The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-09-02
ELKToN, SEPTEMBER .. 1898.
scIOgAL DEPARTMENT. "


-Silas Lowe is improving his propert
at Rock Springs, by the addition
porches.
CASPER Lang and Miss Annie Pop
ware married in Elkton on Wednesda
aveninp by the Rev. John McElmoyle.
The house and property of Mr.. Ellis Z
Passmore in Rising Sun was sold on MOI
day to Mrs. Cornelia Blackburn 10
100000.
The letters advertised as uncalled iol
az the Elkton Post office this week art
addressed as follows: Mrs. Sarah Rrowr
Isaac Kieby.
Thomas W. Eliason, the wealtbles
citizen and most extensive real estat'
owner in Kent county. died at his home il
Chestertown on Tuesday m orning.
A public sale of western horses owned
by J. d. Carpenter, of Montana, was helt
on Saturday at the yards of Falls Hotel
The horses were unbroken and averaged
about S25,
Banner Council, o. U. A. NJ, of Calver
will appropriately celebrate the battle o
North Point on September L. othe
councils will participate, and several ae
dresses will be delivered.
While returning from visit to Cecil
ton, James Davis, of Townsend, Del, was
thrown from his wagon owing to th'
breaking of the harness, his leg oelng
broken. His condition is improving.
MIR. Hugo Lehman was on Monday
taken to Philadelphi, hospital, sutferin
with malarial fever. He was engaged as
fireman on the steamer "Republic, and
was taken ill while following this occupa
ton.
The hod carriers working on the build
ing in course of erection by DIR. ID. ID.
Mitchell on Main street. struck last Friday
their demand Of an increase in pay OF q
cents per day being refused. New men
were Immediately put in their places.
A horse recently stolen from A. s.
Pogue, of Rising Sun, was discovered on
Sunday, in Richardson's woods, near vii
mipgton, where it and another horse owned
by Thomas Barnes, of Delaware county
Pa, had been abandoned by the thieves.
The Judges of the Orphans Court fol-
Cecil county were in specill session on
Wednesday. Ernest Cruiksi ank, son OF
George W. Cruikshank, Ed, was ap
pointed to the vacant scholarship at Wash
ington College, Chestertown, from this
County.
The Elkton base ball club LOST its
second game to Rising Sun On Tuesday
afternoon in game played that club on its
home grounds resulting in score Of 81 to
13 The winning battery was Riale and
Mayberry while Realey and Kitchens ocou
pied the points for Elkton.
While the ice wagon of Jacob 7.
Howard was being driven along Church
street on Tuesday the wheels of one side
sank hub deep in that part of the street
under which sewer had recently been
laid, the earth being unpacked. The
wagon was pulled out after having been
unloaded.
Work has been commenced on large
town hall at Ga.ena, to take the place Of the
one destroyed by fire in March last. Henry
Parr has also commenced building a
residence on the site Of tine one destroyed
at the same time. Other buildings of &
substantial character have been erected in
the burnt district
The North East public school under
the management of its competent and
popular principal Prof. George S. Mattingly
will open on Monday with Miss Minnie II
Alexander, Maggie P. Lakeland, Rachel S
Evans, Ruth A. McCracken and Mary j
Mahoney, assistants. Tuesday will b.
"children's day" at the fair. All whit
enter will be admitted free.
Mr.. Peter Caldwell, a native of thi
county died at his residence in Oxford, Pa.
last week. He was born i'll Cecil county il
1918, where he learned the coopering trade
afterward removing to Lancaster county
Pa, where he followed that occupation
He located in Oxford in 1852 and at tn
time of his death was engaged in rea
estate and farming. He was twice marrie'
ana leaves a willow anu SIX
B. F. Flound ers, Esq, agent of tn
New York Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany has laid on our desk neat and use
full advertisement in the farm of meta
penhelder representing a feather cappet
quill. The Mutual will have representa-
tiyes at the Fair a tent having been secure
for this purpose and which will be locate
near the grain exhibit building. where til
advantages of insurance aud the company
method will be gladly explained.
Our enterprising friend Mr.. Morri
Matsinger. Of the well known firm OF Phils
delphia metal workers Matsinger & Brothe
has employed steam dredger to open
channel from the Elk river into his Scot
land Point property opposite Frenchtown
to afford easy communication at low water
Mr., MatsiDger is progressive bushes
man and when he does anything he does
right. Personally he is as generous as PR
gressive and we would welcome him
Elkton permanently.
The new Woodburn signal tower of IL
P. w. & B. Railroad Co, is about complete
and orders are looked for at any momen
to put it into operation. This will be on
Of the most important stations along IL
entire line of the road, as it will conta
more levers than either the stations
West ard at Washington or Bay View
Baltimore. 1t contains 80 levers, 90
which will be Immediately put into u
operating IA different switches and eros
overs. West yard station has put 80, all
which however are in use. Bay View hs
but % only "a of which are being operate
As further evidence of Perryvile's being
coming railroad centre it may be stat
that there were about 80 carloads of CO
lying in the one yard by the wharf la
Saturday waiting to be unloaded. Per
Uille Record.
Weather crop bulletin, No 81, for t
week ending Monday August 18th, contai
the following crop reports from Ce
county. Chesapeake City.-The drou
was broken on the 22rd by terrific stor
which leveled corn, and all kinds of fri
was shaken off the trees. This will en- al
farmers to go on with their blowing. FRI
will be plentiful. john w. HARRIo7
Colora.-A heavy storm on the night
the 23d broke the drought The Storm W
accompanied by high winds which fiattea
and even uprooted corn to serious extt
Apple orchards were also depleted OF tn
loads.-ELwooD BALDERsoN. SiDgerly
Corn beaten down by high winds. 1t
generally estimated that there will be v,
little over average crop.-JAMEs NJ Ma
AIN. Millington. The storm of che
and Oath blew much fruis from the tire
Corn fiat on the ground, but the rain