The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-05-26
RECORD OF PRECIPITATION.
sGLOgAL DEPARTMENTAL

LETTERS ApvERTIsEp-Mr. George
Freeman.
Samuel b. Grant has been appointed
Justice of the Peace at Cherry Hill &c
succeed the late James Spence.
William H. Orr has been appointed
postmas ter at Greensboro, Hartford county
vice Robert w. Crew, resigned.
Roger Witworth, the progressive hard
ware dealer, West Main street, has placed
an elevator in his large carriage warehouse
Charles Ludwig, the tsnsorial artist Oh
the Howard House, has placed new set OIL
chairs in his saloon for the convenience OF
his patrons.
Because of the Indictment weather the
Firemen's fair and festival has been post
poned until Monday and Tuesday evenings
next, May 2Sth and 10Th.
The annual commencement exercises
of Goldey Commercial College, Wilmington,
will be held on Tuesday evening, June Il,
at eight o'clock in the Opera House.
During the thunder storm of Saturday
night the lightning struck an outbuildipg
on the farm of j. Frank Pennington, near
Middetown. The heavy rain prevented
fire.
An excellent special attraction has been
secured by the Fair Managers in Charlie
Kinzer's trotting dogs, which will give
daily exhibitions. There are four dogs,
which trot in double teams, four in hand
and single.
The jury in the case of the B sltimore
Copper Smelling and Rolling Company vs..
the Eureka Fertilizer Company, of Cecil
county, tried in Hartford county, last
week awarded the plaintiff $500 damages.
The suit was to recover the value of an acid
boat.
Col. Samuel B. Foard has entered his
fast PAGER "Bob" in the % and 45 classes
at the Oxford FAIR, held June 6, 7, and 8.
Charlie NJ, Mr.. Manly Drennens PAGER is
also entered IN the % class, as also is Doc
Fuller, PAGER, owned by Mr. Frank Phillips,
proprietor of the Howard House.
The ladies who will assist the Firemen
at their festival to be held in the engine
room on next Monday and Tuesday eve
nings are requested to meet in Council Hall
on Monday afternoon at three o'clock. The
committee will b. present to receive dona-
tions of cake. etc, after that hour.
AT the special sale of trotters. PAGERS,
roadsters and coach horses at the Philadel-
phia Tattersall ON Tuesday, the following
horses from the Elkton Stock farm We're
sold: Beardsley, b. h., by Beardsley, lie by
Messenger Duroc, dam Glen Belle, S155;
Opdyke, s. M, by Indian Hill, dam
Quinque, S155; sorrel mare, UNNAMED by
Patchen Chief, dam untraced, $40; Glen
Princeton was bid TO $2l0.
1t is said that Sage, who is charged
with victimizing the Belair Bank, had
been ''prospectipg'' in Worcester county.
The Snow Hill Messenger says: "Sage
spent nearly a week riding around with
kind friends in search of five farms, or one
thousand acres of land, for New England
colony who were packed up and ready to
move here on receipt of telegram For
tunately for Worcester he however sue.
ceeded in purchasing in Hartford county"
found early Wednesday morning on the
P. W. and B. railroad near Havre de Grace
The body which was badly mangled, was
brought to Havre de Grace and jury of
inquisition summoned by Coroner S. E..
Penning. They rendered verdict that
1, l.; 81, 81 n al
phia. Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad
at Swan Creek; cause of death unknown
The deceased was apparently about thirty
years of age and of medium size. He wore
blue suit of clothes, with a cutawsy coat
and silk cap. On his right arm in India
ink were the letters j. o. B inclosed in a
wreath. There was nothing to otherwise
identify him. The body was buried in the
strangers lot at Havre de Grace.
One of the important Presidential post
offices in Maryland, which has not yet been
filled is Port Deposit, the term of The Re
publican incumbent having expired Febru
airy 4th, last. No papers have, as yet, been
filed in connection with the appointment
lHe L6Tuu Vi lue hepuUllCdu POSTMASTER vi
Westminster expired on March Repre-
sentative Talbot has not as yet been able
to settle upon a recommendation for thi:
office. The term of the incumbent at Cen
treville expired on March 90. Owing to til,
large number of applicants for this office
Senator Gibson has not been able to deter
mine upon his choice. The term of Post
master Mullikin at Easton, Mr.. Gibson ;,
home postoffice, will expire on May 90
Cambridge on December ID; Annapolis
June IA; Hagerstown. February IA, next
and Crisfeld, January next.
of the traders licenses issued for Cecil
county by Clerk of the Court James T.
Graham, since May LIST, those taken out by
merchants carrying upwards of $4,000 il
stock, are as follows: