The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-01-13
.cLOgAL DEPARTMENT.. "

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A party of Elkton fox hunters gave
chase on Thursday in the Fourth aiseric''
The January meeting Of the Cecil Farm
srs' Club will be held next Wednesday. TIT
18th inst, at COL Enoch Noyes' near For
Deposit.
A town election was held in Charles
town on Monday. The commissioner
elected were: John B. Graham, john n
Black. Joseph Heisler, James M. Heverit
and Perry K Barnes.
The store of r. P. Mcdowell at Conc
wingo, has been purchased by MS SOL
Edward B. Mcdowell and Charles Rooy
who will continue the business. Mr.. Nc
Dowell has bought the Frank store property
at Rowlandville, to which place he mas
removed.
The recently elected officers of Little
Elk Tribe, No. so, 1. o. r. NJ OF Cherry
Hill are: s., J. Ingram; S. S, H. Mcfad-
den; J. S., j. Scott; P, r. Scott; G of
F. Magraw; X. of W., j. S. Jamison; u ol
W.. Grant; G. of F., F. Bennett; Mar
SHALL R. c. Hill; Rep, r. Scott.
The funeral of Mrs. Mary Moss took
place on Monday from the residence OF her
sister-in-!aw, Mrs. Annie Gerry, near
RowlandvilIe, the interment being at west
Nottingham. The deceased was daughter
of the late George Gerry and had been
widow for many years. She leaves no
children.
james T. Graham, Clerk of the Circuit
Court for this county, on Friday night the
9TH inst, was presented byl Harmony Lodge
(of Port Deposlt) A. f. A. Nj. Win a
handsome Past Masters Masoni, jewel.
1t is a beautiful Masonic emblem set WIFE
25 pearls, large sapphire and prlihants'
and of which our affable clerk may be
justly proud.
"A twelve year old colored girl was
killed last week by the accidental discharge
of a gun. on the farm of William M. Knight
in the first district The child lived with her
parents who are servants at the mansion
house on the property, and was carrying
the loaded gun down stairs when the
hammer was sprung the shot entering her
head producing instant death.
The Singerly Fire Company will meet
in the Agricultural Society room, in Odd
Fellows Hall this Saturday evening
January 18th, to dispose of articles left
over from the recent fair. The gold watch
will be drawn, and if the few remaining
chances on the town lot are sold it will be
drawn. The citizens of the town are
requested to give us their assistance.
RICKETTS, NELSON, Secretary.
The stockholders of the Hartford County
Agricultural and Mechanical Society on
Monday elected these directors: Charles L.
Vail. William L. Amos, W. F. Reasin, j.
l.. Whiteford, Joshua Luckey, Frank B
McAtee, A. NJ. Fulford, R. A. Mitchell, G.
W. Jones, J. P. Mitchell, Amos B. Hollings
worth and Joseph Archer. Treasurer j.
w. McNaob reported receipts for 1898 of
sc, 482 .OS and expenditures S5,S2S IS.
The officers of National Lodge, No. 81,
/. o. o. F., of Elkton, elected on December
1, were installed at the regular meeting of
tie Lodge on Friday night of last week.
The officers installed were: F. g., II. c,
Wells; v. G., Joseph Sloan; Secretary.
Ricketts, Nelson; Chaplain, Charles E.
Alexander; Treasurer, George McQuilkin;
Per. Sec., NJ. r. Gilpin; Trustees, j. c.
Dunbar. w. 81. Cole, Charles E. Alexander
An entertainment will be given at
Chapel School House, near Wcodlawn,
Friday evening, January 10Th by the Port
Deposit Glee and Guitar Club, to consist of
vocal and instrumental music and some
minstrelsy. Come and enjoy yourself, and
help in good cause. Admission 20 cents
stormy, come Tuesday, January 23d at p,
m. The proceeds are for the benefit of the
Hopewell parsonage fund.
The Baltimore american of Thursday,
in its Washington despatch contained the
following respecting the appointment of
Elkton's new postmaster: Representative
Talbot called at the Postotfice Department
and had talk about the postmastership at
Elkton. A removal may be expected there
shortly, followed by the appointment of
Mr.. Frank r. Scott, who has Mr.. Talbot's
endorsement for the office. The term of
the present postmaster expired December
21''
The Scott Fertilizer Company are un
ming on full time, manufacturing goods for
the spring trade. Their factory contains a
large and valuable stock of materials and
manufactured goods, and night Waterman
is constantly employed. Over 1900 tons of
materials have been recently added to the
stock on hand, including Bones aud Bone
Ash, Ground Blood, Muriate of Potash
and Nitrate of Soda. All of these materials
except the Blood, were imported and are
quite valuable.
The almanacs for 1894 issued by the
Baltimore Sun, the Philadelphia Record and
the Philadelphia Ledger came to our desk
this week as valued visitors. The modern
almanac is indeed an indispensable book of
ready reference and these compendlums
as compiled by the Sun, the Record and the
Ledger are brimful of just the required
information, and are sure of many a turn
ing to during the year. The Sun edition is
particularly valuable to every Marylander
as it contains much desirable intelligence
relating to the State in addition to its vast
fund of general information.
u. S. Grant Post, No. 10 G. A. r. will
have camp fire and public installation
of officers, at their Post Room, at Cherry
Hill, on Wednesday evening, Jan. 18th at
O'Clock. The Staff of the Department of
Maryland are expected to be present and
will install the officers. The public is
cordially invited. The officers to be In.
stalled are: Commander, John W. Miller
Senior Vice Commander, Joseph T. Cant.
well; Surgeon. Emil Seabold; Chaplain,
George r. Spence; Quartermaster, Thomas
S. Miller; Officer Day, Daniel McCauley,
Officers Guard, William Price; Delegate to
State Department, James I. Kelley.
Our neighborlng town of Oxford, Pa,
has taken another progressive step. The
Oxford Press this week states that the
work of numbering the houses has been
completed, and 70 boards bearing the
names of the streets put up. The number
of houses in the town is reported to be 44O,
including buildings of public character
of which AIS were mum bered. The citizeus
the Press continues, are already aware of
the advantages of the system and now
know where they live and appreciate the
facility the numbers afford others in finding
them. Elkton is also modern town and
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