The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-09

and now can boast of a heavy suit OF halr,
though he is past so years of sga.-PeTTy-
rille Record.
Alfred S, Day, formerly editor of the
Aberdeen Enterprise, was convicted in the
Hartford County Court of enlightenment
of upwards of $4,000 from Baker and
Morgan of Aberdeen, by which firm he
was employed as book keeper.
The trial of the Gillespie will case,
Nicholas V. Gillespie VS.. John S. Writ
executor, in the Hartford County Court
resulted in verdict in favor of the
caveatee which sustains the will of Mrs
Mary Gillespie, of this county.
The spirit of improvement is abroad in
Elkton. The painters are engaged upon
the house of DR.. Howard Brsttou, and the
residence of DIR. C. NJ. Ellis on West Main
street has been improved by the addition of
panel rail around the porches.
Captain Michael l.. Resley, of Elkton,
last week suffered slight paralytic stroke,
and was removed to his home in Chester,
Pa, where his family reside He continued
to grow worse and on Saturday received
fhe second, very severe stroke His con-
dition is alarming.
The largest sailing vessel ever at Elkton
is the three masted sea going schooner Jas.
II. Hargraves. of Baltimore, now discharg-
ing a cargo of South American bone at the
Scott Fertilizer wharf The bone was
loaded by the Hsrgraves at 3 tltlmorc, and
is cargo of $50 tons. The schooner's capa
city is 400 tons.
Colonel Samuel Foard, of E 6ton,
has entered into a CONTRACT with E. W.
Jester, of Wilmington, owner of the trotting
dog bird" to manage the "trotter" daring
the present season. Colonel Foard is a
noted dog fancier as we'll as an admirer OF
horseflesh and in the present arrang sment
has combined the dog aud the trotter the
the result OF course being the fastest csninel
in the world.
The corps of Baltimore and OHIO rail-
road surveyors engaged upon the Elkton
and Southern route were summoned to
Baltimore on Sunday. They had run the
survey from Childs to Elkton, and had
extended it short distance below the
town. The member of the Pennsylvania
corps are again at Elkton and are now
making permanent survey of their route
for the proposed Elkton, Masseys and Mid
dletown road.
AS Mrs Horace Dsston and several
ladies accompanied by Samuel Murphy the
tenant of Mr.. DIsston's property were sail
ing in the Elk river off Seneca Point, on
Thursday afternoon the boat struck float,
ing log submerged from view, and was
overturned. The ladies with the assistance
of Mr. Murphy piuckily held Oh to the boat
and were quickly rescued by several fisher
men who put out from the shore.
The fine new frame hotel of Isaac
Hecht, of Havre de Grace was opened OIL
Monday night. The hosiery was built bs
Contractor Eli S. Seminar of this county
according to plans by Architect jackson c
Scott of Baltimore. The hotels cost il
between $4,000 and SIS 900 and it is hand
someiy furnished throughout. Mr.. Sent
man was complimented by Architect Scot
upuu LhC hp4OtOhCoo Vi ha'
Mr.. L. j. Flnnan, freight agent at Elk
ton, on Monday assumed the position a
general agent at the freight aud passenge
stations to which he was appointed las
week, the company having merged tn
two offices, upon the death of Station Agen
Benjamin Wells. Mr.. Charles G. Well
was appointed assistant to Mr.. Finnan a
the ticket office and telegraph operator, an,
Nh. NJ. R. Gilpin will act as assistan
manager of the freight station.
-Ex-Sheriff Plummer, of Kent county
has adopted a novel but very effectiv
method of securing absolute immunity fror
thefts near !. is house. After having refuse
several offers for the large scaffold upo
which the execution of the four Hi
murderers took place, he took it to his fart
and has had smokehouse built of it, wher
he keeps his meat. The thieving portion
the population steer religiously clear of TIL
house after nightfsll. AS a meat house
serves its purpose with distinction.
John E. Good, the Union News Com
pany's agent at this place, who operates
railroad tricycle. between Oxford and Ro?
landvile, Central Division, on Sunday
experienced an unexpected happening la
Sunday. Accompanied by X. j. Brown
Oxford they made speedy run south wit
the newspapers when the journal of tt
the tricyce's driving wheel became so b
after crossing the bridge at ROwlandvil
that the machine halted and refused
operate The young men walked to Risif
Sun and were driven from there to Oxfor
The machine will be in shape for next SUI
day oxford Press
Names of pupils of Pleas ant II
School No 7, Dist. No. 3, obtaining {
average of over So for term ending June
1894: Lula Smith 81, Lille Stewart {
Lizzie Rock Sc, Clara Krauss SO, A
Drummond SO, Lizzie Drumm0nd s
Annabel Stewart SO, Florrie Henderson {
Nellie Krauss SO, Lizzie krauss 96. Niv
Stewart 90, Eva Thompson SO, MINI
Fenerty "a, LEON Fenerty 81. The folio
ing were present every day. Sank
Williamson, Annabel Stewart, Flor
Henderson, Nellie Krauss, Howard Krau
and Leon Fenerty. FlOrrie Henderson b
not M Used day for two years.
Carrie NJ. Vansant
Sebastian HaagA, a baker of this tow
died at his home on Main street on Sund
afternoon. He was taken i'll last week W
Inflammation of the ntestines which "
aggravated by heavy lifting on Wednesd;
DIR. Cooper was called in attendance I
case was at once critical and on Friday ]
w. B. Van Lennep, surgeon @ III;
nemann Medical College and Hospital
Philadelphia, assisted by DR.. Cooper a
DR.. Lukens, performed an operate
removing the affected part of the intestin
The patient temporarily improved but
Sunday peritonitis set in, resulting in
death. The deceased was q years of
and leaves wife. The funeral took pl
on Wednesday morning at o'clock, int
ment in the Catholic cemetery.