The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-11

The Tome Institute at Pot deposit
will throw open it's doors on Sep inter IT.
Amos Martindale, of Zion, lost two
valuable horses from spinal Il euingitis
this week.
A regular meeting of the Si' cry Fine
Company WAS held on Monday nlS"'.
Hog cholera still prevails near No
chanics' Valley, and number of new cases
are reported,
-Lottie Tempe, the valuable your trot
ting mare well known in the Elkton trace
died on lturdAy OF lockjaw.
The work of building addition to the
chapel of the Elkton Presbyterian Church
was begun oa Monday by contractor kamoo
Mr.. Joseph II. Men cal, the well known
ice dealer OF Elkton, having erected an ice
storage house near the lumber yard, VII!
deliver daily 70 his customers the best
eastern ice, either at wholesale or retain
net cash prices. See his advertisement IN
another column.
Thirty one tickets were sold ut Etkton
for The p. w. & Il. railroad excursion to
COLCHESTER Beach on Thursday. A very
large number wentfrom North East, eighty
nine tickets being sold. Trains were also
run over the y. & b. Ger trail railroad. The
boat was taken at Perryville.
On Saturday juries of condemnation
met in Elktom and appraised the land oil
James \. Cleland and Groome heirs
near Elktun over which the route ci the
proposed Eikton, Middletown aud MasseSa
railroad passes. Mr.. Cleland was awarded
$1,000, the company to maintain fencing, IN
all, SlGl2 Groome heirs were granted $1,000,
they to build aud maintain fencing.
Mr. John a. Curry of Chesapeake City,
has been granted an increase OF pension
from So TO Sl7 per month. l.. ID. Bowland
of the Register of Wills office, was instru
mental in securing Mr.. Curry his increase
The Commissioner of Pensions has reduced
the pension of Robt. Lightcap, OF Warwick.
veteran of the late war, from S12 to IS per
month. and George Money, of Cooch's Bridge
has received notice that his pension will be
cut from S12 to Sc within the next 30 days.
Last Thursday W. X. Bird of C9cii
county sent to Prof W II. Snyder Broad
Street, large bird known as the great
blue heron, commonly called big crane
1t was caught by his dog, near Stone Run.
foundry who held it by the wing and
brought it ont of the water. 1t is the
largest bird of this kind seen in that 10
cality for a long time. The speci men was
az once sent to Ttxidermist Price of West
Chester to be stuffed and mounted - OXFORD
Press.
The disorderly conduct in E,kton on
Saturday night resulted in the arrest Of
several colored men, who are inclined to
put the law at defiance entirely too often.
Especially on Saturday night does Ger
tain class of Elkton's colored population
display itself upon the business streets and
acts both in a disorderly and insulting man
her, which the residents of the town do not
propose to coun.ensnce. David Harris ard
William Freeman, two of those arrested,
were given = hearing on Tuesday night
before Squire Cleaver on the charge of
beng habitually disorderly. freeman was
committed to the House of Correction for
nine months, while Harris was tiued in
default of which lie laDguisbes in Jail
Harry Miller an umbrella member, who is
an old offender here was also committed TO
the House of Correction for months by
Justice Partridge. Benjamin Hinson was
fined on one charge.