Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-12-07
BOOMING A new RAILROAD
Meeting in Favor of the Elk
ton and Southern.
PROMINENT CITIZENS PRESENT
A Belief That the Project Will
be a Success.
Meeting of Cecil Countians to Advance
the Interests OF the Proposed Elkton
and Southern Railroad--Local Health
Matters--Other Cecil County Notes.

ELKToN, Nd, Dec. 5.-A largely at
tended meeting of the persons interested
in the proposed new railroad from some
point on the Baltimore S Ohio railroad
south through Elkton to Lambson's, on
the Baltimore & Delaware Bay railroad,
was held in Odd Fellows Hall this
morning. The meeting was called to
order by John S. Writ. Samuel G.
Rowland of Port Deposit was made
chairman of the meeting, and Captain
George r. Ash secretary. The follow
ing committee was appointed TO incor-
porate the road: George Biddle, David
p. Davis and z. Porter Lusby of the
First district; George S. Woolley, Henry
II. Brady and John j. Williams of the
Second, and John S. Writ, DIR. Howard
Bratton and Manly Drennen of the
Third district.
The State Senator and the Repre-
sentatives were requested to obtain the
necessary legislation to transfer to the
proposed new company the funds now
in the State treasury $3.50, 0,000) belonging
to Cecil county, and which was APP
propriated to the Elkton and Massey's
road years ago.
1t is proposed to incorporate the new
railroad under the name of the Elkton
81 Southern railroad, with the capital
stock divided into shares of $50. Now
that the project has taken definite shape
1t is believed that the road will be con-
structed at an early day. The right OF
way will be secured in exchange for the
subscription to the capital stock, and
that sufficient money, with the appro-
priation of $4,000, can be raised in a
short time for the building of the new
road is not doubted. The meeting ad-
journed, subject to call by the chair
man, 1t is thought that another meet
ing will be held next week.
Among those present to-day interested
in the proposed new line were State
Senator q. g. Crothers, S. g. Rowland,
John S. Writ, George Biddle, Judge
David p. Davis, 2. Porter Lusby, DR.,
Duncan, Jere q. Price, Jr., John j..
Williams, DR.. Karsner, j. p Steele, j..
w. Wilson, Robert Bouchelle, Robert
A. DuHamel, w. II. Deshane, Thomas
c. Cruikshank, Samuel Frazer, James
Watts, r. b. Merritt, G.. N. Gill, DIR. H.,
Bratton, DR.. r. O. Mackall, II. O.
Mackall, H. G. Mcdowell, John Gilpin,
George r. Ash, II. II. Brady, William
I. Warburton, Manly Drennen, George
s, Woolley, and others.
COUNTY NEWS NOTES.
The annual meeting of the board of
directors of the Cecil County Agricul-
tural Society was held in the office of
the company, in Odd Fellows Hall this
morning. The following officers were
elected for the ensuing year: President,
George S. Woolley; Vice-President, q.
Porter Lusby of Cecilton; Secretary and
Treasurer, John NJ. Tucker of Elkton.
BY the request Of the secretary of the
State Board of Health the county COM
missioners of Cecil county, sitting as
the local Board of Health, convened in
Eliton this morning. Among those
present were Commissioners Andrew
Anderson and Price, Dr. John IL.
lamar; Dr. r. L. Bromall of Port
Deposit; DIR. George s. Dare of Rising
Sun; DR.. Theodore Worrall Of North
east; DR.. Glen of New Jersey and Manly
| Drennen, town commissioner of Elllton.
Andrew Anderson was made chair.
man of the meeting, and DIR. John IL.
lamar, secretary of the local health
| board, acted as secretary of the meeting.
| DIR. Steuart made Short address cover
ing the subject of vaccination and the
| importance to the community and State
| laws bearing thereon; also, in regard to
| the isolation of all other communicable
| diseases. Great interest was shown by
| all those present and the discussion en-
tered into by all the physicians present.
DIR. Steuart was very much gratitied to
find the local Board of Health SO active
and keenly alive to the Importance Of
the subject of the protection of general
health and the maintenance of the State
| laws made for the purpose of protecting
the public health. The subject OF the
general abatement of nuisaDces detri-
mental to health was also fully dis
cussed. DIR. Steuart stated that the
health of the town as reported was re-
markably good. DIR. Steuart will next
visit Centreville, Queen Anne's county,
Md.
Sheriff-elect John Albert Boyd of
Perryville, Cecil county, came TO Elkton,
this morning and took tue oath Of office,
and appointed Harvey II. Mackey, of
the Fourth district, deputy sheriff. Mr..
Mackey was also q deputy sheriff under
the retiring sheriff, George e. McKen-
ney. Sheriff Boyd will at once move
his family to Elkton. His bondsmen
are John S. Writ, William j. Jones and
Joseph Coudon. Samuel Il. Hindman,
county commissioner also took
the oath Of office before Clerk James t.
Graham, and will assume his office
Tuesday next.
IARTHORN rs DEAD,