The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-03-27
THE NEWS in BRIEF.

election on Tuesday, April 18th.
james G. Robinson died Saturday morn
ing, March goth. at his home, 'Sunny Side"
Fallston, Hartford county Md.
Five small destitute colored children
were taken to the Childrens Home, Baltimore
last week from Mt. Zion, Eighth district.
Charles and Henry Warburton, sons of
William T. Warburton, Esq, are now in the
ranks of the local wheelmen, having been
presented handsome wheels on Monday by
their father.
Mrs. Savannah Mckinney, widow of the
late ExSheriff George Mckinney, will move
her family to Elkton from Chester, Pa. next
week. having recently purchased the dwelling
property on Main street owned by Mrs Jas. P.
Merritt.
There were busy scenes at the Debert
boatyards, Elk Landing, last week, when two
fine barges were launched. The launching
days were Thursday and Saturday, boat
being sent from off the ways at both the
lower and upper yards. Both barges were
157 feet long, and were sent to Philadelphia
The Queen Anne Railroad Company is
stringing telephone poles from Easton to
Chestettown, via Wye Mills Queenstown,
Centreville and Church Hill. This line con-
meets with the Denton line at Queenstown,
thus connecting all the principal towns of
Kent, Queen Anne's and Talbot counties. and
of Maryland and Delaware south of Denton.
10, hi
are already talking Of the peach crop, and
though they have nothing on which to base
their conclusions up to the present time it is
the opinion Of most growers that the crop
will be Il small one and that the fruit will not
be of IA very high grade They may be mis-
taken. and most of them hope that they will
be, but the outlook is not bright one.
Civil Engineer H. NJ Sands, of Pottsville
Pa, who has been surveying in Aberdeen
Hartford county, for the contemplated water
works, has submitted plans to the town COM
missoners and they have been accepted
Bids for the construction Of the work will be
opened March %. Bonds amounting to
$4,000 will be issued to prosecute the work
The water works are to be completed by July
1st, next.
A four horse team driven by Robert
Montgomery, while attempting to cross the
railroad track at Liberty Groves in this
county. on the Philadelphia and Baltimore
Central, was struck 10y the locomotive and
the wagon shattered into splinters on Mon
day morning. Mr.. Montgomery it seems
tbnu,b+ tho trniO u-nuli Stou nj ,vnt ar
tank, and hurried to cross the track. the
horses fortunately escaping by getting across
in time. II was narrow escape from Il
more serious accident. The train was the
morning passenger which passes Liberty
Grove a few minues after eight O'Clock.
The suspicious colored man who re
sembes Schoheld, who assaulted Mrs. Goodwin
In Kent county, and who was reported to
have passed BENCHES, Baltimore county, last
Friday, has returned to that neighborhood.
A party returning from church Sunday after
noon saw colored man wearing big SLOUGH
hat, Il long coat and otherwise answering the
description of the negro seen Friday stand
ing beside the Philadelphia, Wilmington and
Baltimore Railroad. The man ran into the
woods. and after the people had passed he
came out again. One of the crowd went
back to investigate, when the negro dis
appeared in the woods again. He has not
been seen since.
The will of the late James l.. Steele was
offered for probate on Tuesday, at which time
a "aveat was filed by Hester Hess, ESQ.,, at
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Haggerty, children of the deceased. The
date of the will is February %, 1897 and
John r. Dewitt is named az executor. The
witnesses were William d. Bye and J. Scott
Jamison. The testator devises to his son,
James Alexander Steele, the farm containing
2S acres in the Fourth district, 800 in cash.
horse, pusgy and sleigh. To his daughter
Zelma Lucretia Haggerty, So 800. aud a
feather bed. To his sisters. Sarah P. Steele
and Itebccca Il Steele, $50 each and an an
nuity of SO to be paid by James Alexander
Steele. To Rock Presbyterian Church, $50
residue to be equally divided among the
above named persons.
Herman LETTERS and Alfred Davis will
represent Eikton Council, Junior Order
United American Mechanics at the twenty
eighth annual convention of the State
Council, which will be held at Frostburg, on
Tuesday, April Goth. and continue in session
three days. j. NJ. Singleton, of the Port
Deposit Council is ID member Of the Com
mittee Of Arrangements. 1t is expected that
all the Cecil County Councils of the Order will
be represented fully. At the convention
there will be more than two hundred dele
gates in attendance and an interesting session
is looked for, rs several changes in the laws
will be proposed and new officers elected.
The proceedings Of the convention will in
terest about II 900 men in Maryland. that
being the strength of the order in the State.
The last council to be organized was No. 17S,
instituted few days ago at Kennedyville,
Kent county, with mem bership OF fifty.
Mrs. Mercedes Leigh, of New York. Il
beautiful woman and an accomplished elocu-
ZIONIST gave n dramatic recital at Odd Fell
lows hall, on Thursday evening, that proved
one of the finest ever enjoyed here. The pro-
gram for the evening gave Mrs. Leigh ample
opportunity to display her versatility and
accomplishments as a cultured recitationist as
well as her powers Of mimcry. The light
comedy monologue, "Why Doesn't He