The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1892-10-22

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James Smith son of Alfred Smith,
has had a relapse and is again i'll with the
typhoid fever.
Hon. James b. Groome addressed a
Democratic meeting at Princess Anne on
Tuesday night.
Rev VIM. Schouler Will hold service
in the Andora School house tomorrow
Sunday at 3 p. m.
A freight car was backed off of Singerly's
siding at the Elkton station on Monday
afternoon. Perryville wreck train arrived
and replaced tie car which was but slight
ly damaged.
The double dwelling situated on Main
Street, in West Elkton, owned by the Build
ing Association has been purchased by
Miss Matte Ncols aud Harry Garrett
for $500 each.
George NJ. Bddle. night watchman at
the Elkton station was shot in the lett
hand, while handling revolver on Tues
day night, the ball entering between the
second and third fingers.
|
in the windows of the National Bank OF
Elkton The work was done by George
McQuilkin, proprietor of the Enterprise
| Machine Works, Elkson.
Mrs George A Blake has been elected
by the missionary society of the Eiktou
Presbyterian Church as a delegate to the
meeting of the Synodical Society, to con
vene in Baltimore next week.
| An oyster supper will be held at Farm
| ington on Wednesday, October 10Th, from
to p. m. Supper, 80 cents. Proceeds
to be used for repairing Sunday school
| ROOM If stormy, next fair evening.
John S. Writ, Esq, delivered an adj
dress at the banquet of the Maryland
| Society of the Sons of the American Resolu-
| ton, given at the St. James Hotel, Balti-
more, on Wednesday evening. The ban
quet was in celebration of peggy Stewards
| Day"
-Rudophs woods a short distance south |
of Elkton was partially swept by fire on |
Sunday morning. 1t is supposed to have
| been started by tie burning of sedge grass |
on Saturday, the fire smouldering over |
night, and breaking out Sunday. The |
damage has not been estimated.
Mr.. Samuel Il. Carson of Port Deposit |
has been granted letters for patent hay
rack, attacbable to ordinary wagons. The |
invention is spoken of very favorably by
practical farmers who have seen it, and
Mr.. Carson is now disposing of rights for,
it's sale in this and other states. r
Miss Mary Thomas Of this tow whose
taste and skill in the cultivation a flowers
is proverbial, has floral curiosity now
blooming in the novel shape of gree rose.
1t is Enthusiastically rose, and while bg
any other name it would smell as sweet, il
has the full odor of the queen of flowers.
Mr.. Samuel Airich a we'll known
merchant at Glasgow Del, and Mrs. Emma
McWhorter, of st. Georges were married in
the Presbyterian Church of the latter place
on Tuesday. After the ceremony they took
the train at Kirkwood for wedding tour.
We extend to Mr.. and Mrs. Alrich our
heartiest congratulations.
As force of workmen were engaged
in hauling in guy line attached to heavy
liece of timber at Baldwin's mill on We'd
nesday the line became detached. The men
were standing on the side of steep incline
and were precipitated some distance. john
Grant, one of the number was painfully
bruised and otherwise badly inIHred.
On Monday evening the Town Com
missioners plated the town for the Electric
light poles wb;ch will be II in number.
An arc light in all probability will be
placed at the corner OF Main and North
streets and it is likely that others will be
used. The iDcandeseent hardly meets
all the requirements for lighting busy
thoroughfare.
A H lrrison and Reid Club has ha-.
organized at Childs with membership Of
70. The officers of the Club are Daniel ii
McCauley, President; and John Mahoney,
Thomas Miller, Pierce Matthews and James
Miller, Vice Presidents; John f. Harvey,
Sec. and d. l.. McCorkindaie Treasurer.
Henry NJ. Mccullough and WIN. j. Smith
addressed the Club on Thursday night. A
flag pole 1l3 feet high will be raised this
afternoon.
"A Democratic meeting was held at
Odd Fellows hall on Tuesday evening
which was addressed by Messrs. Talbot,
Laird, Clendenin and Owens. The hall
was nearly full, and the speeches were OF
the regulation Democratic type, denuncia-
tory of protection and the tariff, and hold
ing up that bOgie the Force Bill. The
excellent rendition of the New York Worlds
prize campaign song by Mr.. l.. j. Finnan,
and Diebert' = baud relieved the monotony
of the addresses.
For disturbing a religious meeting held
in the Rock Church, several weeks ago,
Bryan Perry AMI WILDER Harrigan. two
young men of apparently anti religious
proc!lvities, were arrested on Sunday
night last by Constable T. Emory Lee
The prisoners were taken before Squire
Spence, Cherry Hill, on Monday, thejustieseI
fuiug Harrigan 1925 for disorderly COM
duet and carrying concealed weapon4
Perry was fined 50 % for disorderly con
duct In default of payment both boys
were lodg ed in the E!ktou Jail, and were h
released later in the day the amount being
forthcoming.
The annual inspection of the e/W. &
B railroad will take place this GEAR on the
18th inst. The president of the Peunsyl-
vania system, Mr.. RobertSaccompa MED by
his staff of officers occS~bies the observation
car which is run sS1ead of the engine, while
the indicator S<sr is run in the rear of the
engine oy<fhe inspection tram. A nicely
adjus.<ed instrument IL thu indicator car,
rxNIisrers every unevnenass in the track and
the sub section boss having the smoothest
track and the fewest depressions in his
| sub section is awarded a prize of 500
| Last year the priZa for the ten subSectous.
| between Wilmington and Ravre de Grace
\ WAS awarded to Mr.. w illiam Watson who
| has charge of the section i'll which the Elk
ton station is located These subsections
are three and one fifth mile long, there
being as stated ten of them between Viii.
| mington and Havre de Grace. Iu anticipa.
ton of this annual inspection, the work of
| dressing up the line has been going on for
some days, so that every thing may be in
apple pie order.
| The game law for Cecil and Hartford
counties as passed by the last general
assembly is as follows: SECTION SO 1t
shall not be lawful to shoot, trap or kill, or
in any manner destroy or expose for sale
any partridge or rabbit in Cecil county, be-
tween the tenth day of January and the
twentieth day of November, and in Hartford
county between the twenty sixth day of
December and the fifteenth day of October;