The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1893-12-16
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Eighth district has been purchased b
William Stewart.
Represent alive Talbot on Thursda
recommended Samuel A. Sturgeon g
postmaster at North East.
Oscar Smithson of Liberty Grove. ha
purchased the brick house owned by d.
R. r. Crohters at Mt. Pleasant for $500.
Joshua P. McCay, Esq, was on We
nesday appointed by the Court as Examine
in Chancery to succeed the late John K
Wilson.
"A number of the members of Elkto
Council No. %, Jr. o. U. A. NJ. yisite
Eureka Council in Wilmington on Tuesda,
evening.
Captain Sejelken will be found at tn
wharf at Elkton bridge with full suppl
of fine oysters, which he offers at marke
price, in any quantity, either shucked or il
the shell.
B. f. Culleny will hold public sale o
household and kitchen furniture 1T hi
residence corner High and Bridge streets
Elkton, on Tuesday afternoon Dext, Dec
10, at o'clock.
A number of the members of thu
Brotherhood of St. Andrew, of Trinity
Parish, Elkton, visited the Brotherhood al
Marshallton, Del, on Monday night and
were Hospitality entertained.
Mrs. Derr, an aged lady of Grass Ferry
Pa. who is in Elkton visiting Miss Nancy
Wslen, while walking on No!th S.. Get neal
the Jail on Friday mo.uiug fell, owing &c
the icy condition of the pavement, and
frac. ured her leg at the thigh. Her ipjuty
is regarded as serious.
George Startling, colored, of Whining
ton, came TO Elkton on visit on Sunday,
and during the evening became engaged in
an alteration with his brother William
Startling of this town. The visiting Starting
whipped ont a penknife which he plunged
into his brothers back making painful
wound which however is not serious.
Mrs. Annie l.. Kirk he oldest resident
of Cecil county, died on Tuesday evening
at the home of her son Mr.. Samuel Kirk.
near Kinks mills. Mrs. Kirk was in the
10Th year of her age having been born in
Ireland in 1870. She had enjoyed good
health up to the time of her death when
resulted from the infrmities of old age
The corps of Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road engineers that was engaged last week
in making a survey of the proposed exten
sion of the L. O. & S. Railroad to Elktou,
is now surveying over the intended route of
the proposed Elkton and Southern railroad
Several routes were surveyed between
Elktou and chesapeake City. The surveyors
are n ow in the First district.
On Thursday, the 14sh inst, At $50
O'Clock, a large barge built by Messrs Die
bert Bros was launched at Elk Llnding
The barge was 157 feet long and $50 tons
capacity. Miss Katie Jamison of Elkton
christened the barge by breaking bottle f
wine over the bow and named it Thomas
McNally. Many prominent citizens CT Elk
ton were present to witness the launch.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Scott Fertilizer Company was held
on Tuesday morning at the office of the
company in Elkton. The old Board of
Directors were re elected, as were the
officers of the company as follows: Presi
dent, F. R. Scott; Vice President, w. H.
Mackail; Secretary, Asher A. Scott An
annual dividend of 0 per cent was declared.
Mrs. Mary Jane Casho, wife of Jacob
Casho, died at her home in Newark, Della
ware, on Tuesday morning after an illness
from pneumonia. Mrs. Casho was in the
10Th year of her age and leaves one son
William G Bradford The funeral took
place on Thursday afternoon at l o'clock
from her late residence the remains being
removed to Elkton and inferred in the Pres
byterisn cemetery.
The recent vote of the employees of the
P. w. & B. railroad for a member of the
Advisory Board of the Relief Association
resulted in the selection of Mr.. Fred E.
Emerson popular conductor of the P. w.
& B. by majority of 259 votes. Emerson
received 1140, c. D. Lackey 500, and 81
votes were scattering. The contest was
more spirited than usual, and we are glad
that so good man was selected.
The mem bers OF an Elkton family had
an imp leasant experience with escaping
gas one night this week and which might
have been attended with serious results.
One of the family had retired allowing the
gas to burn and which during the night
went out because of the pressure being
reduced. TIE gas escaped filling the room
with the deadly fumes and which communi
Gated TO the entire house when the timely
discovery was made.
The large pane of plate glass in one of
the bulk windows of Balls Oak Hall
Clothing House on Main street was broken
on Monday morning by the backing of a
cart against it. The cart was loaded with
coal to be delivered at the store aud upor
the drivers attempting to back up to the
sidewalk the horse became upmanageabl,
backing the cart into the window. The loss
is covered by insurance placed through
Manly Drennen, agent.
The Rev. William II. Elliott, one of TIL
oldest members of the Philadelphia Con
ference of the NJ. E Church, died on Mon
day night after a lingering illness at til,
residence of his son in Lebanon, Pa. H
was widely known having bean membe
of the conference for hfty years. He wa
70 years of age ard was born on Ken
Island in this State. He held a,number Q
appointments ia Maryland and was paste
of the Ekton NJ f. Church in 1S6O-6l.
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pictures from the illustrate holiday bool
fill more than a third of its hundred an
thirty six pages.
In the Churches.
The Sunday School at Baldwins' Chap
will give its annual entertainment {
Christmas evening, Monday, Dec. %.