The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1890-05-10

in Elk Neck aged "A years
Rev. Jonathan s. Willis, will give his
animal farm dinner at his farm near Fred
erica, Del, on Thursday next
There will be services at Jones' Chapel,
Elk Neck, tomorrow Sunday evening AT
7.SO o'clock.
The office of the Register of Wills was
vacated by that official and his assistant on
Wednesday while janitor Brown gave it a
cleaning.
The Wilmington Fair will he held on
September 1 to 6 inclusive. The speed
purses aggregate 5000. The total prem
iums amount to over $4,000.
AT Newark on Wednesday the Delaware
College base bali club defeated the Middle
town, Del, club by a score of Is too. About
three hundred persons witnessed the game.
Willie May, son of Col. VIM. H May,
has been offered position as stenographer
and typewriter for merchantile establish
ment in Bordeaux, France. He has written
for more particulars
for three thousand dollars was flied in the
office of the Register of Wills this week.
VIM. J, Jones and l. Marshall Haines,
Esqs., are his sureties
Mrs Caroline Hall, the popular caterer
and confectioner, asks that we contradict
the statement of a local paper that the price
of ice cream by the plate has been raised
from ten to fifteen cents.
Pool playing is the popular sport in
Elkton now and all ages and classes indulge.
There was an interesting series of games
recently at the Falls hotel between law
yer, an editor and ply stefan.
We are indebted to a S. Abel & Co a.,
publishers of the Baltimore San for copy
of song and music composed by Adam
Itzel. ,Jr. 1t is entitled ''The Baltimore
and is dedicated by The sun to the gallant
warship that bears the name of the Monu-
mental City.
The Philadelphia, Wilmington aud Bal
timore railroad company has haG the ga
pipes at the Elktuu station extended as
to place light on the platform on the south
side of the tracks near the water-plug. The
light will be convenience to night tray
elers
A large canal boat was launched at
Diebert's Ship Yard, Elk Landing, on Sat
urday last. A large force of men are al
ready engaged at work on another boat.
There is still some prospect of another en-
| L., a 10,
Pennsylvania parties.
| A horse belonging TO Mr.. Manly Dren-
men was frightened by the cars at the North
street crossing of the Philadelphia, Viii
mington and Baltimore railroad on Wed
nesday evening and turning suddenly, broke
one of the W heels of the carriage to which
it was attached.
John Lyon of the Seventh district, who
was brought to Jail OF! Friday nt last week
by Constable Amos Rurter, on the charge
of assault;ng Clara Devonshlre and threat
ening to kill her, was released the following
day by giving $500 bail for his appeara nee
at the Septe N Der term of court TO answer
the charge.
ball club. Interest has at last been aroused
andsa meeting of the friends of the project
will be held on Monday evening next at
o'clock at the off ce of Justice \ j. Scott.
A club will be organized at that time. The
citizens of the town should forward the
project.
A scow in whic'l James Keatley and
Charles Crawford, with two hounds, were
crossing Elk river at Welsh Point last
week filled with water aud was upturned
The hounds were drowned. The two men
got on the bottom of the boat and their cries
tor aid attracted tie attention of Capt Wm.
Foster who rescued them from their uncom
/ Portable and perlous position.
Thorn Price, former forman of the
WING, and row coEpositOr on the Phil
adelphia Press was in town on Wednesday.
A. j. Bradley, formerly corpostor and
local writer on the Democrat is also 4 men,
Der of the Press typographical corps. David
r. Wright has left the Peninsula Methodist
office in Wilmington and taken a position
with Ferris Brothers, book printers, in
Philadelphia.
We are informed that a fast express
train passing ii rough E.kton shortly after
ten o'clock each night often fails to give sig
nal by whistle or bell of its approach. A
the gate.tenders at the North aud Bow street
crossings 90 off duty before the train passe:
this makes it very dangerous TO travellers
One would suppose that the railroad com
pany w0ul be careful about this matter a.
the County Commissioners could CONF e
them to have tiagmen at the crossings a
night as well as during the day if the,
deemed it necessary.
The Deld,rdre Ledger tells of "A cooret
woman who boarded a train on the P w
& B. railroad last week with her small
child. When the train arrived AT Iron Hill
station the mother left the train and will
rare absence of mind entirely forgot he
{ child. The train pulled out and soon ate
, the mother discovered her otfapring's alb
sence and made things very lively aroun'
/ there The baby WIS discovered by tn
conductor and was put off at Newark to b
sent back on the next train to the franti
mother at Iron Hill The meeting between
the tw ! was said to be very affecting.
; The attention of breeders and farmer
is crIled to the advertisement of Mr.. WIN
/; T. Harriott, St. Augustine, Cecil County
$ who offers them the services this season O
two remark ably fine horses, "G Irrett ant
Hopp's Grey Morrell. q rrrtt Is stand'r
e bred blood bay fifteen and a half bands hlgh
E and is a splendid specimen OF the Noluntee
and Clay families both great speed rroduc
f ing families. As a premium trotting stal
, lion "Grey Morrell" is well known in thi
! section. As a general utility horse VII
great speed producing lines he is strlklngl
r handsome and of unusually fine action
For all particulars of these horses addres
Mr.. Harriott al his posroffice, St Angus
tine, Cecil County, Md.
r The town commissioners were sworn
/, on Friday night of last week for the secoh
time it having been discovered that the
were not sworn according to law the frs
' time The law requires that the PresideI
!, be sworn by the Clerk OF the Court ana Una
he then swear the other members OF u
board. Elkton, was therefore without
y government for week. The ballitf wa
u also sworn again. The commissioners DIRE
II lots again end the result was just the o.
70 posite from the previous drawing. John W
l. Anthony and George McQuilkin drew tern
II of two years and Frank p Price and Jon
Z. Alexander one year terms. Frank
Scot was elected town treasurer at a salaI
; of $3.50 per annum.
70 The spring races at Pimlico track, Ba
timore, on May Is, IA. Is and 10 promise
be of q very interesting 'ture' On the III