The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-04
ELKToN, AUGUST 4. 1894.
&c LOCAL DEPARTMENT. u

The Elkton Pulp Works resume d opera
lions on Monday a fter stoppage of a mum
Der of weeks.
The National Bank of Newark, paid 1t
regular semi annual divident OF per cen
on August LIST.
james E. Dean has the crack corn il
Elkton, every stock of which stands owe
twelve feet high.
John G. Queck s. Son, bakers, hav
purchased a new delivery wagon to suppl!
their Chesapeake City trade.
The canning house of Lewis Logan a
Rowlandville is being overhauled for tn
opening of the season about August 10.
The August meeting of the Cecil Far,
mers' Club will be held at Mr.. e. L
Duyckinck's on Wednesday the 22nt
instant.
"A large force of men is engaged repair
ing the Susquehanna and Tdewater canal
that extends from Wrightsville, Yorl
county, to Havre de Grace.
"A training track is being built b.
Cecil and Chester county (Pa.) horsemer
on the old Williamson property in Chester
county, near Mt. Olivet Church.
Contractor Jacob Elmbo has had q
force of carpenters engaged this week il
thoroughly repairing the Elktou Academy
building, which will also be reprinted.
Lee Ewing an employe of the IRON mill
at Rowlandville received painful injuries
early Saturday morning. While carrying
iron he fell and was burned severely on the
hands, arms and breast.
Reese Holman, aged four years. died at
the home of his parents on Monday. The
remains were inferred in the Elkton GENE
terry on Wednesday morning, the Rev r
Day Cantwell, officiating.
DR.. Harry Z. Clemson has opened an
office in the Price building on Main street,
opposite the store of John q. Bennett &
Company. DR.. Clemson is a graduate of
the University of Maryland
"A large peach grower in Kent county
has refused S1,25 basket for his peach
crop, the buyer to take all varieties and
sizes. Several growers have received three
dollars basket for some shipments. Large
prices have so far ranged during the season.
Everett B. Wilson, civil engineer and
surveyor OF Elkton, was engaged this week
in making boundary survey of the PROF.
critics of DR.. Ii. II. Mitchell, situated south
of Elkton on the Chesapeake road. Mr.
Wilson has just opened an office in Elkton,
and his card appears in another column of
the WING.
Sarah Saunders, a respected colored
woman of this town died on Sunday MORT
ing from the effects of n paralytic stroke
sustained last week She had been faith
full domestic in the family of Mrs. Martha
Ellis for fifteen years, and for the past
several years had been in the employ of
Miss Jane Torbert.
The regular quarterly meeting of the
directors of the Mutual Fire Insurance
Company of Cecil County WAS hsld at the
office of the Company in Elkton On We'd
nesday morning. The regular routine of
business was transacted. The regular
annual meeting of the company Will be
held today at IL o'clock.
While on the way to his home near
Pleasant Hill, Thomas Smith stopped in
Elkton on Saturday night, and when ready
to resume his drive found that some mis-
creant had driven off with his team. Mr..
Smith was compelled to walk home a dis
lance of seven miles. The team was found
Sunday morning near Mill Creek
The annual camp meeting of the Phila-
delphia district, New York Conference,
Free Methodist Church, will be held at
Leslie, Nd, in Mr.. S. NJ. Johnsou's grove,
comm encng Wednesday afternoon, August
s, and closing Wednesday evening, August
Is, 1894. Extra services will also be held
on the camp ground on Sunday, Aug. 9Th,
and 10. 80 q. NJ, $50 and I, so p. n, and on
the following Monday and Tuesday even
ing, Aug. 9Th and 7th. The regular ser
vices will begin Wednesday afternoon, Aug
Sth.
Grand matinee races will be held on
the Elkton Fair Grounds, Saturday, Aug
18th, 1894, at l O'Clock. No entrance fee
charged Glasses: IS 80 class, 800 class,
and prizes: LIST, Sweat Blanket; 2nd, a
pair of Quarter Boots; 3rd, Whip; 4th, Set
of Bandages. 81 to enter. In both the
above races, only non professional drivers.
240 class, 2 80 class. All these races, pace
or trot. Colt race, half mile heats, also
running race. All races must have to
enter and to start. Entries close on Fri
day the 10th inst, Frank Phillips, Secre-
tary, EIkton.
Reports from the county state that the
drought and hot sun are fast destroying the
potato vines and it is thought that one
third of the crop is already lost and which
may probably reach one half. The tomatoes
are in fairly good conditions. The apples
will be virtually total failure the fruit
dropping oft rapidly. In the upper districts
ard from which the most favorable report
comes, the wheat yield averages about 20
bushels to the acre, which runs s bushels
behind last years yield. Wheat straw was
plentiful. The crop of oats is fair, runnin 2
from 50 to 80 bushels per acre. Pears prom
Use to prove fairly good, while plums and
apricots are poor. The hay crop will come
up to the average.
MIR. Daniel Golf, of Millville, n. j..
who has been prospecting for clay in Cecil
county stated to WING representive that
rich and full deposit had been found on
the farm of Hon. William NJ. Siugerly at
Frenchtown on the Elk river three miles
below Elkton. This clay is of grew
variety and Mr. Golf pronounced its superior
quality as far exceeding his expectations
1t burns white and is used in the manufac--
ture of fine brick used in interior work. He
further said that it was intended to erect q
plant on the property and ship by water tc
New York, it being possible to place tn.
clay in that market at a lower price than i,
is now obtaiuable there. Mr.. Singerly i,
interested in the project and will back the
enterprise.
Since becoming the propriators OF TIL,
Elkton foundry one year ago Powers &
Cory have increased the volume of business
to such L degree that where three hand
were then a sufficient force seventeen me,
are now employed, and it is necessary to en-
large the plant. The firm is placing in
90 horse power engine, made by Clark &
Son, of Philadelphia, and which will h
supplied by new 80 horse power boiler
An enlargement of the foundry building
contemplated next week. The firm ba
received an order from Denny g. Co.. {
Newark, manufacturers of the Erjccso
hot air pumps, for supplying all the pun
castings which will number roo sets for tn
balance of the year. To complete this wor
anumber of extra men will be put on.
"A serious fire occurred at Massey )
Kent county, on Sunday morning DESTROY
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