The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-05-28

DIR. ID. l.. Clifford has had telephone
placed in his office at Zion, for the use {
the public.
Coroner Lirzenberg is engaged raiutin
the residence Of l.. NJ. Haines, Esq, o
East Main street.
MIR. Edward j. Taylor, sold two horss
this week TO Thomas McMaster, of Mana
unk, Pa, for 1915.
Over 81, coo was paid by one person a
conscience money at the office of the cit
tax collector of Baltimore on Thursday.
An ice cream festival was held in tn
Salvation Army barracks in this town, o
Thursday aud Friday evenings, for th
benefit of the army.
REV. Giles. B. Cooke will hold service
at st Johus Chapel, Elk Neck, en- Sunday
May 29th, at 10 80 a. IN, and administe
the rite of baptism.
Notice the new card of the well know
Baltimore firm of clotherS, Katz, Sacke
man Il Co. They are abreast the times il
all seasonable goods.
Monday being Decoration Day, will b
observed as legal holiday in this STAT
The banks will be closed, and all pape
maturing on Monday is due to day.
Mrs. Haslup, state organizer will speal
in the North East, NJ f Church on Sun.
day May %, at eight o'clock p, M. uude:
the auspices of the ladies' OF the w. C
7. L.
| john Meyers, received an ugly wound
on his hand on Wednesday by it's being
caught in corn shelter which he was
operating on his fathers farm near the Bull
| Frog
The Rev. d. w. Hart will preach in
| Shippers hall, Leslie on Sabbath next at
| 10 80 a. M. AT Pleasant Hill, p. N. In
Elkton F. NJ. Chapel at 80 p. m. All are
| invited.
Mr.. James T. Ora am, Clerk of the
| Circuit Court for Cecil county, has consent
ed TO address the Philomashean Society at
the commencement exercises at Washing
ton College, Chestertown.
Mrs. Annie E. Johns, wife of Mr..
Henry V. d. Johns died suddenly on Sun
day. Mrs. Johns was daughter of the late
Col. George Davis, of Smyrna, Del, who
owned considerable real estate in this county
-Johuson's rein Ell Ministries will be al
Odd Fellows Hall in this town on Thurs
day night next. They are pronounced the
best ever seen in the State. They were at
Ford's Opera House Baltimore this week,
and are a first class Troupe. Every song
gem, aud each act a novelty.
-Childrens Day services will be observed
in the Elkton Presbyterian Church to NOR
row, Sunday. The Rev. John B. Kendall
of Lincoln University, will preach in the
morning and deliver an appropriate address
to the children in the evening. Owing to
the character of tie evening services they
will commence at 80 o'clock.
George 4. Blake, trustee sold in Row
landville on Saturday last the farm of the
late Levi Frank situated in the Seventh
Election district near that town, and con-
tanning - acres, 2 roods and &c perches of
land to Robt. w. Frank fer $500. The
store house property and lot in that village
were withdrawn and will be sold at private
sale
The case against Frank Fell, for perjury
removed from this county, was begun on
Wednesday afternoon at Bollir and will
continue several days. Messrs. c. G. and
Austin L. Crothers, of Cecil county, aud
Walter w. Preston, of Bel Air appear for
the prosecution, and Albert Constab of
Cecil, and Jas j. Archer, o. Bel Air for the
defence.
AT the annual meeting of the Delaware
& Chesapeake Railroad Company, in Eas-
ton, Md, Wednesday, the following officers
were elected: President, Geo. B. Roberts;
Secretary, Robert Fl. Croft; Treasurer,
Robert n. Smith; George B. Roberts,
Henry D. Welsh, j. y. Du Barry, john p.
Green, ID. S. Newhail, Philadelphia; James
B Groome, Elkton; David j. Cummirs,
SMYRNA; George V. Massey, Dover; Os
wald Tilghmar, Easton.
The work of laying the street pipes for
the water works IS progressing rapidly.
Pipes four inches in diameter have been
laid on the following streets; High, east
of North, Bethel, Milburn, Church, john,
Howard, Lort's lane, Delaware Avenue,
Booths lane. The workmen are now
engaged laying the eight inch main fro.n
the reservoir down Mliu STREE An
artesil IN well IS bAirg bored, 10 Increase the
supply of water, aud to Insure ag ,inst any
failare of the supply. The company has
issued pamphlet containing the table of
water rates.
The Rev. T. ". ThurstoG, pastor of the
Bethel A NJ. E. Church, Elkton, has been
indicted by the grand jury for Talbot
county, on the charge OF forging The name
of James H Dickinson colored, and that of
others to promissory note for one hundred
dollars, drawn to Samuel E. Jones of
Easton. Thurstou was arrested in Elkton
for this alleged offense several weeks ago
on a warrant issued on the oath of Dickin-
son, and given bearing, but WAS dischar
ged, the case not being sustained. He was
held for trial under $500 bail, and on Wed
nesday the case was called but was con
tinued until the fall term OF the Talbot
county court Senator Chas. II. Gibson
and James c. MuIlikin, Esq appeared for
Thurston, who was released on his own
recognissnce, FOR his appearance at court
A dispatch in the Baltimore sun, Fri
day, from Chestertown states: a special
from Chestertowu TO Philadelphia aud viii
N ington papers yesterday says: ut is cur
| rently reported here and now generally
| believed that the negro, Jim Taylor, who
was lyrched here last Tuesday night for an
alleged criminal assault upon Nellie Silcox
an eleven year old white girl, of Kennedy
vile, Kent county, was innocent of the
crime II is reported that the white man,
who was working for MIR. SIlcoX disappear
ed on the day that the crime was commit
| ted and has not been seen since, and that
Nellie asserts that this man committed the
crime for which Jim Taylor was lynched
The citizens Of Kent county authorized
Justice =. s. DJli to g to kennedyvi!le
and take the testimony of the young girl.
In her testimony she states that Jim IaJ
lor, tire colored IN an Employed on be- father
place, was her assli!aut. The young white
man Latham was seen at work on the prem
Uses with six others cultivating corn. Flu
thermore, the magistrate states that on thu
day after the assault Latham was seen by
him on the premises in the discharge of hi
regular duties. Mr.. j. w. Sitcox's test
mony as to Lstham's whereabouts is to tn
same effect.
Mr.. Henry L. Constable of this town
who attends Friends School, Wilmington
Del, participated in the second annua
spring sports of the school athletic associ
ton, held Wednesday afternoon on the Y