The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-01-21
ELKTON. JANUARY 81. 1898.
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$500.
The cold snap OF Wednesday caused
freeze up of the water pipes at Tong Ben
laundry on Main street, and it was neces
sary to suspend work.
Mrs Myrtle Fox, colorei, upon arisin,
on Wednesday was startled upon discover
ing her nine months old infant dead in it
bed. The child had been uuwell but
htal result was not anticipated
The Mercy and Help Committee of TIN
Epworth league Of the NJ. E. Church hell
q meeting on Tuesday evening at ghici
urious contributions were received aut
which will be distributed among the poo
fthe town.
A"Spelling Bee" will held in Blythedal
sehool house. near Whitaker's Mill Satur
DAY evening Jan. %, 1898. Admission tel
csnis. Proceeds for benefit of school library
A.prize of one tenth of proceeds will bt
svarded to the best spel!er.
BE careful where you place hot ashe;
xsn you take them from your stove. A
ihoe store and warehouse, with largt
stockof shoes and leather were burned in
placing hot ashes in barrel in the store
house.
The temperature on Wednesday we,
ucaenbtedly the coolest of the season. Ii
Ekton several thermometers early in tn,
morning registered l2c and l5o below
zero gentleman who claims a reliable
instrument. reports that at 100 O'Clock
the mercury stood 90 below zero
The coal oil lamp fi4nd has been doing
bis work this week. In Philadelphia q
dwelling was fred and several person,
burned to death By a man dropping burn
ing coal oil lamp in the 'rellsr. In Por
Deposit young lady was seriously burned
on Sunday by dropping a coal oil lamp.
Mis-, Harriet Crothers, wife of Mr.
Granville Crothers a resident of the Eight
district died on Saturday last. She leaves
afamily Of FIVE children. The funeral ser
vices were held on Monday fron the resi-
dence Of her father in law, Aipheus
Crothes interment in Pleasant Grove NJ.
Z. Cemetery.
While playing together on Friday after
noon of last week, the four year old daugh
ter of Henry Seth, aud the five year Ole
daughter of Allied Kershaw, who reside a
Baldwin's, this county, found bottle
containing poison. Unconscious of the
contents they both drank from the bottle
and were shortly afterS !rdS discovered by
Seth, writing in agony. Dr.. Cooper, OF
Elkton, was at once summoned and admin
istered an emetic and the children rapidly
recovered.
the CLERK of the Court, for Cecil county;
Jan. sSJohn.T. Simpson, of Newark, and
mary l.. Dresh, of Wilmington; Parker L
ueorgs and Bessie Davis, both of Elkton
JAN 10, Harvey X GArvjne and Mary V
Ewing, both Of Rising Sun; George V
hAgerty, OF Baltimore, and Mary McClen
anan' OF Pert Deposit; Campbsll b. Roys
wn' Oh Baltimore, and j. Ann! Everist, o
-O.' Deposit, Jan. II, Walter K. Biddle
IrN Aana D. Alexander, of North East
,n m'' uieen aud Laura Brooks, ca!ored
p,'. ''peake City; George A Ryder, o
-, A"lnOFe, and Ana Nary T.tmau o
Tas ssApsaks City. Jan. Is, George W
: ILL aud Margaret l. Gay OF Rowland
" e. 'AO II. Laon G. Holmes and kati
NJ oa''sF, 10th Of Banks
.,a I.. e''Aing spuriou. check drawn 81
nan, op' IA, National Bank promi
r;o,i,n;-' OF Ekton WIS last weeI
rorrar A'sea dollars. y dappe
youns man aitra in a grew mactnro.l
tn grsa,lv '"is aud requested the c,eri
check m. HUI by cushing s'n, u
,ristor VIII aiered him 10 the pro
with the -. @g him in conversation
,conaiptap,s supposed that they wer
hesitate to a., va accordingly did 10
which was O., sranger The checl
drawn by Thu apeared genuine beini
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the impostor n, @ alias assumed b
He was we'll ss'. ateady endorsed II
a number of w nth the counterfeit
found living onS, W in pieces, wer
liar to che onss, They were sun
endorsed. the az aescrbed, alread
The IN an left toNS Sng $40 and 9l'
had not been apn afternoon, an
at Latest reports
A shaggy yels
with the radies, @ espherd dog, ma
citemeut in Eikto, Considerable eX
by rushing througs, essday morning
roaming at the mos pincipal steet
objects in his path. Nd snappin: a
bitten and promips& 20 dogs wei
escaped being iuoculan wen mario VI
stranger and made hiss Tue dog was
early In the morning Mnance in tow
noticed in West E!k,o@ he was fir
uogs owned by William Wing sever
boulder and number Very. Bail
secured guns and started sher ciiizeI
animal eyaded them ana hisuit but tt
circuit OF the town ran off making
OF glasgow, Del. The d1@ dirscti'
profusely and in this waS,ssa b!esdis
ana Killed on the public rossss trackt
from Elkton by William Stsaew nil
panied by George Shiverv y accor
bouiden. Among the dov,%s Bill
afterwards killed was a yaln,s@ en al
pup owned hy Mr.. Ii. C. wsI.Aerra
on East Main street. The dog . 1esi'
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having jumped the fence, rad d
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twin brother. Without apv travan aset
ever hr. John G. Williams VIII
OF the Circuit Court for Cecil C,ns. o!e
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attorney at law located in ORANGE Va
was Impressed by it aud detsrm i1ed
srs nm which he did, stating his ms
IN full, his age and the~tsr.-,,,st 10 -,
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