The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-01-25
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and instrumental music, select reading ant
recitations. and discourse upon flowers
THAR beauties and their uses. by Georg
Jobnstop. in their room In Odd Fellows
Hall. ON Wednesday, February 9th, com
mepcing at 80 p. IN. Admission 10 cents
| The almsbouse law prepared by Senator
| Writ and published in THE WING severa
| weeks ago was amended in passing tn
| House of Delegates by reducing the nurnbe
of trustees from five to three and making
their term of office six yeaIs. It's expected
that the trustees will he appointed on Tues
day next when special session of thu
| County Com nissioners will be held.
| Robert Alexander, an aged and we'll
known citizen of this town died on Thurs
day about noon in the 10th year OF his age,
after a lingering illness OF consumption
| His funeral will take place this Afternoon
at three o'clock from his late residence Oh
High street. Mr. Alexander leaves two
children, Charles Alexan Ter and Mrs. b
Harris. He was an uncle of Mr.. John E.
Alexander.
Mr.. T. J. Murray, of Port Deposit, who
assisted in the store of Mr.. G. NJ Boulder
during the holiday trade was in Elkton on
Wednesday. He is agent for Maryland fol
the Centennial Copy Book and Ink. This is
the best method of copying letters and we
understand that Mr.. Murray is meeting
with considerable success. He will be in
Elkton again soon and also visit other towns
in the county.
Artificial ice was sold i'll Elkton for the
first time on Wednesday last. The ice sup
ply of Messrs. Howard and McNeal was
exhausted some days ago and Mr.. George
Booth sold the last of his early this week.
Mr. Booth, therefore, went to Wilmington
on Tuesday and purchased ton of artificial
ice. II was certainly a noteworthy thing
that it should be necessary to procure arti-
fetal ice on the Dist day of January in this
climate.
The Raimond farm was sold at public
sale on Monday last by Shockley & Smith,
auctioneers for VIM j. Jones, trustee and
the Fidelity Trust Company of Wilmington,
Del. This farm contains $50 acres, 81 in
and is on the Elkton and Glasgow road
about halfway between the two places.
The property was purchased by Mrs. Ame-
liza R. Edelman for S31 an acre or s., 565.
Mrs. Edelman is daughter of the late Jas.
Raimond.
The scrip" has been releasing its hold
on our citizens this week a number of those
who have been confined to their homes with
it, now being convalescent. Miss Annie R.
lamar is considerably improved, although
her sister Miss Cora lamar is still quite sick.
Capt. Nicholas P. Manly is improved and
Mr. Geo. R. McQulkin is rapidly recover
ing. DR.. Cutler Wells succumbed but one
day this week, while our contemporary Genl.
Cruikshank has felt its power, but has
bravely resisted it.
The case of the National Bank of Ches-
ter County vs. the administrators OF Walter
Armstrong, deceased, was tried this week
in the United States Circuit Curt in Balti-
more II was suit upon promissory
note which defendants allege is a forgery
Albert Constable appeared for the plaintiff
and w. T. Warburton for defendants There
were mum Der Of witnesses from this coun-
ty. The trial resulted in verdict for the
The case was once tried here
with similar result.
Mr. Joseph Wells, succeeded Mr.. Henry
H. Gilpin as postmas er of Ekton on Mon
day morning last. The new postmaster re-
tains Calvin ID. Strickland as assistant, a
position that he has scceptably filled for
numb Der of years. W. Robin Nelson sue
ceeded Miss Aunle Smith as clerk in the
office. Miss Smith was popular and eff
cient official and there is general regret at
her retirement. MIR. G. pin, who served the
people we'll in the Office, will assist Mr..
Wells for short time.
The case of Mrs. Kate NJ. Davis Vs.
VIM. NJ. Singerly has been removed from
Cecil County to the Hartford County Court.
A similar suit brought by her husband, the
late John c. Davis, was tried here some
time ago aid resulted in "A verdict for Mr..
Singerly. The plaintiff, it will be remem-
bered, sought to recover damages alleged to
have been sustained by noise, smoke and
obnoxious gases which injured his health
and property. Vim. S. Evans represents
the plaintiff, and w. T. Warburton and AL
bert Constable the defendant
The Town Comm ssioners and Capt
George r. Ash have reached an agreement
concerning the sewer crossing the property
of the latter. Capt. Ash, it will b, remem-
bered, recovered 500 some time since for
dam ages received by the intimidation of his
property during freshets. He has agreed to
allow the commissioners to build a large
sewer through his property with the under
foot from the surface of the ground. Capt
Ash and sisters will be allowed $3.50 for this
privilege by the commissioners in addition
to the 500 awarded them in the damage
case.
"A very successful entertainment was
given at Colors on Thursday and Friday
evenings last by the Young Woman's Christ
ian Temperance Union of that place. The
room was well filled with an intelligent and
attentive audience. On the first evening,
neat and appropriate address of welcome
was given by E. o. Thayer; select readings
by Miss Mary Tosh and Mrs. A. c. Shippers;
recitations by Misses Lizzie Gamble, Mary
Brumfield and Clara Thomas The dialogues
were well acted by a number of young Ia
dies and four gentlemen. The music was
very enjoyable, Miss Ara Fryer presiding
at the organ. Little Mabel Wiley received
an encore to which she responded by sing
ing again stirring little temperance song
Miss Lille Warlng read thoughtful and
earnest essay, and the exercises closed by
singing "Awiy, away" The program was
slightly varied the second evening. Re
ceipts over S25.
The Peninsula Horticultural Society
will hold i's third annual meeting in STAINS
Hall, Chestertown, Md, commencing at
p. M, on Tuesday, January 28th, and con-
tinuing until Thursday evening, January
Both. AS will be seen by the programme,
distinguished scientists will be present and
a large number of papers by practical far
mers will be read, and doubtless the discus
sions on the topics presented will be OF
great interest and value. Ladies' are cordi
ally invited to be present, take part in the
proceedings and become members of the
Society. Excursion rates have been secured
over the P W. & B Railroad to CLAYTON
and return. Orders for tickets may be had
by applying to the secretary, Wesley Webb
Dover, Del. Tickets at reduced rates will
be sold at all stations on the Baltimore
Delaware Bay Railroad, between Clayton
and Chestertown, The fare for round triI