The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-07
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-Elkton Council, No. p, Jr. Q. I. a. NJ
attended service at the Elkton NJ.
Church ON Sunday evening last, when al
able and impressive sermon was delivered
nv the pastor of the church, Rev. L. l.
Wood.
Albert Constable, ESQ., on behalf o
Mrs. Canaan, of Galena, Kent county, ha
brought suit against jeremiah Peacock, O
Galena, claiming twenty thousand dollar:
for alleged injuries received in falling dow
cellar.
A bursting bottle at the Cecil Spring
bottling establishments of Thomas Dale OF
North street on Tuesday painfully injured
Mr.. Dale and William Caldwell, an en-
ploye, who were struck and cut by the
flying glass.
The advance agent of Belle Boyd, the
Confederate Spy, who recently appeared ii
this town, was arrested and locked up il
Chester. Pa, last week, for assaulting 6
shoe dealer. from whom, it is alleged, Belle
Boyd bought, but failed to pay for, two
pairs of shoes.
DR.. S. y. Buchanan, who recently pun
chased the drug store of Spruance u Barrett
has located here and will have an oilic!
adjoining the drug store. DR.. Buchanan is
graduate of the University of Penusylva-
MIA, and has for some time past been con
nected with New York hospital.
A timely shot by Mr.. George A. Brown
of North street, on Sunday night saved the
necks of several chickens. Mr.. Brown
heard a disturbance in his coop and detec-
ted a thief in She act of making grab.
Securing his gun he fired in that direction
aud the mar lnder hastily retreated.
Hon. William NJ. Singerly and party
of friends made trip down the Elk river
on his steam yacht Impatient on Sun
day. On the return trip an accident occur,
red the steam pipes of the yacht hlowing
out, which necessitated the Impatient baip 9
lowed to Elktou by a tug from Chesapeake
City.
-Elkton rivals Oriental towns in the
number and degree of its worthless and
lily fed CANNES. Our contemporary, the
NelCs, instances a case last week, where an
aged colored man was seen followed by
twenty six hungry dogs. Whether the
colored brother was deyoured or escaped
alive deponent saith not.
The annual election of the directors of
the Elkton and Middletown Railroad was
held at the National Bank of Elkton on
Tuesday morning. The following gentle
men were elected for the ensuing year.
Jacob Tome, Samuel Rea, Henry d. Welsh,
George S. Woolley, Samuel c. Rowland,
John FL. lamar and Henry II. Brady.
While the general order ia Elktaa on
the Fourth of July was good, there never
theless were found exceptions to tbs rule
and ten arrests were made, the fines and
costs in the cases amounting to nearly fifty
dollars Amos E. Pisrson, a. P. ShCch ley,
and G. S. Boudeu were appointed special
officers for the day, under chief officer VIM.
Boulder.
John johnson, the genial miller at
Gilpin s Falls in this county, has two inter
es ting pets in the shape of pair of copper
long John keeps them in 2 glass covered
cage, but being sluggish reptiles, they
don't show to advantage, except when
disturbed with a stick long enough to keep
its holder at a safe distance.
A hearing in the case of the arrest of
n. ?. Alexander, the candy manufacturer
and baker, of Oxford, Pa, in Cherry Hill
last week on the charge of traficking in
Cecil county without license, was held
before Squire Cleaver in Elkton on Thurs
day. A decision was given releasing the
defendant, it being declared that il was not
necessary for him to have a license, be
being manufactured.
During the celebration at Holly Hall
on the night of the fourth two teams were
either taken through mistake or stolen one
owned by Richard Cam, Of near Glasgow,
and the other by Mr.. Robinson of Sassafras
Neck. The team of Mr., Robinson was a
brown mare Is hands high the buggy hav
ing red running gears. Mr. Cams team was
returned the authorities were notified and
took up the case but as yet Mr.. Robinsons
horse is not reported as recovered.
Mr.. William Dorsey, of the Eighth
district, received a pleasant surprise
several days ago. His sou Gilbert left his
farm home some twenty one years ago, and
since which time little information had
been obtained of him. Mr.. Dorseys SUI
prise was letter from his son in Sar
Francisco containg the glad intelligenc,
that he was married, well and occupy ins
a remuneratlve position in the San Frar
cisco custom house. Mr.. Dorsey is expected
to make an early visit to his b)yhood homt
in this county.
A horse and buggy owned by Fret
Strickland, of Providence, was stolen Oh
Thursday of last week by a German who's
name is given as Gesster Winker and t,
whom Mr.. Strickland had hired the team
The team has not been recovered as yet
The horse was bay mare black points
off hind leg little larger 16 hands high
The buggy was a banner spring, top spindl
yellow running gear. He was in Elkto
that day with the horse which he had fe
at the Fair Grounds, and later drove i
the direction of Newark.
Mrs Anuabella Bowen, wife of job
M Bowen, Esq. editor of the Newar
Ledqer, received apoplectic stroke O
Wednesday while viewing n parade
Newark. MIS- Bowen had been sdfferiu
with Brights disease, and her condition
regarded as extremely precarious. Fl,
-
~pat she rallied and her condition was !
ported as improved on Friday, with hop
rfLAr recovery. Mrs. Bowen is a daught,
of the late William Falls, of Elkton, al
has a large circle of friends here.
james T. Graham, Esq, Clerk of ii
Circuit Court, and V. NJ. Torbert, of Il
CECIL WING, have formed a partnersh
for the conducting of a real estate firm
Elkton to be known as Graham & Torbal
The object of the firm is to promote al
develop the excellent resources of Cet
county for summer residences, the locati
of manufacturing plants, tho sale Of faru
ing lands, etc. An illustrated catalog
will be widely issued and the owners
properties are solicited to have their sala!
lands listed, which will incur no expense
them whatever.
The corps of surveyors for the EIkt
Southern road will on Monday chan
heir head quarters from Chesapeake CT
Cecilton, having completed the route
"a ar south as the Bohemia river.
The guests registered at the Howa
House on Thursday, July 6, were:
John A. Walls, Philadelphia,
A. 5. Anderson, Philadelphia,
George W. Boyles, New London,
W. f. Pitt, New London,