The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-07-28
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dislocsted his right arm.
Tho Epworth League OF the Eikton NJ
Z. Church will picnic at Locust Point oil
Wednesday, August Sth. ~
Alexander Reinheimer has opened
tailoring and securing departm ent at Marks
Leiberman's clothing emporium on Man
street.
The Cherry Hill base ball club won
victory from the Appleton club on Situr
day by q score of + to ). The winning
battery-Porter and Miller.
The funeral of Henry Steele, the young
farmer who was drowed nea. Appleton
last week, took place On Monday at the
Head of Christians Church and was largely
attended.
DIR. NIB. Smith resident of this
county and for many years a practitioner
of dentistry in Port Deposit, died on Mon
day at Blackbarren Springs Of consumption
in the sixtleth year of his age.
An infant son of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Holt died ON Tuesday afternoon at the RESI-
dence of his parents in Elk Neck, of whoop
ing cough The funeral services were held
on Thursday afternoon, inter nent atWesley
Chapel.
john McCollom who was charged with
the murder of John Willis who was
drowned in the Delaware river near Port
Penn on June 90, was arraigned before
Magistrate McWhorter, in Wilmington
and acquitted.
The farm of the late James Cuibertson
on Bohemia Manor and containing l60
acres, was sold at public sale in Elkton, on
Tuesday, to Martin Burris, E!q,, of Md
dletown, for $1,000, subject to the dover
right of the widow.
William A. Alexander, son of John f.
Alexander. of Elkton, purchased the drug
store ofJ II. Simpson in Chesapeake City,
and undertook the management of the bust
ness on Monday. Mr.. Alexander for a
number of years has been engaged in the
drug business in Chester, Pa.
Fred Burton, a member of the Coxey
detachment under Browne, was taken Ill
with cholera morbus shortly after the
arrival of the army in Elkton last week
A physician was called in attendance and
the man was removed to the residence OF
George Shivery in West Elkton, where he
is now recovering.
During the races Oh the Fair Grounds
on Saturday afternoon game of base ball
WAS played between the Elkton Juniors and
the Bay View club, resulting in score of
II to 10 in favor of the visitors. But five
innings were played In the first in ming
George E Brown, the Elkton pitcher,
while in the act of delivering a ball frac-
tured his right shoulder blade. His place
was taken by Freeman.
During the thunder storm Saturday
afternoon the barrack and stable on j.
c. Corbits farm, tenanted by Frank Rey-
nolds, about mile southeast of Odessa,
was struck by lightning and 60 tons of
timothy hay, the building a fine young
horse, a carriage, several sets of harness, a
calf and other property were burned.
The building and horse were insured Mr..
Reynolds had a trifing insurace of SIS on
his hay. The net loss estimated at about
$1,000.
The melon growers of Kent county are
now combating with an entirely new
enemy to the watermelon. Within tie past
ten days crows have been doing great
destruction. They attack the largest melons
just before they are ripe. One of the most
extensive as well as the most successful
all in ~ Il
ago carried out from the patch over one
hundred of his finest melons which had
so badly been pecked by crows as to be
entirely worthless.
AT meeting of the incorporators of the
Easton and Chestertown Railroad, held in
Chestertown, on Wednesday, 1,035 sh ares
of stock were subscribed at par value of
$50 each. The stockholders then met and
organized by electing the following di-
rectors: John S. Writ, of Cecil county
Charles T. Westcott, Jas. A. Pearce and
levin w. Wicks, of Kent; Philip Fedde-
man and j. Frank Harper, of Queen Anne
county; VIM. Goldsborough of Talbot
county. Charles I. Westcott was elected
president, levin w. Wicks secretary and
Emil Thielens treasurer. Surveyors have
been at work running the proposed route of
the Elkton and Southern Railroad through
Kent comfy. The lines run through
Galena, one of the most progressive towns
of upper Kent,
The festival held by the ladies of the
Elkton Catholic Church in the lawn adjoin
ing the church, commencing Thursday
evening was a decided success. The grounds
were lighted by electricity, and trimmed
with Chinese lanterns aud flowers, and the
effect was excellent. presenting a very
pretty picture. 1t will be continued this
evening and the Principle Band is expected
to be present. The following ladies were in
charge of the tables:
Table No. 1-Miss Dee Howard, assisted by Sun
day School class.
Table No. miss McElwee and Miss Moore.
Table No. 3-The Misses Seaman,
TabIs ~. miss Annie Reagan and Mrs. F.
49, Kerr.
{ Die No. 5-Misses Lizzie and Hannah Hartnet
and Miss Annie Mccartney.
fable No. e-The Misses Myers.
s. Cake Table-Mrs. II. D. NJ. Howard, assisted b.
Miss Feehly and Miss Scott
Cashier-Miss Marcela Reagan.
The members of the Fourth and Fittl
Regiments, NJ. n. G, were paid off oil
Thursday and Friday for their services a
Frosrburg. Tie privates and all other mel
under the rank of second lieutenant recei
ed 81 SO day for their services TIL
second ieutenants received 81, first lieu
tenants $3.50, captains So, majors 81, tn
lieutenant colonel IS, and the colonel SIC
Tho adjutant, paymsyster and chaplai
have the rank of captain, and receive tina
pay. These rates of pay are the same a
exist in the regular army. Col. l.. A!liso
Wilmer, commanding the First Regimen
which includes the Ekton Company, wen
to Baltimore on Wednesday, and arrange
number of the pay rolls of his command
He thinks his men will be paid off neS
week. 1t is Colonel Winners idea to hay
the pay rolls in such condition wi e
turned ovsr to the adjutant general thu
hey will not be returned for revision I
nat end he telegraphed to several of h
lptains to meet him in Baltimore yestel
TO aunt the accounts. w hen the:
,tters have been Strengthened out, al
check handed to Colonel Wilmer. |
send the money for the companies
IT, respective captains for disbursement
CLks will be sent to the staff officers
u about ten days the saw mills of Il
Wfamsport and Chesapeake Company {
Spspws Point will be ready to man
factus lumber from the logs which escape
into tie Chesapeake from the Susquehanr
river d,ring the freshet of last June. ri
mills Will be kept busy at least two year
and will furnish eInplovment IN .ho