The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-05-19
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The regular May meeting OF the Cecil
Farmers Club will be held at Mr.. VIM.
E. Gillespie's near Coora on Wednesday
the 30th inst.
The p. w. & B railroad express train
which passes Elkton at S.45 p. m. south.
bound, now stops at Perryyille and Havre
de Grace daily.
Revolving fals were placed in the ton
serial saloon of A. E. Sewers, this week,
and which will be filly appreciated by his
patrons this summer. The power is sup
piled By a water motor.
Thomas P. Dale, proprietor of the Cecil
Spring Bottling Establishment. on North
street, has made several improvements 10
his plant this week. The steam engine has
been replaced by water motor.
The Organization of a SociLty for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals is being
agitated IN Elkton. The WING pledges its
support to the organization in the protect
ion of all class against maltreatment in any
form.
Charles Bennett was painfully Injured
at the pulp works on Sunday night. While
at work at the drying machine he was
caught by the spear which cats off the roll
of pulp, the iron penetrating the right leg
above the knee.
DR.. j. w. Cooper. OF Eikton, and DIR.
D. G. Barlow, of Wilmington, have been
elected delegates of the State Homeopathic
Society TO the American Institute of Homo
opathy, which meets in Denver June 14th.
The sessions continue one week.
The annual meeting of the Maryland
Democratic Editors Association was held
in Westminster on Wednesday. The
association decided to go to Asbury Park
the first week in Jdly, at which time and
place the National Editors Association will
hold its annual meeting.
Mr.. Townsend Poole recently left his
coat hanging in an Elkton hotel, in the
pocket being a promissory note, with
endorsers for a considerable amount of
money. Upon putting his coat on he dis
covered that the note was missing, and
which has not as yet been recovered.
The farm of Adam T. Mag-aw, situated
in the Sixth district near Colofa, and con
tanning 257 acres of land, was sold at public
sale in ELTON Oh Tuesday morning, by
James NJ. Ambler, attorney. The purchasers
were Mary Riggs, George w. Riggs and
Lawrason Riggs, trustees, of Baltimore, foi
$4,000.
The ladies of Eikton aud vicinity are
requested by the members of the Si1gerly
Fire Company to meet in Council Hall this
Saturday afternoon at half past four
O'Clock, to complete the arrangements for
the festival to be held on Tuesday and Wed
nesday evenings of next week in the engine
house.
Misses Cora and Emma Sewers,
George Jamison, Ruth Bailey, Ida Smith,
Maggie White and Grace Armstrong gave
a supper on Saturday at the residence of
Mr.. A. E. Sewers on East High street, the
proceeds amounting to 500 being for the
benefit of the poor of Elkton. This amount
was placed in the hands of the Mercy and
Help department of the Epworth League
AS the purpose of the festival to be
given by the firemea in the engine house
on Tuesday and Wednesday nights next, is
to raise sufficient amount of money to
defray the expense of the rubber suits
recently purchased, it is therefore the duty
of every citizen and especially the property
holders to lend whatever aid they can fin.
ancially. The fremen state that 500 is
needed, and is is hoped that by a willing
and liberal response by our citizens this
may be raised.
The memb ers of Go mpany L NJ n. G
of Elkton, Captain w. A. Wright, are
getting in trim for the annual encampment
of the State militia which will be held
this year at Frederick. Adiutant General
Douglas had conference on Wednesday
with Governor Brown and will shortly
issue further orders. The Frederick camp
will be named Camp Brown" after the
Governor, who is the commander in chief,
and also for Brig Gen. Sewart Brown :,
commander First Brigade.
as III sCN ca dl IOOalibiSS III tbio bOuuIy
the army worm has attacked the corn fields
in the neighborhood of Middletown aud
their ravages, according to some reports,
have become serious. A number of farm.
ers were compelled, owing to the depre
dations of the pest, to replant nearly theiv
entire tields, Some farmer discouraged
at the prospect of low prices to be realized
on their produce, have decided TO try plant
ing and raising field beans for market, a
paratively new industry tor that
territory, but one that is said to render a
fairre Enumeration.
That portion of the Queen Anne and
Kent Railroad, extending from Masssys'.
Kent county, to Centrevills, and with
which the proposed Elktou, Nasseys aud
Middlstown railroad connects, which, for
several years, has been operated by the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company is now
conducted as a separate system, and ana
ged by its own Board of Directors but under
the same division superintendent Mr.. Hol,
l;day. All the local agents were reap
pointed and new schedule put into effect
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dissatisfaction is expressed by business
men generally.
The case OF the Baltimore Cope" Smell
ing and Rolling Company We. the EnrekS
Fertilizer Company OF Cecil county, was
put OF trial in the Hartford county Court a
Belair on Tuesday. The case was tried il
this county in Decem Der, 1890. when tn,
plaintiff took non.suit, which was thei
removed to Hartford county, and tried il
February, 1893, with verdict for tn
plaintiff. The case was then taken to tb
Court of Appeals, when a new trial wa
granted. The suit was brought to tntorc
payment of note. John S. Writ, Esq i
one of the attorneys for the plaintiff. ALDER
Constable, Esq is representing the defen
ant The case was given to the jury lat
Thursday afternoon. The verdict had no
been learned at the time of the wHIG'
going to press.
An improvement is now in progress a
the Jail which will remedy a serious defec
which bias existed for years. The east Gel
lar, which is used as the furnace room, ha
for number of Yeas flooded, owing to th
springy condition of the ground upon whic
the jail is built, increased by the nearnes
of the P. W. and b. railroad which to
certain extent serves as a water shed. Z
an order of the County Commissioners
drain pipes were recently laid in the yarC
and workmen are now engaged in cement
ing the east cellar walls and floor, throug
which The water oozed and communicate
to the other cellars of the building. !
brick cemented wall has been built again:
the foundation, on the inside, a foot and
half in height and a thick layer of cemer
laid on the floor. which are expected {