The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-09-07

the yard of the Gilpin building at North and
High streets.
The pulp works will start up on Monday.
The mill has been given an ovcrhauling and
cleaning up.
Prof. james A. kealy will he principal OF
Rock Academy this year. The academy
opens September 16.
County Commissioner J. c. Price sold
two loads 100 baskets of peaches, i'll Elkton
on Tuesday at dollar Il basket.
Subject to call the Democratic party
managers and nominees met in E'kton, on
Tuesday and arranged campaign matters.
The wooden overhead carriage bridge on
the b. & o. railroad over the Cowantown
road is being replaced with an iron structure.
One thousand pounds of rock fish that
We're caught in the Sassafras river were
shipped from HaVre de Grace to New York on
Monday.
Tie water supply of the Howard House
was cut off this week and when an investiga-
ton was made an eel was found wedgcd in
the pipe.
-Nawsdenlrr j. Oglc Mccullough gave
away thirty dozen boxes of slate pencils to
the school children on Monday ut his Main
street store
The earthquake that extended over the
eastern middle section of the country ON
Sunday morning at six o'clock was distinctly
felt in Elkton.
Elias Rcnnos sale of lumber and wood
near Blue Bail on August 80. as advertised
in the WING, was success. Mr.. Renno has
moved his saw mill to Dublin Hartford
county
Bay View Council O. L. 4. NJ. will hold
a festival at Gilpin's Falls on Saturday even
ing Sept. .. There will be IA mcrry-So-round
and other auuscmcns on the ground. Let
every one come and enjoy themselves.
The longest mortgage ever recorded in
Cecil county has Just been transcribed at the
clerks Office. Ii is from the Whitaker Iron
Company to the Wheeling Title and Trust
company and involves 100000. The mort
gaga covers % pages Of the record book.
George $. Mcvey, trustee of Victoria
School, near Blue Ball, has purchased the
books for the school library. They include
the Encyclopaedia Britannica, Columbia Atlas
and Jameson's Dictionary of L. S. History
aud were furnished by Walter T. Johnson, of
Principle
In this issue Of the WING appears the
a Ivrrtisemcnt of that well known and
reliable firm OF John II. Armstrong and
Co., dealers in grain, coal. etc, of North
East, and to which the attention Of the read
ers of the WING is directed. The firms name
is a guarantee of fair dealing.
The funeral of Jonathan Pickering took
place on Saturday afternoon from his late
home near Zion. and was very largely attend
ed. The internent was at Eastland Friends
graveyard. The bearers were: Joseph L.
Reynolds. John Evans George W. Clifford,
Webster McNey, Edwin Reynolds and James
Wood.
The schooner Hartford Belle arrived at
Elkton on "Wednesday from Havre de Grace
with 80 900 feet of lumber to he used in the
construction of the woodwork of the hippo
dromc on the Elkton stock farm. The build
ing will require 900 feet of lumber all of
which is being supplied by n Havre de Grace
dealer.
Giles restaurant on North street is max
ing every preparation for the Fair, and there
are very few visitors to Elkton who are not
well acquainted with proprietor w. 7. Giles
and know what excellent meals he serves.
Giles oyster, game and provision market is a
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has wide reputation over the county.
The store team of II. b. Frazer. in charge
of Charles Parker frightened while hitched
on High street ON Thursday morning at II
colored boy riding by on bicycle. and break
ing loose ran down the street. and turning
into North street colided with the team of
William Bryson. breaking the wheel of the
latter The horse ran to its stable in the
rear of Mr.. Frazer's store.
The public schools throughout the
county re-opened on Monday The Grove
School near Zion will not open this year
owing to the building. which was undergoing
repairs being partly demolished by some I'M
known Persons. The commissioners have not
the funds to rebuild and the children will
bc put to the Inconvenience OF attending the
nearest school some miles away.
A Cecil county physician, who attended
the dedication oftha monument to Maryland's
-Four Hundred" at Prospect Park Brooklyn.
last week, had Il novel experience in New
York city. As he was walking down Cort-
land street to take the ferry, who should he
meet face to face but Il man he hid twice
committed to an insane asylum and who had
as many times cscaped-thc last time not to
be re-captured. The whereabouts of the man
were not known until his accidental discov-
cry 10y the physician in New York.
Much adverse comment is being heard
among the sneak boat gunners on the Susque-
hanna river regarding the proposed attempt
to procure legislation such as would practi-
cally drive them out of the business. There
are about 1000 men who maintain their
families through November and December by
cunning for canyasback ducks under the
bushwhack sneak boat license, now in
force. There seems to be II proiec. on foot 10y
sportsmcu and those Interested to pass Il law
making this sort Of license $50 instead of
1913, rs now.
Most of the tomato caunerics ON the
Peninsula began operations this week. 1t is