The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-11-15
&LOgAL DEPARTMENT. v

Mrs. Collins, of Milford, Delaware, il
a guest of Mrs. Manly Drennen.
r.. Z. McGlenahan and family of Por
Deposit contemplate trip to Calitorni;
very soon.
Wilson Warning and family of Color;
started this week for their future home a
Piedmont Alabama.
John +. Alexander ~ Son, have jus
placed a fine new Hot Air Furnace in th'
County Aims House.
We regret to report that Judge James
Evans of the Orphans Court is again ill AT
his home at the Rising sun.
Rev. WIN. Schouler will hold service
in the school-house at Andora tomorrow
Sunday afternoon. at half past two
MIR. Frank Harvey of Childs was one o.
the Dickinson Foot B al Team which played
the Cadets at Annapolis on Saturday.
Parker &c Drge, a well know citiz IN OF
Elk Mex visited his daughter, Mrs. Lr
Mcdowell in Jersey City last week.
Miss Annie HAssou, a daughter Of The
Tobias Rudolph is visiting the latter.
The attention of the teachers of the
county is called TO the report of the School
Board, in which there is an item of interest
to them.
The Ladies' of the Elkton Presbyterian
Church will give supper in Odd Fellows
hall on Wednesday aud Thursday evenings
next for the benefit of the church.
An infant daughter of Mr.. Wilmer E
Hardness died in this town on Sunday. Hell
funeral took place on Wednesday afternoon,
the interment being at the Elktou Cemetery.
-WherNyou visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby H, use, where will be found first
lass accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch17tf
-Ex Collector James b. Groome of Elkton
was one of NUN Der of business men who
listened to speeches upon plans looking to
the extension of the trade Of Baltimore de-
livered at Rennerts Hotel on Monday even
ing.
Mr. Theodore Sharpless recently the
tenant on the Waring property near Coiora
in this county will remove TO Baltimore,
where he will engage in the grocery and
provision business.
"A grand bouquet party and Thanks
giving supper will be given in the school
room at Chesapeake City for the bsnetit of
Bethel A. NJ. E. Church on the evening OF
Thursday the 9th inst.
John NJ. Terrell as aucIioneer for John
5. Writ, attorney, sold on Tuesd' ~ the
farm of John II. Blackson, in the Fourth
district and containing thirty-three acres to
Mrs. Mary Horwitz for $1,000.
George p. Whitaker, Esq, the veneer
able chief of the Whitaker Iron Manufac-
turing Company of this county, and who is
in his S7th year, is dangerously ill at his
residence near Principle Furnace.
Another Barn of the Messrs Dupont
was burnt on Tuesday uight. This is the
fourth within year. a general feeling of
alarm is said to exist among the Dupont
tenants. The property destroyed on Tues
day night was valued at $4,000.
The funeral of Miss Florence Scott of
Rising Sun who died in Camden New
Jersey on last Wednesday week, took place
from the residence of her uncle Jonathan
Reynolds on Saturday last, interment be
ing at Friends gurying ground West Not
tingham.
TIE department Of entertainment of the
Epworth League of the Tome Memorial
NJ. E. Church of Port Deposit will give a
supper on Wednesday evening, November
10, in Abraham's Hall. All are cordially
invited. Granite Castle Knights of the
Golden Eagle will turn out in body on
the occasion.
Joseph Stiles who conduc ted the mill
ing business with his father, 6 ideon Stiles
at Back Creek Mills in this county, disap-
peared from his home last week and has
not yet put in an appearance. He was seen
to take passage on the train at Middletown
for Philadelphia. Financial troubles are
alleged as the cause of his unexpected
absence.
Frederick Young and Jesse Proctor,
two colored men were convicted of murdec
in the tirst degree at Dover, Del on We'd
nesday for the killing of Stephen Lindsay
an aged colored preacher at Fredericka in
August, and sentenced to be hung. They
took the old man out cunning and Drained
him with a stone, dividing between them
S25 for which they robbed the body.
Mr.. George A. Lee, very estimab!t
citizen of this town, and who was appointed
aS.,stant waiu char in tho Raj mora CustOm
House by Collector GroomP, was displaced
this week by Collector Marine. Now that
his Customs service has terminated, WE
hope to have Mr.. Lee in Elkton again, where
he was a successful builder and contractor
The Middletown, Dsl., Creamery wal
destroyed by fire early on Wednesda!
morning. The entire machinery was des
troyed and the stock on hand lost. 1t wa
operated by the Spur and Perkins Co, and
received milk from the farmers of tn
neighborhood. The building and content
were valued at $l5000 on which it seem
there was no insurance
In response to a telegram received OIL
Saturday las, Sheriff Boyd went to Perry
vile and brought back with him to hi
substantial residence, a young Scotchmal
who claims Dumbarton, Scotland as hi
home, but who was INDUCING a crazy drunk
on Havre de Grace tang'e leg, known in tn
Barrens as bug juice. When properly re
cuperated he will lie discharged.
The Dickinson College team and tn
Naval Cadets played football on Saturda
last at AanaDolis. The result was 81 to 6 i
favor OF the Cadets. The Cadets mad
their points by seven touchdowns and kick
ing two goals after todchdowns. The visi
tors made one touchdown and kicked th
goal. These were the first points made i
the game. The Cadets exceled in bot
skill and weight.
Lewis s. Hepbron, prominent farme
near Still Pond, Kent Co, who attempts
to commit suicide about month ago b
blowing his brains out with a shot CUR
was buried on Monday. Though porto
of the roof of the mouth and one side of tn
face were blown away, the wounded mai
greatly improved and hopes of his recover.
were entertained; but brain trouble set in
bron was retired farmer and one of th
most popular men in that county. His wa
the second suicide which has taken plac
on the suburbs of Still Pond within til
past few months.