The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-02-10
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| The farm of the late Samue ."cCollom
near Calvert, was sold at public sale to
Joseph Gregg, of Colora, for Sl5S5.
| john Earle tenders his services to the
citizens of Elkton as an expert c'sanef OF
sinks and cess.pools at reasonable rates
| We ask our farmer readers to note
especially what the Scott Fertilizer Co. has
to say in their new advertisement in this
issue of THE WING.
| William II. Booth on Wednesday and
| Thursday harvested 200 tons of ice from 81
| to inches in thickness from his park near
| Elkton This ice will be used in his ice
| cream mandatory
Mary X, aged years, daughter OF MT
| and Mrs. VIM Hogan died at the home OF her
parents at Fair Hill on Tuesday afternoon
after an illness of but few hours Inc
funeral was held on Friday morning.
Mrs. William Mcdaniel died on Sunday
morning at the home of her daughter Mrs
James Cannon in this town, after an illness
from dropsy. The funeral services were
held on Tuesday, interment in the Elkton
cemetery.
The will of the late William j. Jones
was fled for probate on Monday. The
requests are all of a private character and
the testment was executed January ii,
1892. Letters C. T. A. have been granted
his widow Mrs. Mary j. Jones.
Two infant male children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas X. Burns, of this town, died
on Thursday from the grip, one death
occurring at an early hour in the morning
the other in the afternoon. The children
were twins The remains were inferred at
Leeds on Friday afternoon.
Lewis Gibson, of Elkton, the colored
assailant Of Josephine Landy, at Newport
Del, was sentenced on Thursday in the
Court of Special Sessions, Wilmington, to
serve a tern of five years in prison, pay
fine of $1,000, stand one hour in the pillory
and pay the cost of prosecution.
Ale Smith, colored boy aged about
90 years, left the promises of Jacob Swayne
at Sylmar, on Tuesday, in demented and
crazed condition. He had been carefully
watched but succeeded in stealing away
unseen. He is unsafe to be at large. and
any information respecting him would be
appreciated by Mr.. Swayne.
A number of law students and several
Junior mem bers of the Bar have organized
a debating club which holds weekly meet
ings. Legal and current questions of the
day are discussed. The members of the
club are Attorneys B. L. Founders John
E. Wilson, j. P. McCay and Messrs.
Albert Constable. Jr., j. Cuttings, James
f. Evans, John G. Constable, Warren j.
Haines and Henry L. Constable.
The funeral services of Basil h. Hanna,
took place on Saturday in the West Not
tingham Presbyterian Church, the Rev. D.
f. Shaw officiating, with interment IN the
church cemetery. Mr.. Hanna was son OF
Stephen j. Hanna, of the Eighth district,
and was formerly school teacher in the
county. His death occurred in Philadel-
phia on Wednesday of last week from
typhoid fever in the 32nd year of his age.
A certificate of Incorporation of the
Easton and Elkton Railroad Company was
HI6u Will but OSClCIdly VI SbapO oO @hA'H"
polls on Wednesday. TIE road is to extend
from Easton 10 Chestertown, the Capital
stock being 100000. shares $50 each. The
incorporators are Joseph B. Seth, James A
Pearce, Samuel c. Rowland, Theophilus
Tunis and VIM r. Martin. The proposed
road IL a link in the Eastern Shore system |
now projected.
The trustees of the Elktou Ac 1demy |
met in Elkton on Monday at the office OF
Clinton Mccullough, Esq. The proposition |
respecting the tranfer of tue academy |
property to the School Commissioners for
the establishment of high school was con-
sid Ell ed aud rejected. Clinton Mccullough, !
ESQ.,, was elected president of the board to
succeed the late William j. Jones. DR..
Howard Bratton was elected to fill the |
vacancy in the Board.
Col. S. C. Slaymaker, the well known |
civil engineer, died at his home in Lancas-
ter, Pa, on Friday of last week from the
effects of a paralytic stroke which he sui
cred on the street that morning. Colonel
Slaymsker was the chief engineer OF the
II. ". o. D. IL. II. lOl 9OthO yoAhS "A
the first survey of the pro posed extension
of the line from Oxford to Childs, and
which is now completed from the latter
terminus to Providence. He also did val
liable work upon the Columbia and Port
Deposit Railroad.
Mr.. VIM. j. Morrison, who lives near
Blue Ball Post office in this county, reports
that freak of nature was to be seen this
week on Mr.. Samuel Haddock's farm near
Zion in the shape of lamb with six legs
1t is of the merino variety and was dropped
on Friday of last week. The fore legs OF
the animal and the entire body are natural
in 'front.' but about midway on its spine
two distinct bodies branch out, each hind
quarter being perfectly shaped, aud the
legs, four in number, of natural size. 1t
has been viewed by numbers of curiosity
apekers