The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-02-21
ELKToN, FEBRUARY 81, 1891.
&LOgAL DEPARTMENT, "

last Sunday with his sisters Misses Hatue
and Ella Lort.
Orders can be left at the telephone ex-
change in Elkton, Chesapeake City and
North East, free of charge, for Vinsinger's
-four, meal and feed.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at the
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mchl 1tf
Reuben Segar and Augustus Wilson
died at the Aims House last week. They
were both aged men. the former being
ninety-one, and the latter about seventy
years of age.
Monday next the 23rd inst, will be a
legal holiday, Washington's birth this year
being on Sunday. The banks will be closed,
and all n otes maturing on that day must be
met to-day the 21st inst.
The ladies of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of this town on Tuesday evening
last presented their pastor the Rev. Charles
Hill with handsome suit of clothes, as an
evidence of their esteem and appreciation.
William Brown, son Of our former
Elktonian, Edmund Brown now of Phila-
delphia was in town on Sunday last. He
reports his father as having fully recovered
the use of his arm recently broken in
falling.
VIM. NJ. Tyson near Singerly Station
has recently improved his Dwelling House,
by the addition of substantial two story
l. hui of
Hill did the carpenter work, and y. Mar
pie the plastering.
Michael Powell who has the reputation
of being first class shoem iker will remove
from Chesapeake City to this town next
week. and occupy William Hea;zig's store
and dwelling on Main street, opposite the
old exchange hotel.
That well known "home" firm the
Scott Fertilizer Co, give the farmers ofthis
county few irst class points on the profit
able cultivation of potatoes in a new adver-
tisement IN this issue of the WING which
every owner or cultivator of land in this
county should read carefully.
The Orphans Court held a special ses-
sion on Tuesday. The will Of the late VIM.
p. Fowler was admitted to probate and
letters testamentary granted to Mr.. B-nj.
F. Chambers who was designated as Execu
tor in the will. Mr.. Fowler left his entire
personal estate valued at about $4,000 to his
sister Mrs. Sarah Smith except legacy of
$500 to Miss Susan f. Smith his niece.
Miss Emma Jean Wilson of Washing.
ton will give an evening of Readings aud
Recitaticns i'll the G.. A. r II al of North
East on Monday night the % inst, under
the auspices of the Womans Relief Corps of
that town Miss Wilson have never recited
in North E lst, but she has high reputa-
tion as an elocutionist, and doubtless will
give the citizens of that town a first class
entertainment.
Mr.. Jasper Thomas formerly of this
county but resident for some time past at
Antonito, Colorado, and who finds the
WING a welcome weekly visitor from his
native county, writes us 20 express his
great regret at the death of Robert NJ
Osmond. HE was says" Mr.. Thomas, ga
noble man, and would have been a great
help to the church. The little time he was
here, be won the esteem of all who knew
him.
On Friday last Mr.. b. Bestes of Will
mington, Del purchased of Jas. j. Nc
Cauley the Blackwell Farm, containing 125
acres located OF. the Little Elk Creek ABOUT
~ miles from Elkton. Mr.. Bestes who is
the present owner of the Lincoln farm, and
which property the Blackwell farm adjoins
is the head of large butchering and pork
packing house of Wilmington, Del. He is
now buying the lumber to construct large
Barn on the property, and proposes to
convert it into sheep farm. Hi $ brother
from Germany will have the charge of the
farm.
General complaint has been made re-
Gently by ladies and others who attend the
Methodist Church in this town on Sunday
evenings that the pavement Immediately
in front of the Church is crowded with
young men and boys who make it point
to congregate there before and after the
service. Some of them are noisy, and
others at times noke strong segars and
more offensive cigarettes. Numbers of
ladies have been annoyed IN passing to and
from the Church recently, and as this
annoyance is the result of thoughtlessness
on the part of "the boys it is hoped that a
public suggestion kindly puE, will stop it,
If kindly requests do not prevail, then
police interference will be resorted to.
The New Town Council Hall was com.
pleted this week by Mr.. Jacob Rambo the
contractor and builder, aud after a careful
inspection by our town fathers was accepted
by them on Wednesday. We have had oc
casion to say before, and we now repeat
that the design of the building which was
drawn by Mr.. Levi 0. Cameron our vel
known Cecil county architect and con
structor, is a credit to him, and that IT,,
completed building is not only an ornament
to North street, Elkton, but would be de
sirable addition to any street. of any city OIL
town in the State. The building is of bricl
with pressed front, two stories in height
surmounted by An open bell tower, very
tastefully designed and slated. The lower
floor is designed for hose carriages, and fir,
appliances, and suitably wainscotted,
closed stair case leading to the upper stor,
which is divided into two rooms, for tn
use of the Town Board, the other for tn
local fire company soon to be organized.
Mr.. j. Starrett Smith a well know
farmer of the Fourth district while holdin
in his lap small pet beagle dog on Frida.
last was snapped at by the dog, and smal
punctured wound Inflicted on the end c
It lob oil
on the same day his son Walter lad G
eighteen had the back of his hand slightl,
wounded by the same dog. The beagle ha
been bitten some weeks previously it seem
by strange dog said to have been rabi6
and to settle all uneasiness on this score
Mr. Smith and his son, on Tuesday last a;
companied by Mr.. Holster Hess went
DIR. Gabier of she New York Pdsteur In'
titute for treatment. They will renal
there for fifteen days during which the
will be treated by incubation. test
the brains of the dog which were also take
to the Institute will be made, by injectin
lympth prepared from them into IL
system of healthy aEimal, its symptom
indicating whether or not the beagle wa
affected with rabies. This treatment
determine whether the dog was rabid {
not will also require about fifteen day
In the meantime both father and son are
excellent spirits, and the case in ever
sense most hopeful one.