The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-03-03

The Scott + ertilizer Company sill ped
large quantity of coal to Chesape4k' City
this week. They sent some by rail to New
ark also recently and still have Il arg
supply on hand.
-Workmeu from WeLherill's mach in
works, of Chester, Pa, are engaged Ia pi.c
ing new machinery in Singerly's pull
works, which is expected to do away will
part OF the black ash furnaces and max,
a saving in labor aud fuel.
A snake would appear TO be a curiou
kind of pet. Mr.. Benz, r. Drew has one
however, at his cigar store in this town
1t is of the garter species aud measure
exactly yard in length. Mr.. Drew has i
confined in glass case. The snake wa
captured by Luke Goodyear at the bottom
of well on the farm of Mr.. Thos. Brysou
in Elk Neck, who presented it to Mr.
Drew.
There We're IA marriage licenses issued
by the Clerk of the Circuit Court during thu
month of February, uine of which We're fol
white couples and five for cplored. This i:
ten less than we're issued during the SAINT
month last year and three less than wer,
issued in January last, Que of the males
applying for license " rs under q years o
age and produced a certificate of his parents
approving the marriage.
Mrs. Meredith, wife of Mr.. John Meri
dith, residing on the Din farm he IT Elk
ton, died on Monday of typhoid fever, after
an illness OF nine days. Her maiden NAME
was Polk, and she was "A native of Delaware
She formerly resided with her husband il
the First district. Mrs. Meredith was about
60 years of age ard leaves two grown chill
dren. Her funeral took place on Thursday
the enterment being at Geciltun
MIR. William McMullin, highly re
spected citizen of the Seventh district, To
hose illness we recently called attention,
died at his home near Woodlawn on We'd
nesday of last week from paralysis, aged Il
wears. He had been a consistent mem bel
OF the Methodist Episcopal Church for over
half of century. He was never married
His funeral took place on Saturday last
the intermept being at Hopewell cemetery
The board of trustees of the Elkton
Academy on Saturday last elected anotheT
principal to fill the vacancy caused by thu
resignation of Pref George K. Bechtel, A
B. Sherwood, of Scottstown, n. Y, pre-
viously elected not accepting. The newly
elected principal, Prof. George NJ. EJhinger,
of Baltimore, is a gentleman of middle age
and an experienced teacher. He has been
a professor in Eaton & Burnett's Business
College in Baltimore aud principal of ST.
Paul's Parish School, Centreville, Maryland
Petitions are in circulation Throughout
Cecil county asking the members of the
General Assembly to pass a law re-sub-
mtting to the voters of CECIL county at the
election for Congressman in Novem Der next
the question of whether or not license shall
be granted for the sale OF spurious or fer
mented liquors or alcoholic bicJers in Cecil
county. Aud to pass - re iSonlbe law 10
be in force in case a majority of the votes
cast shall he in favor of licouse Soma of
the petitions in Elkton have received num-
erous signatures particularly that at the
Howard II )use.
1t is with regret that we announce that
Cecil county is abaut to lose one OF her
most estimable young men in our friend
Mr. j. Irving Walker, who has for num-
Der of years been the competent bookkeeper
and paymaster of the Mccullough Iron
Company at North East, aud has woA hosts
of friends by his urbanity and the regard of
his employees by his close attention to bust
ness. Mr.. W:.lker has associated himself
with Thomas j. Lapsley to deal in nautical
instruments on Exchange Place, Baltimore,
under the firm name of Lapsley Il Walker.
The firm will begin business on April first
next.
"A young son of john Arrants, of Elk
Neck, some time ago caused considerable
mis- chief during the absence of his parents
from home. He procured his fathers pow
der-horn and started to have some fun by
throwing some of the powder on IA hot stove.
He got it. The powder in the horn as well
as that on the stove exploded with crash.
The boy escaped with badly burned hands
His young sister had her eyebrows and hair
singed and her dress catching on fire it was
with difficulty extinguished before she was
badly burned. Two windows, sash in
cluded, were blown out. The mirror was
smashed and other furniture injured.