The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-30

| The horse attached to the market WACO
, CT Mrs. William Travsrs,of Elktou, IA
away on Main street on Friday mornln
but was stopped on North street hef"l
, any damage was done
The iron work for the new frepro(
warehouse at the Providence Paper Mil
has arrived and work Will be pushed ON til
construction of the building, the dimension
of which are 1sOx60 feet
The Cherry Hill base ball cldb deteate
the Baliwin's Bank nine on Saturday in
closely contested match game played at tn
latter place. The score stood to l. Til
winning battery was Porter aud Blake.
-Eaoch Harris, colored, formerly of thi
town, and who for e number of years la
beez a porter on the Pennsylvania railroad
has purchased a building lot in Vest EIktcl
from John S. Writ, Esq, aud will erect
dwelling.
-Addie G.. Scott, colored, of Snow Hill
made her presence known in Elkton oil
Sunday by assaulting Mary Gibbs, ais
colored. Squire Cleaver heard the case OF
Monday and fined the belIigerent Addie s
aud costs.
A large force of men are engaged max
ing extensive improvements at Holly Hall
the property of w. NJ, Singerly, Esq. The
settling pond is being enlarged, and thu
buildings reprinted and put in fist elias.
order generally.
The explosion of gasoline stove in til,
kitchen of the restaurant of Richard Persor
on Main street, opposite the Court Hous:
called out the Singerly Fire Company yes
terday, Friday, morning, Only a slight
| damage was done.
| The trustees of the Elkton Academy
met on Tuesday. 1t was decided to make
several needed repairs to the building
State scholarships at the academy were
awarded Alice Perkins and William Nc
Nance, of Elkton.
| During the week the corps of Elkton,
Middletown and Masseys Railroad civil
engineers made a new survey around the
extreme east of Elkton at Farr Creek, and
are to-day engaged in locating line on the
| western boundary.
A collection of rare and valuable docu
ments and papers owned by the late Hon..
John a. j. Creswell has been presented to
the John Hopkins University, Baltimore,
by Mrs. Creswel, and which include the
papers in the Alabama Claims Case.
-Superintendeut Robert Holiday, OF the
Delaware division of the p, w. 81 b. rail
road, estimates that the Peninsula OF Mary
land and Delaware will show up this year
with about one fifth of a crop of peaches,
found principally on the water courses.
-Elkton Council, No. %, Jr.O U. y. NJ.
elected officers on Tuesday night as follows:
Jr. p. c., Malvern Jones; c., Alfred Davis;
Vice c., John Dean; a. R. s, Horace
Samms; Con-, w. Stephens; Warden. w.
Silk; l. S, w Mercy; o. S., VIM. Brown.
Town Treasurer Joseph L. Wells has
street, TO receive town taxes on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of each week in
July, between the hours of > and 6 p M. a
discount of per cent is allowed on taxes
paid during that month.
Mrs. Thomas Lavender, a prominent
resident of MiddIetown, died on Thursday
OF last week of heart disease, aged - years.
Mrs. Lavender was daughter of DR. Josiah
L. Foard, and a sister OF the late James L
FoaId, whose son, Mr.. Charles r. Foard,
now resides in this town.
-Mrg. Kate Tannatt Woods, the re
nowned author and lecturer; of Salem,
Mass, will lecture at West Nottingham ON
Friday, July 9th, at p. M. Admission,
% cents. Mrs. Woods will talk on "The
American Girl" and read her
delightful dialect Stories afterward
The county commissioners of Kent
county have fixed the rate of county taxes
for 1894 at 81 cents on the Sl0O. The exact
basis has not been determined on as yet
1t will be increased s19, 651. The rate in
1898 W as 80 cents. The rate for county and
state taxes in Kent county will be .013i.
The Peninsula Editorial Association
makes its annual excursion today to
Asbury Park, n. j.. to be present during
the convention of the National Editorial
Association. The Peninsula Association
will make headquarters at the Atalanta
Hotel. Elkton will be represented by Geo.
II. Ash, of the Democrat, and V. NJ. Torbert
of the WING.
Walter G. Boyd and William 7. Lee, of
Cecil county, have been appointed to
unclassifed service places i'll the Baltimore
II Nv ,,lr,
place July %. They will be assigned to
places after qualifying. The salaries of the
positions to be filled range from S720 to
$40 a year. Benjamin p. Hanson, form
erly of this county, has been promoted to
the position of captain of the night inspac
tors.
While stealing a ride on p W. and
B. railroad freight train Harrison Tfaynor
a colorcd man hailing from Virginia met
with a serious accident between Principle
and Charlestown at an early hour on
Thursday morning. lie either fell or
jum ped from the train aud received in
iuries which necessitated the ampulation
of his right leg in Wilmington to which
city he was immediately taken. Traynor
is 50 years of age.
j Ohm II. Brown, a prominent farmer
residing near : lasgow, Del, died on Sun
day afternoon after an illness of COnsGmp-
ton covering period OF year He was
in the thirty-sixth yer OF his age, and
leaves wife and three sons, the oldest
being We years of ago. Mr.. Brown was a
son of the late John Brswn, and q brother
of Mr. Robert Brown, of Ekton. His
funeral took place from his late home on
Tuesday afternoon at two O'Clock, the inter
ment being in The Glasgow Presbyterian
Cemetery The bearers were: w. j. Brown.
Reuben Brown. Thomas Brown, Harry
Brown, Thomas Mccullough and James
McIutire.
The annual readjustmrnt of Presi-
Dental postoflicss In de by the first assist
ant acknowledgement has been CON pleted.
The changes take effect on July l. The
status of the two Cecil county presidential
postofffces Elkton and Port Deposit under
the read iustment is shown by the figures
giving the present salaries of pnstmasters,
their salaries for the next year, and the
gross receipts Tie figures are as follows:
Present Salary next Gross
salary. fiscal year. receipts
Elkton, +. X. Scott,
postma ster ........ $1,000 $1,000 T4,56s 90
Port Dep0st,G. 4. At
kinson, postmaster. 200 1900 2,i52.52
In the readjustment Maryland makes a
good showing. Not single Office in the
state has fallen back grade, while Laurel
was advanced from fourth class 10 Presi-
Dental.