The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1886-09-11

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from the COURTROOM during the trial of
rape, abortion and other cases of the kind.
-Tuke tie "Whig" ami the "PTesS" i gou
IRISH to be posted IN the Prohibition increment,
and keep pace generally wih. the progress Of
ecents. The cost for year for both papers is
only s..
| Season tickets issued to exhibitors at
the Fair do not entitle the holder to the
privilege of passing in and out during the
day at pleasure. This privilege is only
| given to holders of regular Season tickets.
/ Mr. Chas. NJ. Boulden has a new card
in this Issue. Mr.. Boulder is one of the
most experienced and practical business
men in Elkton. He carries one of the lar
gest and finest stocks of goods in town. Read
his advertisement.
The members of the Mite Society of the
! A. L. NJ u. church are earnestly requested
to meet at Providence church Elkton on
Sunday next 18th inst. for the purpose of
paving in their dues. BY order of Rev. w.
| T. Savoy, Pastor.
| "a
| Philadelphia firm have a new and attrac-
tive card in the WING of this week. Notice
| their bargains III tianneS and other winter
wear. Cal on or address them. There is
no tairer house to deal with III Philadelphia.
-There will be services as usual i'll tie
| Presbyterian church tomorrow Sabbath
by the pastor Rev. K. w. Beers. The sub
ject in the morning will be " Christ 5
Teaching Gradual;" and the evening sub
.ject will be 60 True Friendship" All are
invited to attend the services.
Mr.. p. c. Strickland asks farmers in
Cecil county to read the testimonials he
! publishes in this issue of The WING, of the
results attaired by the use of Tygert'S Star
Bone Phosphate. They are right to the
point.
Captain VIM. H. Fowler, OF the steam
| yacht Annie went on to New York this
| week to witness the first race between the
May flower and the Galatea. The captain
was very much pleased with the trip and
I says the scene was one worth going Il good
distance to see.
Richard Reese of the Elkton National
Bank and Thomas X. Freeman of the firm
of Reese x Freeman of this town. left town
the early part of this week for the North.
west on pleasuring tour. They will go as
| far as Minneapolis and st. Paul stopping at
Chicago and other large cities and will be
absent about two weeks.
p.,1,
| on Tuesday at the First Methodist church
and nominated candidates for Congress in
| four of the six districts of Maryland fol-
| lows First Levin 5. Nelson, Bishopville,
| Worcester county. Second, Peter q. Couch,
| Glen Morris, Baltimore county. Third
David w. Glass, Baltimore city. Fourth,
Eugene lowering Baltimore city.
The Port Deposit Cal claims that the
granite hills OF that town are sufcien to
protect it even against earthquake. II
says: The earthquake of Tuesday night
was felt quite forcibly by persons living in
the country in the vicinity, but not IN the
! town. If il can oAly he proven that Port
Deposit is secure from earthquakes we are
willing To put up with the plaques of Pha-
! roah.''
| Mrs Sophia Broughton widow of the
late DR.. Henry b. Broughton and mother of
Miss Ellen Broughton of Elkton died AZ the
Nresidence of her grand daughter Mrs. Pink
| erton in Baltimore county on Friday Sept.
| 80, of heart disease aged So years. She was
| born near Port Deposit and lived most of
| ~ ia, ia, III al
took place from the residence of her daugh-
ter Mrs. Mckay near Port Deposit on Mon
day, the It-vs. G.yley, Conway and Suuier
officiating
\ Sheriff Robert Mlckey has received Il
Communication from Magistrate Morgan, of
Leonardtown, Md, also from the police au-
thorties of Washington, in regard to one
Stanshury Bradshaw, colored, now confined
in the Elkton Jail on a charge of robbery, as
answering the description of one Implicated
in the murder of Caption Dixon near that
town. The WING reporter visited him
at the Jail on Thursday and it wa.
found that he was confined to Jail here a
few days before the murder occurred. He
has a brother who answers fairly the de-
scription of Briscoe'S accumplce.
Court commences one week from next
Monday in the Odd Fellows Hall. The cri
minal business alone will occupy the at
tention of the court for several weeks. The
grand jury will among many other cases
act ON those of Paul Read and George
| Mannon accused of the murder of VIM
Green alias Billy the JOKER WIN. Henry
Webster, colored accused of the murder OF
Edward McNeliy; WIN. Cole colored charg
ed with mauslaughter i'll having caused the
death of WIN. Lynch John Mendinhall ac
cused of outrageous assault on Ella Id;
| Miller.
a letter was received AT the VI ,yor'S office
in Baltimore, last Friday, from Mr.. T. NJ.
Tyson, of Mechanics Valley, this county
who wrote at the instance of Mrs. duncan
McGregor of Mechanics Valley, who want
to find her husband. McGregor left Me
chancs Valley on August % for Baltmor
TO collect some money. From the morning
he left the place nothing has been heard o
him. He was employed on the l5altmor
and Ohio railroad. The Mayor turned TIL
communication over to Marshal Frey TO
investigation.
Owing to the indiSposifion of one of til.
most prominent athletes expected it ha
been thought best to postpone to the 2Sth il
slant the Athletic sports advertised To take
place on the grounds of Mr.. Henry s Cor
don on the 18th instant The change in dat
| will give the managers more time to arrang
a programme and negotiations are pendin
with several prominent athletes other than
those mentioned in last weeks issue. The in
diCations are that the entertainment will b
of the best order and IA large attendance is
desired.
1t il reported that the case of Mr.. Ring
, land against the Philadelphia Wilmington
and Baltimore Railroad company for dana
ges for alleged injuries sustained Will com
up for trial at the term of the IlOwar
= county court now in session at EllicOtt City
3 A Cecil county jury gave Mrs Ringland
t verdict for $1,000 The defendants asked tn
court to set aside the verdict. The CouI
e ruled that Mrs lipgland should take 500