The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-02-11

Hon. Jacob Tome of this county.
Quite number OF Elktonians attende,
the meetings conducted in Wilmington b,
the evangelists, Moody and Sankey, during
the past three weeks.
Gov. Brown has named State Senate
John S. Writ, rhos j. Cleaver aud Franl
5. Everist as delegates for Cecil county il
his proposed Tax Couvocation
On Saturday Henry S. Cameron o
Elkton, and Joel Hanson, of Providence
shot pigeon match at Singerly. the purse
of $50 being won by Mr.. Cameron.
The Rev. Edward j. Grant of Cherry
Hill participated in u special service and
administration OF the Lords SUI per al
Asbury NJ. L. Church, Wilmington on Sun
day last.
MIR. Andrew T. Miller, the well known
carpenter of Mechanics Valley, has just
completed a new frame warehouse for the
storage of stock, 50x3O feet, at Carriers Cecil
Paper Mills
Contractor Joseph johnson, of Balti.
more who built the water works has
been in Elkton this week engaged i'll super
intending the work of thawing out the
| frozen water pipes.
The second quarterly meeting of the
| managers of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company, of Cecil county, will be held at
the office of the Secretary IN Elkton on
Tuesday morning, next, at II o'clock.
WING, very interesting account of the
| funeral services of the late Bishop Brooks,
written by the Rev. Charles w. Biddle OF
Cambridge, Mass, formerly of this county.
w. S.. Evans Esq sold attrustee's sale
on Tuesday the farm containing 10 acres
III the Sixth district, owned by Joseph j.
Reynolds to Mrs. Rsbecca +. NJ Evans and
Miss Catharine p. Evans, of Rising Sun,
who purchased it jointly, for $1,000.
"A large number of riders attended the
fox hunt at Fair Hill on Friday of last
week. The chase was exciting, the fox
running six miles when he was captured
by the hounds near Big Elk school house.
Mat Watson carried off the brush.
Record of marriage licenses issued by
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil County:
Feb. l, Samuel Johnson, colored, of Perry
Vile, and Emily jackson, of Havre de
Grace; Feb. ., Amor B. Lockard, of North
East, and Lidia NJ. keithley of Cherry Hill
Amor Ash painfully cut his left foot
while chopping wood on the farm of Jacob
Markee on Tuesday the axe slipping. Mr..
Markee discovered him lying in the woods
unable to walk. The injured man was re.
moved to Ekton and placed under the care
of physician.
1t is officially stated in Pennsylvania
Railroad circles that Mr.. Charles L. Pugh,
now general Manager of the company and
brother of the late Joseph b. Pugh, of
Port Deposit, will succeed Joseph n. Du-
Barry, recently deceased, as Second Vice
President.
Mr.. Alex Maxwell brother OF Mr.
Charles w. Maxwell of this town and
proprietor of the National Hotel, Middle
town has sold his hotel to Mr.. j. w.
DeVallenger, of Wilmington. The price
paid was So 900 which includes the
building, grounds and entire fixtures of the
hotel property. Mr. DeVallenser who has
purchased the hotel is a son of Frank
DeVallenger of Waterford in this County.
After examining the papers in the
Stevenson Archer case Governor Brown
has decided not to take action in the
application for pardon of the Estate
treasurer His reasons he says are well
known, having heretofore been stated in
the press. While the suit against Mr.
Archer's bondsmen has been pending
Governor Brown has steady refused to
give favorable consideration to the appi-
cation Under the surrounding conditions
OF the case the Governor determined on
Wednesday afternoon not to pardon the
ex-State official.
-Bailiff William I. Beulden of this town
noticing the fact that Mr.. Samuel L.
Roberts, of the Pennsylvania Railroad |
Company is collecting railrord relics TO
constitute an exhibit at the Worlds Fair, |
announces that he has in his possession one |
NJ the tickets used on the old New Castle |
and Freuchtown Railroad, and also copper |
token with the name of "John Randall, |
.Jr.. c. x ID. Canal, 1926 engraved upon it. |
Il was used while the Chesapeake and Della |
ware Canal was being constructed His
family owns a walnut table that General
ate dinner from in Elkton
when on a trip from Philadelphia to Wash
ipgt9n. Among other relics he has silver
coin of the date of 1861.
All efforts to open channel through
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal have
a. vet proved unsuccessful, and traffic
remains suspended owing TO the ice which
is thirteen of fourteen inches thick. The
steamer Worcester recently made an
ATTEMPT to open a course, but after break
Ing a channel for several miles frO'a Chesa
peake City sustained an injury to her
which compelled her to stop
work. The channel of the Elk river has
been opened and 4 number of vessels arriv-
ed at Chesapeake City this week from
baltimore and are now waiting to 20
,hronab the canal. Several Erickson Line
steamers which ply between Philadelphia
and Baltimore, are icebouud in the canal.
It is said their canal tolls already amount