The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-03-25
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Mr.. Joseph l.. Wells has improved tn
interior of his East End market house, III
store room being remsdeled aud othe7wis
repaired.
&C, Lsrzalere moves from the Nowianu
Corner farm to the Gilpin's ROCKS MIL
succeeding Daniel Pierce. John johnson
will act as miller.
Finding peach growing unprofitaoi
because of diseased fruit the farmers
Kent and Queen Anne counties are dlg
giug up the trees by the thousand.
Frank G. Corrdeu, who recently phr
chased the Major property for 500, has
since sold it to several Italians at an ad
vance of S3O5, the price received being slo-t
The letters advertised at the Elktor
postoffice this eek are addressed as follows
Miss Amanda Black, Miss Gertrude Dorey
Anna w. Miller IL. w. Davis, j. Il. ureel
ca.
The Truman property situated al
Perryyille was sold on Saturday, by Henry
NJ Mccullough, attorney, TO Elmer Owens
at bid of $50. Bayard +. Taylor was
auctioneeer.
AT a hearing conducted in the jail eifce
before Magistrate Partridge on Friday
afternoon of last week Samuel Short was
acquitted of the charge of stealing SO troh
Jacob McCardle.
Mr.. G. S. Garrett has resigned the posi-
g Tha
Paper Mills of the Singerly Pulp and Paper
Company, located at Providence, TINS
county, and is succeeded by Mr.. E. Spear
of New York.
-Mrs. Flora Simon, of Baltimore, has
purchased from Daniel Bratton, agent, the
store property on Main street, owned by
Thomas H. Lort of Roanoke, Va, and now
occupied by James A. Lewis The amount
paid was S2,25O.
Edward Taylor tie Elkton Liveryma n
sold on Wednesday to sheriff west o!
Camden, n. j.. "Tidy Mack" fine bay
horse recently purchased at the Siagsriy
sale in Philadelphia. Tue price paid by
Sheriff West was S305
The fire box of the engine attached TO
the way freight was damaged Oh Monday
the engine being unable to make sufficient
steam to draw the train further than Elk
ton. The train was side tracked and an
engine summoned from Wilmington.
The frame store house aud dwelling
on Main Street occupied By Frank j. Kerr
and Company, Merchant tailors, and
owned by Z Taylor Howard was sold at
mortgages sale on Saturday by IL. Z.
Thackery, attorney, to Andrew j. Bradley.
for S2l00.
The Young Peoples Guild of Trinity
Church, intend giving japanese tea in
Odd Fellows Hall, on Tuesday and We'd
nesdsy evenings. May ID and 3rd. Mrs.
Jarley's Wax Works aud the 'Deestrick
Skule" will also be given in connection
with the tea.
Mr. w. T, Wilson, a surveyor OF New
ark, Del, on Monday surveyed the boundry
lines of E!kton they being located by the
points ofthe compass. Mr.. Wilson will this
Spring make a complete survey Of the town
and draw up a typographical map, establish
ing building and grade lines.
Mrs. Mary j. Wilson wife of Robert A.
Wilson, a resident of Cowantwn, died at
her home last week from consumption in
the 10th year of her age. Five small child
rem beside her husband survive her. Her
remains were removed To Louisville and
inferred in St. Johns NJ. E, Cemetery.
The handsome brown stallion Mystic,
of the EIkton Stock Farm, has been secured
by Mr. Samuel Chapman TO stand this
season at his training and exchange stables
at the Elkton Fair Grounds. Mystic is 1874
hands high, and was foaled in 1887, bsing
sired by Director, 1899, also of the Elkton
Stock Farm.
Ca April LIST, an entertainment consist
ing of dialogues, Rotations and music will
be given in jackson Hall near Cowantown,
proceeds for the benefit of the Sunday
School. Admission fifteen cents, doors open
at seven O'Clock. 1t stormy the entertain.
ment vii! be postponed until the following
Monday evening.
AS the nOrtlOOunu passenger LFdln uue
at North East at $50 p. M. was approach
ing that town on Monday evening the
engine struck some obstruction on the
track. The engineer thinking man had
been killed ran back discovering the object
to be box of iron which evidently had
dropped from a freight train. Fortunately
the box was knocked from the track, no
damage being sustained.
-EIkton's extension and modern i'm
provements are evidently being appreciated
and much observed by the travelling public
On Saturday last a man alighted from
train at the depot having mistaken E.kton
for Philadelphia, and as another proof, two
clergymen left north bound train here on
Sunday evening, when tine electric lights
were at their full voltage, being under the
impression that the II etropolis of Delaware
had been reached.
Mr. Samuel Chapman the experienced
horse trainer recently sold at his training
and exchange stables, at the Fair Grounds,
brown gelding owned by Mr.. Samuel
Arbuckle, of Cherry Hill, and brown
cclt owned by Mr.. Michael Harnett, resid.
ing near Elkton. They were purchased by
a Mr.. Austen, of Wilmington, the price
of the gelding being $3.50, and that OF the
colt S125. Owners can realize good prices
for their horses by patronizing Mr. Chap
man.
On Saturday last Mr.. Andrew Andar
Of ho of
Commissioners, accompanied by John 5
Writ, ESQ.,, met Engineer Pratt of the B. s,
O. Railroad at Mill Creek crossing near
Aiken where the County Commissioners
will construct Bridge over this at times
dangerous stream. The Bridge will te \
single span iron structure set on sub
stantial stone abutments for which The B
& O.Railroad will furnish the necessary
stone delivered on the ground.
Mr. John E McGaw, the representative
of the firm of McGaw s. Smith, of Washing
ton, was in Elkton on Saturday morning
aud met the farmers of this vicinity who
desired to raise sugar corn to supply the
cannery to be located here this season, and
upon which work is expected to begir
during the month of April. Several con
tracts were made and the totsl number o
acres secured to date exceeds three hundred
Arrangements were completed for the plan
ing, seed and other preliminary matters
Record Of marriage licenses issued b,
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil county
March 10, Edward F. Alex .nder, of Row
landville, and Hannah Alexander, of II. $
ing Sun; March IS, Albert 7. Hilaman, O
Providence, ami Epinia Gregg, of Lewis
vile, Pa. March 20, Edward j. Williams
colored, of Port DEPOSIT, ana Indiana A
Green, of Virginia.; Albert NJ. L9nton, o
WondlaUn and Hannah S.onner of parry