The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-12-14

! The Secretary Of War has transmitted
| to Congress- a report on the survey of North
f ist river, made under the direction of Mr..
| W. +. smith, United States agent. major OF
engineers, United States Army. The sur
vey was made by MIR. a. Stierle, assist
ant engineer. The project for the improve
ment proposes a channel aeventy-tive feet
wide and six feet deep at mean low water
across the bar at the mouth and to the
mouth of Stony river, and from that point
to the head of navigation, sixty feet wide,
| with low water depth of sia feet, involving
the removal of $500 cubic yards at an estl-
mated cost of So, $40. Major Smith deems
the river worthy of Improvement and rec
ommends a survey. The cost of the desired
improvement would be $4,000. Colonel
| Craighill also recommends the REINFORCEMENT.
The new Odd Fellows Hall at Port De-
posit, Md, will DO appropriately opened
to the pubic on Tuesday evening, Decem-
Der II, 1889, by an enterta ;nmeut composed
almost entirely of home talent and for the
benefit of the Presbyterian, Methodist and
Episcopal Church Societies of the place.
Rev. James Coway, of the Presby terrain
Church, will deliver an interesting lecture
upon his recent trip to Scotland. Tue music
for the evening will be of high and enter
tanning character. MIR. j. B. Ramsay and
Mr.. Thos. j. McNulty, both of Baltimore,
aud we'll known, the former as cornet!st
and the latter vocal soloist, have kindly
! agreed to assist. The new nall is lighted by
electricity, has new and comfortable chairs,
elegant scenery and is very attractive in all
its appointments, SO that an audience can
be comfortably seated and enjoy what may
be presented to them. 1t is to be hoped
there may be large audience.
DIR. w. w. Virdin, of Lapidam, Har-
Superior Court of Baltimore against Henry
Stock bridge, Sr., and Walter b. McAtee.
executors under the will of the late John
w. Mccoy, claiming $4,000 damages.
DR.. Virdin's counsel are VIM. Young, of
Hartford county, and Archiband Stirling &
Son, of Baltimore. The suit is by titling
but it is understood that it is for professional
services rendered Mr.. Mccoy by DIR. Nirdln.
1t is stated that the Doctor resigned his
practice and devoted himself for some time,
exclusively to Mr.. Mccoy. By the will of
Mr.. Mccoy, who died last August, the
Doctor was beaueathed $1,000, and his
wife, Mrs. Kate L. E. Virdin, an annuity
of $500. The capital of this annuity,
amounting to $4,000, is to be divided
among the Doctors children at the death of
the beneficiary. The executors have never
been called upon by DIR. Virdin, who has
never made any claim or demand upon
them. Mr.. Mccoy was sick for a year or
two previous to his death, but Mr.. Stock
bridge says DIR. Virdln was not Mr.. McCoy's
last physician, and had not attended bin
for the last two years of his life. DIR.
Virdin is son of the late VIM. Virdin, who
formerly owned much property in the vlcin-
ity of Havre de Grace, Md. Mr.. Mccoy
boarded in Elkton for a time.
The Philadelphia Press of last Sunday
contained an interesting article on the large
holders of real estate in that city. The as
sessment books show that but seven men in
the city own more Philadelphia real estate
than Mr.. VIM. NJ. Singerly. Mr.. Singerly's
real estate is assessed at STAT 900, He owns.
property in two wards. In the Ninth his
possessions are assessed at $3.50, 900, divided
between the Union Trust Company Build
ing and the Record Building. In the Twenty
eighth Ward, where his extensive building
ha, ha 10
sessed S2l7 900, II is said in the Office of
the Board of Revision of Taxes that this
does not nearly represent all of Mr.. Singer
ly's real estate wealth. Mr.. Singerly in
he handled it with marked prudence and
enterprise. 1t is related of him that he
nearly became "Mr. Singerly, formerly of
Philadelphia. but now of Chi ago" \ good
many years ago he cut loose from Philadel-
phia and went to Chicago, where he had
about determined to remain and assist in
building up Philadelphia's great rival in
area and population. His father was still
alive, and SO marked was his success that
his father sent for him to come back and
manage his affairs. He came back. How
well he managed the affairs everybody in
Philadelphia knows. Mr.. Singerly' houses
up town are managed directly by himself
They are looked after by Captain Edward
II. Flood. He superintends the building,
looks after the tenants and pay the taxes,
for the properties are assessed in his name
as manager.