The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-01-09
1885.
Cectl County Commissioners :,
w. ). POTTER.
w. ID. PIERSOS.
ELS SENrns
ELI 5, SENTMAN

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Big headed men, these commissioners of
ours That's the way the Egyptians of old
used to carve their names upon their collos-
| sal structures of art.
The smart correspondent of one of our
Pennsylvania contemporaries who painted
such ghosty picture of Elkton and its de-
| lapidated court house should come bIck
again and see how kindly he would be
| treated. Our citizens would turn out rn
| mdsse to meet him at the Station with fence
rails, upon which they would ride him TO
the gas house and introduce him TO the tar
vat Then the good hospitable house
| wives would bring out their feather beds
and sew him up in them so that he would
be protected from the cold. This may be
sleepy village and behind the times but it
knows pretty well how to deal with news
paper correspendentswho do not always tell
the truth.
| A great many business changes have
lately taken place in E,kton: Mrs. Wilson
& Sons. from North East, have rented the
property of Mr., Howard johnson, in West
Elkton, where they will open a meat and
provision store; Mr.. McCrery has with
drawn from the former firm of McCrery &
| Boulden leaving Mr.. G.. NJ. Boulder its
sole proprietor; change will shortly take
place in the irm of Messrs. Ward & DAVIS:
| Manly Drennen has sold out to Mr. Camp
| bell, of Rock Springs, and Il. CT. Reese of
the Bee Hive has taken Mr.. Thomas Free
man in as a partner. We hope that with
these changes may come renewed successes
in business and general INCREASE of pros
perity to all concerned.
The city election Saturday in Havre de
Grace resulted in a handsome majority for
the democratic candidate for the mag lralty.
The candidates for mayor were Col. j .
Thompson Frieze, republican, and Col.
| Murray Nandiver, democrat. The fight
centered on these two and was the most
| spirited contest ever witnessed in Havre de
Grace. Despite the storm go votes were
polled aud Col. Murray Vandver was ele.t
ell by majority of 50 votes. A f. Tread
way, G. j. Dugan, w. c. Bailey r. Seneca
and S j. Seneca were elected to the CITY
council, the sixth man being undetermined
The election lies between w S. McCombs
and Jas. l. Burke. a recount of the votes
will determine who is the successful candi.
date.
Owing to the large number of burglaries
and petty thefts which have been commit
ted in the northwestern part of this county
during the last three months, and which
have caused a general feeling of insecurity
in the minds of the people of the county
the County Commissioners on Tuesday las,
offered a reward of $500 for the apprehension
assaulted and robbed Granville j. Richards
The Rising Sun Detective Association haf
previously offered 5000 reward for the arres
of the parties who robbed Mr.. Richards
which makes thousand dollars now Offered
for their arrest. Richards, though still suf
fering from his injuries, went to Annapoli.
on Monday to attend the Legislature. Th
County Commissioners were waited upo1
by committee from the Rising Sun Detec
tive Association composed of Messrs. II II
Haines, VIM. Moore, and Thos. Waring.
, Another unsuccessful attempt wa.
made early on w ednesday morning last t,
rob the safe in the ticket Office of the p. w
b b. X. r., station at this place. A SINH
lar attempt was made during August last
at which time the safe badly dam
aged that new one had to be procured
on Wednesday morning ;he safe was no
injured at all, with the exception of few
! bruises ON the handle and lock where tn
thieves used heavy Gro ybar for the pur
pose Of prying the safe open. An entranc
WIS effected to the depot through a window
on the west side, three panes Of glass il
which were broken out and the sashin
torn away. After the gentlemen waiting
room had been entered in this way tn
door of the ticket office was priced opel
with the iron bar, the gas lit, and the worl