The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-05-16
ELKTON, MAY 16, 1891.
&LOgAL DEPARTMENT. y


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WIN. d. HAZEL and daughters of Cecil
ton spent Sunday and Monday with friends
in Smyrna.
-FoR RENT-A four room house, with
immediate possession. Inquire of Marks
Lieberman in the Hollow.
DO you need harness this spring. If SC
write to w. r. Reynolds, dealer in harness
and turf goods, Middletown, Del.
DR.. T. B. Moore of Delta, Pa, has re.
moved to Rising Sun and taken up the
dental business as successor to DR.. Dodson.
When you visit Baltimore, stop at tn
Maltby House, where will be found first
class accommodations and exceedingly low
rates. Mch1 7tf
"A West Chester wife is trying to stop
parties from furnishing her husband in
toxicating liquors by advertising in the
papers against it.
Ask your grocer for Harvey's Crysta
and Cyclone Brands of Flour and be con
WINGED that they are the best on the market.
Telephone call 81. 5g.
"A full attendance of the members of
Elkton Grange No 145, p. of II is reques
ted at their next regular meeting Saturday
May Esd, for the initiation of new me n bars
We stated in our last issue tn 1t at the
recent town election at Cecilton "a M jority
of votes was cast against license" The
actual fact is, that not one vote was cast
for license.
The loss sustained by Mr.. Malv I'm
Jones on Monday night last by having five
of his horses killed by lighting amounted
to about 500. Now this is very serious
matter and as the animals were not insured
Mr.. Jones will loose the full value If you
own stock would it not be well to protect
Yourself and get Manly Drennen to insure
it?
Mr. j P Scott well known citizen of
the fourth district and who recently sold
his farm there has leased the agricultural
warehouse on North street recently occupied
by Strickland, and will keep a full line
of agricultural implements He is the sole
local agent for the Champion binders and
reapers 5t
"A serious fire was prevented at the
residence of Henry Briscoe, Rising Sun,
last week, by its timely discovery. Some
rubbish had been burned and after danger
was supposed to lie past the fumes walked
up and communicated With the wash house
and il was with great difficulty that the
entire farm buildings were saved.
Mr.. Ramsey, proprietor of Cecil Paper
Mills, intends to make extensive improve
ments on the mills this Summer. They
will shut down on the first of June for this
purpose, to remain closed for about two
months. A large new engine will supplant
the two now in use for driving the maChiu-
cry, other new machines will be added and
thorough repairs made This mill makes a
fine grade of MANILA paper.
Lodge Deputy j. NJ. Campbell recently
installed the following officers for Crystal
Lodge L. o. G T, Rising Sun: p. C. T.,
John L. Stephens; C T., L. r. Kirk, Jr
V. T., Ella r. Haines; S, j. +. Mcclure;
A s., w. c. Cummings; f. s., Mrs. S. R.
Kimbell; T, w. w. Carter; c., Rhoda V.
Wilson; NJ, S. r. Haines; d. NJ, Mary S.
Conner; G., Eugene Conner; Sent, Harry
Keilholtz; S. of j. T., Eugene A. Reynolds.
Prof VIM. d. Gooding, Principal OF
Dover NJ. E. Conference Academy will
preach in the NJ. E. Church of Chesapeake
City tomorrow (Sunday), both morning
and evening The first anniversary of the
new church will be held on the last Sunday
in the month (the S1st inst). Rev. j. Lana
han, D. D., one of the celebrities of Metho.
dism will preach morning and evening. 1t
is hoped that it will prove memorable day
in the history of that church.
As all progressive farmers know the
Walter A. Wood harvesting m achiues are
taking the lead in the market. They were
sent abroad aad beat the world, and at
home they have competitors but no equals.
Mr. George McQuilkin proprietor of the
Enterprise Machine Works in this town is
the local agent for their sale. Call on him
and get all needed inform stion on the
claims of these machines as being the bes
in the market. Mr.. McQuilkin has a new
advertisement in this issue of the WING
Notice it.
The Middletown correspondent of tn,
Wilmington Every Erening writes that w
=. Biggs paid visit to his farm on Bohe
mia Manor on Monday and while there
looked at his peach orchard to see if thu
young fruit had been damaged. He found
the trees full of large healthy fruit ant
brought home a twig about five incEe
long which contained one dozen peaches
He considers his prospects for crop ex
cellent. 1t is stated that Ex-Governor Bigg
is so certain of big peach crop in his
Maryland farms that he has already pun
chased 1000 baskets to harvest the fruit.
1t was supposed says the Havre d
Grace Republican that the late j. Edwar
Larkin, left no will, as none of his famil
knew of any. Upon this supposition letter
of administration were granted to Robel
c. Thackery, Esq, of Elkton. Recent
notice was received that Mr.. Wing, no'
of Chicago, had a will in his possession, de
livered to him for safe keeping by NJ
Larkin, and which was in Mr. Larkin'
own hand writing. In this will Mr.. Win
is named as executor, he being an old frien
of Mr.. Larkin, formerly residing at Sout
Yarmouth, Mass. On Monday last, NJ
Wing came on and had the will probate
1t being inconvenient for him to act as e,
ecutor, he renounced his right, as did al:
Mr.. Edgar A. Larkin and Mrs. Jane Acto
Larkin, respectively the brother an
l.naaunl.
Thackery was appointed administrato
cum tes ia mentum aunexo. The will WI
made in Novem Der, 1888, and its provision
are substantially as follows: Mr.. Lark
devises TO his friend, Mr.. Edward G. Ken
of this city his house and lot at the corn
of Union avenue and Green street. II
rest and residue of his estate he bequeat
TO his mother, with the proviso that if t
whole estate should amount to less tn
$4,000 then Mr.. Kenly is TO pay Mrs. La
kin, during her life, the sum of 81
per. year. 1t is provided in the will tn
the testator's grave shall be marked by
plain headstone, on which there shall
inscribed only his name, date of Dir
and date OF death. He forbids a
Society or organization to partipi
in his funeral. Many citizens of HAY
de Grace will remember Mr.. Ken,
devotion to Mr. Llrkin through ma
years, and will learn with satisfaction I'll
he has been SO substantially remember
his friend.