The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-04-10


victed of stealing chickens, and sentenced
to serve one year in the Maryland Peniten-
tiary at the last term of court, was taken
to that institution this week by Sheriff
Mackey.
John Conoway, Il young man who was
formerly employed by James p. Merritt
when he kept meat shop, and who has re-
Gently lived in Chesapeake City, returned
to Elkton this week land is in the employ of
John w. Cantwell.
The Improvements to the properties OF
Mrs. Litzenberg and John Frazer are pro-
crossing Those to Frank kerr'S tailoring
establishment are nearly completed. IL is
rumored that one or two more storekeepers
contemplate putting in glass fronts.
Several persons on East High street
have engaged to some extent in the fishing
business. Four persons with one net one
night recently, between ten o'clock and five
the next morning, succeeded in catching
about six hundred fish of different varieties.
| The play of 'Ten Nights in a Bar
room was rendered before a crowded house
in Wipgate Post Hail. North East, on last
Saturday night. The cast was composed OF
ladies' aud gentlemen OF that place. The
repetition of the play is said to be contem-
plated.
The law regarding the county treasurer
states that the County Commissioners shall
| appoint this officer at their regular meeting
in April, which is next Tuesday. Several
new names have been mentioned for the
office, but some of these, it is said, do not
regard themselves candidates.
a three year-oltl colt while being driven
with another horse through Elkton on Fri
dav morning ran away and kicked furi-
ously. TIE carriage, which belonged to
Thomas Slack, who resides on James II.
Rays farm, near Newport, was nearly dc
molshed. \ Lady who was in the carriage
jumped ont and escaped niury
Governor Lloyd on Wednesday signed
a large batch of bills passed by the last Leg
isl ,ture Among these We're the following
relating to Cecil county: The County Treas
urer law, the law to submit the liquor ques
ton. the law authorizing the County Com
! miSsicrers TO create bonded debt, and the
law relating 10 st. Augustine Parish
| Church
George :. Pugh, Il farmer residing i'll
| Elk Neck, who attends market in Whining
ton, Del, while on his way home on Sun
day afternoon left his team of two horses
hitched in the Howard House yard. His
wife and two snail children We're in the
back part of the market wagon. The horses
broke loose and ran through the yard. They
were about going ont into the street when
caught.
DIR. Il. Il. Brewer died on Wednesday
in Lock Haven Pa. He was well known in
Cecil county, having edited papers in Ches-
apeake City aud North East. He had also
been editor of the Nontour 1nericm at Dan
vile; State Journd at Harrisburg; DanrWe
Record and DupriNe NerS. He was one of
the original organizers of the Pennsylvania
State Editorial Association and had served
two terms in the legislature.
Robert Carter, son of |. ID. Carter, Esq,
on Saturday afternoon last sailed from New
| York for Europe in the steamship Gallo, of
the Cunard Line. Mr.. Carter is on a pleas
uring tour, and will probably remain over
S6he water about four months, although it is
: possible that the time may be extended to
/ six months. He will visit all places of in
terest in England, Scotland, Ireland, France,
Germany, Switzerland and Italy.
We publish in another column the law
providing for the collection of taxes by
county treasurer. Only two other laws of
vital Importance to the people of Cecil were
enacted Ly the Legislature, which adjourned
this W.T. 'l. One allows the County Com
missioners to create IA bonded debt of Si5,-
geo, and the other provides for the sublns
sion to the voters of the county the question
of High License or Prohibition.
Our citizens We're astonshed on awak-
ing on Sunday morning last to find a thin
coating of snow on the ground. In Phia-
delphia the snow fell to the depth of one
inch. cold Prob" prescribed the same dose
for Monday, but failed to deliver the goods.
An old resideuter speaking about the snow,
said that between thirty and forty years
ago he remembers that there was snow on
the ground in April to such a depth that he
and others sleighed to Newark and back
one night
The Duchess is a very prolific writer.
two new stories by her having been pub
lished almost stimuli aneously. Although it
is but two weeks since Lady Branksmere'
was issued, "a Mental Struggle" 10y the
same author, is announced as in press, and
will be in the market either the latter part
of this week or early next week. "a Men.
tai Struggle, well as its predecessor -
Lady Branksmere'' will be for sale by
Joseph Hinchliffe. Price of either, 20 cts
in the store or - cents by mail.
Farmers, as we'll other people, have
often been warned to be chary about giving
notes to strangers in business transactions
but tn ey continue to do it. Before Justice
Hubbard the other day, in Easton, Talbot
= county, judgment was rendered agains,
Colonel Robert Hough for SD and costs, and
against Mr.. j. Harold Wheeler for so on
: promissory notes given by them to life
insurance agent, who, year or two ago
was operating in that county, and induced
cies.
"A tremendous landslide occurred OF
the line of the Columbia and Port Deposi
) Railroad, near Safe liarbor, Pa, at an earl,
= hour on Tuesday morning, and the track
were so covered and damaged by huge mas
: SEES of rock and earth that notwithstanding!
a large force OF men were Immediately pu
: to work, no south bound trains reacne,
i Port Deposit until p. M travel in til
Il meantime being transferred around the oil
!. structed tracks. On Tuesday night train
f were running as usual.
I -AlonZo Brown, the twelve carol so,
y of Mr.. Joseph L. Brown, foreman painte
# in the Pennsylvania Railroad Company
# shops at Thirty first and Market streets
e Philadelphia, was drowned in the Susuue
# hanna river last Tuesday afternoon. fl
. was playing with dog on IIopper's Goa
$ wharf, and was knocked overheard MI
|. Suter went to his rescue quickly as pos
Il sible in boat, but he was dead. His fathe
}, was at his home in Philadelphia, where tn
$ mother of the boy is lying very sick.
was feared that the sudden shock might re
p, suit seriously for her.
Il In another column will be noticed til
|, advertisement of Messrs Mahley * Carew
II a prominent firm Of Baltimore dealers i
8 made great preparations for the spring an