The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-30
sGLOgAL DEPARTMENT. "

-Woodlawn campmeeting opens Angus
II, and continues until the 24th.
<sarhart & Co.'S, store, Zion, Md, vii
bs closed on Wednesday, July 4tb, 1891
Several suall consignments of Ken
county peaches have been shipped to thu
markets.
The Sunday school class of Miss HATTIE
Terrell held picnic in Merrey's woods OF
Wednesday.
Yes, It's hot. That question of yours
as it hot enough for you" is unnecessary
as well as aggravating. Stop it.
The damask mill of c. y. Gambrill &
Co., at Baldwins, was robbed on Saturday
night of several hundred yards of table
cloth.
Herbert Clark, the infant sou of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank Clark died on Tuesday
from marasmus at the residence of his
parents on Maffit street.
The machinery of the factory of S. L.
Denny, at Sylmar, is being removed to
Newark, Del, where the works will be
located in the building formerly used by
Knauff Organ Company.
-McKee's division of Coxey's army
arrived in Elkton on Friday morning and
encamped at Gilpin's bridge. The army Is
composed of fifteen young men who drag a
wagon on their way to Washington.
-Elkton Council, No. %, Jr. o. U. \. NJ.
will attend service in che NJ. E. Church
on Sunday evening. A special sermon will
be delivered to the Order by the pastor,
Rev. I. L. Wood. Members are requested
to meet at the lodge room at o'clock.
Anne Arundel county will have no
agricultural fair this year, but will take
part in Prince Georges fair. which
will begin at Upper Marlboro, August 20,
continuing four days. Ths farmers have
already begun to prepare for the event and
will make good display.
George McQuilkin, proprietor of the
Enterprise Machine Works, of EIktou, has
just completed the contract of overhauling
the plant of the Wanaqua River Paper
Company, at Wanaqua, New Jersey. The
work required ten weeks, the machinery of
the entire plant being rebuilt and the facili-
ties increased.
Some Hartford farmers planted about
three acres of winter oats last fall, when
wheat was being sown. The oats stood the
winter equally as well as the wheat. The
oats are now about five feet in height aud
seem to be very finely headed, promising a
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endure the severest cold OF winter and will
produce larger yield when planted in the
fall.
"A young pointer puppy showing symp.
toms of hydrophobia was killed in Elkton
on Sunday morning. The dog had violent
commissions in the yard of the residence of
II. r. Torbert, Esq, on East Main street
and was shot while in Z second convulsion.
1t would be a wise safeguard should the
town authorities exterminate the many |
worthless dogs that are now roaming about |
the streets of the town.
Mrs. Moore, wife Of Michael Moore was
painfully burned about the face and arms
at her home on Main street on Saturday |
afternoon, by the explosion of a small bag |
of gun powder which she threw into the fire |
by mistake, her clothing being set on ire.
Mrs. Moore was cleaning up the kitchen
and was in the act of burning q bundle of
paper in which happened 10 be the powder.
Her husband who was in an adjoining room
ran TO her assistance and smothered out the
flames but not before she had been pain
fully burned. A physician was called in
attendance.
The Town Commissioners of Belair,
have entered into 4 contract with Mr..
John H. Reckord, of the Henry Reckord
Manufacturing Company, for the lighting
of the town by electricity. The articles of
agreement call tor forty arc lights. The
price to be paid for them is $500 per year.
Mr.. Reckord has bought the Archer and
Howard mill property, about two miles
from Belair, and here he proposes to put in
his plant and to run it by water power in
connection with his large sawmil!. He
will put in two large dyuamos. TIE light
ing OF the town will be great i'm provement |
as It's old gasoline lights have been long
unsatisfactory. Mr. Record proposes also |
to run his flour mill at the Baltimore and |
Lshigh Station in Belair by electricity, to
be conveyed from the plant. The mill is a |
very large one.
The physicians of the county are now |
complying with the act of the last General |
Assembly requiring all practitioners to
register at the office of the Clerk of ths |
Court. The law specifies that
ANY person who a fter the first day OF July, |
1894, shall practice, attempt to practice medi-
cine or surgery in this State without being |
registered in accordance with the provisions of |
this act shall be guilty OF mis- Ieameanor and |
shall be fined not less than ten dollars nor more
than two hundred dollars Tor each offence"
The physicians who have already regis |
tered are;
Howard Bratton, OF Elkton; |
X. Z. Cromwell. of Port Deposit; |
John Brown, OF Woodlawn:
a. g. CrotherS, oiPort Deposit, |
George ). Dare OF Rising Sun;
5. Groome Fisher, OF Fort Deposit.
p. b. Housekeeper, of Mort East;
Jerome H Hardcastle, of Cecilton;
John II. lamar, OF Elkton;
VIC. Karsner, of Chesapeake City;
John b, Slicer, OF Calvert;
Joseph V. Wallace of Chesapeake City:
Jesse ]. Wright, OF Warwick;
James :. Whitaker, OF Cherry Hill.
The Baltimore american of Sunday con
tanned an article upon the knights of the
Golden EIgle which was illustrated with
the portraits of the State Officers as well as
a short sketch ofeach. Among them were:
Samuel Il. Jackson, grand chief of Mary
land, aud present head of the order here,
who was born in Elkton Cecil county, July
II, 1850, and went to Baltimore when eigh-
teen years of age. He joined Ivanhoe Castle,
No. 4, in July, 1891, and has filled all the
chairs of his castle. lie entered the grand
Castle in 1890. Rev Isaac Jewell, past
grand chief, was born in England, and
came to America in early life. lie became
a member of the WILMINGTON NJ. Il. Con-
ference in 1870. In 1883 he assisted in
organizing Harmony Castle, No. Is, at
Rising Sun, Cecil county, which was
instituted by Grand Chief McLalland. Rev
Mr.. Jewell went through the chairs, aud
entered the Grand Castle IS representative
of his castle He introduced the resolution
asking the bFaau SasSle 10 meet annually
instead of semi annually, because of the
financial strain, which was done.
Captain Hill of the schooner Annie E.
Reynolds of Chesapeake City, reports wit
Messing strange sight on Saturday night
together with his wife and the crew, while
his vessel was lying at anchor in the Elk
riyer near Back creek. The CAPTAIN savs-
that at half past nine o'clock there appeared
in the sky, bearing north~northeast from
Aha iaavuOlas q schooner with fora ar1