The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1891-10-24
ELKToN, OCTOBER "a, 1891.
GtOgAt DEPARTMENT.. u


of the sheriff on Thursday.
Mr.. Ricketts, Nelson has beeh appointed
election clerk in the Third district III place
of C. C. Strickland resigned.
Daniel Watson, a colorad man EN-
ployed on the steam tug j. B. GiLney, was
badly scalded last week at Singerys wharf
George Earle Esq, formerly Of Elkton,
now practicing his profession in Washing
ton, called to see a number Of his friends In
this town on Wednesday.
Mr.. Fred Fr.zer, son of Mr.. Samuel
Frazer of Sassafras Neck, who for some
time past has been in the West returned
home on Friday of last week.
The ladies of the church of the Good
Shepherd, Chesapeake City, will hold fair
and festival in the Masonic hall on the
10th, 18th and 18th of November.
Mr.. iand Mrs John Amory of New
York, and Miss Clark of Cambridge, Mass
will spend next week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Whitney at their residence on East
Main street
bank NJ E. Church will be presented by
Calvert W. G. T. U. on the evening of Oct.
18th presentation speech by Mrs. j. Il.
Milligan of Zion.
The Re. Ingram \. W. Irvine, d D.,
Of Braddock Pa has accepted "A call from
the vestry CT Augustine parish. He expects
to be in his new field OF labor by An Saints
day, Novem Der 1st.
Samuel Haines a respected citizen of
Rising Sun died on Wednesday OF last week
in his ninety first year. Two sons survive
him jefferson Haines, aud E. II. Haines
of Fulton township Lancaster county Pa.
Mr.. j. William Perkins having taken
the business of his father, John Perkins, in
trunk store on West Eighth street in Viii
mington, 10 William C. Draper of that city.
AT the Point Breeze track, PhiladeI-
phia, on Thursday of last week the b :.
Wilkes Bird, of the Elkton Stock Farm,
beat j B. Green's $. Chantila, in a match
race for $500. Wilkes Bird captured 81,
4th and 9Th heats in 1851, 2,3O19 35l3.
Cards are ont for the wedding of Miss
Mary Wallace, daughter of Dr.. Joseph '.
Wallace of Chesapeake City, and the Rev.
Frank Edwin Williams The ceremony
will take place in the First Presbyterian
Church of Chesapeake City on Thursday
November 9th at twelve o'clock.
George H. Irons of New Castle county,
Lob m nj
this town to say, that his wife has just
presented him with twin boys whom
he has named Harrison aud Blaine. He
las also two sons named Washington and
Garfield, and two daughters whose middle
names are Lincoln and Grant.
The new Rose Bank NJ. Z. Church at
Calvert will be dedica: ed October 2jth, next
Sabbath. DR.. George 4. Reed OF Dickinson
College will preach the dedicatory sermon
at 10 80 a. IN. Rev. T. l. Tomkirs3n OF
New mberland, Pa, former p's'or
of Zion circuit, will preIch at 3 o'clock.
Rev j. R. Milligan of Zion Presbyterian
Church at $50.
JAS Brady who is in the custody of the
sheriff for the murderous assault upon his
wife, has made two unsuccessful efforts on
his life since his arrest. Once he tore open
his wound with glass tube through which
he takes his liquid food, and on Thursday
evening he attempted to throw himself over
the railing of the corridor of the prison.
He was prevented however by two prison
er's who caught HIM in time.
Levi Z Patterson the well known
builder who resides near Port Deposit owns
a fine grade jersey COW which gave birth
on Friday TO the finest pair of twin calves
ever seen in that section of Cecil county
George u. Ryan farmer who lives near
Mr.. Patterson and who is a good Judge of
cattle says if there is man III the county
who can produce a finer cow with calves
he would like TO hear from him. These are
the first calves of this COW, which will be
three years Old next spring. A number OF
persons interested in stock have called to
see them.
Mr. Joseph b. Ross who is native OF
Cherry Hill has been recently visiting his
friends in this county. Mr.. Ross is a son
of the late Robert Ross a well known
citizen, who lived many years at Cherry
Hill. Joseph who was named after the
late Rev. Joseph Brown offragrant memory,
removed from this county in 1876, and
engaged with the well known millwright
VIM. Fl. Spratt who at th1t time was en-
gagged with the Hudson River Pulp and
paper company at Corinth IN Saratoga
aft ard
returned to Cecil, but Mr. Ross remained
at Corinth where ne is still employed by
the same company. Mr.. Ross has his
family with him, his wife being a New
York lady, and a native Of Corinth He il
good Republican in politics, and reports
that the Republicans of New York fee
very confident of electiug their entire State
Ticket.
Miss Annie E. Gale, very respectable
lady, of Still Pond, Kent county, died sud
denly Thursday, October 10, and Mar!
Brown, a colored girl, aged twelve years
who was the lady's servant, has been ar
rested charged with poisoning her mis-
tress. The girl says that Trough on Rats
had been used on breld to poison rats. an'
added: Miss Annie was afraid the chick
ems would eat the poisoned bread and toll
me to put the bread in the closet. In takinI
the bread on broken saucer in the pantr
it slipped and fell on the butter, with tn
poison next to the butter. l tried to scrap
the poison off the butter, and when got a.
off I could l turned it over, making tn
sheaf, with the poison, come next 10 til
plate. When Miss Annie was pTeparin
dinner she turned the butter over ana pu
it on the table While eating dinner sh
was taken suddenly ill and went 10 bed.
suspisoned that the butter made her sick
and got a jar and, putting the butter II
threw it under the town hall, which IS ne,
door to u.s." The cause of the lady's deaf
was not known until Saturday, when
post mortem took place, and coroner
jury rendered the verdict, that her deaf
was caused by poisoning Several wi
nesses stated that the cOOred girl wa
bound to Miss Gale until she was eighteen
and on the morning after the lady's deaf
was seen to throw up both hands and e.
claim "Freel Freer' Mr.. James Gal
brother of the deceased, lives in Baltimor
where he is employed by the Sassafri
River Steamboat Company. Anoth
brother, Thomas Gale, lives in Pbilade
phi~, and Mrs. George w. Harper, of Sti
Pond, IS her sister.