The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-10
sGLOgAL DEPARTMENT. "

ner farm, near Elkton to James n. Marcus
The marsh grass along the Elk rive
near Trenchtowu was burned over on tues
day night.
Mr.. II. d. Litzenberg has purchased
handsome surrey and spindle wagon iron
W. w. Burnley.
A chess tournament is in progress a
the Brotherhood of ST. Andrew Readln
Room, North Street.
An infant child of Mr.. aud Mrs. VIII
liam Tibbett, of East High Street, died oil
Monday from the measles.
The County Commissioners, Orphans
Court and School Commissioners Will De II
regular monthly session on Tuesday next
Edward w. Jones of Newark DEL, ma
rented the White Hall Farm on the Elf
river, near Ekton, from w. d. Summers
"A Sheldrake duck, weighing eigh
pounds, was killed on the Elk river a.
Scotland marsh on Saturday by Emme'
White.
Mary E. Washington was before the
magistrate on Tuesday and was nneu q
and costs, $3.50 in all, for braking into the
house of Perry Biddle.
The educators of the Eastern Shore
recently presented handsome gold-beadeo
cane to Col. A. NJ. Psssmore, of Philadel-
pnia, who is a native of this county.
Sylvester Roe, a we'll known farmer OF
near Warwick who was gored by an inluri
ated bull on his property last week, died
from the effects OF his injuries on Monday.
The residence of the late w. j. Jones,
ESQ, on North Street was sold at public
sale in Elkton ON Tuesday by L. NJ. Halnes
Trustee, Mr.. Haines being the purchaser at
a bid of $3.50.
There were large attendance at E. f..
Marsh's sale of fine stock, near Warwick,
on Monday, and good prices were realized,
the sale aggregating $4,000. Shockley u
Smith were the auctioneers.
H. Elizabeth, aged two years, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. A. NJ. Strickland, died on
Sunday morning. The funeral was held on
Tuesday afternoon at half past two o'clock,
interment in Elkton cemetery.
Letters advertised at the Elkton post
office this week: Sentinel Pub. Co., Mrs. G.
Williamson, H. w Turner, I. \. South
worth, James Orr, Lizzie McDool, A.
Dufheld, Sue Duglls, Rev. C. E. Herbert
Mrs. Mary Glenn.
Mrs Sarah McNamee, widow of the
late Frederick McNamee, died at her home
near Porters' Bridge, on Saturday, after an
protracted illness, aged eighty years The
in Friends cemetery.
j. Polk Scott. proprietor of the agri-
cultural warehouse on North street on
Monday made an assignment to A. L.
Crothers, Esq, for the benefit of creditors.
The assets are estimated at $500; the exact
liabilities are not known.
Mr.. Earle Feddeman, representing
Feddeman s. Earle, of Centreville, will
shortly commence convassing in Cecil
county for the celebrated page Wire
Fences large amount of which has already
been sold here by the firm. Within very
short time they have placed $780, 900 worth
of this fence in Talbot and Queen Anne
counties
The funeral of Maggie o. Cloves, the
young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harvey
Groves, took place on Sunday afternoon at
half past two O'Clock from her parents
residence on North street. The R.v. /. l..
Wood cfficiated and the interment was in
the Elkton cemetery. The pail bearers were
Oils Cline, w. c. GILES, Fred Fl. LETTER and
John Tuft.
w. w. Burnley, the genial proprietor
of the Howard House met with a perilous
as well as unpleasant experience in the icy
waters of the Susquehanna river on Friday
of last week. Mr.. Burnley having business
on Garrett's island attempted to row across
Perryvile near the B. and o. railroad
bridge when his batteau was swamped by
the swift current and floating ice. BY
manful struggle Mr.. B. reached the shore
and returned home that evening seemingly
little the worse for his experience.
The following averages were obtained
by the pupils of Leeds public school for the
month ending February 2Sth. Seventh
grade, George NJ. Settle, a. Sixth grade,
Leroy Ga!!sner, 49, Edmond Verrat, 81,
Fourth grade, Ernest Howard, "a; Willie
Lynch, Walter Veterman, Harry Gallaher
and Willie Settle, each 80; Hannah Whib-
ley, SO; Charles Verrat, So. Third grade,
John Haas, So; Cecilia Warrington, Sc;
Effie Holmes, 80; John Ward, 81. First
grade, Willie Shippers, 50.
james Booth, a demented man, vas
arrested in New Castle on Tuesday while
lying in wait to shoot DR.. John j. Black, a
prominent physician of that city, and who
is well known in this vicinity. Booth has
for long time been harmless, contenting
himself with denouncing his imaginary
enemies. but Monday night he was dis
covered in an alley near the residence of
DIR. Black, with pistol in his hands, avow-
ing bis intention of killing the doctor. For
tunately DR.. BLACK was not called out.
When Booth was captured he made no
comment except that he would kill Dr.
Black as soon as he got out
An entertainment will be given in Odd
Fellows hall on Monday evening, March
90, for the benefit of the reading room of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew. Mr.. Howard
G. A. Amory, of New York City, will
deliver lecture and it is expected that
other attractive features will be added to
the entertainment. The Brotherhood has
maintained reading room for about year
which has been largely patronized by the
young men of the town, and the proceeds of
the entertainment will be devoted to the
expense of maintaining the reading room.
1t is hoped that the object of the entertain
ment will commend it to the liberal pat
ronage of our citizens.
The frame house on Collins avenue
occupied by William Smallwood and bis
wife Rachel, aged colored couple, was
Dissolved to be on fire shortly before twelve
o'clock on Sunday night. An alarm was
turned in to which the Sipgerly Fire Com
pany responded and soon the flames wers
subdued, but not until the house was en-
tirely burned. Mrs. Smallwood had beer
confined to the house for considerable tint
and was rescued from the burning building
by George Dubois and Frank Daniels
The fire, it is supposed, originated from ;
defective fiue and the loss of the building
and its contents will amount to about $3.50
of which there is insurance for 500 in tn
Cecil Mutual.
The Lillian Radcliff Dramatic Com
pany was stranded in Elkton this week
attachments being levied upon the troupe
baggage and personal effects. The com
pany came 20 E!kton on Monday to fill
weeks enga cement in Odd Fellows hall
They had previously appeared in Por