The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-08-25
ELKTON, AUGUST %. 1894
sGL0gAL DEPARTMENT.. u


William S. Evans, ED, and Clerk {
the Court. James T. Graham will leave
next week on cunning and fishing tri
in Western Maryland.
The Elkton Episcopal Sunday Schoc
held its annual picnic on Wednesday a
Locust Point, and where the Crouch Chape
Sunday School also passed Thursday.
The Baltimore Herald has pinne
the name of "Charry Pie, to pitcher Dicl
Hawke formerly of the Elkton team, nov
league twirler with the Baltimore club.
The congregation of the Zion Presby
terrain Church has decided to repair an(
remodel the church building, $4,000 being
the amount to be expended in the work
which will begin soon.
COL Samuel B. Foard las secured an
engagement for his celebrated trotting dog
"Bird'', at the Eastou Fair. Major Geo
Wilson, who sta nds 40 in ohes will be the
driver on that occasion.
The windmill supplying the water for
the sasworks proved inadequate, the supply
of water being dependant upon the supply
of wind. Pipes were laid this week coz
Meeting with the street mains.
During the storm of Saturday morning
the lightning struck a large buttonwood
tree in West Elkton. Mr.. John T. Bennett
who was standing in the doorway of his
residence nearby was slightly effected by
the shock.
A gooseberry farmer on the Eastern
shore of Maryland shipped this season u,
700 pounds of green gooseberries and sold
them at AZ cents a pound. He has gather
ed more than 600 bushels of gooseberries
from acres.
john II. Terrell has been elected and
installed Secretary of National Lodge, No
81, l. o. o. F., of Elkton, to succeed
George NJ. Reese, who has removed to
Baltimore, to assume position in the
Custom House,
The management of the Elkton football
team has already arranged two games for
the coming seasou,-September %, with
the Warrens, at Wilmington, and with
which club return game will be played
in Elkton on October II. The Elktou club
is anxious to meet the Rising Sun eleven.
Notices from the department at Wash
ington sta te that dangerous counterfeit
$40 bill has been put in circulation. The
note has portrait of Webster and is of the
series of 1880, check letter B, face number
$3.50. back plate 1922, w. S. Rosecrans,
register; Jas. W. Hyatt, treasurer. Several
typographical errors are noticeable on the
back, "plae" being used for plate andtang'
for any.
William Smith, who has been before
the bar of Justice many times, was arrest
cd in Elkton on Sunday on the charge of
being habitually disorderly. He was given
hearing before Magistrate Cleaver ON
Tuesday, and committed to the House of
Correction for ninety days. Squire Cleaver
also fined George and William Shippers,
colored, of Elkton, 81 and costs, in each
case, for lighting.
The corpse of colored man was found
on Sunday morning lying along the tracks
of the p. W. s. b. railroad, mile b.low
Hsyre de Grace. His head was crushed in
otherwise the body was not mangled. A
coroners jury returned verdict of accd-
dental death. The man proved to be from
Aberdeen, where he was kno IN as Chlriie
A part of the mans skull measured five
sIxteeuths of an inch in thickness.
North Street extended has been repaired
the roadway being graded. This work is
only temporary and at the same time
expensive, aud empha sizas the fact that
permanently built streets are wanted in
Elkton, not alone for Their convenience but
actual economy, The saving in horsefssh,
to vehicles, absence of dust and mud in
properly built streets are points for the
consideration of Elkton's property owners
The Havre de Grace base ballsts proved
an easy victory for the Eikton club on
Saturday in game played on the Fair
Grounds resulting in the score of IS to Z.
Realey did very effective work for the
home club. The features of the game were
the batting of Constable, for Elkton, and
the excellent fielding work OF Rouse for the
visitors Evans caught Realey in good
style. Dorchester and Shippers were in the
points for Havre de Grace.
Professor j. X. Miller, of Newark,
has left that town with his half dozen in
telligent dogs on sn exhibition tour through
Pennsylvania. Many towns will be visited
by Miller and at each place he will put his
dogs through their remarkable perform
ances. By easy stages he will work his
way to Niagara Falls, where he proposes to
send one of his dogs across the river on a
tight rope, net being stretched under the
rope to catch the dog in case of a mis-
hap of any kind The dog ia an expert
rope walker and his master is sure hs will
perform the feat.
The Elkton base ball club recently sat
for group picture on the Fair Grounds,
and which is now exhibited at the gallery
of Shade and Busser on Main street.
Doctor Bratton, who has been the leading
figure in Elkton base ball circles for the
last several years, and who is an old
player. is seen in the back ground, and all
remark what a good picture he takes.
Assistant Manager Lewis and Umpire
Sweet also figure in the group, which con-
tains the following players; Realey,
Hsines, Wilson, Kitchens, Bennett, Green,
Constable, Evans, and McKenney.
A man giving his name as John Dixon
and his residence as Baltimore, was pre-
vented from committing suicide in Havre
de Grace last week by Bailiff John WEIGH,
Dixon claimed to be a printer by trade
and being sick and unable TO earn a liyeli-
hood, became respondent. When first dis
covered by Mr.. WeIch he wss kneeling be-
hind large tree praying God to forgive
him for the rash act which he was about
to commit, He had a razor open and in all
appearance ready to commit the deed
WEIGH approac he'd him and, first taking
away the razor, began to question him as
20 the cause. He said he was tired of this
way he was compelled to live and wanted
to die. as this world was no place for the
like of him. He is about sixty five years oil
age. Mayor McCombs later in the after
noon secured ticket for hlm and started
him home to Baltimore, where he claimed
to have daughter living in comfortable
circumstances.
AT the Republican State Convention
held at Dover, Delaware, on Tuesday, Rev
Jonatndu D WINS "oli Aho"n III tlkton
was nominated for Congress. The nomine,
for Governor was J. H. Maryil. Mr.. Will
lis has frequently spoken before Elktor
audiences, his last address delivered her
being at tie Elkton Academy commence.
nent in June. Mr.. Willis was born in Ia
pot county, April 8, 1880. Educated at tn
public schools, he became at first teache
and later preacher. He entered the Phil
dephia NJ. L. Conference in 1854 and fillet
appointments in Delaware and Philadelphia