The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-02-01

Christian Temperance Union Will denver al
address on Temperance at the Presbyterian
= Church in Elkton, on Wednesday evening
February 18th, at o'clock. All are cor
dially invited to attend. Admission free
A voluntary collection will be ia ken to de-
fray expenses.
States Attorney VIM. S. Evans, trustee
on Tuesday sold at public sale the farm of the
late John w. Egner, situated in the Fourth
Election District about five miles from Elk.
ton and containing 90 acres improved by a
stone dwelling house, frame barn and other
outbuildings. The property was purchased
by Howard Scott for $1,000. John NJ. Ter
rell was the auctioneer.
The ladies of Leeds NJ. P. Church will
hold a bazaar in the old church building at
that place during the first week in Febru-
airy. The bazaar will commence on Wed
nesday evening February 9Th, and continue
every evening during the week. Oysters
and ice cream will be served every evening.
and variety of useful and fancy articles
will be offered for sale. Proceeds for the
benefit of the Church.
In the communication from our valued
correspondent en-" last week on High
License" the types made him say 81 can
recollect when within the neighborhood
where lived, within this county, within a
radius of ten miles there were twelve places
where whisky was Sold" 1t should have
read two miles instead of ten. The latter
would make an area of 800 miles instead of
- miles as was the fact.
1t is reported that Ex-Governor James
B. Grocme will be president of the new
Trust and Safe Deposit Company incorpora-
ted by the Legislature last week. Among
the directors are, Jacob Tome, Jesse Hilles
| formerly of Havre de Grace and ex Gov.
| Groome In this event Mr.. Groome will
| continue to reside in Baltimore after the
| expiration of his term as Collector of the
| Port of Baltimore which occurs about March
| LIST.
| The musical and literary entertainment
for the benefit of Elkton Grange will be
| given in the Grange room in Old Fellows
Hail. EIkton, on Wednesday evening next
the 9Th of February and not on Wednesday
the 12th as eroneously stated in the NetcS
Among those who will take part in the
| musical part of the entertainment are, tie
! Misses Gro III, Mrs. T. Z Pennington, Miss
| Annie Ford, Miss Bessie Miller and others.
George Johnston Will deliver an address
upon Flowers Admission Is cents.
| The eighth contest for the silver medal
by squad of Company A., Third Battalion,
NJ. n. c., commanded by Lieutenant VIM.
. A. Wright, took place on Saturday. The
score was: Private E. f. Taggert, IS; Pri-
vate Robert Rudulph, 13: Private George
/ lothian, 10; Corporal Charles Boulder, 10;
Sergeant VIM. T Boulder, q; Private En-
| NETT White, Z. Mr. Taggert won the medal
cnce before. Mr.. White who made the low
est score Saturday won it the time before
1t was thought that the County Com
missioners would announce the names of
the persons who they Intended to appoint
as trustees of the Almshouse. Candidates
for overseer were on hand urging the APP
| poiutment of trustees favorable to them
The Commissioners did not, however, as
has been reported by some newspaper cor
respondents, name the trustees. 1t is ru-
mored that Messrs. Geo. S. Woolley, Saml
j. Keys, and John w. Mahoney will be ap-
/ pointed.
! The Washington correspondent of the
| Baltimore .SttR wrote on Thursday to that
/ journal as follows; Representative Stump
went to the War Department to day ex-
! pecting to meet Mr.. Tome and other citizens
of Port Deposit, Md, who are interested in
the improvement of the Susquehanna river,
but they failed to put in an appearance.
Mr.. Tome and his friends are interested in
having the chief of engineers recoi.mend
the cutting OF a channel in the river just
| below Port Deposit in order to prevent an
| ice gorge in case of a free1e-up.
The Young Peoples Social Club of this
town gave party on Wednesday evening
at the Howard House. Dancing and other
| amusements were participated in. John
and Justice Dunbar furnished the music.
Those present were, Misses Annie Foard,
| w lb"bIIL, Ora ASH, MAUI STOWy
! Effie Smith, Lottie Ash. BERTHE Dunbar,
Lille Bennett, Emily Smith, of Philadel-
phia; Clara Vile, of Delaware City; and
Miss Booth, of ALE gheny City, Pa. Messrs.
| Victor Bennett, William Alrich, Frank
Witworth, Andrew Dean, H. p. Hinchliffe,
Oliver c. Giles, Fred Lewis, Bert Garrett,
and VIM. Foard, and Dolph Burnite, of
| Newark, Del.
Many persons who read the aims house
law prepared by Senator Writ and pub
lished in The WING few weeks ago were
doubtless SURF rised by the clause providing
that any person appointed to the Office of
treasurer and refusing TO serve paw fine
of $50 We are informed, however, that
this peculiar provision was in the old law
and also in nearly all the county aims house
laws in the State. 1t was stricken out of
Mr.. Wirt's bill in the House. Imposing a
fine for refusing to accept an office is not a
new thing, however. The Puritans in Mas
sachusetts Bay Colony in 1852 passed law
laying fine OF 90 pounds, English money,
on any person elected governor who refused
to serve
"A large stable on the Peach farm, in
the Second district, owned by ex County
Commissioner John j. Williams and ten
anted by James i. Spear was destroyed by
fire on Monday evening with its contents.
The fire was discovered too late to release
the stock from the burning building and
head of horses, II cows and Is hogs were
burned to death. All the provender was
destroyed as was also some agricultural i'm
plements and harness. Some sheds were
also burned. The dwelling and granary
caught fire several times hut were saved.
The fire is not thought TO have been of ncen.
diary origin although there have been several
) fires in the neighborhood. The building and
; stock are said to have been insured in the
Company of Cecil County.
Boys will be Boys" is an old maxim,
, and we respect it as we do boys upon gen.
eral principles. We think too all dueallow.
ance should he made for the thoughtless
ness of youngsters, but believe no less that
reckless destruction of property by them
should not pass unnoticed. For some time
past the ''shinney" playing scholars at tn,
public school have besn taking their daily
DhdckS at the picket fence along Howard
street, which is maintained by Mr.. Geo. w
Webs as manager for the owner of the
property who resides in Havre de Grace