charles Ernest, barber for j. c.
Davis of this town, met with singular
injury the other day. He was breaking
kindling wood, by striking the pieces over
his knee. In one of the pieces there was a
nail which escaped his notice and the force
of the blow as he brought the stick down,
drove the nail deep into the cap of his knee.
The hurt was quite a painful one.
"A we go to pi1ss at 4 P. NJ, Friday Nov.
10th, the dwelling house upon the farm of
Mr.. o. c. Clemson, four miles north of
town, has about been reduced to ashes. 1t
caught about an hour earlier. 1t is insured
in the Farmers & Mechanics Mutual In
surance Company of this county. The fire
originated in an apartment occupied by
workmen of the b. & Q. railroad supposed
to have been caused by spark from the
fire place.
"A Hagerstown, Nd, firm, Messrs.
Hugett & Schinde, last spring, offered
reward of 500, divided into four prizes Of
$780, s25, SIS and $40 for the largest crop of
corn grown on a quarter of acre of land,
the entire work to be done by boys. Joseph
W. Harp raised on his quarter 47.6 bushels
or at the rate Of 1904 bushels to the acre,
and took first prize. On the quarter acres
1853 bushels was raised this being the larc-
est yield we ever heard Of. Can any four
Cecil county boys come up to this.
On Wednesday evening lasr, about
o'clock, Mrs. John E. Alexander was taken
suddenly and alarmingly i'll, at her home
on North street, and for time it was
| feared that the attack would result fatally
but she afterward recoved. When taken,
she had just arisen from the supper table, and
without moments warning she fell to he
floor. DIR. Mitchell was called in, and after
applying remedies ier family We're gratiiiel
by seeing her revive. We failed t" learn to
what the physician sscribed the attack
Mrs. L Leline Clayton, widow of the
late James Clayton, OF this county, died at
| the residence of her n-in-law, Ar thur
John, In the first district on Sunday last,
18th inst, in the 18th year of her age. Mrs.
Clayton was a daughter of Captain George
Lewis, who commanded a company of ma
litia, in the war of 1872, and ranked high as
Il competent officer. She was a niece Of
Rev. Lawrence Lawrenson, a name we'll
known to all Methodists. Deceased was :.
consistent Christian, and member OF the
Methodist Protestant Church for twenty
| five years. Her remains were Inferred at
the NJ. =. Cemetery, Sassafrrs Neck, on
Wednesday last.
A lively crowd, consisting of about Il
dozen each of young ladies and gentlemen
| of Elkton, chartered the roai schooner
owned by the Coronet Band last Wednesday
evening, and in it visited the residence of
I'Ai. SaHiuC uCat II, " iCi U
a merry evening was passed, chiefly in dane
ing and social converse around the refresh
ment table. On the return voyage two of
the young ladies' became sea sick and were
in peril of falling overheard, when gallant
young carpenter engaged on Singerley's
| new mills came to the rescue and volun-
teered to hold them safe on deck. This he
succeeded in doing, but lie has not been abe
| to his arms since.
| -Tw" Eiktou sports-one OF them the
| ing a week or two aso-went ont ducking
| last Saturday. They sat out in the rain M
til completely drenched, and fully convinced
that ducking wasn't what its cracked up to
be after ALL Their return home was anus
ing First came number one, wet a
drowned rat, with gun as long as fence
rail upon his shoulder, and a poor little
dipper duck in his hand, the whole spoilS
of the hunt just behind number one fol-
lowed his companion, equally as moist, but
| without gun or game, and the way in which
| he juked around corners and divel up
alleys in his endeavor TO avoid being seen
was funny. They are not as enthusiastic
about ducking as they were.
AT the receivers sale of the Mackey
stock, Fourth district, on Thursday last,
there was a slim attendance, considering the
number and value of thorough bred stock
offered. There was but few sold and those
at far less than their value. Three yearling
heifers brought $3.50, $3.50 and $50 re-
spectively. Two 2-year-olds brought So 90
S3S and So. Three cows sold at $50 s91. so
and 800. Calf months old brought S3S,
and one little older the same. a bull calf
about five months old sold for S23 The fine
herd OF Southdown sheep were Withdrawn
at Sc - cents a head. Pigs six weeks old
sold at from 50. 80 to S. per pair. A two
year-od colt brought sl4O. The fat cattle
were Withdrawn at SC per pound. Auc-
tioneer Menough of Oxford, Pa, called the
sale.
On Saturday last, the crew of the gum
ming yacht Peninsular, owned by Mr.. Cal
vim Merritt of this town. left her at Havre
de Grace, anchored as they thought firmly in
the river off that town, and came home and
when they returned to Havre de Grace on
Monday the yacht was missing. There was
no doubt in the minds of any of the crew,
but that in the heavy blow of the night
previous, the vessel had dragged her anchor
but the question was, where had she gone
A search was instituted, and on Wednesday
the yacht was found at Furnace Creek, in