The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1895-03-30
THE NEWS In BRIEF.
POINTS FROM HERE AND THERE
Various Local Items of Interest Collected
in this Vicinity.

Miss kittie Owens is improving her High
street property by new porch. Alfred
Smith contractor.
An important meeting of the Directors of
the Cecil county Agricultural Society will be
held in Elkton to-day
William Crawford who for some time
past has been running the Capt. Wash Fos-
ter farm has moved into Elkton.
Marks Liberman the popular Clother in
the Hollow, is receiving his new lines of
Spring clothing. Drop in and look at them.
Captain Benjamin Dye, "A wcIl-known
citizen Of Havrc de Grace. died on Sunday
morning after lingering illness aged
seventy years.
The new assessment shows that Havre de
Grace, has taxable basis of Sl.1s5, 446. real
and personal, which is an increase of 517S,77s
over the assessment of 1899.
Thieves invaded the Chicken House of
Harry NJ Boulder on the Ellis Farm on the
Frenchtown Pike, one night this week and
carried of sixty-hve chickens.
Moody and Smith, the progressive butch
ers of Iron Hill. passed through town on
Monday with large refrigerator purchased
at the sale of Leedom and Abrams. at North
East
j. Calvin Michael. one Of the oldest and
best known citizens of Hartford county, died
at his home at Aberdeen. on Monday. in the
s, ventieth year Of his age, of complication
of diseases.
John T. Wilson proprietor of the Howard
House las an old fashioned grand father clock
made in 1922. 1t gives the day of the month
and the changes of the moon besides the
time of day.
John T. Wilson began the managcmt ut
of the Howard House on Monday. Jacob
Maxwell and Joseph Parsons, well known
hotel men, will assist Mr.. Wilson in the
management of the hotel.
Mr.. John w. Anthony who recently pur-
chased the property at the corner Of Main
street and Delaware avenue, has removed the
store to the Delaware avenue side, besides
making other extensive improvements.
-Messrs William $. and James +. Evans
as Trustees offered at Public Sale Tues
day the Foster Dwelling Rouse and lot in
want of an adequate bid. and is held at
private sale.
Five thousand fish were caught at the
outlet OF the Chesapeake and Delaware canal
al Delaware City on Monday. This is "A good
catch for SO early in the season. Where the
run of herring is good thirty thousand are
often caught.
Victor r. Bennett. proprietor Of the Elk
ton Poultry Yards, has erected large mod
ern chicken house at his residence in West
Elkton. 1t is 80 # long 10 # wide and #
high. Mr.. Bennett has seven different
varieties of fowls.
H. Winfield Lewis, and Samuel Valentine
who has been in the employ of John Frazer,
merchan; tailor, for many years, have formed
a partnership and will conduct the clothing
and tailoring business. in the building on
Main street now occupied by S. Simon.
The trains on the B. o. railroad will
begin running through the Belt line tunnel,
under Baltimore next week. The officials
expect to open the tunnel on Sunday for
regular business. The two tracks have been
completed and a large force of workmen are
engaged in placing the wires for a block
system, by which all trains are to be gov
erned.
Some time ago ii was announced that
the Gamers on the Peninsula would only pay
SIS ton for tomatoes during the coming sea-
SON. A number of growers have held Il
meeting at Salisbury. Md, and decided that
they will not grow tomatoes for less than Sc
q ton. They will also insist upon contract
which will bind both packer and grower. 1t
is not known what the outcome of the matter
will he.
Rev George S. Bradford who recently
succeeded Rev. VIM. j. Birmingham as
Pastor of the Elkton Catholic Church will
close his pastorate here at Easter Rev.
Anthony Farley of Hockessin, Delaware has
been assigned to Elkton. Father Bradford
during his short residence in Elkton, has
won friends and inspired respect, and we
regret to as genial and kindly II gentle
man leave the town.
Mr. Isaac Albertson. who was for many
years proprietor OF the old Mansion House
in Baltimore, and who was known by many
Cecil CONTAINS, died at his home in Baltimore
on Sunday. His father for some time man
aged the Mansion House, which formerly
stood at the northwest corner of ST. Paul and
Fayette streets. He succeeded his father in
1855 as the proprietor of the hotel, which he
conducted until 1887. In that year he sold
the property and retired from business
AT a meeting held at the cecil Democrats
Office on Monday evening, March 18th. the
Gentlemen's Driving Club of Elkton was
organized with the following gentlemen as
charter members: manly Drennen, DR.. }. W.
Cooper, b. b. Dunbar, J. NJ. Dunbar, Alfred
Wetheril. Col. /. d. Davis. John S. Writ. q.
r. Howard, E. W. Taylor, George r. Ash,
John P. Meredith, w. L. Warburton. Harvey
Mackey, A. q. Brown, Charles r. Foard, j. NJ.
Tucker, r. b. Frazer and Andrew Bradley.
The Club will meet on monday evening next,
April 1st, 7.30 O'clock at the Democrat Office.
\>-Thomas Hill, of Baltimore, who owps
some of the finest farming lands in Kent
county. is contemplating one of the most ex-
tensive agricultural enterprises ever put
into oparation in that county He has dis