The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-03-02

| -Tilrhman Mason who runs the old Rich
ardsou mill near Lew isville, was thrown
| from his horse and seriously hurt on Friday
the 22d inst. The accident occurred in the
| lane leading to the house of John Young.
| Mason when taken up was in an uncon-
scious condition the blood flowing profusey
| from his mouth.
The Orphans Court Mt a special session
on Tuesday, granted letters of administra-
ton on the estate of lawrence Sentman.
The validity of the claim of Miss Maggie
| Burke against the estate of the late Thomas
| Jones was considered and held sub curia by
the court HeisLer Hess Esq. appeared for
the plaintiff and Albert Constable for the
defendant.
The Young Peoples Dramatic AssoGia-
| ton of Cherry Hill will give an entertain
| ment in Red Mems Hall on Wednesday
March 18th, consisting of MIR. Jarley's Wax
| Works, dialogues, etc, and winding up with
| the farce "Intatuatiou or the Broken
| Home" Commence at O'clock. Proceeds
for benefit of NJ f. Church. BY order of
Committee
| MIR. Bloomfield Laird an elderly inmate
of the Cecil county Almshouse was recently
arrested ly Deputy c. II. johnson and
lodged in Jail. Reuben Segar another aged
inmate had a warrant for his arrest issued
and in default of bail to keep the peace he
was committed Judge James Nc Cauley
on Tuesday went his security in the amount
Among those present 1t ball given by
the Young Mems Social Club of Middletown
last week were the Misses Conrey and 7.
p Conrey, Chesapeake City; Miss Florence
Bean, of Massey's; Miss Rhatie Hall and l..
w. Davis and f. j. Davis, Cecilton; DIR.
Charles Gilpin, DIR. and Mrs L H. Gilpin,
DR.. and Mrs. w. F. Kennedy. Frank j.
Henry, of Elkton attended the Legislative
Ball at Dover this week.
In answer to a letter written by Geo. A
Blake, Esq, Superintendent Carter of the
p. w. & b. Railroad writes that arrange
ments will be made to stop one of the sec
tions of train No. 81, reaching Elkton at
3 20 "a. M, on the morning of the Inaugural
ton to take on any passengers desiring to
go to Washington. Train No. rs which
leaves Washing on at II. 20 p. NJ, will also
stop at Elkton TO leave off passengers.
"A new time table went into effect on
Sunday last on the Philadelphia, Whining
ton & Baltimore Railroad. Only slight
changes were made in the time of trains
stopping at this place. The train that has
been due here northbound al s % n. m, for
some years now arriv es two minutes earlier.
The 10 81 a. M, train north, was changed to
three minutes earlier. The 9. 10 p. N. train
north was changed one minute earlier.
A Sylmar correspondent of the oxford
Press states: 1t is rumored that a company
of MARYLAND farmers are negotiating with
James Vansant, of Syimar tol the purchase
of four acres of land adjoining the r. r.
Co.'S grounds, upon which they will build
a large store and warehouse. They will deal
extensively in hay, grain, coal and lumber;
and also keep on hand "a large assortment of
hardware together with all kinds of build
ing material, and perhaps dry goods and
groceries. We hope the rumor may prove
TO be trne and Sylmar may have the "boss''
store in northern Cecil and southern Chester
counties.
Our old friend VIM. Danni son of Perry
vile, called to see us this W eek, looking well
considering the fact that he WIS born in No
vember 1906, being now in his SD year.
Nearly fifty years 'go, he was appointed a
Bsiliff in the Circuit Court James Sewall
was then clerk and Judges Eccleston, Cham
bers and Hopper were on the bench. He
acted as bailitf to the Court and Petit Jury
for nearly thirty years, and until the retire
ment of Judge John II Price from the bench.
Although past four score, he is still hale
and hearty, and moves with the vigor and
activity of man with the promise of
years before him.
"A young man entered the office of the
clerk of the court during February and
asked for marriage license. After he had
been duly sworn he gave the IL line of the
man who he said was his brother. y hen
asked for the name of the prospective bride
hp hesitated for a moment. The clerk re
peated the question, but the applicant still
failed to answer and looked more puzzled
than ever At last he admitted that he had
forgotten the girls name. He was told to
take seat and think it over. After staying
awhile and looking very serious he said he
Guessed he would have to give it up" left
the office and has never returned.
Edward Sawyer a well known colored
ah
Sunday afternoon in the yard attached to
his residence on Collins street. DIR. John
H. lamar who was called in after his death
was of the opinion that death was caused
by apoplexy. Coroner Litzenberg after con-
sulting States Attorney VIM S. Evans de-
cided not to hold an inquest. IL is said that
Sawyer had been drinking that afternoon.
We have also heard rumOr that he had
been engaged in a quarrel that afternoon,
and the wound on his head was from IA blow
and not from fall. We failed to learn
whether there is any foundation for this re-
port.
last Friday afternoon after the parade
of the Groome Guards noticed in our issue
of last week number of the members in
dulged in target shooting at 200 yards range
for silver medal. Each member had five
shots and could score possible twenty-five.
Corporal Charles Boulder and Private
Shallcross tied for first place, each scoring
-. They again shot five times with the re-
suit of Boulder winning the medal for the
| second successive time. Should he win it
tI,a uhontipr vii
perty. The other contestants at the last
shooting were Corporal, WIN. Boulder; Ser
geant, Edward Jones; Privates, Stuart
Smith, Carpenter, Lynch, Clark and Lewis.
| The Third District Republican club met
at its rooms in the Gallaher building on
Monday evening and effected permanent
organization The following officers were
selected: President, l.. Marshall Haines;
| Vice Presidents, Geo. Ricketts,, Henry NJ.
| Mccullough, Joshua NJ. Ash and John w.
Mahoney; Secretary, T. Bond Brown; As
sistant Secretary, j. Harvey Groves; Treas
urer, Robert G. Thackery; Executive Com
mittee, Richard +. May, Henry r. Torbert,
Joseph l.. Wells, Wilmer \. Grant, Herman
letters, John E. Wilson and VIM. D. Ben
nett BY another week the Executi We Com
mittee expect to hove the rooms furnished,
the regular meetings being on Monday even
ing at Z. 30. The Cub already has MEM
bership of fifty -four.
A conn Getting rod on the engine of the
second section of tue train due here, south
bound, at 1888 p. m. broke at the Elktor
station on Thursday, delaying the train ovel