The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-10-28
ELKTON, OCTOBER IS, 1898.
sGLOgAt DEPARTMENT. y

1t is proposed to organize compieo
fire department in Bel Air.
Mrs. Harriet French has sold acres
land in the Eighth district to A. G. Hus
for S25.
Mrs. Annie " Blackston, wife of Johr
Elackston, has purchased the farm on Rec
Hill owned by Henry Emory, for 5000.
Presiding Elder Louis E. Barrett off
day evening. Quarterly conference was
held on Monday.
Mr.. Covington Wood of Leeds raised
seventy bushels of corn to the acre lie
hadn't much land in corn but for his
acreage had fine crop.
Clerk OF the Court, James 7. Graham,
will issue ducklng licenses at Cameron
drug store, Perryville, on Monday and
Tuesday next, Oct. 80 and 81.
During the storm recently pear tree
was blown down that had stood for over
200 years in the lawn on the farm owned
by Joseph II. Steele, near Chesapeake City.
Oliver Dorsey a respected farmer OF the
Eighth district, died on Saturday last at his
home near Pilot Town, aged 20 years, Two
grown chidreu,a son and daugI ter survive
him.
Howard Brown is placing his PUCK
wheat mill at Calvert in order for the
coming season, The power will be fur
nished by An eight horse power Otto gaso
line engine.
Thieves effected an entrance TO the b.
and Q. railroad station at Akin on Thurs
day aud Friday nights, last week, securing
few dollars worth of stamps and several
trifiing articles.
Samuel NJ. johnson, trading as Samuel
NJ. johnson and Company, who conducted
general warehouse business at Leslie has
made an assignment for the benefit of his
creditors to W T. Warpurton Esq and
Ohio \. johnson.
1t is stated that Albert Mitchell, who
absconded from Havre de Grace with
$4,000, money in transit by theU nited States
Express Company, in his possession, is
under arrest in New Zealand, and that
requisition papers have been granted.
The annual meeting of the stock.
holders of the Cecil County Agricultural
Society will be held at the )fice OF tho
Society in Elkton on Tuesday morning
Nov. IA, at IL O'Clock for the election of
managers and such other business as may
come before them.
The high water in the Susquehanna
rirer has carried away two of the Three
large supports of the tramway over the
river from the Susquehanna paper mills
to the Cecil county side. The paper Is
:. transferred across the river in buckets
running on a cable.
-MrDanlel Pierce the we'll known miller
s lately of Mechanics Valley in this county,
! has rented the Hopewel FIGURING mill
: near Oxford, Pa, and took possession on
] Thursday. We wish "Dan" success at his
new stand but regret that he has gone
mbeyond the limits of Cecil.
The following officers were elected at
the semi.annual convention of the Cecil
County Christian Endeavor Union held in
the Rowlandville NJ. P. Church last week:
President, John f. johnson, of Bay View;
Vice. President, Samuel 7. Bye, OF Fair
Hill; Secretary, Miss Ella NJ. Boyd, of
Row landville Treasurer, Thomas b.
Shannon, of West Nottingham.
Foot pads are becoming bold in Elktor
and the frequent roberies perpetrated on
the streets call for the prompt action q
the town officers. OF late several pers1So
have been robbed late at night on proI>nlne
thoroughfares and on Saturday pilight ABB
one O'Clock while wal King OF North SUI
Henry Gallaher, Of lChilds, was stripped
gold watch arg u an amount of money
DR. 49, Cronk, weather observer
Ba1tsSimore has compiled sun
&Lovember weather i'll bal'ilioio A0i
@nast twenty two years, which VIII az
Y a,nroximately to this locality. Inc !"
po,,ra was 40. The warl
N-amher was in 1881, with an aVei"f
so The average rainfall was $40 inc
The greatest monthly preclpi'a'i'n
cs5 inches in 1877, aud the east W.
inches in 1882.
, n,aas;pg and successful musica
entertainment was given IN
O.U. A. NJ. hall in Ferry siiio
aav evening for the benefit Oh Vn'
,or,au Church of tn 1t town. 1pe CAV
,,, was much appreciated ant
80 Those participating were MISS
NJ Thomas, elocutionist OF I'm
,;,. Miss Maud Shure, Miss CARA
-. Mr. Ascherfield, OF ia
cr.ca. Miss Mary Higgins, OF ferF
ITO borsemen of this vicinity
a.oa in a race meeting to De
the Elkton Stock Farm trace VI
afternoon next, and which n"'
,,,ed nv Manager L. I. U. orouo'
,;.;or ia free and the entries al
until the hour before the cal
~ r.cas The trials are wagon
,;nr,e race, a four year old race
. 40 class The event promises to D
oo,;np with a good attendance
cordially invited to attend
We are informed by MI
,,-;cb the Elkton jewe.er, that
rssanting him self as DR. >. y
hoff the oculist, is travelling thro
connty selling optical goouS "
renresentation, stating tha' "u
uiu he remedied upon calling
Alrich's store. The man is IN mt
nec,ed with either Mr.. BrinKerho'
A1rich and his practice Is u
.ition upon the people. HIS la'eS
said to have been at ChariesOo"h
Mr. John A. Jones, Son of
Major John Jones died in lo
sunday, in the 25sh year oil III
w;fe and two grown children su
Major Jones, father of the
resided at wheatland, near "
Del and owned considerable
unity. The deceased
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