The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-07-12

The office owned by James \. Lewis
and occupied by Shockley & Smith was
tor, down this week to make room for the
new town building.
Tho Rev. f. E. Barclay, OF Ashland,
Baltimore county, will preach in the Port
Deposit Presbyterian Church next Sunday
morning and evening
The pulp works were closed from Thurs
day night of last week until Monday morn
inc, The hands received full pay for the
time the works were closed.
Mr.. Richard l.. Lodge, a well known
farmer residing near the Bull Frog, was
kicked by one of his horses on Thursday
morning, and his right leg was badly in
jured.
C. Cameron & Brothers Red Mil, began
operations again this week, after being
closed for five weeks owingt to the dam being
washed away. A temporary dam has been
finished and permanent one will be built
The young people of Leeds NJ L. Church
will hold festival in Mr.. ID. Harvey's
grove at Leeds on Saturday evening July
10Th 1890. Come one and all as an unusu-
ally fine time is anticipated.
That old and tried house Wanamaker &
Brown tell of the reduction they are now
making in the price of first class clothing.
There is no harm in spreading the good
news. Read it in their new advertisement
elsewhere in this issue of The WING.
An old lady who bought ticket at the
depot the other day, said that she wanted
to 90 to Baltimore but would only pay her
fare to Perryville as she was afraid to cross
the bridge, having heard that it was shaky.
1t was with difficulty that she was assured
that the bridge was safe
| On Monday night Ellwood Way of Ken
nett township cut field of wheat for Mrs.
Rosalie Pussy, in this borough, between
the hours of and II o'clock. The moon
was full and though the sky was somewhat
overcoat by Clouds the grain stood up well
and was easy to cut.-Kennett Advance.
MFR. Dennis hurry, formerly of Hartford
county recently came from his CalforAi,s
home to visit old friends i'll Dublin dis
trict. Friday afternoon he was standing
talking to Hr. c. C. Kinsey, when he gave
a gasp, complaining of pain in his head,
then became speechless, and was dead in
five minutes 1t was clear case of heart
disease.
Rev. Chas. w. Biddle, d. ID. pastor
of the North Cambridge Universalist
Church. was called to Newark n j. this
week to attend the funeral of Hon. John
McGreger, one of the Judges of the Court
of Pardons in New Jersey. He made :.
short visit to his sisters, Misses Martha and
Mary Biddle and nephew Mr.. Chas. E. Alex
ander this week Mr.. Bddle 81 ent his early
days in Cecil County.
The Salvation Army has SIG officers,
2,771 corps, 7S9 outpos.s, and is established
in nearly all civilized lands on the planet
In the United States, the number of officers
is !, COS; of stations, $50; of outposts, As, PEG
pie who attend Sunday Army meeting,
93, $50; of people who attend such mee,iugs
through the week, 25l $50; of homes visited
in one week, 1924; of halls and buildings
rented for Army work, 315.
Prof We'll, S. o., 800 Market ST., Will
mington, Del, has opened an OpthaimiG
Institute at the above address, where he
tests the eyes for all defects of the vision
free of charge. Persons suffering from weak
eyes, headache, dizziness, spots before the
eyes, can be fully cured by wearing Prof.
W ellis celebrated o. E. p. spectacles, they
being the hardest, clearest and widest
lenses ever invented. Competent oculists
always in attendance. May24 GIN.
Several men in charge of Mr. y. l..
Taylor, civil-engineer, are engaged i'll sur
veying the curves in the Philadelphia, viii
mington and Baltimore Railroad in this
vicinity. The curve below North East,
where a numb Der of accidents have occurred,
notably the express accident last October,
is now occupying their attention. Nj.
Taylor and assistants will occupy the
Thorpe house on High street while here,
which they have rented from Mr.. James A
Lewis, agent.
The forth coming annual catalogue of
the Cecil County Agricultural Society will
contain big list of special premiums to be
competed for. The society's list contains
ninety five. which with others offered by
individual firms, amount to about one hun
bred and twenty special premiums to DO
awarded at the fair this fall. All i0dica-
tions point to an unusually successful eXhi-
bition this year. The new catalogue, whic h
is being printed at THE CECIL WING office,
will he issual i'm ahout ten Il
An arbitration was held at Squire Tay-
lor's office last Friday by Joshua Menough,
Milton Walker and Jeremiah King, APP
pionted by the Court. Samuel a. Grason
of West Nottingham thought that Davis
& Son of Port Deposit had charged him
more for bill of lumber than he had agreed
to pay, and appealed from verdict before
Justice Taylor. New evidence was offered
by both sides, The arbitrators reduced the
bill S25 and divided the costs in both trials.
W.T.. Fulton was attorney for plaintiffs
and L. X. Stubs for defendants. - Ori0rel
Press.
The Eikton Juniors defeated the II. 0.
X Foster Club of North East on the grounds
of the latter Fourth of July. Five innings
were played, and the score was to ,. The
Elkton club was composed of Gilpin, catcher;
Terrell, pitcher; Lewis, first base Morgan,
second base; Parker, third base; Giles, short
stop; Kitchens, left field; FeeaIy, center
field; Moore, right field. The North East
Club was composed of MJiuker, first base
jackson, pitcher; Mystrom, catcher; Farne,
, center field; Crammer, left field; Grant,
short stop; Biddle, right field; Dsford, third
base; Steward, second base The score 10y
innings was:
juniors ..........-..1 l L
North East. ..............1 0 0 0 /
An unknown man was killed by q
Philadelphia, Wilmington ami Baltimore
Railroad express train southbound, on Mon
! day evening last about $50 p. NJ, neal
Principle. He was i'll Havre de Grace dur
Ing the afternoon and representing him sell
as destitute veteran soldier secured Z
Sun all sum of money. 1t is known that he
soon afterwards bought pint of whiskey
and drank enough of it to make him noisy
He boarded an evening north bound train
and went as far as Principle station. While
walking on the track near the station he
was struck by south bound train ana
killed. The body was taken to Perryvill.
and buried there, Justice Burroughs deem
ing an inquest unnecessary. In the man:
, pocket was an unexecuted pension voucher
for $50 from March 4th to June 4th, 1890
in the name of Condy Bonner, but no Other
papers, nor any money. lie was about .,
years old.
MIR. VIM. NJ. Singerly has been sued fo
libel by G. A. Hazlett, Register Of Wills o
Delaware county, Pa. The complaint il