The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-05-05
GLOgAL DEPARTMENT. v

Bow street, is being reprinted.
The special May term of the Circui
Court will convene on Monday.
A dwelling house is being erected OF
South street by Miss Addie Ford.
The annual May day festivities at Rec
Point fishing shore will take place today.
A meeting of Fair Directors will b'
held at the Society's office on Tuesday
morning next at IL O'Clock.
james Z. Dean has contracted Will
builder Jacob Rambo for the erection Of
two houses in West Elkton.
The residence of Mr.. John Hogg at
High and Bow Streets is being improved
by new roof and other repairs.
&C. 81. Price has been appointed post
master at Leeds, this county, vice j. )
Settle removed. The office is fourth class.
John CIestle of West Elkton recently
lost eight fowls by the invasion of chicken
plucker who also visited the roost OF
Charles George taking four more.
Miss Mamie Jones, daughter of Detec-
tive William 7. Jones, of Wilmington, who
was formerly of Elkton, died at her home
in that city on Saturday in the eighteenth
year of her age.
The room in the Payne building spec
tally adapted for photograph gallery, has
been rented and is now occupied by Mr.
S. E. Homer, manager of the studio prev
Of cd
Governor Brown has appointed DIR. +.
FL. Mackie, of the Fourth district, mem
Der of the State Veterinary Board for term
of four years. Harry Vance was appointed
specia! policeman at Elk and Bohemia
rivers, this county.
The sessions of the Baltimore A. NJ. E
Conference were recently held at Hagers
town. The Cecil county appoin tments are:
Elkton. W. Ii. Chew; Cecilton, r. 7 Queen;
Port Deposit, S. NJ. johnson; Chesapeake
City, j. W. Brown.
MIR. W. d. Sommers denies the state
ment in last weels WING that his horse
ran away on Main street. Mr.. Sommers
states that the colt became unruly only.
The WING received Its information from
several persons who witnessed the occur
renee.
The commissions of the recently
appointed Justices of the Peace for Cecil
county were received by the Clerk of the
Court from the Governor this week, and
Deputy Jack Williams has been busily
engaged recording and mailing them TO
the appointees.
The umbrella members Kelly and
Darrah who were recently arrested and
convicted for having broken into the
school house at Cecilton and destroying
certain property therein were taken to the
House of Correction on Saturday by Sheriff
White to serve six month sentences
Nathan Crossley, the stepson of Mr..
George j. Leager who was killed by the
negro William jackson, in Queen Anne's,
has been taken to Baltimore, by Mr.. w.
Irving Walker, we'll known in Cecil county.
The youths wound is apparently healing in
a satisfactory manner. Mr.. Walker will
keep the boy until all danger of any trouble
has passed.
Crystal Lodge of Rising Sun, recently
elected the following officers for the present
quarter: Chief Templar, EIwood Nichols;
Vice Templsr, o. G. England; Supt. Juve.
nile Tenn pie, w. II. Myres; Recording Sec.
rotary, Reba Nichols; Financial Secretary,
Belle KeilhotZ; Treasurer. NJ. E. Kirk;
Chaplain, Jennie Taylor; Sentinel, John
Mahan; Past Chief Templar, j. L. Steph-
ems; Lodge Deputy, S. A. Taylor.
MIR. William !. Hennick, son in law
of Mr.. James P. Merritt, formerly of Elk
ton, died of consumption On Wednesday
morning at his residence in Baltimore, aged
33 years. He was son of the late Johu
NJ. Hennick, chief engineer of the Balti-
more fire department For eighteen years
he had been in the employ of Lyon Couklin
and Co. Mr.. Hennick leaves a widow
nee Miss Lizzie Merritt and one little girl
His funeral takes place to day at o'clock.
During the electrical storm that visited
this section on Saturday. the residence on
the farm of Thomas S Wickes, in Kent
county, tensnted by Frisby Newcomb, was
struck by lightning and badly damaged.
The family was alarmed by the shock but
no one was hurt. The lightning tore off a
quantity of Notwithstanding, passed on
down through the lower portion of the
house. This belt passed through a chest of
clothing, setting the clothing on fire, which
smouldered for some time before it was
discovered.
George w. Abel, managing proprietor
of the Baltimore Sun, died suddenly on
Tuesday evening at his residence in Balti.
more He was to have sailed on Wednes-
day for Europe, where he contemplated
making an extended tour. Saturday he
contracted cold, which on Sunday devel-
oped into pneumonia. The disease, how
ever, did not present any alarming symp-
toms until the day of his death. Mr..
Abel was 80 years old and the second son
of the late Arunah S. Abell, the founder of
the Sun. He leaves widow and two chill
dren.
MIR. VIM. T. Taylor son of Jesse Taylor
of the Fourth district and son iu law of Mr.
George Witworth of this town, will sail for
Liverpool England an the steamer South.
wark from Philadelphia on the Both of May
Mr.. Taylor visited Norway last Summer
and has since his return given a number
of lectures, accompanied by stereopticon
views of the land of the midnight sun Mr.
Taylor will visit Norway again this sunni :
as well as Ireland, the principal object of
his trip being to secure additional views for
another series of lectures this fall and
winter on Ireland aud Norway.
Miss Martha Bddle the venerable and
respected principal of Perryville public
school, attended on Tuesday last the golden
wedding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. X
W. Cochran at Middletowp, Delaware
The occasion was an interesting ore to Miss
Biddle, as she had taug ht in Mr.. Cochran ;.
family for five years, upwards of thirty
years ago. A large number of guests paid
their respects including the four daughter.
of Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran, viz: Mr. and Mr.
Andrew Eliason, Mr.. Eugene Hanson anC
wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Julian Cochran, DR.
Chamberla lain and wife, as well as twent,
three grand children.
The twenty first Annual Convention o.
the MARYLAND State Temperance Allianc
met in Baltimore on Wednesday A cal
of Delegates showed representation of IS
from churches, 38 from Sunday schools
q from Temperance societies and 65 from
the Execution Com mittee of the Allianc
making a total of 1873. An address G
welcome was delivered by Rev. Pete
Ainsile which was responded to by Rev. j
P. Otis, of st. Michaels, Talbot county
Cecil was represented by Miss Lott
Williams, Miss Martha Jones, and Mrs N
p ID SNYDER of the Young Peonla's Tamns