The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1897-05-01

'h'il SillilitE uuilDTnS.
Cecil Council, o. U. A. NJ. raised flag
at Pleasant Meadow school house yesterday,
Friday afternoon.
Over 100, 900 herring were caught at one
haul on Monday at the fishing shore of james
c. Crothers, on the North East river.
Rev. William c. Stul, Il well-known min
lister, residing at Forest Hill, Hartford county,
died Thursday morning of pneumonia, after
a prolonged illness.
In compliance with the new town ordi-
nance the front yard fence OF the Mitchell
property on Bridge street, occupied by G. NJ.
Childs, has been taken away, the house now
fronting on the sidewalk line.
Miss Maggie Dean is very ill with typhoid
fever at her home on Mackall avenue. Mrs.
Wilmer Witworth and five children are i'll at
their home on Church street.
"A handsome monument has been erected
in West Nottingham Cemetery to mark the
last resting place of the late James T.
Graham, Clerk of the Court for Cecil county
The contractor was John Creswell, or Port
Deposit.
The Post Office Department has declared
as II fraud Andrew Hudson & Co., of Ekton,
firm that has been running turf corre-
spondence bureau for sometime past, and
and they will no longer be recognized by the
department. All mail addressed to them will
be withheld.
The National Bank of Elkton building
OF East Main street is being reprinted by
Parker Brothers. The color Of the building
is yellow and the work Of Frightening up is
very noticeable over the old color which was
Il blue stone color. The change of color is
decided Improvement to that section OF the
town.
William l.. Crouch, an Ell, Neck farmer
had Il dime museum started at his place when
a four legged aud four winged chicken was
hat"hed 10y an industrious old hen. The
freak only gaspcd IL few times and died. Th"
curiosity was on exhibition at Beaity's Drug
Store in North East, and proved a good
crowd drawer.
William r. Smith, a young colored man,
was arrested on the Elkton race track on
saturday, charged with stealing race tickets
amounting to 9102 from the pocket OF II
Philadelphia race man. The man was given
IA hearing before Magistrate Warner on Tues
morning, who sentenced him to five months
confinement in the EIkton Jail
shelter and Blakely's refined vaudeville
artists appeared in the Elkton Opera House
on Wednesday evening before fair sized
audience The program included several
numbers of merit. Shelter and Bakey were
well received IN their Southern dialect sketch
in which that popular song Eliza Jane
Green was Introduced
james Geigan, representing Drake and
Stratton contractors. is now in Elkton,
arranging for the beginning of the work
necessary for the completion Of the p. w. &
b. railroad cut of east Of EIkton, from the
iron bridge to Iron Hill. The work is yet to
be graded and the rails laid and hallastod.
The work, it is expected, will begin about
May 10.
The Elkview Homing Club of EIktoh is
now regularly flying hOming birds. and on
Saturday basket of ten carriers was sent to
Odenton, distance of GO miles. The birds
were liberated there on Sunday morning at
7.55 and the first bird home reached the loft
i'll Elkton at 9.46-one hundred and eleven
minutes. Charlie Pierson is president of the
club and Clarence Perkins. secretary and
treasurer; Walter Maxwell, general manager.
"A slight fire started from gasoline stove
in tb,,l Ir;t hn 9
Thomas Hague, on Howard street. on Tues
day afternoon, and an alarm was given at
the Singerly Fire Engine House at $50
o'clock. The company responded but before
the apparatus could be gotten to the scene
the fire had been extingushed with two or
slight. The property is owned by r. b.
Frazer
james p. Alexander and son have formed
u partnership and are now conducting the
tin and sheet iron working business on Main
street. having rented the store for several
years occupied by Charles ID. Jamison. Tho
junior partner OF the firm, Edwin r. Alex
ander is in charge of the practical part of the
business and all work is Conc under his
supervision. He learned his trade thoroughly
in Wilmington with j. G. Johnson & Son
Tie new firm has already good line of
orders.
Officer Charles W. Thompson, of Hartford
county. made very important arrest We'd
nesday night He had peace warrant for IL
coored man named Aaron Warllod, who had
beca living near Havre de Grace, and who
threaded 20 kill the colored woman with
whuu he was living. After a search. he
found the man, and upon investigating his
property, found considerable goods, supposed
to he stolen. The man says he came to Hartford
county from Cambridge, Md, and claims
that he can account for the goods found in
his possession, which consist of 100 gentle
mems necktie, 20 suits of clothing, 80 hats.
$50 handkerchiefs, Is pairs of mems fine kid
gloves. pairs of rubber shoes, several dress
patterns for women, Il large supply of barber
tools, Il full supply of shoemaker's tools, u
quantity of cheap jewery, several gold and
silver watches and gun with the initials of
"W. NJ. H. cut on the barrel He has been
sent to Jail in default of 800 bail to await
the May term of court.
a child was cured of Group by Il dose or