The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-08-12
ELKTON. AUGUST -, 1898.
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT, v

GQlS AFTERNOON at 0.oU CLOCK,
- William Warmcastle will erect frame
dwelling house on West High street
James p. Merritt is the contractor.
There will be preaching in wilma school
house, by the Rev. L. L. Wood, on next
Sunday afternoon, August 18th, at 23O
p. m.
Miss Chaytor's school reopens Monday
September 18th. For particulars apply at
her home on Delaware avenue and Howard
str eet.
The County Commissioners were in
session on Tuesday. Little business was
before the Board A number of bills were
passed.
"A horse owned by A. P. Emerson, of the
First district, was KILLED by lightning on
Sunday night while standing in field. The
horse was insured.
The Epworth League of the Elkton M.
E. Church held picnic at Locust Point on
Wednesday, aud Trinity Sunday School
spent theday at Clay's shore.
The Bethel Sunday School held a
basket picnic at Locust Point on Thursday,
and the same day was spent by Big Elk
Sunday School at the grove owned by Jesse
Taylor.
Spencer Il McGonigle have equipped a
large building at Lapidum with the latest
improved machinery for canning corn and
tomatoes The operations will be limited
this season.
John Irwin, of Elk Township, Pa,
while attempting to cross between two
freight cars at Perryvilleon Monday slipped
his left foot being mashed. He was remov
ed to OK ford.
1.-The Child's Republican Club held a
meeting on Saturday evening. The officers
elected were: d. L. McCorkindale, presi
dent; j. f. Harvey, secretary; Emory Sc
bold, treasurer.
The Commiss toner's have posted notices
throughout Elk ton warning tramps against
entering the town limits, which tfsnse
subjects them to arrest and commitment
to the House of Correction.
The letters advertised as uncalled tor
st the Ekton possofice this week are ad-
dressed as follows: Mr.. James Woliord,
Mr. Spencer Day, Mrs. Amanda Gordon,
Mr.. James Foley, Mrs. Katie Cha K, Miss
SiasiiIapLzf6rde.
Next Monday will he known as Epworth
League Day at Woodlawn camp. A coed
programme has been provided. Service
- l,oll md m
A large attendance from Ekton chapter is
earnestly requested.
Magistrate P. II. Cleaver on Monday
committed Earle B. Hanson aud Vernon
P. Hanson twins aged months, to S. Vim
cent Infant Asylum until they reach the
age of 18 years, at the instance of their
mother Nettie Cordes.
I. w. G ibney the tailor and clothier at
Eighth and Market street, Wilmington, is
is Offering great Inducements to buyers in
the marked down prices of light and
medium weight clothing, which cut~wIl
continue until September.
jackson Union Sunday School will boli
its fifs.efn annual basket picnic in VIM.
= scey's woods near Cowentown, on Thurs
august II, from niue until six O'clock.
3 shments for sale. If stormy the pic
will be held :he next fair dav.
The County Commissioners of Cecil and
1t counties will meet in JOINT session in
estertown on Tuesday next to receive
oposals for the building of a large arch
,er the stream OF Kennedy's mill the
.ream dividing the two counties.
Record of marriage licenses issued by
the Clerk of the Court for Cecil county, Aug.
9th. George Wilson and Henrietta Cork,
both colored, OF EIkton; August SJh, John
Z. Rolph and Minnie Patterson, both Of
Earleville; VIA Lewis Edwards and Lille
A Jones, both coiored, of lakewood.
The cannery of McGaw and Smith
started operations for the season yesterday
and farmers growing corn are notified that
the firm is ready to receive it. Mr.. McGaw
states that owing to the drought they can
obtain but half a crop this year. Forty
hands are employed, and the cannery i
expected to run about six weeks,
-OOupldlhb EdS pCCu W 9uS w" 4
bai!iff that a mum Der of young men and
boys are in the habit of longing on seyera
streets of the town at a very late hour, using
profsne and indecent language and acting
disorderly generally, much to the disturb
ance of the residents on these streets
Notice is given by the bailiff that if thi
rowdyism is not desisted from arrests viii
follow.
The firm of Armstrong & Co., of PER-!
Vile, has been Incorporated. 1t is stool
company, to be known as the Armstron
Stove and Manufacturing Company, wit
headquarters at Perryville. The capita
stock is SIS, 900. The officers and director
are: WIN. Armstrong, President; Jane
Gardner; Vice President; f. w. Jones, seer
tary; VIM. H. Cole, Perryville; j. b. Ode
sham and James Strong, Baltimore; NelSo
L. Whitaker, Weeling, w. Va.
-Bailiff Boulder and force of worI
men have completed the work of laying u
sewer on Wells mill, and drain pipes al
now being placed along Church stree
The sewer carries the water to the mars
from a SbCllOu VI ShuASht oOhh az
Howard streets, in all distance of 220
feet being drained. In its constructiC
terra Gotta pipe two feet in diameter wi
used. An eight inch pipe will be laid c
Church street.
AT the meeting of the members of Il
Mutual Fire Insurance Company at Il
office of the company in Elkton on Satu
day the old board of officers was -electe
The members of the Board are: Jact
Tome, President; Thomas Drennen, Secl
tary and Treasury. Managers: JAG
Tome, H. Porter Lusby, Clinton McCl
Tough, Joseph IL. Steele, Barclay Keynote
L. M. Haines, Daniel Bratton j. NJ. q. C
hart, w. T. Hammond.
Charles S. Emory, coiored, who W
serving life sentence in the penitentia
tor the murder of DR.. j. II. Hill. near Mi
ington, Kent county, Md, April %, IS!
died Tuesday night at the prison. Emo
suffered paralysis OF the lower limbs abe
eight weeks ago. He died without MAXI
an acknowledgement of completely in I
murder of DIR. Hill. Henry HURT, color,
who also was convicted of the murder
DR.. Hill, died at the penitentiary June
1898 Joshua Barnard and Louis Bens
are serving life sentences, and Mo
Brown. Frisby Comegys, Fletcher Villa
and Charles Brooks were hanged Janua
Is, 1898, for the same offsnse.