The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-12-20

l balance Of the year will be reasonably m'Iu'
r The Salvation Army will hold poultry
supper at their hall ON New Years Eve
, after which a watch night service Viii DC
held. Tickets for supper % cents. Proceeds
TO clear off some debt on hall.
The order of Christmas services az
Trinity Church, Elkton will be as foilowS'
a Wednesday night lChristmas Eve) mid
night service at y p. NJ. On Christmas
day service with sermon at 1870 a. m. The
public are cordially invited.
On Monday night some evily disposed
person broke the large pane of glass IN the
bulk window of Thomas s. Bryson's ware
house, and stole from the office box OF
segars and such other things as could be
reached through it. The value of the glass
was greater than that of the articles stolen.
Mr.. Samuel b. Foard of this town, has
concluded to take trip to Columbus,
| Texas, where his brother Robert Lew
Foard resides, and also his brother-in-law
Charles Levi Boulder. Mr.. Foard has not
yet made up his mind whether he will re-
|
Mr. VIM NJ. Knight Ex-Deputy Col
lector of customs at Baltimore and recently
OF this County. was one of the members OF
| the Baltimore corn and flour exchange Sc
lected to attend the funeral of the late Capt
Thomas w. Slater Conductor on the 2. w.
& B. Railroad which took place on We'd
nesday.
The annual election of officers of the
Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church Sun
day School was on Friday evening of last
week when the following We're elected
superintendent, Henry Vinsinger; LIST as
sistant sup't. F. P. 9rice; End assistant
sup't., Miss Maggie McCauley; treasurer,
| +. p. Price; superintendent Infant class,
Miss Hattie Lort; assistant, Miss Hattie
| Alexander; librarian, Harry T. Alexander;
assistant Clarence Perkins; secretary,
Harry p. Hinchliffe.
Rev. +. B. Harvey, brother of our fel-
lowcountain, Daniel Harvey, of Child's,
who is now located at Pickering, Chester
county, Pa, has eli tered the field of nven-
tion and has produced an agricultural i'm
plement in the shape of a harrow and roller
which is said 60 be the harrow the world is
looking for. 1t is called the Harvey Com
bined Harrow and Roller The first patent
on it was issued last June and since then it
is claimed it has been improved 100 per
cent. Several working models have been
made and leading farmer of Schuylkill
township who made test n it speaks OF its
work in the highest terms. The driver
rides on the implement and one working of
the ground will prepare 1t for planting.
The Druid Mills Manufacturing Com
pany whose mills are located at Woodbury.
near baltimore, and of which Mr.. Charles
f. Oliver son of the late Thos V. Oliver of
this town is secretary and Treasurer made
an assignment last week. Mr.. Shipworth
Wilmer the trustee has filed petition, ask
Ing that permission be granted the trustee
and the advisory committee appointed at
the meeting of creditors to continue the
operations of the mills until the present
stock of raw material is manufactured, and
longer if arrangements can be perfected for
that purpose. A member of the advisory
board said that undoubtedly the present
raw material would bel Exhausted, and the
mills would continue for that purpose
After that has been done the continuance
of the mills under the direction of the trus
tee and advisory board is problema teal
He said he would not favor the operation
of so large a manufacturing interest by |
three bankers and lawyer who Were
of, ,r-br .,
was fully occupied with the other matters. |
The risk was too great and the plant too
valuable to be experimental with. What
he would favor, and what has already |
been talked Of is the organization of |
stock company with sufficient capital TO as
sumo the mortgage, purchase the plant at
Woodberry and leave an ample margin for
running operations Such a company,
with au experienced foremek in the various
departments of the mills and capable di-
rector and business manager, would, he |
said soon have the concern on a paying |
basis.
Three hundred and fifty white Bremen |
geese says the Baltimore Sun were landed
at Light-street wharf on Monday from the
steamer Emma A. Ford. The thousands |
of geese which arrive in Baltimore between |
November 1 and February l attract out
little attention, as but few of them are seen
in the markets. and their many excellent
qualities are but little known. The geese
came from different points along the Chesa.
peake bay and its tributaries, and they
weigh from II to "a POUNDS each, and bring
from S125 to 81 %. Kent Island is a
famous place for raising geese. They are
shipped here usually in large crates, but
when put out on the wharf many of them
have their legs doubled over their backs and
secured, by which means they are rendered
helpless and possible goose chases are pre-
vented. Before the goose is brought to
market its rearing is simple. In fact,
geese are the easiest poultry TO raise, when
the surroundings are favorable. In early
February the geese begin laying. They
deposit seven or eight eggs, but will lay
several lots of eggs if the first are removed
when laid. They are careful of their young,
which grow fast and do not require more
| than a week or two of feeding before they
are ready to hustle. Grass fields around
the water shores are their delight, and they
will grow and thrive while grazing Ike
cattle If they can get into wheat held
while the wheat is green they play havoc.
In August, September and October they
are picked, an ordinary goose yielding
about two pounds of feathers, which are
worth in Baltimore fifty cents per pound.
| tlll lie nDn
goose quilts brought quite profit to poul-
| try-raisers. About four weeks prior To
the time for shipping the geese they are put
up and fattened on corn. In the tattening
process the goose is boss. The avidity with
| which it accomplishes the task set is won
| derful When the geese reach market they
are surprisingly heavy, and look with
disdaiu on other fowl which are not 50 lat.
The largest buyers of geese are citizens OF
the Jewish faith. After making purchase
they nut the goose in pen and give it
unlimited nutritious food. Then the goose
is put in pen that is too small to allow
any other motion than that absolutely
necessary for Selling and swallowing the
food. AT this stage men who make pro-
fession of goose-fattening play "a little Joke
on the goose, that is, they put it through a
stuffing process. The goose is taken by the
head, its mouth forced opeu, its throat mois
tened and the food stuffed in. The goose Is
then left to convert the food into fat A
goose which ia intended for a jewish family
dies an aristocratic death. The owner must
| mt kill it, as that is the function of some