The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-03-18

State public school tax Cecil receive
S2,461 co, for white schools, and S457 sc fl
colored schools.
Jim Andrews, a well known iuma
OF the Elkton Jail was stricken with paral
l sis on Tuesday morning, one side beir
rendered helpless.
The report as published by us in OF
last issue, that j. A. Davis s. Son of Pc
Deposit had purchased the Kepner qnarri,
turns out to be erroneous.
Samuel Short wae -ested on Thur
day afternoon charged With stealing a
amount of money from Jacob McCardl
=, who was relieved that morning of 81
d or S17.
Captain Sejelken will tie found at til
wharf at Elkton bridge with a full suppl
" of fine oysters, which he offers at marke
prices in any quantity either shucked c
in the shell.
Mr.. Edwin f. Eycroid of PHILADELPHIA
will conduct the FELTON, House after the 25t
inst, having bought out Chalkley Phillips
Mr.. Delphos Price who leased the propert
transferred it to Mr.. Eycroid.
MIR. I. Bond Brown removed his famil
to Baltimore on Monday. Miss Annie j
Smith sold her household goods on Monda
afternoon and will also shortly remove t
that city and reside with Mr.. and Mrs
Brown.
MIR. j. j. McCauley, of l. eds, wa
| a, al hut ha Epni
Circuit Methodist Protestant Church as
delegate to the annual con ference at Laure
Del, April 5, with Robert Mackey a
alternate.
| Upon the invitation of Presiden
Franklin, the County Commissioners ant
several other gentlemen will run over thu
recently completed Lancaster, Cecil ant
Southern railroad. to day from Childs t
Providence.
Mr.. Samuel Simon, of Baltimore, il
negotiating for the purchase of the store
property on Main street owned by Thomas
II. Lort, of Washington, formerly of thi
town. The property is now occupied by
James A. Lewis.
-Workmen are engaged replacing the
bursted water mains, throughout the town
AT the corner of North and High streets
| where bad break occurred, the pipe was
frozen solid piece of ice being taken out
two feet in length.
DIR. Il. G. Mackall disposed of his per
sonal property at public sale yesterday
afternoon. The Doctor will remove from
his residence at the Landing near Elkton
and reside with his son, Mr.. w. II. Mackal
on East Main street.
The Spittle property containing II acres
of land situated on Red Hill, mile and a
half distant from Elkton was offered at
public sale on Wednesday by George A
Blake, trustee, and was withdrawn now
being held at private sale.
In consideration of 500 Henry Wood
and wife, have granted in fee simple their
property situated near New Leeds, 60
| Covipgton Wood and Mary A. Wood.
The deed was filed on Tuesday.
Manuel Richenberger, of Wilmington,
| Oh w tuU0Sudy UOukub !" ~ Wi AS
proprietor of FALLS Hotel and will assume
control on March 25. 1t Is thought that
Mr.. Richenberger has secured the business
| for an Elkton hotel man. Mr.. earle viii
locate in Wilmington.
| The Town Commissi )ners drove over
| the town on Wednesday evening inspect
ing the electric lights. With the exception
| of the arrangement of several lights the
system was very satisfactory and con
| tract will be made with the company TO
| light the town for one year from May L.
Miss Catherine f. Snlvely, sister of
Mrs Thomas c. Crouch of this town, died
| on Thursday March 9, in Dover. Del, at
the residence of her sister Mrs. Enoch
| Crouch, in the S1st year of her age. Her
remain were brought to Elkton and inter
red in the Elkton cemetery on Monday
afternoon.
Alice Dewyer daughter of Mrs. Rsbecca
Denver a former resident of of Cherry Hill
died at her home at Tranors mill, near
Chester Pa, on Monday in the Is year of
her age. The remains were taken to Cherry
Hill where the funeral services were held
on Wednesday afternoon, enterment in NJ.
E. Cemetery.
Record of marriage licenses issued by
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil county:
March IL, John B. Kitchen aud Clara A.
Zane, both of Colora. Mar. ID, Andrew j.
Worth, and Josephine S. Lockard, both of
nd
of Rowlandyille, and Hannah Alexander,
of Rising Sun.
Miss Elz .beth Mooney, an aged lady
and an aunt of Mrs. John T. Brown, of this
town, died on Thursday evening at her
| home at Mr. Charles Jones' near Jones
| Chapel, from the effects of a recent stroke OF
paralysis. Her body was removed to the
residence of her niece on Thursday night,
and will be privately Inferred at Philadel-
| phia.
| The paint factory of the James Brad
ford Company on East Third street, Wilm-
ington, was partially destroyed by fire
early Tuesday morning, causing loss OF
$40 900. The building was four stories high
and it was on the third floor that the fire
started In fifteen minutes the flames
enveloped the whole building. For time
the whole block, bounded by Market, King
Second and Third streets was in danger,
but the flames were not allowed to spread
The building was insured for S11 900 and
the STOCK for S26 COS. MT. George NJ. Reese
of this town is employed by the firm as
book keeper.
A grand demonstration was held by
the Elkton Corps of the Salvation Army on
Thursday and Friday evenings at The bar
rack on West Main street, ice cream
festival was held on Thursday evening
from until o'clock, and an address was
delivered by Staff Captain Parker, Of Bal.
timore. His remarks were upon 1.-The
| Army's Advance" in the course Of which
| he spoke of the work done by the Army in
the slums OF the large cities. On Frid Ay
evening Captain Parker and wife, assisted
by Captain Amundson and members from
the Havre de Grace Corps, conducted a
| great "Salvation Army Demonstration. y
A large number attended both evenings.
John w. GrInnage, fruit grower and
trucker, who lives ne Glasgow, brought
to ,the-MAG- Office last week. several
branches cut from peach trees OF tine Noun
tain Rose, Nixon, Smock, Wreath's Favor
tie and Crawford's Late varieties. About
one third of the fruit buds on each branch
were winter killed, the balance being alive
and green. These buds form in the fall, anc
are liable 10 be killed in extremely severe
winters. From present indications ther'
are sufficient buds alive on tho trees in tina
section of Delaware to give the promise
| oroD Of paaches barring OF he