The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-07-13
JULY.
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

Col. Enoch Noyes. Of Port Deposit, has
been grauted an increase OF pension.
Owing to the recent heavy rains the
wheat crop has b. en- much damaged in the
upper part of Cecil county.
A young child of Mr.. William Mcdowell.
of Liberty Grove, had his arm broken oil
Sunday evening" the It'll inst The damage
was repaired 10y DR.. Rowland.
Mr.. A. H. Reynolds, for several years fore
man Of the CECIL WING, has accepted u
position in Atlantic City. Mr.. Howard +.
Ash. of Elkton. u,ceeds him is foreman OF
the WING.
Charles Shippers, of North East and
Richard Remmey, of Philadelphia, have
bought 40 acres of land of Parker L. George,
in Elk Neck, and will mine the clay deposits
thereon.
The first new wheat brought to the Elkton
market this season was sold to Davis and
Vinsinger, Millers, on Thursday morning 10y
Harris and Drennen. and which was raised
on the Rudulph farm near town. 1t was
red wheat and was threshed on Wednesday
morning.
Victor b Woolley Esq. of the Whining
ton Bar, nephew of Mr.. George s. Woollev.
of Chesapeake City. was on Tuesday sworn
in as parliamentary of New Castle county,
Delaware. and at once entered upon the
duties of his office.
William H. Spratt the well known mill
wright of Providence, on Monday began the
duties of a position at the Columbian Iron
Works, Baltimore, of which Hon. VIM. T.
Master is president. Blocks are being laid at
the works for the torpedo boats to be built
for the United States Navy.
Richard J. S. Bullock, Colporteur of the
Maryland Bible Society, received this week
number of Family and Oxford Bibles which
he is now delivering. Mr.. Bullock has been
stopping at Bay View this past week, and.
when through delivering Bibles all eady sold
he will canvas that section. He has Il good
supply of books on hand and receives orders
for Bibles of all kinds.
The genial and popular hotel men, James
A. AIanlove & BrN., who are well known
throughout Cecil county, have made many
improvements to the Middletown Hotel. Mid
dletown. Del. since they undertook its man
agement new cafe has been handsomely
fitted up in oak. and the hotel in all its APP
pointments has been overhauled and made
first class. The table contains the best the
market affords. Mr.. Manlove always has Il
hearty welcome ready for his Cecil friends.
Tome Institute will reopen its doors for
the session of 1896 on September 1jth
1895. when all pupils are expected to be pres
ent. Recitations will commence at once
Monday and Tuesday. September 9th and
10th, will be examination days. Applicants
who did not take all the June examinations
and pupils of 1916 deficient in studies, must
be present on the above dates for examina-
ton. These are expected to come without
further notification than they receive by
postal card from the director Pupils who
are promoted without condition will not be
notified, nor will pupils of the primary
school receive notification of deficiency or of
promotion
Several Elktonians made Il pleasant after.
noon trip down the Chesapeake Bay on
Monday, the route being from Baltimore to
Claiborne and return aboard the transfer
steamer Cambridge, of the Baltimore Chesa-
peake & Atlantic Railroad Company. The
Cambridge leaves Baltimore every afternoon
at four o'clock, Just at an hour when sail
down the harbor, past Fort Carroll Annap-
oils and Bay Ridge can be enjoyed, Claiborne
being reached shortly after seven o'clock
The boat starts on the return trip at eight
O'Clock and reaches the city at half past
eleven. Captain c. W. Spence is an alfable
and courteous officer, and you leave his trim
and well fitted steamer with the desire to
make another trip with him. In Justice to
the steward of the Cambridge, it must be said
that the suppers he serves are excellent, and
In true city hotel style. The charge is sur
prising low--ilfty cents which is also the
cost Of the round trip. The trip is becoming
quite favorite one with Baltimoreans.
William S. Daugherty and the children
OF James Daugherty, deceased, have filed
bill in the Circuit Court for Hartford county,
sitting in equity, against Catharine, Annie '.
Eliza. John c.. and Thomas Il. Daugherty,
Charles Shafer and wife and Samuel! kersey
and wife The parties are all heirs at law OF
the late John Daugherty, of Dublin, ana the
bill alleges that on the 9th of August, 1888,
the first four defendants took advantage OF
the old age and ill-heath of their father the
said John Daugherty. tc secure by fraud,
opportunities and misrepresentation four
deeds conveying all his landed estate to them
and subsequently, in the same manner
secured possess of all his personal property
The bill then prays that said deeds may be
set aside, the personal property be delivered
up for distribution and for an account OF the
rents and profits. Messrs j. j. Archer, D. A.
Williams and George L. Van Bibber appear
as solicitors for the complainants. A con-
siderable quantity of property is involved.