The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-03-24
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Slater McKenney has bought out t
carting business of James Jones.
Mr.. John A. Richey has sold his sto
stock at Pilot Town and intends removiI
to Elkton.
Repairs are being made to the buildin
on Main street occupied by the Elktc
Liquor Store.
The property of }. H. Hindman /
Liberty Grove has been sold to John
Ferguson, for S425.
The President on Monday sent II
nomination of Frank r. Scott as postma
at E!kton to the Senate.
"A dog supposed to be mad was kille
in west Elkton on Saturday morning, ate
several dogs had been bitten.
The property of the late Nelson Gustu
in Elkton. has been sold by George A
Blake, trustee, to Robert Frisby for $500,
The work upon Belair's electric ligh
plant is being rapidly pushed. The bolle
and engine have arrived and the poles hav
been distributed in the streets
A destructive forest fire swept over !
section of Hog Hill. four miles south
Elkton, on Sunday and Monday. Many
acres of young timber were destroyed.
The letters advertised at the Elktor
postoffice this week are addressed as fol-
lows: Mr.. w. Z. Parker, MI. E. o. Taylor
Mr.. Wilmer Whamer, Mr.. w. III. Mahcney.
The Siugerly Fire Company has been
presented S. by Mr.. GeorgeB. Kerfoot as
reward for pumping out the steam yacht
Sparkle" which recently sank at the pulp
mill wharf.
"A number of farmers are predicting
frost in June from the fact that fogs occur
red in January, basing their prognostl-
cations upon the old maxim-"Fog in J an
uary, frost in June"
The schooner scow Sheldrake, Captain
John Davidson, OF Elkton, has arrived from
Baltimore, after undergoing repairs on the
marine railway. While loading soft coal
the bottom of the schooner was injured.
The Orphans Court was in special
session on Tuesday. The report of sale of
the real estate of the late Nelson Gustus,
George A. Blake, Executor, was ratified.
Passed first and final account of Robert w.
Frank, guardian of Philip B. Frank.
While engaged in trimming apple
trees on Saturday, Mr.. Samuel Gatchell.
residing near Fair Hill, was painfully
injured the axe striking one of his feet
inhicting deep cash. A physician dressed
the wound and Mr.. Gatchell is rapidly
recovering.
"A loaded freight car was broken open
at the Elkton freight station of the P.W. Il
B, Railroad on Monday night and the mer
chandise strewn on the floor. A box of
shoes was opened and several pairs made
away with. 1t is supposed to have been
the work of tramps.
The funeral of Mis-. George Manning
who died at her home in Sassafras on We'd
nesday of last week took place on Saturday
and was largely attended, the services being
held in the Johntown Church. Mrs. Mar
ming was in the 5S5h year of her age and
leaves husband and eight children.
VIM A. Let's of Bay View killed
hog on Wednesday last the 18Th inst, that
weighed when dressed TAI pounds. 1t was
a Poland China, little over two years old.
This is the best that Bay View has ever |
raised, and if any adjacent section of Cecil |
has beaten it, Mr.. Let's would like to hear
about it.
The popular entertainments known as |
the Temple of Fame" will be given in
Masonic Hall Chesapeake City on Wedues- |
day evening next at p. IN, for the benefit
of the Missionary society of the Presby-
terrain Church of that town. Admission
% cents. A cordial invitation is extended
to every body.
DIR. A. c. Crothers, of Port Deposit,
Senator c. c. Crothers, and States Attorney
A. l. Crothers, of Elkton, have formed a
under the firm name of A. G.
Crothers and Brothers, and will conduct a
regular real estate business. The firm
proposes Ito purchase and sell properties,
place Investments, negotiate bonds, mort
cages and other securities, and make loans
to intending purchasers of property.
Governor Brown on Wednesday issued
4 proclamation, appointing Friday, April
10, as Arbor Day. In his proclamation
be speaks of the beneficial results that have
followed the observance of the day since it
IL was established ten years ago, and he
trusts that the people of tie state will de-
vote the day to the planting or transplant.
ing of trees, vines or shrubbery. He also
that the day be observed in
The public schools, and that the exercises
be accompanied by instruction touching
the purposes and benefits of the festival.
Nathaniel Willets was taken to Della
ware from the Elkton Jail on Saturday by |
State Detective Witsel, of Wilmington,
and at hearing in that city OH Monday
was held in $500 bail for court on the |
charge of forgery. 1t is charged that
Willets forged the name of Charles II.
Ayers, of Iron Hill to check for so 40 |
drawn on the National Bank of Elkton and
which he passed on T. H. Pennock & Com
pany of Wilmington. He was arrested |
several months ago by Deputy Sheriff
Walter G. Boyd in Eastville, Pa, and |
brought to the Elkton jail
-Messrs. A. II. Reynolds and Albert
Constable, Jr., have leased the auditorium
Of Odd Fellows hall, and undertook its man |
agement on Monday. 1t is proposed to place |
Elkton in a legitimate theatrical circuit |
and in this way secure the appearance of |
first class attractions here. Elkton is bad |
theatre going town for the reason that the |
people have been SO frequently imposed |
upon. The new management recognizes |
this fact and will endeavor to bring the |
"Opera House again into the favor of the |
public by virtue of good attractions. The |
audit orium will be improved and reno i,
waited.
Mr.. Harry Burns, a son of Samuel
Burns of Bay View, and Miss Amy Now
land, a daughter of the late VIM. Rowland
of this county, were married op Wednesday
evening at the home of the bride at Bay
View. The ceremony which was private,
was witnessed by company posed of
the immediate relatives and friends of the
contracting parties, and was celebrated by
the Rev. VIM. q. Rooms of North East.
After the ceremony, large number of
young men assem- bled and gave the happy
couple an old fashioned serenade, which
was acknowledged by generous supply of
refreshments served the serenaders.
The fishermen on the Elk, North East
and Susquehanna rivers have been actively
engaged the past week preparing for the
shad season about to open. Already her
ring and shad have been caught in the Elk