The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-03
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DR.. Hill.
Two large canal boats were Launches
at the Deibert boat yards on Wednesda
afternoon. The boats were built for
Philadelphia firm.
The property of the late Nelson Gustu
in Elkton, was offered at public sale OIL
Tuesday morning by George A. Bake
executor, but was withdrawn on pia O
$500. aud is held at private sale.
The Wilmington Conferences OF tn
Methodist Episcopal Church will assem- Oh
at Salisbury on March 2lst, the session
being held in the NJ. E. Church, Rev. Chas
A. Hill, pastor. Bishop j. H. Vincent vii
preside.
The second auction sale of furniture
household goods, etc, takes place In Porter
Hall, Cherry Hill, today, and an exception
ally fine line of goods will be offered. lw'
sales today: afternoon at 1.30 o'clock, ant
evening at Z.
R. j. Brookings, formerly of this county
died at his home in Des Moines, Iowa, OIL
February %, aged sixty three years. Iht
deceased was the eldest son of Charles ano
Eliza Brookings who were former wei
known residents OF Cecil county.
George a. Burns, a we'll known farmer
of Bay View, will this month remove from
this county to Havre de Grave to there
engage in carriage building. Mr.. Burns Will
l. oolo ~ al prODp ~
including some excellent stock, on Friday
March Q, at one o'clock.
The bi-centenary anniversary OF htns
Williams School, founded 1894, now st.
Johns College, Annapolis, will be cele
brated on March 9th. The public eSer-
cises will be held in Mcdowell Hall, at
o'clock p. NJ, when an address Will Dc
delivered By Adjutant-General I'll, kyd
Douglas.
Special attention is called to the cor
rected schedule of passenger trains on the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad which appears
on the fourth page of this issue, by the new
schedule now in effect, the time of several
local trains has been changed Mr.. K b.
Campbell is now General Manager of the
Division.
Mr.. Kelly Scarborough, farmer of the
third district, died on Monday, at his home
near Pleasant Hill. Mr.. Scarborough, who
was about Sc years old, was son OF the
late Watson Scarborough. His wife, who
is a sister of Roger and George Witworth
of this town, with four sons and two daush,
ters survive him. Mr.. Scarborough's fun
eral took place yesterday, interment at
Leeds.
The Epworth League of the Perryvilie
NJ. E. Church elected officers on Friday
evening of last week: President Rev.
P. Taylor; First Vice President, W. H
Cole Jr; Second Vice President, Hannah E.
Boyd; Third Vice President, Mrs. w Ell.
Cole Jr; Fourth Vice President, Maggie Il
Craig; Secretary Joseph Harlan; Treasurer
Blanche Owens. A literary and musical
program was rendered.
As stated last week an expert represent
ing a Philadelphia syndicate is now making
an examination of the clay deposits in ths
county, with view to locating an exten
sive plant. Rich deposits exist on t
Sandy Hill Farm on the Elk River owned
by Messrs. Thomas Drenn9n and George
D. Racine, and on the properties of William
NJ. Singerly, Esq and Mrs. A. G. Tuite,
and the Manly farm, near Elkton Samples
of the clay have been secured for analysis
The report current for several days past
that the Elkton pulp works would soon
shut down is without any foundation what
ever, the fact being that the mill is running
on full time with ready market for the
pulp. Three car loads were shipped on
Wednesday. II is thought the report
originated from the carts stopping for
short time the early part of the week
because of the nonarrival of a consignment
of coal, which however reached here on
Wednesday. At the Providence Paper
Mills of the company, it is expected that
the two machines now idle will. start up in
a short time.
MIR. John E. McGaw, agent for McGaw
Sc Saith, of Washington and manager of
that firm in this town, was in Elkton on
Saturday, looking toward the erection of an
ice plant. Mr.. McGAw was in conversation
with a number of business men OF the town
on the subject and states that his firm will
build the plant, taking nalf the stock. The
daily capacity of the plant, as considered,
would be ten tors. Mr.. McGaw will again
be in Elkton on March Is, when the matter
will be more definitely considered. At that
TINA ha will meat tina farmars who dasira RI
contract for planting corn and tomatoes for
the use of the canning factory during the
coming season.
Mrs. Millicent j. Packard, widow of
Hugh NJ. Packard, died in Elkton on We'd
nesday afternoon at half past one o'clock at
the residence of her son-in-law, Charles s.
Boulder, on Bow street, after an illness
from consumption. Mrs. Packard was So
years of age, and Consistent member of
the NJ E. Church. She resided in Chesa
peake City until the marriage of her only
daughter, since which time she had made
her home with Mr.. Boulder in Ekton. The
funeral services were held on Thursday
morning at 10 80 o'clock, the Rev. 1 L
Wood officiating. The interment was at
Bethel, the bearers being f. P. Price, w.
Don Price, W. P. Dean, John E Alexander,
Irwin G. Griffith and James Houck.
The snow fall of Sunday marked big
fall in the thermometer, and the day proved
the coolest of the season. The snow fall
which commenced about three o'clock in
the afternoon continued well into the nigh,
and reached depth of six inches here. The
storm was followed by an electr. cal disturb
ance between and 4 o'clock in the morn
ing, the flashes of lightning being very
vivid. The electrical storm is reported al
Port Deposit, and was general throughout
the county and peninsula. AT FELTON,, Del
q barn was struck by the lightning anC
burned to the ground. In Hartford county
the fall was unusually heavy and the higl
wind drifted the snow on tie Baltimor
and Lahigh Railroad in banks six feet dee,
considerably delaying trains. Trees ant
fences are reported much dam aged by tn
wind in that county.
A Royal Blue Line train on the Balti
more and Ohio railroad made "record'
run between New York and Washington
on Monday. The total time between tn
two cities was four hours and forty-fiv
minutes from which deducting time .os
through tue yards at Philadelphia, Bait
more and w ashington, and fourteen mir
utes for transfer at Baltimore, would ind
cate the fastest run between New York an
Washington on record. The train, consist
ing of five Pullman vestibule parlor car.
left New York at 20 p. m, scheduled t
make the run in five honrs or less. TIL
train arrived in Philadelphia promptly o
time. The run from that point over ii
Philadelphia Division to Canton,a distant
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