The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1888-09-15

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: The Third District Harrison and Nor
ton Club was addressed last night by VIM
NJ. NJ. Marine, Esq, Republican candidate
for congress two years ago and mem Der o
. the convention that nominated Genera
Harrison.
John III. Moon, a well-known either
of the Sixth district made an assignment
B. on Monday last to Austin l.. Crothers o
the Cecil bar. Mr.. Moon had been engaged
in the milling business at Ewing's MILL
for a number of years.
-Dodd, Mead & Co., the New Yori
publishers have issued a new story from the
pen of Miss Martha Finley, of Elkton. Ii
is another volume of the popular Elsie
series. An exchange says it is good littl &
book, for good little girls
Rev. E. c. Atkins, of Cecilton, this
week brought to the WING Office a copy
of our paper dated Sept 18th, 1850 which
was found in tin box in the ruins of the
NJ. E. Church at that place. which was
recently destroyed by cyclone.
R. C. Thackery, Esq, trustee, offered
at public sale Thursday afternoon at Row.
landville the farm of the late DIR. Samuel
Rowland, containing 100 acres situated in
the Eighth district. 1t was bid to 81 900
and withdrawn. The farm is held at pri-
vate sale by the trustee.
Harry Lang. of this town who recently
re-enlisted in the United States Army for
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ing station, David's Island, New York was
recently sent to fort in Montana Territory
on the extreme frontier. He is member of
the 20 tn Infantry Band.
There will be an old fashioned Harvest
Home held at Mt. Pleasant NJ. E. Church
today. A bountiful dinner will be provided
| for the children and teachers of the Sunday
School. The pastor Rev. Fred McKinsey,
will deliver an address and there will be
humorous Rotations in costume by Miss
A. G. Shippers, as we'll as singing, etc.
The new residence about to be erected
by Register OF Wills R. E. lamar. will be
heated by steam. This will be the first in
PRODUCTION of steam heating in residence
in Ekton, and the only building in town
now heated in that manner is the Catholic
Church. William Burling, a plumber of
| Oxford, Pa will put in the apparatus.
! The many friends of Mr.. Henry 8.
Cameron were pie. sed to hear on Wednes.
| day of his appointment to a position as
railway postal clerk. Mr.. Cameron will
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| will be increased in six months to 5000
| Mr.. Cameron is a bright young man and
will doubtless make good postal clerk.
AT town election in Newark, DEL, on
Monday last the Town Council was author.
| lied to increase the amount borrowed for
water works from S25,O 900 to $50, 900. The
| laying of the main pipe for the water works
is being rapidly pushed. A large force of
workmen is employed. About one third of
the pipe had been laid the first of this week
H. f. Kenney, General Superintendent
of the p. W. & B. Railroad and Chas E.
Pugh, General Manager of the Pennsy lvania
Railroad were in Newark, on Saturday last.
The principal object of the visit was to
ascertain whether it would pay to run the
trains that stop at Newark Centre station
over night to Pomeruy. The deci zion is not
known.
The Methodist Episcopal Congregation
at Cecilton, will hold until they build
church service, in Anderson's hall which
has / cen fitted up and offered free of cost by
Mr. Patrick Anderson. The use of Cecilton
P. E. Chapel was offered to the Methodist
congregation for Sunday services by Rev
Thomas Duncan d. D., rector of ST. Stephens
P. E. Church.
-Workmen engaged in digging the
foundation for the new Howard House
stables on the lot in the rear of the houses
of Thomas Green and others in Bow street,
have disiuterred parts of several skeletons.
On Thursday skull was found. 1t is said
that this was once a burial ground. A
church with which it was connected is said
to have stood near tine site of the resi-
dence of Mr. Frank p. Price
DIR VIM H. Noble, who has practiced
medicine successfully in Port Deposit for
place for Chester Pa. He will enter into
the practice in that city of the late DIR r. |
I'll. Miner, who committed suicide recently |
DIR Miner also went to Chester from Port
Deposit DR. Noble is young physician of
ability in his profession and we wish him
success in his new field of labor.
The new storehouse of Gallaher, &
Co., at Childs was opened this week. 1t
fronts % feet and is 90 feet deep. The
shoe department is in the first floor being
divided from the other part of the room
by railing. Upstairs are kept cedar.
ware, etc. This firm has handsome new
card in this issue ADVERTISING their shoe
stores at Chids and Elkton, and Gallaher,
Kitselman & Fox Co.'S shoe business in Will
mington.
Clinton Mccullough, Esq, trustee. ON
Tuesday morning offered at public sale in
Elkton, the track of land and mill prop
erty known as The Cecil Paper Mills
situated about four miles from Rising SUM-
The property consists of 6S acres of land
improved with large stone and frame
paper mill with machinery, a frame man.
sion Louise, five tenement houses, frame
barn. etc. 1t was purchased by j. B.
Ramsey for $4,000. Shockley & Smith,
acted as auctioneers.
WIN. Feehly, an Elkton youth is an
enthusiastic Harrison and Morton advocate,
who while not old enough to vote can do
his share of applauding at political meet
ing. Will recently came into possession of
a relic which he prizes greatly. He pur-
chased l. from another boy for dime and
has been offered since many times that
amount. 1t is medal of the campaign of
1910. One side is a portrait of "Tippecanoe"
and the name Major General W. H. Harri-
son, 1910 and on the other an eagle with the
notices go it Tip and "Come 1t Tyler"
Samuel Young, the colored man who
was shot at Cecilton, a few weeks since still
lives. He is paralysed entirely below the
seat of injury. Asburv Cole, who shot him,
it is now believed, did not go to Baltimore,
as was at first reported. He is said to have
been seen in both Cecil and Kent counties,
spending most of his time in the latter.
Cole will not likely he indicted at this term
of court for assault with intent to kill for
this might interfere with his trial for MUIR
der in case of Young's death which is thought
to be only question oftime.
There was slight railway accident
a mile and half below Port Deposit on
Monday afternoon last. A freight train
was shifting at the Armstrong siding and
left passenger car on the main rack. The