The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-23

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were committed by Magistrate W. J.
Duhamel Of that district on the charge of
having stolen number of geese from
farmer of the neigh borhood.
The "Old Fields Point" farm contain.
ing 127 acres of land in the Fifth district,
was sold at mortgages sale by Phil. FL
/ Tuck, attorney, in Elkton on Tuesday, the
purchaser being John s. Writ, Esq, for
$3.50. John NJ. Terrell auctioneer. The
A farm is situated on the Elk river, eight
miles from Elkton and six miles from
North East.
"A regular meeting of the Singerly Fire
Company was held iii Council Hall on Sat.
lrday night. 1t was decided to devote an
mount of the proceeds from the recent fair
Odd Fellows Hall toward the equipment
"a members. Boots, hats and rubber
ats are included In each uniform. The
bitter of changing the ropes of the fire bell
the outside of the building so that they
" be Immediately reached in case of fire
! under consideration and It is probable
RAT the Town Commissioners will order
the change.
Union Lodge, No. As, A. f. and A. NJ,
of Elkton, elected the following officers at
the regular meeting on Tuesday night, and
who will serve for the ensuing ear: Master,
H. NJ. Davis; S. W., Dr. S. Claude Sykes;
j. W., George McQuilkin; Treasurer, r. c,
Lewis; Secretary, S J. Keys. The installa
tion will take place at the first meeting ID
officers will be appointed. The meeting
was one of interest and at which the sub
lime degree was conferred upon DR.. j. B.
Steer of Rising Sun.
Philip Vineyard, eldest son of the late
Mark Vineyard of Warwick. was accident
ally killed at Odessa, Del, on Tuesday,
while engaged at work tearing down seq
ton of the fertilizer factory of the defunct
Lord & Polk Chemical Company. He was
loading his team with the material prepare
tory to removal, when heavy piece of
timber fell from the top of the building, end
downward, and struck him on the head.
The blow crushed his skull, from the effects
of which he died while being conveyed to
his home in MiGdletown. He was 40 years
of age and leaves widow and several
children.
-"Notice to mariners. No. 173" just
issued by the United States Coast and
Goedetic Survey reports the following
chart corrections made in Maryland waters
during the month of November: Chesa.
peake Bay, above Cove Point, wreck re-.
s7zzesgiyed. The wreck heretofore shown n. of
We Point has been erased from the charts
H. Board November, 10, 1899 This
cts charts 1874 and $40. Baltimore har.
new buoy-An II. S spar buoy is
. .wn off the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
vator sc" (west of piers 81 and 32) on
caring, Lazaretto Light, NV. a N, to
tx a sunken coal barge. q. H Board,
rember II, 1899 This affects chart 1874
Turkeys aud the market for turkeys
Z rife this week the subjects of conversation
between a well known market man of the
Fourth district who attends regularly the
Wilmington market, and the local reporter
of the WING. At Thanksgiving the NUN
Der of chickens sold was unusually large
and the demand for turkeys was rather
laboring classes hadn't the money to spend
and while they could afford the moderat,
cost of a pair of chickens at 10 cents poun(
they could not afford to indulge the cos
of turkeys. On Saturday last tue marke
for turkeys ruled low, COOLERS bringing l.
cents while fat hens brought IA and Is cent
pound The fact that Mr.. Disston die
10 Of oh
1900 turkeys this year at Elktou, ha
thrown increased number upon tn
Wilmington market, and had a tendenc,
outside OF hard times, to put the pric
down. A number ofsfarmers in the Fourt
district who raise turkeys have been disa[
painteS, u not selling this years crop co t
lady has at this time 9
# which she expecte
Mr.. Dsston's agen
now one hundred
look to Whining
this year for
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