The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-02-16

get them to the mills. George BlleS Ma
charge of the hauling.
Mr.. John G. Queck who arrived HON
Charles f. Ernest, the popular barber, {
this town, handsome mersch aum pip,
Il was present from Mr.. Ernest's fathe
who is a Captain in the German Army.
with doves in her hands.
There are now pa pupils on the roll {
the Elktou public school, more we are il
formed than ever before. The average nj
tendance being over 40 the school is nov
allowed five assistant teachers instead G
four heretofore. Miss Josephine r
Evans. of Belair, who has taught before i
Cecil county schools was this week appoin
ted to the position.
1t is thought necessary to protect til
male sex in Delaware from the wiles OF tn
opposite sex by legislative enactment.
bill is about to be introduced in the legisla
tive providing that sit shall be deemed
felony, punishable with imprisonment no
to exceed five years for any designing wo
man or girl to lead astray any young mal
under the age of IS years.
The Pennsylvania firm that recently
negotiated for the purchase Or lease of the
iron pits on Iron Hill have arranged TO sink
a shaft on Red Hill on the farm of John f
Wilson, Esq. They are of the opinion VT
are in formed that iron can be found there
in sufficient quantities to justify the mining
of it, Wheeler this opinion is correct OIL
not they will learn after sinking the shaft.
Sheriff johnson received telegram or
Friday afternoon of last week to arrest a
man on the train due here at IL bearing
ticket from Aberdeen to New York.
Deputies L. w. Janney and G. n. Johnson
arrested an Italian. He WAS searched and
$3.50 cents being found on his person.
He was takes back to Havre de- Grace
where is is charged he stole SIS from a
Mrs. Hamburg
An excellent amatuer theatrical com
pany from Wilmington. Del, will give a
dramatic and musical entertainment in Odd
Fellows Hall on Friday evening next
Washington Birthday. "The Prosecuted
Dutchman" an enjoyable comedy will be
presented. Musical selections will follow
by members of the company. Theentertain-
ment will be for the benefit of the Elktop
Catholic Church.
Miss Lizzie f Shippers, Oldest daugh-
ter of Mr.. Charles Shippers residing near
West Amwell and Mr.. Elmer f Marble
also of Cecil county We're married on Thurs
day afternoon nj the residence of the brides
parents. Rev. j. p. Otis, OF Port Deposit
assisted by Rev Charles Hill, of
Elkton. An excellent collation. was served
after the ceremony. The bride received
many handsome presents.
MIR Shields who was ;, member of the
firm OF Shields & Darmn who had con-
tract for work in constructing the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad and Mr.. Sweatlsnd the
young man who acted az book keeper and
paymaster for the firm have engaged in n
new enterprise. They are the owners OF
much real estate in Huron, tlonrshing
young city in Southern Dakota which they
offer for sale at low rates A lot % feet
front and running back 1915 feet can be pur
chased for S34. A number of Elktonians
received circulars concerning the place this
week.
There were % bidders fnr the mail route
from Lewisville to Elkton which was
awarded last week OF this number but
one, Mr.. John Lungren resides near the
route or Intended to carry the mail in per
son. Seventeen of the number underhid Mr.
Lungren who offered to do the work at a
reasonable price. II is our opinion that no
person not residing in the neighborhood of
the route or intending TO personally attend
to the work should he awarded contracts of
that nature. OF the several routes in this
county, all hut one, that BET ween Elkton and
Chesapeake City We're awarded to professi-
oual contractors.
The following from the "brief but in
teresting" column of the New York World
will interest many in this town who knew
the subject: Gan aged artist, who gave his
name rs o. S. Freeland, died three years
ago in the Cincinnati Hospital, and was
buried in the Wesleyan Cemetery, at Cum
minsville, o. He was an excellent portrait
painter and left half,a-dozen portraits in his
rooms, of which the originals are not known
to any body who has seen the cauvaSSes. One
was recognized the portrait OF Sidney
Dillon, and was forwarded tn him in New
York, with request for some information
about the artist, but no reply was ever re
ceived from Mr.. Dillon. The Commercial
Gdzette says. The identity of the old artist
remains IA mystery" Freeland lived in Elk
ton for time about the close of the war
He painted the portraits of the late Francis
A. f lis and wife, DIR. Chas. NJ. Ellis, Reu
ben Haines, Esq., and others. Freeland
was IA suffering from rheum atism and walk
ed with some difficulty. He was of very
grabbed disposition.
The Maryland Court of Appeals has
decided the case of the State of Maryland W
James A. Davis, Clerk of the Circuit Cour
license law and to test the right of the clerE
to retain the whole or one half of every
marriage license fee. Undet the old law thu
marriage tax WAS 81 30 of which fifty cent
was retained by the clerk as compensation
for his labors in issuirg the license ant
keeping the record. Tue remainder wa
turned into the State treasury. Two mari
age license bills were passed in 1886, boil
placing the tax at 81. One is known a
chapter Dol and the other as chapter 497
Both were approved by the Governor at thu
same time. Under the former the clerl
was to receive 80 cents, the balance to go Il
the State treasury, but chapter 49, provide
'sthat the clerk of the court shall receive )
for every license issued aS aforesaid and fo
the per fnrmance OF the otter duties Requires
by this act" The clerk of Cecil county Re
fused to pay over To the State one half OF til
marriage license fees received by him sine
1877 no part of the license money belongs t
the State, but that it all goes to the cler
for his services in issuing the license an
performing other duties required of him b
the law. The Circuit Court for Cecil Count
sustained the refusal Of the clerk TO accouf
TO tn. comptroller, from which the Stat
,appealed. In Baltimore alone the amour
eo he recovered is estimated at about Sj,0
The Court of Appeals, through Judge lrvi'
atiirms she judgment of the lower cour
holding that chapter 49,, passed. three day
after chapter 26l, Is the law, and that,
additional duties were placed on the clerl
the Legislature intended to increase his fee
| The De cision will aff.ct the State TO the e
tent of from so GOO to Sl5, 900. which vi
have 10 be refunded 80 the clerks who ha'
during the two :, ears paid into the treasui