The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-02
.CLOgAL DEPARTMENTS

alton will be held in Elkton on MONDAY
and in Port Deposit on Tuesday
The Daniel Cochran farm, IN Ken
county, containing $50 acres, has oeei
transferred to Samuel Hurlock for so'iZo
-Woolley & Bennett, lumber Dealers o
Chesapeake City, are collecting the log
which were swept down the Susquehanni
last week.
The Hartford County Commissioner:
have appropriated money sufficient to keei
the county public schools open ten months
of the year.
w, w. BurkleS's tonsorial saloon IL
the Gilpin building, North street, has beer
neatly fitted in modern furniture ana Il
now open to its patrons.
Isaac Hecht has completed handsome
new hotel in Havre de Grace, near tht
Pennsylvania Railroad depot. The build
ing is three stories high and contains q
rooms.
The trial of William Bouldln, of Perry
vile, this county, for the murder OF WIN
B. Lawrence, at Havre de Grace in Marct
last, has been fixed for Tuesday, June 9th
at Belair, Hartford county.
The case of Joseph w. Reynolds, Of
Rock Springs, against the Farmers and
Mechanics Fire Insurance Company Of
Cecil county, which was taken to the Har-
ford coun ty Court at Belair has been annie
ably settled The company confessed Judg
meat for $3.50, interest and costs.
The shipping of soft crabs from Kent
county to the Baltimore market has deVel-
oped into an extensive and remuneratlve
business. Between May and 10 one oper-
ator shipped SIC dozen or 6,912 soft crabs,
an average of little over 62 dozen per day.
On Nav oath he handled ITO dozen crabs.
Mr., Wilmer E. Hardness of this town
who recently purchased the Collins farm
located mile from the town limits and
containing 102 acres is improving the
property noticeably. He has built new
barn, 24x4O, with hydraulic ram, Sc, and
has built new porches to the Dwelling
House on it, making it very desirable
place.
Mr.. Joseph E. Spencer narrowly escap
ed drowning while capturing drift logs In
the Susquehanna river at Lapidum last
week. He was standing on the tow path
of the canal, in sveral feet of water, steering
logs into a boom, when he tainted. AS he
fell he threw out mis- arms, and fortunately
grasped floating log with each arm. The
current carried him rapidly down the river
but he Was rescued, unhurt, by Mr.. Budd
Price.
The cylinder head of the engine at the
electric light plant on West Main street
blew out on Saturday evening shortly after
the dynamos had been started, and the
town was thrown into darkness. Much
inconvenience was experienced by the
business men who depend almost entirely
upon the electric lights. Those who had
gas fittings were content All classes and
kinds of lights were pressed into service.
The candle and the kerosene lamps were at
a premium. Tie necessary repairs were
made on Tuesday.
The Hartford county court at Belair,
has been engaged this week with the Gill
espi. will case removed from this county.
Nicholas Gillespie VS.. John S. Witt, execu-
tor of Mary E. Gillespie, deceased. The
suit is to set aside he will of the decedent
on account of alleged undue influence hav-
ing been exerted by the beneficiary, Mary
S. Springer, and that the .estatrix was of
unsound mind. The attorneys for the
plaintiff are C. c. Crothers, A. L. CIothers,
of Elkton, and n. Scarboro, of Belair.
w. S. Evans and John S. Writ, OF Elkton,
peared for the defendant.
Report of final examination OF sixth
and seventh grades, school 4, Fourth dis
tr:ct. Helen Henderson, 99S; Eva Dren-
men, 1915; Ida Kimble, 80 4; Mary Strahorn,
%; Annie Peterson, SO. 6; Evelyn Kimble,
9s.4; Clifton Singles, 81; Perla Grant, 1915;
Alice Brown, 6; Nora Finley, 97.7, Chas
Strahorn, 95 5; Henry Kimble 97.7; Joseph
Croes, 90.6. The following were present
during part of the examination Laura Fin
ley. 90; Hannah Scott, "a; Mary Henderson,
Is; Della Singles, 100; Helen Henderson,
100; Don Strahorn, go Alice Brown and
Maggie Law were present at school every
day since Sept. NJ. L. WARD, Teacher.
The Carter will case on trial at Easton,
resulted in verdict sustaining the will on
all the issues. OAe of the contestees was
Mrs Jewell, wife of Rev. Isaac Jewell
formerly of Rising Sun. Mr.. Carter. the
testator, died last yer. leaving widow
and four sons and daughters and an estate
uf about $50 900, devised to them according
to the terms of a will, which was duly
probated. Mrs. JEWELS portion, as wei
as that of another married daughter, was
limited by the will to a life tenure should
they die without issue. 1t was these
daughters and their husbands who con
tested the will on the ground of testamen-
tary incapacity and undue influence.
Prince Couzi a native of the Grea
Harrow Desert, South Africa, lecturet
upon the Habits and Customs of the
Natives of South Africa, in Providence
Hall, on Tuesday night and the entertai in
ment proved so successful. that it wa
repeated on Thursday evening in Provid
ence A, U. NJ. P. Church. The Prince is
TYPICAL African of d polite and pleasin
manner, and was brought to this countr.
by Bishop Taylor, when nine years ofage
He and his mother, who is recognized a
Victoria Flossie Zulu Ding Dang Omisha
ale attending school In Connecticut bein
educated for Missionary work in thei
native country, and he takes this means
Uscturiug,) through the summer TO defra,
their expenses at school. Hs will lectur
at several other places in the county.
The United States fish commission hay
been obliged to suspend operations at th
Battery fish-hstching establishment, belo
Hayre de Grace. This suspension is yer
much earlier than usual, and is due eutire
to the food in the Susquehanna. The sue
den stoppage necessitated the liberation
nearly 3,OO0,O 900 shad fry and the loss
over a half-milion undeveioped egg
About thirty men, mostly residents
Havre de Grace, were discharged. SUI
w. Dec Ravenel is greatly disappoint
with the seasons output as he anticipate
unusual results this spring, expecting
hatch and distribute 80, 900, 600 to 10000, o
youn shad. The output has been not quI
3O,OOO,O0O, which, however, approach
closely the seasons hatch in past years.
is said that at an early day extensive il
movements will be added to the Bate
plant.
Owing to breaks in the Susquehan
and Tidewater canal twenty-five emp
canal boats returning from New York
Pennsylvania were tied up at Lapidum
Saturday for an indefinite period. TIL,
are four of these breaks-one each at St
ford or Deer Creek, Conowngo, Mud
Creek and Peach Bottom. just before t