The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1889-11-02


| Gen. w. F. Smith of the U. S. Service, who
| with assistants had been engaged for several
weeks in surveying Elk River from here to
Back Creek has completed his labors for the
| present and left on Wednesday for the Sus-
quehanna river The engineer, it is said,
will report favorably on the necessity of the
work
The pupils OF Union SHOOT, near Apple
ton, under the auspices of their teachers,
Miss Mary c. Anderson and Miss Reba NJ.
Smith, will give an entertainment consist
ing of tableaux, music, dialogues, readings,
and Rotations, in the school house on Fri.
day evening, November Sth. Admission 10
cents. Proceeds to be appropriated to the
purchase of school apparatus.
That enterprising Wilmington firm the
Messrs. Hamburger who conduct two
stores in that city, one for the sale of cloth
ing and the other for shoes, make a special
and very liberal offer in an advertiser ent
In another column. By taking copy of
THE WING with you, and purchasing s. 90
worth or over, they will pay your fare from
your home to that city. Isn't that liberal
offer2
w. e Moore, Secretary of the Farm
ington Baseball Club writes to THE WING
as follows: "Our challenge of October 9TH,
through THE CECIL WING and Democrat,
challenging the winners of the Baseball
match which was played October sth on the
Elkton Fair Grounds for championship of
Cecil county was not accepted on the dates
we gave October 18th and 10Th, therefore
we claim the championship of Cecil county
for the year 1882
john Myers, a well-known farmer liv-
ing near the Bull Frog, was considerably
injured on Monday by being kicked in the
breast by one of his horses. His son rode
TO Elkton at break neck speed for ply
stefan and stated that his father had been
almost killed Dr. II. H. Mitchell who at
tended the injured man found that he was
not so badly hurt as his son supposed. Mr..
Myers was insensible for time but was not
very seriously hurt
Bishop Adams will visit and preach at
day, Novemb Der 3 |, at 3 o'clock y. m. He
will also preach at st. Mary's Church,
North East, at half-past seven o'clock on
Sunday night. He will preach at the Ma
rion Schoolhouse on Monday night at half
past seven. In case of rain on Monday
night the service will be held on Wednes
day night. The rite of confirmation will be
I'LL
A Blue Ball correspondent of the OXFORD
(Pu.) Press says that Mr.. Taylor Reynolds
came near meeting with serious accident
one day last week at North East. While I'M
loading hay he had occasion to 90 in between
the tongue horses TO fix the harness when
one or two bales of hay fell off the wagon
upon the horses, which frightened them.
Mr.. Ross Biles seeing the predicament he
was in rushed to his rescue and helped him
out of the scrape without getting hurt.
The first completed blast furnace of the
Pennsylvania Steel Company at Sparrow's
Point, Md, with which several Cecil cnun-
tians are connected was lighted at 9 80 ain.
October 23d. The firing was successful IN
every respect The first casting of the
metal took place the next day. When in
full operation it is expected the product
will be 300 tons. The former Cecil couu-
tains connected with the works are Thomas
Green, superintendent of construction, and
James c. Ligan.
Yankee Moore and his company of CO.
medians were in bad luck on Saturday last.
They performed in Odd Fellows Hall before
a small audience 1t was bad night in the
week for an exhibition here, and tho weather
was also very disagreeable. "Our Jona-
than is a pleasing comedy. The troupe
was very hard up and had some difficulty
in getting away having to wait for menu
Der of the company who went away to
raise the wind" before they could leave for
Annapolis on Monday.
The farm of Edward r. Wilson, near
Newark depot, now tenanted by Benjamin
Campbell, formerly of this place, was sold
at Sheriff"s sale on Saturday last. 1t con-
tains 212 acres and was purchased by John
E. Lewis of the Deer Park Hotel. for S11 300
A house on Main street, Newark belonging
to Mr.. Wilson, was sold to Mr.. Lewis for
49, $50, house and seven acres of land sit
uated near Newark was sold to S. NJ. Don
nell for 81, 500 Chas. NJ. Curtis Esq, pur
chased the farm of Levi Ruth containing
100 acres situated near Newark for 5000
The Seymour and Stratton Theatre Com
pauy have given performances each night
this week in Odd Fellows Hall before good
sized audiences. The Company is far above
the average of those visiting towns like this.
They rendered number of plays with
much ability. "The Two Orphans" was
given on Monday night, "Fanchon" on
| Tuesday night, ''The Danites' on Wednes
day night. On Thursday night 1.-THE Two
Orphans" was again rendered by request,
and on Friday night THE Colleen Bawn."
| ''Muldoon's Picnic will be presented al a
| matinee this afternoon and "Called Back"
| at night.
| james McMuIlin and David Boulder,
| executors of the late George Boulder, on
Tuesday afternoon offered at public sale his
real estate situated in New Castle County
near Glasgow. Shockley & Smith were the
auctioneers. The "Frazer'' farm 100 acres was
offered and as no bid being made, was with
| drawn. The "Frazer" farm and "Home''
farm were then offered together. The latter
contains 205 acres improved by large brick
| building, etc. This tract of 325 acres was
bid to S32 and withdrawn. The brick house
| farm was bid to S28 and withdrawn The
entire property consisting of COS acres was
then offered Only one bid of S28 an acre
was received. The property is held al pri.
vate sale by the executors. The bidders
were Alibone Cam and Jacob Cazier.