The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-18
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participate with them IN q DaIIalloh uii't {"
: the Easton Fair, on September 10. The
matter is under consideration.
A fishing party composed Of G. Manly
Boulder, VIM. j. Alrich, VIM. R. Nelson
the Messrs Perkins, and DR.. Sykes caught
325 fine perch off Town Point on Elk river
on Wednesday. There were seven boats
anchored there at the time.
A troublesome disease has made ls
appearance among the horses in the vicin
ity of Conowingo. The symptoms are a
soreness of the throat which lrterferes
, with the amin ais eating ard drinking, aud
which is followed by discharges from the
nostrils. 1t seems like form of distemper
and doesn't appear contagious or fatal
Work has comm enced on the new
Episcopal Church at Andora. The editice
is of stone, and will be known as st. An
drews Church (Goldsborough MemoriaD
in memory of Rev, Robert Lloyd Golds-
borough, a former Rector of Trinity
Church, Elkton. The Contractor is W..
Alfred Canaan, of Fair Hill The building
will cost about $4,000.
"A large sorrel horse and buggy were
stolen on Thursday night from the farm OF
Eugene Lewis near Newark. From the
tracks it was seen that the men drove oil IN
the direction of Elkton. The thieves had
driven to the farm and selected tie horse
from among number out in the field. Then
going to the carriage house they made their
pick of a carriage and harness and hitching
up the team made off.
As will be seen in the advertising col
umns, a general sale of the horses OF the
Elkton Stock Farm will be made, A public
sale will be held at the Elkton Fair Ground
at o'clock on Saturday. Sept. l, at which
a number of registered brood mares and
young horses will be offered. Mr.. VIM. f.
Trimble, as agent for Mr.. Singerly, offers
number of the stand ard and registered trot
ting stations at private sale.
The cannery of McGsw & Smith began
operations on Thursday morning, giving
employment to about forty hands, con
siderable number of which are Bohemians,
| who came here for the season. The firm
was compelled to secure outside help, as
last year they were left in the lurch on
several occasions by the force, which con
sisted entirely of persons from this neigh
borhood. The caunery is now running
corn
Mrs. Lucy Z. Shippers, very estimable
lady rect of the late Henry D. Shippers,
and mother of Mrs. L. f. NJ. Barber, of
near Elkton, died on Sunday in Wilmington
| +l,o &c NrS
John Howell. The remains were brought
to Elkton on Tuesday and entered in the
Elkton Cemetery. Mrs. Shippers, whose
maiden name was Simpson, was born in
Cecil county where she resided almost all
her life. She also leaves one son Henry
| Shippers.
The trustees of Delaware College held a
special session at Newark on Wednesday
to elect successor to Professor Weihe of
the electrical department. The committee
in charge of the matter reported that it was
| in communication with suitable man
| but that it was doubtful if he could be
secured for the salary offered. 1t was
! decided to elect the Professor suggested if
| he would accept at the salary named. The
trustees then adjourned to meet again in
| four weeks.
The Highland Trotting Association,
In Elk Township, Pa, just across tho
Maryland State line, on Monday COM
menced work on the new half mile track
on C. w. Tslbots farm. The association is
| a new organization, composed of about
thirty five members representative breeders
handlers and owners of valuable horses in
| Pennsylvania and Maryland. The associ-
alton committee is composed of w. G.
West, of Sylmar, E. y. Gillespie, W. D.
Irwin, W. C. Andrews and Robert Auder-
| son of Pa.
Daniel Russell a Hartford county
| farmer residing near Level, committed
suicide on Friday night of last week by
! hanging. He went out in the night and
his wife becoming uneasy, went to look for
him but did not find him. In the morning
some neighbors found him hanging to
tree near the house, under which his wife
! had passed while searching for him the
night before. His father committed
suicide by hanging in 1913. He was about
sixty years old and had been in bad health
for some time.
| jacob Variau died at his home onWhig
street, Elkton. on Monday after an illness
| from Brights disease, aged ~ years. Mr..
| Narian was a horse trainer by occupation,
and removed to this county from New York
and accepted a position with Mr. Townsend
Poole on his farm at Frenchtown near
| %
| Varian conducted store in Elkton until
| a year ago when his feeble health precluded
his further engaging in business. A widow
survives him. His funeral took place on
Wednesday afternoon, the interment being
in the Elkton Cemetery.
The Woodlawn Campmeetiug open ed
auspiciously on Tuesday, and will continue
ten days, closing August 24th. AS stated
in the WING of its last issue, the number
of tenters is larger than for the past ten
years, list of which was also published
last week. The camp IS in charge OF
Rev. H. w. Ewing Thursday was
Epworth League day, the various
Leagues of the county being in at
tendance The morning sermon was
delivered by the Rev. 1. l.. Wood, OF
Elkton. Rev. S. L. Rc:ier, of Washington
and Rev. C. w. Frettyman are announced
| as the speakers for tomorrow, Sunday. A
hack runs between the grounds and Perry
vile.
Mr.. George Bristow, flagmaa and draw
tender GU the Susquehsnna bridge, on the
2, w. and B. railroad was stricken witt
paralysis at his home in Havre de Grace on
Sunday night. He entered the service Of
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company il
1859 as engineer on the steamsr Mary
land, which carried the trains across the
' Susa lehanna river at Havre de Grac
previous to the building of the first wooden
bridge, which was completed in 1869
4 Then he was made fiagman and drawtsnde
Q and has continued at his post until thu
4 present time. The present iron bridge wal
4 constructed in 1877 without any interrupt,
j ion to traffic. Mr.. Bristow is sixty fiv
Il years of age.
r IN THE CHURCHES.