The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-04-15


patent gate, for the Fourth, Sixth, Eighth
and Ninth districts.
| The cecil CO"DtH NacS removed it:
plant this week from odd Fellows Hall tt
the Tucker building opposite which has beer
rem delled for this purpose
An anonymous communication for the
Peoples column was received this week for
| insertion in the WING, which doss moi
appear owing to the fact Of its author being
unknown.
-Shockley 4 Smith, auclioneers, con,
Quoted general sale at the Howard House
yard on Saturday afternoon. a variety OF
articles were sold az auction, and fair prices
were realized
Mr.. William Taylor, of the Fourth district
accompanied by his wife who Is daughter
of Mr. William Witworth of Elktou, will
shortly sail for England whsre they will
| visit relatives.
Powers & Company, of Baltimore, have
purchased the foundry of George Witworth
at the corner of Bridge and High streets.
The new firm it is reported will employ a
| force of twenty men or more.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Columbia u Port Deposit Railroad
Company will be held at the office of the
Company No; 2&3 South Fourth street,
Philadelphia, on Monday, May LIST, at
which President and Board of Directors
will be elected.
=, sh
ingson last week looking after his appli-
cation. for consuship, was unfortunate
enough to lose his carpet bag. Considering
the number of office seekers now in Wasting
ton Mr. Percy is fortunate in getting ont of
that city alive.
Extensive improve meats will be made
to the plant of the Elkton Gas Light
Company. A new brick building will be
erected adjoining the present one. in which
will be placed two benches of three clay
reto-ts, a contract having been made with
Cyrus Borguer. of Philadelphia. James
P Merritt is the contractor for the building.
While repairing some portions of the
machinery at the chemical factory of the
IIJll ~ OIh SSlh fhb N'''''-j Si4 W -
uesday morning, Victor Lord, the senior
memb Der of the firm, was struck on the
head by falling timber. The blow caused
Injuries troIa which he died in a few
minutes. Mr. Lord was about 40 years
Old.
"A family is reported as being IN destitute
circumstances at Mill creek, this county,
and 10 Is stated passed the greater part of
the winter without shelter or food other
than that provided by nature. The hus-
band has deserted his wife and several
small children. The case is receiving the
attention of the residents of that neighbor
hood.
The recently elected officers of the
Rising Sun NJ. E. Sunday School who vii.
serve one year are: Supt., w. Lewis Ryan;
Secretary, Miss Ethel Hartenstine; Treas
urer, Edwin Haines; Missionary Treasurer,
Mrs. Mary L. Brown; Assist. Supt., W
w. Carter; Librarians, Miss Hanna J Rey-
noids and Miss E Beautice Keilholtz;
Chorister, Caleb Common; Organist, Miss
Mary Conner.
League was held on Wednesday evening IL
the Sunday School room of the Elkton NJ
Z. Church. \ large number attended and
as usual pleasing program was rendered,
which was as follows: Vocal solo, john IL.
Terrell; essay, Miss Lizzie Wells; recitation
John Ii. Clark; reading Miss Jennie Eealey;
Instrumental duet, Miss Lille Alexander
organ, John NJ. Dunbar cornet.
The marriage licenses issued by the
Clerk of tie Court for Cecil County since
April 18th, are as follows. April 10, Edward
A. Gillespie, of Nottingham, Pa, and
Louisa r. Si,ncoe, of Bay View; April IL,
S. Kennard Blake, of EIkton, and Anna NJ.
McCauey, of Leeds; Bartholomew Collins
and Rertha NJ Morgan, both of Chesapeake
City; April Is, Jesse G. Rose, of North
East, and Alice NJ MsLoney, of Cherry
Hill.
The trial ofthe suit for $40 900 damages
brought by Gen. VIM. E. w. Ross against
the Philadelphia, Wilmington and BAIL
more Railroad Company for personal
injuries was begun in the Superior Court
lSaltln ore on IucSuaF- w uliS tSHeldl
Ross and jeremiah Connolly, "a special
examiner of pensions, We're driving across
the tracks on Eastern avenue on the night
OF the 18th of last July the buggy in which
they we're seated was struck By a locomotive
and demolished. General Ross and his
companion were thrown some distance, the
General being the more severely injured.
Blackstone q Blackstone are counsel for
General Ross, and Bernard Carter aud j. j.
Donaldson for the railroad company.
A free fight occurred on Main Street on
on Thursday afternoon in which j. Polk
Racine and two colored men William Glib
son and David Harris engaged. Racine it
appears instigated quarrel with Gibson
who retaliated by using a brick, which
beside striking Racine Oh the head shatter-
ed two panes of glass iii window of the
confectionery store of Mrs Caroline Hall.
At this juncture Harris took hand against
| Racine, who witnesses state he struck.
| He aud II acme were arrested that after
noon. Harris was tried before Justice
Cieaver and fined 81 and costs amounting
to S. 45 which he paid, the charge being
| disorderly conduct. On Friday Racine
was arraigned on the charge of drunkenness
and disorderly conduct, being fined 81 and
costs, 81 So in all by, MagistI ate Cleaver.
| The amount was forthcoming.