The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1885-01-17

There will be usual quarterly services
at Cedar Hill A. NJ. p. church tomorrow,
Sunday. Love feast at 10 A. NJ , preaching
at II A. NJ, and and o'clock F. NJ. After
the two O'Clock sermon the Sacrament Of
tho Lords supper will be administered.
The scarcity of marsh ducks upon our
marshes this season is attributed by our
sportsmen to night gunners, who shoot them
upon their feeding grounds, which drives
all that arc not killed away. One shot into
a bed Of ducks upon their feeding ground
will prevent them from returning to it.
The farm of VIM. T. Boulder, about
three mile. from this town, containing 81 4
acres, has been sold to Theodore OFT, Of
Montgomery county, Pa, for 500 per acre
The farm, which is highly improved, and
has good buildings upon it's located on the
south side Of Elk river, at what is known
as Locust Point.
The ladies Of Elkton, in order to replen-
sh the treasury of the Charity Fund, on
which there has been several demands, pro-
pose having . supper in the hall on We'd
ne.day and Thursday evenings of next
week, 2lst and 22nd Of January, and ask
for hearty response from all of their
friends. Contributions may be sent to the
hall on Wednesday morning, the 21st inst.
Come all and help us.
Tho communication copied from Will
mington paper about Mr.. d. Ii. Sutton,
two weeks ago, may have given wrong
impression He was at the aims house only
three days for his own safety, while in a
temporary excited state of insanity, his
family paying all expenses. He is better
now, and his friends hope he is rapidly re-
covering. He is visiting his brother, L. q.
Sutton, in Carlstadt, New Jersey, who is
also Cecil countian.
The beauty of shells upon the streets is
now plainly apparent. The small amount
of money invested by the town commits
sioners in oyster orercodts for our streets,
has proven to be wise move. On Main
street where the shells were spread, instead
of deep quagmire which would have other
wise existed, we have good firm roadway.
Too much cannot be said in commentator
Of the wisdom of the town commissioners in
this matter. We trust the good work will
not be- abandoned.
While Messrs. Henry Ninsinger and
Benjamin Whltoman, were moving some
heavy saw logs at the mill of the first
named, near this town on Monday last, a
cant hook operated by Mr.. Whiteman got
the better of him and propelled by the
weight of tho log, the lever attached to it
interviewed his eye, leaving evidence OF
the visit behind in the shape of mourning
veil about the optic. Mr.. Whitman suffered
severely from it for time, but cold appli-
cations promptly relieved him.
Mrs. Stanley, wife of Captain Andrew
Stanley, of Elk Neck in this county, mother
of George Stanley, who recently died in
Worcester county, this State where he was
engaged in business, died at her home on
Wednesday night last of asthma. Mrs.
Stanley had been suffering from this disease
for some time, but no doubt her death was
FASTENED by grief on account of the death
Of her youngest son among strangers. Her
fun sral will take place tomorrow, Sunday,
M ,rning at 10 o'clock. Intermsnt at the
Elkton cemetery.
The ease of Samuel ". Brickley, of the
Sixth district, who claims compensation fol
injury to horse received on the public
road by falling upon pile Of stones, was
heard by the county commissioners on
Tuesday last. This was the first case ever
tried by the county commissioners under
the new law which constitutes them a
court of claims, and gives them power t.
sunni ons and compel attendance of wit
nesses. A large number of witnesses were
examined, and the case attracted consid
cradle attention. The commissioners award,
ed Mr.. Brickley one hundred dollars, this
amount in their opinion being fair compen-
| sation for the injury suffered. From what
we could learn, Mr.. Brickley was satisfied
with the amount
"A coffee agent from Baltimore got int
a fix on Wednesday in this neighborhood
He was driving a pair of horses which h'
hired from John Moke, at North East
making his rounds of the country stores.
| In crossing tho fordug near Marley mill
he narrowly escaped being swept down the
creek being high. Frightened at this rsthe!
than risk crossing Gilpn's fording on hi,
way to this town. he drove around by way
of Iron Hill, and in Cat Swamp, neal
in the road, breaking the carriage pole
After wading through the mud some dis
lance to house, he secured help and 80
the broken pole bound up, and reached Elk
ton in thu evening, = thoroughly Disguised
man.
The loud blast of the danger signal
repeated several times by the engine OF th'
north bound through freight, as it nearet
North-street crossing, about nine o'clocl
last Thursday morning, attracted the atten
| ton of all upon the street III that vicinity
and brought many residents of the neigh
borhood from their houses, while window
| were thrown up and heads protrr'led, Al
eager to learn the cause of the unusual com
motion. The cause CT it all was, that TIL
| engineer of the train saw a carriage upOr
| the anu LutliSHL at JIe ~
did everybody else who saw it, that q col
lision was inevitable. Thi, was avoided b.
the driver laying the whip upon his hors
with all the ensrgy he possessed, the eng!
almost grazing the hind wheels Of The car
rage. The driver was son of Mr.. Georg
Ricketts, and upon the back seat sat hi
sister and younger brother, on their way /
school At the Elkton Academy. 1t was
very narrow shave, upon which TIE spscta
tors gazsd for the instant with horror, Ger
tainly expecting TO witness dreadful ace
dent. People cannot be too careful il
approaching railroad crossings. In thi
instance the driver could not have been o
the lookout, or he would hsve seen th
train as soon as he passed the fair sronn
fence, quito far enough away from the eros.
ing to have stopped in safety, from any faa
of the noise of the cars frightening bi
horse The company should by all mean
erect gate at this crossing. 1t will neye
be absolutely safe until they do.
Mrs William Torbert, of this town
has in her possession a large morocco pGckt
book or walled, which was the property {
her grandfathers grandfather, or her gres
reat-grandfather, George Pratt, jei:elc
and silver p,ater of Edinburgh, Scotland
Her grandfather who was also named Gee
Pratt emigrated to this country about 176'
He was taken prisoner by Hassian troop
during tho revolutionary war, and was r.
leased or exchanged by a Gen. P.itterso,